Audi to pull out of ALMS

Audi has threatened to not participate in the American Le Mans Series following the latest technical bulletin issued by IMSA. As heard on MidWeek Motorsport on Globecast Radio Wednesday, Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich stated in an interview that Audi will be present at the season-opening Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring but will have to evaluate its program if the full ACO rules are not adopted.

Performance balancing is the issue which Ulrich is most concerned with, especially that the ALMS will not adopt the 5% restrictor increase issued to slow down LMP2 cars by the ACO. Giving 5% less of a restrictor, P2 cars could essentially battle head-to-head with P1 machines, like the R10 TDI. Audi is obviously upset over this latest development and is reevaluating its program in the American Le Mans Series. Paddock-Net