The Audi R8 Race Car '01 is a race car produced by Audi. It appears in Gran Turismo 4, Gran Turismo PSP, Gran Turismo 5, and Gran Turismo 6.
It is a Le-Mans Prototype sports car introduced in somewhat 2000-2001 for sports car racing prototype and as a redevelopment of their brothers, the R8R (open top LMP) and R8C (closed top LMP) used in 1999. In its class it is one of the most successful racing sports cars having won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005.
The car appears to be both the #1 (driven by Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro, and Tom Kristensen) and the #2 (driven by Laurent Aïello, Rinaldo Capello, and Christian Pescatori), who have finished the 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans respectively in 1st and 2nd place. Both cars are available as separate color schemes, with the Silver and Red color scheme as the car #1, and the Silver and Yellow color scheme as the car #2.
Colors[]
Two color schemes are available for this car:
- Red (#1)
- Yellow (#2)
Description[]
"The legendary machine that won the LMP class of the Le Mans 7 years in a row."
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.
Acquisition[]
| Game | Purchase location | Credits | Other methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo 4 | Audi Legendary Car Dealership | 4,500,000 | Win the Sarthe Circuit 24 Hours I |
| Gran Turismo PSP | Audi Dealership | 3,500,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 5 | Used Car Dealership (Lv. 23+) | 4,137,499 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 6 | Audi Dealership | 1,925,000 | --- |
Trivia[]
- In GTPSP, GT5 and GT6, the Infineon logo was replaced with indecipherable blocks while in GT4, the logo is visible. One of the possibilities for this censorship is due to licensing, while the other states that the Infineon Raceway was changed to Sonoma Raceway by the time GT5 was released.
- Despite being censored on the car, the Infineon logos related to the Infineon Raceway were left intact in GTPSP.
- Even if this car's interior is marked as Detailed, this car has neither gallery view nor working OSD (on-screen display).
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