Audi celebrates 1-2 victory at Mid-Ohio
ALMS: The Audi R10 TDI remains undefeated in the American Le Mans Series. In the seventh round at Mid-Ohio, Team Audi Sport North America achieved a commanding 1-2 victory in the LM P1 class. Emanuele Pirro (Italy) and Marco Werner (Germany) finished third overall missing the outright victory by just 15.073 seconds. Their team-mates Dindo Capello (Italy) and Allan McNish (Scotland) came home in fifth position and second in the LM P1 class.
Results and points
Mid-Ohio (USA), 21 July, American Le Mans Series round 7
1 Dumas/Bernhard (Porsche) 134 laps in 2h 46m 01.062s
2 Maassen/Briscoe (Porsche) + 2,360 Sek.
3 Pirro/Werner (Audi R10 TDI) + 15,073 Sek. (1. LM P1)
4 Fernandez/Diaz (Acura/Honda) + 39,352 Sek.
5 Capello/McNish (Audi R10 TDI) + 1.04,633 Min (2. LM P1)
Positions after 7 of 12 rounds: 1 Capello and McNish, 138 points; 2 Pirro and Werner, 120; 3 C. Field, 95; 4. J Field, 82; 5 Berry, 69.
Next race: Road America (USA), 11 August
Coming up next week
DTM press conference with Audi factory driver Timo Scheider in Amsterdam (Tuesday) ... Round 7 of the DTM at Zandvoort (Sunday) ...
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