The Audi R8 (Audi PlayStation Team ORECA) '05 is a race car produced by Audi. It appeared in Gran Turismo PSP, Gran Turismo 5, and Gran Turismo 6.
The car appears to be the #4, driven by Franck Montagny, Jean-Marc Gounon, and Stéphane Ortelli, who finished the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans in 4th place overall.
Description[]
"The Team Oreca racing machine that placed 4th[1] in the 2005 Le Mans."
When people hear the name "Audi R8", many of them probably conjure the image of the mass production mid-engine sports car. But "R8" was originally the name of a strictly endurance-spec prototype race car developed by Audi for the purpose of conquering the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The R8 line began in 1999 with two different monocoque types, the open-cockpit R8R and the closed-cockpit R8C, both of which raced in Le Mans and the ALMS. From 2000 on, Audi raced a new open-cockpit version called the R8 while they continued to develop and mature the car. The R8 was fantastically successful, winning every year but 2003 at Le Mans, until the introduction of the R10 with its V12 diesel in 2006, signaling a change of generation.
The machine itself was an orthodox one, with a mid-mounted 3.6L twin-turbo V8 and no particular new equipment to set itself apart from the crowd, but the car's strength came from its structure, where components like the rear-mounted powertrain, consisting of engine and transmission and the various suspension units, were all designed as separate modules. Endurance races are like marathons; it is easy to get caught up in accidents or suffer mechanical trouble, and in many cases, a lead is lost due to time spent making repairs. But for the R8 there was no "repairing" to be done, only a change of module, which greatly reduced the time spent in pit stops.
The PlayStation Audi R8 Team Oreca car was entered in the Le Mans competition in 2005 by famous French privateer Team Oreca. With a line-up of strong drivers like Frank Montagny, Jean-Marc Gounon, and Stephane Ortelli, this car managed a brilliant 4th-place[1] finish.
Acquisition[]
GT PSP[]
It can be purchased for 4,000,000 Credits.
GT5[]
As a Standard car, it can be purchased at the Used Car Dealership for 3,851,000 Credits. Alternatively, it can be obtained by winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in A-Spec. It is a Level 23 car.
GT6[]
It can be purchased for 1,900,000 Credits (4,000,000 Credits in version 1.00 of the game). It has a Detailed interior despite its simple look.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
The GT HD Classic screenshot featuring the 2005 R8 and Pescarolo Hybride.
- Even if its interior is marked as Detailed, it has neither a gallery view nor a working OSD (on-screen display).
- It, along with Pescarolo C60 Hybride - Judd '05, was shown in a GT HD Classic pre-release screenshot, alongside other Le Mans cars at the Circuit de la Sarthe and Fuji Speedway, where both cars were intended to make their debuts.
- A Gran Turismo HD documentation referred the car under the name Audi R8 (Audi France Team) Race Car '05.
- Despite having GT4 logos, it does not appear in that game, as it made its competitive debut after said game's release.
- However, an unused car banner and thumbnail appears in both GT4 Online builds (released in 2006), meaning that it was cut late from that version, likely to maintain the parity to the retail build.