GT5 Transcripts/Audi R8 Race Car '01

The Audi R8 won at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005. With its blazing speed, superb reliability, and low fuel usage due to its direct-injected FSI gasoline engine, the R8 was the cream of the LMP (Le Mans Prototype) crop. The success started in Le Mans in 1999 when Audi entered two open-cockpit LMP-class R8R and one closed-cockpit LMGTP-class R8C. 
Combining a carbon-composite monocoque shell with a turbocharged V-8 powerplant, the R8Rs was a tour de force. The cars remained in the top ten for the entire race and finished 3rd and 4th overall. 
The following year, Audi's R8Rs became the R8. Three cars entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The R8s dominated the race from the start. The No. 8 car, driven by Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen, and Emanuele Pirro, won the race, with the other two taking 2nd and 3rd places for a complete podium sweep. The Biela-Kristensen-Pirro team brought the R8 home for the win again in 2001 and 2002, making it the first back-to-back-to-back win by the same team in 24 Hours of Le Mans history. 
At the end of 2002, Audi retired from works racing at Le Mans, entrusting its R8s to private teams. Team Goh took the overall win in 2004, and Champion Racing's (this time driven by Kristensen) R8 triumphed in 2005.
==Models==
Audi R8 Race Car '01.jpg|R8 Race Car
==Related Models==
Audi R8 Race Car (Audi PlayStation Team ORECA) '05.jpg|R8 Race Car (Audi PlayStation Team ORECA)
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