Audi debuts two new race cars successfully - including a diesel hybrid

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An-all-Audi podium

The new R18 Ultra e-tron quattro took pole for its first race but failed by 46 seconds to win the event

The new R18 Ultra looks identical to its hybrid e-tron quattro sibling other than darker paintwork

The pole-winning Audi e-tron quattro team of Tom Kristensen, Alan McNish and Dindo Capello alongside Audi's motorsport head Dr Wolfgang Ulrich.

The R18 Ultra e-tron quattro

Audi's motorsport head Dr Wolfgang Ulrich presents the new e-tron quattro - it didn't win, but it sure looks like it will in the future

The new R18 Ultra in both guises went as well as possible

The R18 Ultra

Article Summary

One of the nice things about motorsport is its ability to put excellence in perspective. It hence reflects well on Audi that in debuting two race cars in the Spa Six Hour race yesterday, it achieved a rare perfect result. In fielding two each of the new Audi R18 ultra and R18 e-tron (hybrid) quattro cars, the marque finished with a stunning 1-2-3-4. In the end, it was the diesel-only R18 ultra which prevailed over the R18 e-tron quattro diesel-electric hybrid by 46 seconds. All cars ran strongly, and the hybrids in particular will benefit from the outing, as the balance of the car with its electrically-driven front wheels is still far from optimal.

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