 Audi A5 DTM | |||||||||
| Category | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (Touring Cars) | ||||||||
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| Constructor |  Audi | ||||||||
| Designer | Wolfgang Dürheimer | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Audi A4 DTM | ||||||||
| Successor | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Team RosbergAbt SportslinePhoenix RacingAudi Sport Team Abt Audi Sport Team W Racing Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Edoardo Mortara Filipe Albuquerque Mattias Ekström Jamie GreenMike Rockenfeller Miguel MolinaTimo Scheider Adrien Tambay Rahel FreyNico MüllerAntonio GiovinazziRené RastLoïc Duval Robin Frijns | ||||||||
| Debut | 2012 Hockenheimring 1 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters round | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 3(2014,2016 and2017) | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 2(2013 and2017) | ||||||||
TheAudi 5 Series DTM (also known as theAudi A5 DTM (2012) laterAudi RS5 DTM (2013–2018)) is atouring car constructed by the Germancar manufacturerAudi AG for use in theDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters. It was developed in 2011 and has been raced in DTM seasons2012-2018 before being replaced by updated turbo version ofAudi RS5 Turbo DTM from2019 season onwards. It was designed by former Audi Head of Research and DevelopmentWolfgang Dürheimer. The A5 DTM replaced the retiredAudi A4 DTM at the end of the2011 season and based on the productionAudi A5.
Audi began development, design and construction of the A5 DTM chassis in October 2010. The first A5 DTM chassis was assembled in May 2011, with the first vehicle completed in late-July. Codenamed R17 it was intended to see its first race in the 2012 DTM season. Replacing the successful A4 DTM which had been raced since 2004, the A5 had large shoes to fill.[1] Built byAudi Sport inIngolstadt, the completed A5 DTM was revealed atFrankfurt Motor Show on 12 September 2011.[2][3]
The A5 DTM was still fitted with a V8 engine that used in a previousAudi A4 DTM and Abt-Audi TT DTM were built jointly by Audi and Neil Brown Engineering (NBE) rated at 460 hp (343 kW) and coupled to a 6-speed transmission grafted from the previous A4 DTM car. It features steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters, engine electronics (Bosch MS 5.1) and the central display from the Audi R8 LMS, larger and wider tires from Hankook, 32-gallons safety fuel tank inside carbon fiber cell, and a large rear wing. In accordance with DTM regulations, side-impact zones designed by Zylon and Rohacell are incorporated into construction of the car. The fuel tank is also integrated into the carbon fiber monocoque for greater safety and reduced fire risk.
At the beginning of the 2012 season,homologation rules for DTM cars were changed, and an increase in minimum weight from 1,050 kg (2,315 lb) to 1,110 kg (2,447 lb) was mandated.
With the homologation of the A5 DTM completed on 1 March 2012, the car's race debut was at the 2012 Hockenheimring DTM round on 29 April 2012.Audi Sport Team Abt'sMattias Ekström won the pole only.
In the2012 DTM season lined-up eight drivers on for three teams.Mattias Ekström, Timo Scheider,Adrien Tambay andRahel Frey start for Abt Sportsline.Phoenix Racing approached withMiguel Molina andMike Rockenfeller.Filipe Albuquerque andEdoardo Mortara raced forTeam Rosberg.
In the2013 DTM season lined-up eight drivers on for four teams.Mattias Ekström andJamie Green start forAbt Sportsline.Mike Rockenfeller andMiguel Molina forPhoenix Racing.Timo Scheider andAdrien Tambay start forAudi Sport Team Abt.Filipe Albuquerque andEdoardo Mortara start forTeam Rosberg.
After the 2012 season, the vehicle was renamed RS5 DTM, correspond with theAudi RS5 production model. It is powered by anaturally-aspirated engine and 2xDOHC camshafts. The engine itself is a custom-built Audi 4.0 L V8 with four valves per cylinder and a 90 degree V-angle. It has a power output of approximately 460 hp (343 kW; 466 PS) and torque of 500 N⋅m (369 lbf⋅ft).Front longitudinally mounted engine layout, the RS5's engine is indirectfuel injected. The RS5 DTM's ECU is aBosch Motronic MS 5.1 and other components such as theCDI ignition are also supplied by Bosch. Audi RS5 DTM's debut during DTM preseason test atCircuit de Catalunya on 26–28 March 2013 by all Audi teams and drivers.
The Audi RS5 DTM's race debut was at the 2013 Hockenheimring DTM round on 5 May 2013.Audi Sport Team Abt'sTimo Scheider won the pole only.
On 4 March 2014, the RS5 DTM was redesigned and launched during 2014 Geneva Motor Show. During development, the vehicle was codenamed "RC3."
After the 2018 2nd Hockenheimring rounds and Jerez post-season testing of theDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters, the Audi RS5 DTM machine was permanently retired from competition and replaced with the newly-turbo updatedAudi RS5 Turbo DTM machine starting from the 2019 season.
TheAudi A5 DTM is special version of the standard Audi A5 production car. It was revealed at the 2013 International Motor Show at Geneva on 6 March 2013, in celebration ofMike Rockenfeller's 2013 DTM overall victory. It includes a choice of 4 engines (2.0 TDI quattro (177 PS (130 kW)), 3.0 TDI quattro (245 PS (180 kW)), 2.0 TFSI quattro (225 PS (165 kW)), and 3.0 TFSI quattro (272 PS (200 kW))); a choice of 3 body colours (Misano red, Daytona gray and Glacier white), DTM badges on the door sill trims, fenders and the side sills; a fixed rear wing in body color, exterior mirrors in aluminum look, and 20-inch cast aluminum wheels in a 5 V-spoke design.[4] Only 300 such vehicles were built.[4]
The vehicle went on sale on 21 October 2013.[5][6]
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