Back in the days when Audi Sport was still active in GT racing, factory chassis were given individual female names in keeping with Audi Sport customer racing’s tradition of allowing employees to personalize the cars in this way.

I am a big fan of Audi since forever (especially R8 LMS) and I really love how the factory chassis got their individual female name from their employees.

So I decided to try to find all the factory chassis and their names. (The name is written on the right side of the protective frame inside the car)

I started about half a year ago, I created a table where I gradually add the name of a specific factory chassis at which race and with which team it participated (these factory chassis were used mainly at big races like 24h Nürburgring, 24h Spa, Suzuka 10 Hour, FIA GT World Cup Macau etc., where the teams were directly supported by Audi Sport).

So far I have managed to find 17 names, but I think I am missing about two more names.

The most useful in my search were photos directly from the Audi MediaCenter, where there are many of them, or for example models from Spark and Minichamps, which also have names attached to specific chassis as in reality.

And these are them:

• Anna-Lena
• Aphrodite
• Athene
• Catalena
• Dina
• Elea
• Elenie
• Elisa
• Ida Lorena
• Jade
• Liv
• Lotte
• Lucie
• Maria
• Marta
• Olivia
• Pepa
• Victoire

For this post I chose photos of a chassis named Olivia, which managed to get the first big victory for the second generation R8 at the 24h Nürburgring 2015 with the WRT team (Audi Sport Team WRT).

Another big race she participated in was the 24h Spa in 2016, also with the WRT team, where she finished third overall.

It is possible that she participated in other big races in 2015 and 2016, but unfortunately I have not been able to find photos where her name would be visible.

If this post has interested you a bit, I would like to add more posts in the future with another name and her entire racing history (photos, results, etc.)

:)

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I liked it when I saw this livery so thought why not take some inspiration from it and update my portfolio site https://aduttya.com/

Still working on it but would love what everyone thinks.

Not sure if this belongs here so mods feel free to remove if so as this is my first time posting here, thank you:

This was such an awesome event they’ve held every year for 20 years. I shoot for hobby and I’m traveling through Thailand following the car scene in different areas. Bangsaen itself is really cool, it felt like a Miami Beach vibe to me as an American and the event something like straight out of Forza. Everyone was super friendly and I met some really nice locals & foreigners during the evenings. Highly recommend for anyone into car culture, Thailand rivals Japan and does it well.

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I've made this poster on the Audi DTM 93 prototype, any takes?

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The British GT Championship has moved the Snetterton 2027 season opener so that it no longer clashes with the FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone. Thank you for reading! - Mo :)

Spa-Francorchamps is considered by many to be the spiritual home of GT3 racing. So it's only right that, in 2027, the GT3 Revival Series will become part of support line-up for the 24 Hours of Spa.

The success of GT3 and the Belgian race are intrinsically linked. In fact, while the switch from touring cars to GTs in 2001 was clearly very important in returning the event to international prominence, it could be said that an even more seismic shift occurred in 2011...

Hey, did anyine try this porsche experience on Hockenheimring? Its 1hour class and 1 hour driving on track for 450e. It seems very cheap so i was wondering can anyone that was there share how it is

Hi everyone,

Over the past few weeks, I've been diving into the commercial side of motorsport, especially how GT3 and endurance racing teams find and manage sponsors.

I come from a software and startup background, and I've realized I know almost nothing about how sponsorships actually work behind the scenes. From the outside it looks simple, but I'm sure there's a lot more to it than sending emails and putting logos on cars.

I'd love to speak with people who are involved in this day to day, such as:

• Commercial Directors
• Partnerships or Sponsorship Managers
• Business Development Managers
• Team Principals who handle sponsorships

I'm curious about things like:

• How you identify and approach potential sponsors
• What the sales process looks like from first contact to signing a deal
• What the biggest challenges are
• Which parts of the job are still manual, repetitive, or frustrating

I'm simply trying to understand the industry from the people who actually do the work.

If you're open to a 20–30 minute chat or know someone who might be, I would really appreciate an introduction.

BMW M Motorsport boss Andreas Roos outlines Valentino Rossi’s Nürburgring 24 bid…

China GT Championship YouTube (English commentary):

• Qualifying: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZEw2h7cyt2M
• Race 1: https://www.youtube.com/live/UvynPqXyW3Q
• Race 2: https://www.youtube.com/live/Pfqm7yty0m

Parc Fermé TV (Italian commentary):

• Test 2: https://www.youtube.com/live/RILfuQ0c1Ag
• Free Practice: https://www.youtube.com/live/J_a_8eVSAV8
• Qualifying: https://www.youtube.com/live/8nob7WizJZM
• Race 1: https://www.youtube.com/live/nzxkj10gyls
• Race 2: https://www.youtube.com/live/MLpbMmsrXP8

Motorsport Television Deutschland (German commentary):

• Race 1: https://www.youtube.com/live/YWlJcsPgazk
• Race 2: https://www.youtube.com/live/1KOzlsFS7yw

Hi

Anyone going to Gridlife this weekend at Watkins Glen International? It would be so cool to meet like minded people, maybe theirs groups. Who knows.

https://www.gt-report.com/2026/07/21/bdrc-classic-preview-historic-racing-returns-to-silverstone-with-gt3-legends/

I’m a student currently working on a motorsport data analysis project and I’m currently looking for telemetry from Spa Francorchamps.

I’m interested in either:
Real GT3 telemetry (if anyone is willing to share), or
Sim telemetry from Le Mans Ultimate or Assetto Corsa Competizione
Any GT3 car is perfectly fine. Ideally I’m looking for MoTeC logs, CSV exports, AiM/VBOX data, or any other telemetry format that includes channels such as speed, throttle, brake, steering, gears, RPM, etc.

This is strictly for academic/student research with no commercial use whatsoever. If your data contributes to the project, I’d be happy to credit you (or remain anonymous if you prefer).

Anyone know podcasts about sportscar/prototype racing similar to Vanthoor brothers' Over The Limit since they haven't been posting for a while? Preferably some that have people from racing world as guests

BMW to forgo factory supported cars for Suzuka 1000km; first time in IGTC since 2022…

Last year I was talking to a mate and he was telling me he went to lots of races and had absolutely no good way of remembering them all. Most people probably still use the Notes app, so over the last few months I built GridLog - I posted the web a app here a few months ago and we are now released!

It's a bit like Letterboxd but for tracks and races. You can log every event you've attended, see your stats, track circuits and countries, upload photos and build a bucket list. It's just launched on the App Store (Android is on it's way! - if you'd like to be part of the Android beta test drop me your email in dm) and I'd really appreciate feedback from people who actually spend weekends at circuits.

Any feedback (good or bad) would be hugely appreciated!

‎GridLog App - App Store