Audi LMS GT4 officially on sale

The Audi LMS GT4 joins Audi Sport’s already impressive line-up of customer racing vehicles.

Building on the brand’s incredibly successful customer racing program worldwide, the new Audi LMS GT4 has now officially gone on sale.

5 October, 2017

Further broadening the Audi sport customer racing program, the new Audi LMS GT4 race car has officially gone on sale to customers worldwide. The R8 LMS GT4 represents the third model in the Audi sport customer racing arsenal, joining the Audi R8 LMS GT3 race car which was launched in 2009 (followed by the second generation in 2015), and then the RS 3 LMS for the TCR category in 2016 which is still being evaluated for Australia at time of writing.

Unveiled at the New York International Motor Show earlier this year, the GT4 made its racing debut at the Nürburgring 24 Hours in May and has already distinguished itself as a force to be reckoned with.

The Audi R8 LMS GT4 is a production-based sports car, which means that the regulations do not permit any major variations from the production standard, explains Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer racing.

“As a result, it’s particularly beneficial for a model to have the qualities that the Audi R8 V10 already brings to the track from the factory. This powerful and balanced base makes it possible for us to manufacture the production and the race cars at the same facilities. Accounting for more than 60 percent, the number of shared components is even higher than those between the GT3 model and the production sports car, about half of which are identical. By the way, the GT4 sports car also benefits from the experiences we’ve been gaining with the Audi R8 LMS across two generations. In aspects of safety, we’ve adopted the standard,” says Reinke.

The R8 LMS GT4 also benefits from the brand’s already extensive experience and extensive global network of services, spare parts logistics and professional support. Audi Sport customer racing has established this infrastructure for the GT3 project on four continents and will be using this proven network for the GT4 model range as well.

Audi Sport customer racing Australia, managed by Melbourne Performance Centre will be handling the R8 LMS GT4 for customers locally.

"This powerful and balanced base makes it possible for us to manufacture the production and the race cars at the same facilities."

Audi LMS GT4 officially on sale

The Audi LMS GT4 joins Audi Sport’s already impressive line-up of customer racing vehicles.

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