Audi Shakes-Up Its Motorsport Program – Sports Cars Are Out And Formula E Is In

Audi has a history of its motorsport programs being used to promote and develop new road car strategy. 

So it was only a ‘semi-bombshell’ yesterday when the German giant told its 300 motorsport department employees and the media that the current World Endurance Championship (WEC) team will be disbanded after this year and efforts will be channels into the all-electric Formula E racing series.

No jobs will be lost and - no surprise as Audi is German - the DTM (German Touring Car Championship) program will continue unchanged. It no doubt irks Audi management that despite massive financial input, and some good showing s from the RS 5 DTM racers, this championship has proved elusive since 2013.

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