Audi Sport has announced it will begin selling some of its most iconic factory-built race cars—once reserved solely for factory use—to private collectors, marking a historic shift in the brand’s motorsport legacy.
Revealed on Wednesday, the new initiative, titled Audi Sport racing legends, will offer select Le Mans Prototype (LMP) and Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) vehicles in fully drivable condition. The program will also provide technical support and exclusive access to Audi’s motorsport expertise.
“For the first time, these cars are being rebuilt with reconditioned period parts to factory standards, with direct involvement from the original developers,” said Rolf Michl, managing director of Audi Sport GmbH. “These aren’t just static showpieces—customers are getting high-performance machines that deliver the full experience of factory racing.”
The first two vehicles made available include:
- Chassis 207 of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, the same car that triumphed at the 2012 Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps with drivers Romain Dumas, Loic Duval, and Marc Gené. It marked a pivotal win in the FIA World Endurance Championship during Audi’s hybrid-diesel era.
- Chassis 107 of the Audi RS 5 DTM, driven to victory by Timo Scheider in 2015 during Audi’s dominant run in touring car racing.
Audi Sport plans to debut the program at major motorsport events throughout 2025, including the Jim Clark Revival at Hockenheim, the Le Mans Classic, and the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
This move comes amid Audi’s broader motorsports transformation, which recently included ending its factory GT3 program and delivering its final R8 LMS GT3 customer car. The racing legends initiative opens a new chapter—one that invites private collectors into the automaker’s rich competition history with unmatched authenticity and driving access.