Audi one of the most successful manufacturers in DTMFive titles, 42 race wins, 39 pole positions and 31 fastest race laps make Audi one of the most successful manufacturers in DTM history. Whether V8 quattro, TT or A4 – every Audi model ever to have competed in the DTM won the prestigious title at least once.  Two consecutive titles with the V8 quattroAt its first appearance in the DTM Audi immediately left a lasting impression. In the Audi V8 quattro, a vehicle derived from the production version, Hans-Joachim Stuck clinched the title for Ingolstadt in the brand’s debut year of 1990 straight away, owing – last not least – to the superior quattro drive. 1991 saw Frank Biela triumphant, thus making Audi the first manufacturer to manage a successful defence of the title.
In 2004 Audi returned to the DTM as a manufacturer and immediately clinched the title with Mattias Ekström. In 2007 the Swede triumphed again. The fifth DTM title for Audi was contributed by Team Abt Sportsline, which – as an Audi customer team – fielded a compact coupé based on the Audi TT from 2000 to 2003 and won the championship in 2002 with Laurent Aiello. | |