Crown Jewels

The title for this year’s FuoriConcorso was Kraftmeister, a celebration of Germany’s great performance machines displayed on the shores of stunning Lake Como. For two days Villa Sucota was devoted to some of Audi Sport’s finest, showcasing an impressive timeline of motorsport triumphs ranging from the earliest of the quattro rally cars, right through the brand’s illustrious motorsport history, including Le Mans champions, DTM, Formula E, Dakar and the current assault on Formula 1.

Audi Tradition presented an exclusive selection of 11 cars to thrill enthusiasts and as the icing on the cake, three of the brand’s great drivers in the form of Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Dindo Capello were also present in Italy.

Created by Guglielmo Miani in 2019, the FuoriConcorso is a series of events that celebrate automotive culture with concours and rally events held in Italy and selected other places around the globe.

Taking place over the same weekend as the glamorous Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este, Audi Sport took over the entire Villa Sucota with its stunning display of former race cars as well as vehicles which have served a pivotal role in the brand’s evolution.

Each vehicle impressive in its own right, the collection as a whole demonstrated the sheer range of the brand’s motorsport prowess and its success across so many of the world’s top tiers of motorsport. From the earliest days of quattro all-wheel drive with vehicle’s like the Sport Quattro and the awe-inspiring IMSA GTO, right through to the hybrid-electric drive of the Audi RS Q e-tron which won the gruelling Dakar Rally in 2024 on just its third attempt. Drivetrains too show the brand’s innovative approach in action, from the 2.2-litre turbo five-cylinder powerplant of the RS 2 Avant to the normally aspirated 4.0-litre V8 of the Audi A4 DTM, Audi has demonstrated its engineering mastery. The display also showcased the V10 TDI power of the Audi R15 TDI from 2009 and hybrid R18 e-tron quattro cars that changed Le Mans history, to the all-electric Audi e-tron FE07 from the brand’s time in Formula E.

Audi Sport quattro (1984)

A complete game-changer, the Audi Sport quattro heralded in an whole new era for motorsport with Audi rewriting history in the process. The Audi Sport quattro homologation special was the car that enabled the brand’s entry to Group B World Rally Championship – and world rally has never been the same again.

Audi Sport quattro S1 E2 (1985)

Considered the very pinnacle of Group B rally and a car that carved its name into motorsport lore all around the world, through mud, flood, road and snow, nothing compared to its brutality and performance.

Audi 90 quattro IMSA GT

From rally to the track – Audi’s quattro all-wheel drive continued its domination in the USA, the Audi 90 quattro IMSA GT combining 2.2-litre five-cylinder engine and quattro all-wheel drive to produce one of the most fearsome track cars of all time.

Audi Avant RS2 (1994-1995)

Effectively the first of the now famed Audi RS models and the first ‘performance wagon’, the RS 2 Avant redefined how the motoring world viewed a wagon or Avant. Practical to drive each day and yet with extraordinary performance, the RS 2 Avant remains an automotive icon.

Audi A4 DTM (2004)

Audi Sports performance in the DTM took many shapes over the years, but perhaps none capture the imagination quite like the muscular Audi A4 DTM with its normally aspirated 4.0-litre V8, 1050kg weight and wild body styling.

Audi R15 TDI (2009)

The Audi R15 TDI was introduced to take over what the groundbreaking R10 TDI quattro started when it became the first diesel-powered race car to win Le Mans. By the time the Audi R15 TDI quattro was introduced, there were no longer any shaking heads at the thought of diesel power in a race car.

Audi R18 e-tron (2013)

Not content to have changed motorsport thinking with its TDI models, 2012, Audi became the first manufacturer to enter a hybrid sports car in the newly incepted FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). In 2012 and 2013, the company won the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles in the WEC.

Audi e-tron FE07 (2021) and Audi RS Q e-tron (2024)

For seven seasons, Audi took to the streets in all-electric Formula E racing series, starting first as a technical partner before becoming the first German manufacturer to field a full factory team. During its time it won both the drivers’ and teams’ championships before leaving Leaving Formula E 9the most successful team in Formula E at the time) for the next challenge – Dakar.

Taking on the world’s toughest off-road rally with hybrid electric power was another mountain to climb, but again, the brand prevailed. Combining its expertise from DTM racing and Formula E, the drivetrain made up of two electric motors, TFSI range extender and quattro electric all-wheel drive proving successful in just Audi’s third year of competition.

Audi R26 and Audi RS 5 Avant

Spearheading Audi's first year in Formula 1, the Audi R26 represents the present and the future, bringing hybrid drive to the world’s premiere motorsport category. On the road too, the all-new RS 5 Avant represents a new era as the first RS model to use plug-in electric drive coupled to a combustion engine for next level performance.