The 2004 Audi #88 Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx R8 is an LMP900/LMP1 sports prototype by Audi.
It appears in Forza Motorsport 2.
Synopsis[]
The R8, one of the most dominant endurance racers ever, is a redevelopment of the R8R that Audi competed at the 1999 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. A co-development between Audi Motorsport, Joest Racing, and Dallara, the R8 features a similar open cockpit design and the same 3.6L twin-turbocharged V8 from its predecessor, putting out 610 hp (455 kW) and 516 ft·lb (700 N·m). The car would make its debut at the 2000 12 Hours of Sebring, but would then go back to Europe for more testing in preparation for Le Mans, leaving the R8R to compete in its place. The car would compete in both the LMP900 and LMP1 classes until 2005 across a variety of endurance series, winning at least one series every single year it competed. It would then serve a similar role to the R8R during 2006, where it stood in for its successor, the R10 TDI, while that car prepped for Le Mans.[1]
The #5 and #88 competed together in the newly re-introduced LMP1 class of the inaugural Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES) season in 2004 and the 2004 edition of Le Mans. In the LMES, the #88 was driven by Johnny Herbert and Jamie Davies and alternated wins with its sister car, the #8, with the former winning at Monza and Silverstone. For the two races where it didn't win, the #88 car still finished on the podium and ended up winning the title ahead of the #8, in part due to the #8 suffering the only retirement for all 3 R8s that ELMS season at Silverstone. The #5, driven by Rinaldo Capello and Seiji Ara (with Kristensen joining them for Monza) would finish 3rd in the teams' championship thanks to two 2nd place finishes and a 3rd and 4th place finish each.[2]
Le Mans would continue the dominance for theses two R8s. While the #88 duo, now joined by Guy Smith, would qualify the car on pole position, they would be beaten by the #5 trio, giving Audi its 4th overall win (and 5th straight class win) at Le Mans in 5 years and Kristensen his 5th straight overall win after winning with the Bentley Speed 8 a year earlier.[3]
Variants[]
The R8 appears in six livery variants:
- 2001-2002 Audi #1 Infineon R8 (Forza Motorsport (2005) and Forza Motorsport 2)
- 2006 Audi #2 Audi Sport North America/FSI Champion Racing R8 (Forza Motorsport 2 to Forza Motorsport 6)
- 2001 Audi #4 Johansson Motorsport R8 (Forza Motorsport (2005) to Forza Motorsport 3)
- 2004 Audi #5 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh R8 (Forza Motorsport 2, Forza Motorsport 3, and Forza Motorsport 6)
- 2001 Audi #38 Champion R8 (Forza Motorsport (2005) only)
- 2004 Audi #88 Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx R8 (Forza Motorsport 2 only)
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Speed 6.6 Acceleration 8.6
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References[]
- ↑ "Audi R8 (LMP)" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 04-29-2025.
- ↑ "2004 Le Mans Endurance Series" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 04-29-2025.
- ↑ "2004 24 Hours of Le Mans" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 04-29-2025.