DTM: Audi Sport on title defense mission

– Season opener at Hockenheim live for first time on new TV partner channel SAT.1
– Farewell race for Mattias Ekström
– Head of Audi Motorsport Dieter Gass: “There are no real favorites”

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Audi driver René Rast makes DTM history

– DTM Champion right in his first DTM year
– Unusual career in Volkswagen Group
– Audi Sport Team Rosberg wins teams’ and drivers’ titles

Audi driver René Rast (30) is the 2017 DTM Champion, so having written a chapter in motorsport history. The German secured the title in his first DTM season – a feat most recently achieved by the Italian Nicola Larini 24 years ago. On Saturday, Audi had already secured the manufacturers’ and teams’ classifications early in the DTM finale at Hockenheim.

Perfect ‘triple’: Audi claims all three DTM titles

– Britain’s Jamie Green wins Saturday’s race at Hockenheim in front of Mike Rockenfeller
– Audi early manufacturers’ champion, first teams’ title for Audi Sport Team Rosberg
– Four Audi drivers to battle for drivers’ title in final race

“Golden October” at Hockenheim and a perfect day for Audi: The manufacturer from Ingolstadt on clinching a one-two win in the penultimate race of the season secured all three DTM titles early.

Perfect DTM Saturday for Audi at Spielberg

• Audi one-two-three win in race one at the Red Bull Ring
• Mattias Ekström celebrates first victory this season and extends DTM lead
• Jamie Green improves to second place, Nico Müller on podium as well

Audi driver René Rast clinches DTM lead

• Pole, victory and top of the standings for DTM rookie at the Hungaroring
• Seasoned campaigner Mattias Ekström perfects one-two for Audi
• Audi leads all three classifications before home race at the Norisring

Audi scores one-two victory at motorsport festival

• Jamie Green wins at the Lausitzring in front of Mattias Ekström
• Second victory in fourth race for the new Audi RS 5 DTM
• Five Audi drivers in top seven positions on Sunday

What a Sunday for Audi at the Lausitzring motorsport festival! In front of an impressive crowd, Jamie Green and Mattias Ekström perfected the first one-two victory of the new Audi RS 5 DTM. With five cars in the top seven positions, Audi was the strongest brand overall.

New Audi RS5 DTM already a winner

• Leicestershire’s Jamie Green wins Sunday’s DTM race at the Hockenheimring
• Extremely difficult conditions with sudden rainfall
• Nico Müller and Mike Rockenfeller score points for Audi as well

After just two races, the new Audi RS 5 DTM is already a winning car: in the turbulent round two of the 2017 DTM at the Hockenheimring, Jamie Green was in a class of his own on Sunday.

World Champion Ekström attacks again with Audi

– Mattias Ekström on the rallycross throne after only three years
– The next step is to follow in 2017 with factory support from Audi
– Ekström battles for the titles in the DTM and World RX

Mattias Ekström will again be competing in a dual role in 2017. Following remarkable years in the DTM and two titles with Audi, the Swede is determined to claim the top spot now in the new, more than 500-HP Audi RS 5 DTM too.

Audi to enter three DTM teams in title chase

– Duval at Phoenix, Müller at ABT, Rast at Rosberg
– DTM stars Ekström, Green and Rockenfeller as spearheads
– Audi as only manufacturer with three teams

Three months before the 2017 DTM season opener, Audi has announced its team assignments. The premium brand will be the only manufacturer to put three teams on the grid. The DTM season will kick off at the Hockenheimring on May 5.

Audi Sport to enter World RX

– Swedish team EKS to receive factory backing
– Mattias Ekström in 2017 concurrently active again in DTM and FIA World RX

AUDI AG will be providing factory support to Mattias Ekström’s rallycross project EKS starting in the 2017 season. As a result, Audi Sport, in addition to its commitments in Formula E and the DTM, will be competing in the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) in the future as well.