Audi R15 TDI - Le Mans Winner

On Monday (June 21) the victorious Le Mans squad will visit the Neckarsulm plant where the engine of the LMP1 sports car is built. Mike Rockenfeller, at the age of 26 the youngest Audi driver who celebrated a victory at Le Mans, will pilot the Audi R15 TDI designated as car number “9″ across the plant’s premises. Afterwards, Rockenfeller and his driver colleagues Timo Bernhard, Dindo Capello, Romain Dumas, Marcel Fässler, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish will sign autographs in public in front of the Audi Forum in Neckarsulm for one hour.

In the afternoon the winning squad will travel to Ingolstadt, the headquarters of Audi and Audi Sport. There, Mike Rockenfeller will do a lap around the plant premises as well before the Le Mans winning #9 Audi R15 TDI and the other two Le Mans vehicles – cars #7 and #8 – will be showcased for public viewing at the Piazza in front of the Audi museum mobile. Benoît Treluyer will be present as well; André Lotterer cannot attend on either of the two days due to a racing commitment in Malaysia.

At the Festival of Speed in Goodwood the Audi R15 TDI can be seen in action as well. Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish will take “their” R15 TDI along to Goodwood. Prior to the start of the DTM race at the Norisring the original winning car of the Le Mans 24 Hours will do some demo laps on the 2.3-kilometer city street circuit along the Dutzendteich lake. The victorious Le Mans driver squad Timo Bernhard/Romain Dumas/Mike Rockenfeller will be at the Norisring too and sign autographs.

Mike Rockenfeller was appropriately received at his home in Altnau on Lake Constance on Monday night: his driver colleague and friend Lucas Luhr had arranged a spontaneous party for the brand new Le Mans winner.