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_FP1_2.jpg) The Audi RS5 Turbo DTM driven byNico Müller. | |||||||||
| Category | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Class 1 touring car andSuper GT GT500 Class 1 sports car | ||||||||
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| Constructor |  Audi | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Audi RS5 DTM (NA) | ||||||||
| Successor | Audi R8 GT Pro | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Power | 610 + 30 hp (455 + 22 kW) (2019) later 580 + 60 hp (433 + 45 kW) (2020-present)[1] including push-to-pass | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Abt SportslinePhoenix Racing Team Rosberg Team WRT[2] (DBA Audi Japan Team Hitotsuyama forSuper GT × DTM Dream Race atFuji Speedway only) | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Robin Frijns Nico Müller Loïc DuvalMike Rockenfeller Jamie GreenRené Rast Jonathan Aberdein Pietro Fittipaldi Andrea DoviziosoHarrison NeweyFabio Scherer Ferdinand Zvonimir von HabsburgBenoît Tréluyer | ||||||||
| Debut | 2019 DTM Hockenheim round | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 2 (2019 and 2020) | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 2 (2019 and 2020) | ||||||||
TheAudi RS5 Turbo DTM is aClass One Touring Car constructed by the Germancar manufacturerAudi AG for use in theDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters. The car was an updated version of the previousAudi RS5 DTM that had anaturally aspirated engine. The Audi RS5 Turbo DTM would remain to be based on the productionAudi RS5 car. The car made its DTM debut in the2019 season under "Class 1" regulations and was used until the2020 season. The RS5 Turbo is Audi's first-turbo powered DTM car.[citation needed]
With a total of 12 wins, 12 pole positions, 18 podium finishes and a total record of 1,132 manufacturer's championship points in 2019, the RS5 Turbo DTM is statistically the fourth most dominant DTM car in the history of the sport with a win percentage of 66.67% against the sport's most dominant car, the 2003 Mercedes CLK DTM with a record of 90%. The car brought Audi its first year of domination in its history in the sport.[citation needed]
At the end of the 2020 season, Audi Sport left DTM after 31 years of participation (with an exception of 1993–1996) as they will be focusing onFormula E. This was the last Audi vehicle in DTM before they left the sport.[3]
Audi carried over the RS5 DTM car to undergo a major development for the Class 1 project which will be used for the 2019 season and beyond and rebrand it asAudi RS5 Turbo DTM. The aerodynamic packages of the RS5 Turbo DTM also has significant change including front splitter length cut to 90 millimetres, radiator grill revamp, rear wing width increased to 520 millimetres and also DRS improvement to make cars aggressive for overtaking compared to theAudi RS5 DTM naturally-aspirated. The car made its first shakedown atCircuito do Estoril on 8 November 2018.[citation needed]
The design also features the newly-firewall interior cockpit protection to deflect debris away from a driver's head in the event of an accident.[citation needed]
The RS5 Turbo DTM features a brand new engine package built specifically for the car that is based on Japanese Super GT GT500 Class 1 regulations which were dubbed Nippon Race Engine (NRE). The aging Audi 4.0 L (244 cu in)V8 naturally-aspirated engine—which had been used since the inaugural season of theDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters—was replaced by a 2.0 L (122 cu in)inline-4 turbocharged direct-injected RC8 engine developed by Audi which was fully custom-built but the cylinder blocks were borrowed from theVolkswagen-Audi EA888 2.0 R4 16v TSI/TFSI. During the car's shakedown and preliminary testing phase at theCircuito do Estoril, drivers noted that the change from natural aspiration to a turbocharger meant that the RS5 Turbo DTM required a different driving style to its predecessor, theAudi RS5 DTM NA, as the turbocharger produced more torque and thus required the driver to exercise greater control over the throttle. The Audi RC8 TFSI I-4 turbo engine will also feature the push-to-pass for overtaking manoeuvre improvement.[citation needed]
