The 2002 Audi #1 Champion Racing S4 Competition is a GT race car by Audi.
It appears in Forza Motorsport (2005), Forza Motorsport 2, and Forza Motorsport 3.
Synopsis[]
Based on the second generation Audi S4, the S4 Competition was Champion Racing's first entry into the SCCA World Challenge series, debuting in the 2000 season with two cars, the #9 and #8. The car uses the 2.8L twin-turbocharged V6 engine from the first generation RS4 Avant, but the engine has been further tuned by Cosworth to now produce 420 hp (313 kW).[1] At the hands of Michael Galati, the #9 would take the team's first win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the penultimate race of its debut season. Galati would ultimately finish 2nd in the drivers' championship, thanks to the win and two other podium finishes. The sister #8 car, driven by Derek Bell, would finish 12th in the drivers' championship.[2]
Galati would do one better the next year. He would take 4 wins and 3 podium finishes on course to winning the drivers' championship. His performance would also allow Audi to take the teams' championship title from Acura by a single point. Bell would also finish on the podium twice at the season-ending double-header at Road Atlanta, allowing him to also one up his position from the previous year.[3]
For the 2002 season, the #9 would be renumbered to the #1 due to Galati's championship win. Galati would defend his title, taking 3 wins at Sebring, Mid-Ohio, and Road America, 2 podiums in Québec and at VIR, and would never finish lower than 6th. Bell would not take any podium finishes in his #8 car, but would still manage to improve, finishing 7th in the championship. That car would keep the #8 for the first 3 rounds of the season, but then would switch to the #2 with the introduction of a third team car at Mid-Ohio. That car, the #3, would be driven by Joel Nelson at Mid-Ohio and Road America before skipping the next two rounds. The car would then be driven by Paul Edwards at Laguna Seca and Road Atlanta, achieving a best finish of 5th at the latter. Finally, Marino Franchitti would drive the car at the season finale at VIR.[4]
For the 2003 season, the car would be replaced by the RS 6 Competition, with both the #1 and #2 numbers being transferred over to these new cars. However, the #1 S4, now more powerful and lighter, would make a reappearance in the 2004 season at the penultimate race at Road Atlanta to try and boost Audi's chances at another teams' championship. Driven by Randy Pobst, the car, now dubbed the S4 Competition Evolution, was able to beat both of its successors in qualifying but would be forced to start from the back row of the grid due to technical issues. Pobst would end up pulling the car all the way back up to 13th, just behind the two RS 6s.[5]
Statistics[]
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Speed 6.1 Accel 7.6
Braking 5.8
Corner 5.7
Base Rarity 9.8
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GT |
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Unlock Requirements
North America:
missing data
Rarity: ?
Europe:
missing data
Rarity: ?
Asia:
missing data
Rarity: ? | ||
Performance
Speed:
Top Speed: missing data
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): missing data
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): missing data
Braking:
120-0 mph (193-0 km/h): missing data Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): missing data
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Speed 5.8 Acceleration 7.0
Braking 6.7
Handling 6.4
Base Rarity 9.2
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R4 |
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Unlock Requirements
North America:
missing data
Rarity: ?
Europe:
missing data
Rarity: ?
Asia:
missing data
Rarity: ? | ||
Performance & Body Style
Body Style: missing data
Speed:
Top Speed: missing data
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): missing data
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): missing data
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): missing data 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): missing data
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): missing data
120 mph (193 km/h): missing data | ||
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Speed 6.4 Handling 6.5
Acceleration 7.0
Launch 8.9
Braking 6.5
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S 644 |
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Unlock Requirements
Car Dealer:
Purchase from the car dealer for 150,000 CR | ||
Performance & Body Style
Body Style: GT3
Speed:
Top Speed: missing data
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): missing data
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): missing data
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): missing data 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): missing data
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): missing data
120 mph (193 km/h): missing data | ||
References[]
- ↑ "How Audi Took on SCCA World Challenge with a Boring Sedan and Won, A Lot" . automotivehistory.org . Retrieved 06-17-2025.
- ↑ "2000 SCCA World Challenge results" . Autocourse.ca . Retrieved 06-17-2025.
- ↑ "2001 SCCA World Challenge results" . SCCA.com . Retrieved 06-17-2025.
- ↑ "2002 SCCA World Challenge results" . SCCA.com . Retrieved 06-17-2025.
- ↑ "An iconic racer revived: Randy Pobst’s World Challenge Audi S4" . grassrootsmotorsports.com . Retrieved 06-17-2025.