
Audi 100 Coupé S in Motorsport
#1
Posted 06 September 2002 - 19:57
Initiated by the technical director Dr. Ludwig Kraus (former R&D dept. of the Mercedes Benz racing dept./ he joined Auto Union in Ingolstadt in 1963 when Auto Union was a daughter of MB)) the car looks like a Fiat Dino Coupé (but the Audi was designed in Ingolstadt - may with the help of the young Hartmut Warkuss, the actual Chief Designer of Volkswagen or with a little help of Claus Luthe, the designer of the famous NSU Ro 80 - Audi and NSU merged in march 1969).
I have all the documents of the homologation of that Coupé for motorsport and I have heard, that there was a car in a race by some engaged Audi engineers in the early seventies (Must be between 1970 and 1973, because afterwards Audi and VW had no money for such jokes in motorsport).
I have some pictures of a blown-up Coupé with big tyres, a 160 hp engine. Does anybody know more? Maybe the Coupé raced in a 2-L-class against BMW 1800/2000 (2002), Alfa GTA, Opel and so on? Don't confound that car with the Audi 100 Coupé S prototypes (3) Porsche used to develop the 928 with the V8 engines in 1975/76. Any information from insiders?
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#2
Posted 06 September 2002 - 20:22
#3
Posted 06 September 2002 - 20:34
#4
Posted 07 September 2002 - 07:38
Apart from that one, I don't know of any others, neither in germany nor in the netherlands. Since the Escort RS 1600 of 1971, cars without 4-valve heads were not competitive at top level touring car racing.
If the car was homologated in group 1 (5000 cars/year) it could have raced in there (and perhaps the Spa car was a group 1?); but then it would have had serious competition from Alfa's GTV and later the Escort RS 2000.
Perhaps if you post the pictures we may find out more.
#5
Posted 07 September 2002 - 08:45
#7
Posted 07 September 2002 - 09:43
#8
Posted 07 September 2002 - 11:18
- Group 1,5 Francorchamps 1974-1975: Abt and Audi France fielded cars for some long-distance races.
- Group 2 1976-1981: the Audi 80 was regularly raced in the ETC as well as national championships. Works cars appeared between 1977 and 1980 (replaced in 1981 by the coupé 5S).
- 1976-1981 group 1B: semi works car in 1976 for the Diners club trophy; races in national championships (germany, UK etc.) . Stirling Moss didn't like the car.
- Group A 1982-1988: Some semi-works cars raced in the ETC
- Supertourisme: spectacular 80 Quattro cars were raced in the national French series.
- Fia class 1: Audi made a prototype for the DTM series; it was never raced.
- Fia class 2: Supertouring 80 Quattro cars raced first as works cars, but raced on until late in the 90's in private hands.
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Posted 07 September 2002 - 11:33
#10
Posted 07 September 2002 - 12:37
#11
Posted 07 September 2002 - 13:48
#12
Posted 07 September 2002 - 13:49
#13
Posted 10 September 2002 - 08:38
Here is the only picture I know from that car, which raced in Spa. Interesting Design, the wheels and some components from the former Audi 60/Super 90. I have heard that the car was built up by Abt in Kempten (Bavaria), but I don't know more. There is one car existing in Germany, which looks the same and is an original tuned Audi 100 Coupé S from Abt. Maybe Frank knows more about the Audi 80s raced by Audi France later on. Was Abt in involved? I think the picture was taken in the former R&D buildings, which were some old buildings in the middle of the city. But I'm not sure. Abt started tuning the Coupé in 1973 with the first spoiler, later on they went on tuning VW. You can have a look at their website: http://www.abt-sportsline.de under history.
And here is the picture

#14
Posted 10 September 2002 - 16:28
#15
Posted 10 September 2002 - 17:28

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#16
Posted 10 September 2002 - 17:58
#17
Posted 10 September 2002 - 19:30
BMW had to race the heavy 3.0 CS instead of the CSL leightweight exactly because of this rule. However, a Citroen SM raced at Spa as well, and I doubt that 5000 of those cars were built in any year - but who knows if there was a backdoor?
#18
Posted 10 September 2002 - 20:09
#19
Posted 11 September 2002 - 14:45
Audi homologated the Audi 100 Coupé S in 1971 by the ONS (Oberste Nationale Sportbehörde): The homologation number was 5423 and the car was homologated in Div. 1 (this was for 5 years) with the 1871 ccm engine. The Audi 80 GT was homologated in 1974: The homologation number was 5559 and the car was also homologated in Div. 1 but with the 1588 ccm engine (There was no new homologation for the 80 GTE). Later on they homologated the Audi 100 5E (C 2). And than all the homologations for Audi motorsport in the 80s and 90s (Ur-quattro, Audi 80 quattro, Coupé Audi 200 quattro, usw.) Interesting is, that Audi also believed in the Audi Super 90, they homologated that car in 1967 with the 1760 ccm engine in Div. 1. This car took part at the Rallye Singapor-Bangkok.
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#20
Posted 13 September 2002 - 11:34
I found Harald Ertl an Audi 80 in the european- touringcar championship
It's the Audi-Teamcard with autogramm. I think, 1977 "Grosser Preis der Tourenwagen" on the Nürburgring.
His Co-driver was Hans Joachim Nowak. The Audi engineer, racing for years for Audi and part of the quattro motorsport team.

#21
Posted 25 September 2002 - 23:29
this is the second bunch of data, on DKWs, NSUs and pre-Quattro Audis, extracted from my international rallying database & the Maurice Louche's book "Le Tour de Corse Automobile 1956 - 1986".
17th-18th Nov 1956
- Berchem / Miss Chantal, Auto Union DKW, 15th o/a
- Pennon / Battu, Auto Union DKW, DNF
23rd-24th Nov 1957
- Tretteau / Miss Wallraf, Auto Union DKW, 15th o/a
- Limousin / Nicollet, Auto Union DKW, NC
- Matute / Roca Echeverría, Auto Union DKW, DNF
8th-9th Nov 1958
- Gelé / Barbe, Auto Union DKW 1000, 9th o/a
- Vanson / Morel, Auto Union DKW 1000, 10th o/a
- Estager / Dujonquoy, Auto Union DKW 1000, DNF
- Matute / Unzueta, Auto Union DKW 1000, DNF
- Miss Wallraf / Tretteau, Auto Union DKW 1000, DNF
- Chocquel / Pigeon, Auto Union DKW 1000, DNF
21st-22nd Nov 1959
- Gelé / Auriacombe, Auto Union 1000 Coupé, 6th o/a
- Dieghi / Poggi, Auto Union 1000, DNF
5th-6th Nov 1960
- Egon? Evertz / Tretteau, Auto Union DKW, 5th o/a
- Le Foll / Schaffer, NSU Prinz, 10th o/a
- Poggi / Quilici, NSU, 22nd o/a
- Ferrier / Arnaud, Auto Union DKW 1000 Coupé, 27th o/a
4th-5th Nov 1961
- Ruby / Mantzel, Auto Union DKW Junior, 3rd o/a
- Hans? Panowitz / Nyffeler, NSU Prinz, 21st o/a
- Peyresoude / Lagaillarde, Auto Union DKW Junior, 25th o/a
- José? Behra / Luiggi, NSU Prinz, 26th o/a
- Petit / Holvoet, Auto Union DKW Junior, 28th o/a ex-aequo
- Mrs.Racle / Wallraf, Auto Union DKW Junior, 30th o/a
- Billard / Bateau, NSU Prinz, DNF
- Schaffer / Nieders, NSU Prinz, DNF
- Clarou / Gelé, Auto Union DKW Junior, DNF
- Claude? Laurent / Roger? Masson, Auto Union DKW Junior, DNF
- Greil / Jaeger, Auto Union DKW Junior, DNF
- Ferrier / Arnaud, Auto Union 1000 S, DNF
- De Chalençon / Cougordan, Auto Union DKW 1000 S, DNF
10th-11th Nov 1962
- De Susini / Valeani, NSU, DNF
- Billard / Malbrancq, NSU, DNF
- Gelé / Lamarque, Auto Union DKW Junior, DNF
- Sandina / Michaut, Auto Union DKW, DNF
- José Behra / Frigara, NSU, DNF
9th-10th Nov 1963
- José Behra / Canonici, NSU, 8th o/a
- Motte / Buyssens, NSU, 10th o/a
- Buzzi / Conso, NSU, DNF
- Gallier / Valeani, NSU, DNF
- Guérin / Bertelotti, NSU, DNF
- Jaeger / Nowak, Auto Union DKW Junior, DNF
- Gelé / Claude? Laurent, Auto Union DKW F.12, DNF
- Ruby / Raschig, Auto Union DKW Junior, DNF
7th-8th Nov 1964
- Motte / Buyssens, NSU Prinz, NC
- Guérin / Bertelotti, NSU Prinz, NC
- Conso / De St.Michel, NSU Prinz Sport, NC
- Raschig / Merz, Auto Union DKW, NC
- Jaeger / Nowak, Auto Union DKW, DNF
- Cresp / Brossin, NSU Prinz Sport, DNF
- Pfnier / Berns, Auto Union DKW, DNF
- Landereau / Rieu, NSU Prinz, DNF
- José Behra / Canonici, NSU Prinz, DNF
- Claude? Laurent / Jacques? Marché, Auto Union DKW, DNF
- Jean-Michel? Coolen / Gelé, Auto Union DKW, DNF
- Ruby / Helmut? Bein, Auto Union DKW, DNF
6th-7th Nov 1965
- Motte / Buyssens, NSU Prinz, 1st GT & 13th o/a
- Conso / Buzzi, NSU Prinz 1000, 15th o/a
- Bertelotti / Leoni, NSU, DNF
- Brossin / Papazian, NSU Prinz, DNF
- Jean-Louis? Marnat / Pompanon, NSU Prinz, DNF
5th-6th Nov 1966
- Santonacci / Prince Michel? de Bourbon-Parme, NSU Prinz, 18th o/a
- De Courteix / Frileux, NSU Prinz, 25th o/a
- Miss Marie-Claude Beaumont / Ginette Derolland, NSU Prinz 1000, Coupe des Dames & 28th o/a
- Talamona / Martin , NSU Prinz, DNF
- Dionisi / Eskenazi, NSU Prinz, DNF
- Guy Chasseuil / Stoikovitch, NSU TT, DNF
- Jean-Pierre Hanrioud / Jean-Claude? Peray, NSU, DNF
5th-6th Nov 1967
additions to yesterday's data:
- Beaumont's co-driver: Bechers
- Panowitz's co-driver: Jean Todt
- Panowitz's car: Coupé Wankel
other starters:
- Dionisi / Bonard, NSU TT, DNF
- Gazzo / Cimino, NSU Prinz, DNF
- Greneau / Miss Lecucq, NSU, DNF
9th-10th Nov 1968
additions to yesterday's data:
- Etchebers's co-driver: Ortet
- Buzzi's co-driver: Conso
other starters:
- Fabrègues / Torre, NSU, DNF
- Dini / Seatelli, NSU, DNF
8th-9th Nov 1969
additions to yesterday's data:
- Swietlik's co-driver: Couturier
- Swietlik's DNF reason: off the road
- Conso's co-driver: Papazian
other starters:
- Alesi / Brunet, NSU, NC
- Sola / Barletta, NSU, DNF
- Moreau / Stranyak, NSU, DNF
- Charo / Soleil, NSU, DNF
- Émeric / Alain? Mahé, NSU, DNF
- Fabrègues / Casanova, NSU, DNF
- De Castelli / Weber, NSU, DNF
7th-8th Nov 1970
- Jean-Claude? & Michel? Gamet, NSU, DNF
- Pully / Maurel, NSU, DNF
- Moreau / Fratoni, Stram (NSU-Lancia Fulvia engined), DNF
4th-5th Nov 1972
- Mercier / Raffali, NSU 67 F, 21st o/a
1st-2nd Dec 1973
- Evrard / Carraz, Audi 80 Meznaire , 10th o/a
- Brancaleoni / Marchioni, Audi 80, 21st o/a
- Guy? Fréquelin / Marcoup, Audi 80, DNF
- Mercier / Alberola, Audi 80, DNF
30th Nov - 1st Dec 1974
- Bagheera / Pedinelli, NSU T.67 F, 15th o/a
- Bastia / Petroni, NSU T.67 F, 19th o/a
- Antonetti / Campana, NSU 1200, DNF
- Casanova / Casanova, NSU 67 F, DNF
- Picone / Davini, NSU 67 F, DNF
- Brancaleoni / Marchioni, Audi 80 GT, DNF
- Farrucci / Arrighi, Audi 80 GT, DNF
8th-9th Nov 1975
- Murati / Pomponi, Audi 80 GT, 19th o/a
- Olmetta / Bravardi, NSU 67 F, DNF
- Antonetti / Fabiani, NSU 67 F, DNF
- Mercier / Marchioni, Audi 80 GT, DNF
- Bagheera / Titus , Audi 80 GT, DNF
- Farrucci / Cuttoli, Audi 80 GT, DNF
6th-7th Nov 1976
- Heraud / Tomasi, Audi 80 GT, DNF
5th-6th Nov 1977
- Carducci / Colonna, NSU, DNF
- Heraud / Mrs.Bizzari, Audi 80 GT, DNF
2nd-4th Nov 1979
- Mrs.Bizzari / Ottaviani, Audi, DNF
23rd-26th Oct 1980
-Mrs.Bizzari / Ottaviani, Audi 80 GT, DNF
Carles.
P.S.: Any correction welcome (spelling, model of car, dates, results, etc)
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#22
Posted 26 September 2002 - 06:50
#23
Posted 26 September 2002 - 20:02
I have a complete collection of "Sport-Auto" - the french issues- dating back from 1967. My other source for these years is my collection of "Fórmula" - spanish monthly publication - and books on the Tour de France, Tour de Corse, Monte-Carlo or others. Now I'm working on my own International Rallying Database, an enormous task growing up slowly but steadily.
Carles.
PS: I'll come back later with data concerning to the Tour de Frances.
#24
Posted 26 September 2002 - 21:27
3rd delivery - this one on Tour de Frances:
15th-21st Sept 1957
- Jo? Berger / Poidebard, Auto Union DKW F 91, 9th Touring
18th-25th Sept 1959
- Johnny? Rives / Bossy, Auto Union DKW 1000, 10th Touring
- Holvoet / Heuze, Auto Union, 12th Touring
- Ancelin / Rommel, NSU Prinz 40, 15th Touring
15th-23rd Sept 1960
- Holvoet / Quilico, Auto Union 1000, 9th Touring
- Clarou / Gelé, Auto Union DKW Junior F 11, 11th Touring
- Heuze / M.? Grosgogeat, Auto Union 1000 Coupé, 12th Touring
- Petit / Zantra, Auto Union DKW 1000 S, 16th Touring
- Motte / Buyssens, NSU Prinz 30, 20th Touring
- Ancelin / Rommel, NSU Prinz 30, 22nd Touring
- Schafer / Billard, NSU Prinz 30, DNF
14th-23rd Sept 1961
- Claude? Laurent / Jean-Michel? Coolen, Auto Union DKW Junior, 25th Touring
- Le Foll / Sagot, NSU Prinz 40, 29th Touring
- Sandinha / Perloup , Auto Union DKW 1000 S, 33rd Touring
- Reynes / Campion, Auto Union DKW Junior F 11, DNF
- Billard / Benveniste, NSU Prinz 30, DNF
- Clarou / Gelé, Auto Union DKW Junior F 11, DNF
15th-23rd Sept 1962
- Claude? Laurent / Jean-Michel? Coolen, Auto Union DKW Junior F 11, 16th GT
- Ancelin / P.? G.? Flament, NSU Prinz, 25th Touring
- Gelé / Guilhaudin, Auto Union DKW Junior, DNF
14th-22nd Sept 1963
- Motte / Duthilleul, NSU Prinz Sport, 12th GT
- Ancelin / Dejardin, NSU Prinz Sport, 14th GT
- P. & G. Flament, NSU Prinz Sport, 17th GT
- Claude? Laurent / Jacques? Marché, Auto Union DKW Junior F 11, 20th GT
- Nico? Koob / Ruby, Auto Union DKW Junior, DNF
11th-20th Sept 1964
- José? Behra / Landereau, NSU Prinz, 15th GT
- Yschard / Cuttica, NSU Prinz, 17th GT
18th-26th Sept 1969
Updating yesterday's data:
- Darniche's codriver: Bernard? Demange
- Darniche's classication: 41st o/a
- Swietlik's car qualification: Group 1
- Swietlik's classification: 47th o/a
Other starters:
- Ciocchi / Billard, Audi S 90, 45th o/a
- P. & G.? Flament, NSU TT, DNF
19th-27th Sept 1970
- Moreau / Sztranyak, Stram (NSU-Lancia 1.6 mid-engined), 39th o/a
17th-25th Sept 1971
- Evrard / Duroc, Audi 100 Coupé S, 32nd o/a
- Jean-Claude? Gamet / Jullard, Audi 100 Coupé S, 36th o/a
- André / Poyaud / Jacquier-Laforge, NSU 1000 TT, 46th o/a
14th-22nd Sept 1973
- Evrard / Demarquet, Audi 80, 24th o/a
- Van den Bruwaene / Buge / Flamand, Audi 80, Group 1, 32nd o/a
15th-23rd Sept 1975
- Van den Bruwaene / Baudoin, Audi 80 GT, 35th o/a
- F. & M. Desbard, Audi 80 GT, 48th o/a
15th-23rd Sept 1977
- Bekou / Germain, Audi 80 S, 45th o/a
Carles.
#25
Posted 27 September 2002 - 05:57
#26
Posted 27 September 2002 - 21:55
4th bunch of results, mainly on AU DKWs:
Rallye Monte-Carlo '54
18th-27th January
- Heinz Meier / Theden, Auto Union DKW, 2nd 751-1100cc
RAC International Rally of Great Britain '54
9th-14th March
- Walter Schlüter, Auto Union DKW, Touring, 1st Up to 1000cc
Tulpenrallye '54
25th April - 1st May
- Gustav Menz / H.Brand, Auto Union DKW, Standard Touring, 1st Up to 1000cc & 3rd o/a
Rallye Wiesbaden '54
12th-16th May
- Gustav Menz / Walter Schlüter, Auto Union DKW, 1st o/a & 1st Up to 1000cc
- Heinz Meier / Schellhaas, Auto Union DKW, 4th o/a
- Brand / Luba, Auto Union DKW, 5th o/a
- Vogel / Sven von Schroeter, Auto Union DKW, 6th o/a
Midnattssolen Rallyt '54
16th-20th June
- Heinz Meier / Bengt Friman, Auto Union DKW, Standard Touring, 1st Up to 1000cc & 8th o/a
- H.Kronegard / M.Pavoni, Auto Union DKW, Standard Touring, 2nd Up to 1000cc
- Greta Molander / H.Lundberg, Auto Union DKW, Coupe des Dames
- Gustav Menz, Auto Union DKW, ?
- Walter Schlüter, Auto Union DKW, ?
- Maurice Gatsonides, Auto Union DKW, ?
Critérium International des Alpes '54
8th-14th July
- Heinz Meier / Luba, Auto Union DKW, 1st 751-1100cc, Coupe des Alpes
- Walter Schlüter / Schellhaas, Auto Union DKW, 2nd 751-1100cc
Rally Viking
10th-13th September
- Walter Schlüter / Leif Nyborg, Auto Union DKW, 1st Up to 1000cc, 9th o/a
Rallye de Genève
3rd-6th November
- Walter Schlüter / Eikelmann, Auto Union DKW, Standard Touring, 1st Up to 1000cc, 2nd o/a
- Heinz Meier / Luba, Auto Union DKW, 7th o/a
- Gustav Menz / Prince Frederick von Prussia, Auto Union DKW, 8th o/a
- Jaeger / Zimmermann, Auto Union DKW, DNF - crash, co-driver injured
ERC for Drivers: 1st, Walter Schlüter, 37 pts
2nd ex-aequo, Heinz Meier, 31 pts
Gustav Menz, 31 pts
Rallye Monte-Carlo '55
17th-24th January
- Hopfen, Auto Union DKW, ?
RAC International Rally of Great Britain '55
8th-12th March
- Walter Schlüter, Auto Union DKW, DNF - crew exhausted and baffled
Rallye Monte-Carlo '56
January
- M.Grosgogeat / P.Biaggini, Auto Union DKW, 1st in Class & 3rd o/a
Coronation Safari '56
May?
- Eric Cecil, Auto Union 1000, 1st o/a
Rallye Monte-Carlo '58
January
- L.Vold-Johansen / F.Koperud, Auto Union DKW, 3rd o/a
Acropolis Rally '59
June?
- Wolfgang Levy, Auto Union 1000, 1st o/a
Rallye International des Alpes '59
July?
- Kuhne, Auto Union DKW, 2nd o/a
RAC International Rally of Great Britain '59
November
- Wolfgang Levy / R.Stuart Turner, Auto Union DKW 1000 Coupé, ?
Rallye Mediterranée / Le Cap '61
January?
- Eiklemann / Kuhne, Auto Union 1000, 1st in Class
- Patrick Vanson, Auto Union 1000, 1st in Class
- Mrs.Renée Wagner, Auto Union 1000, ?
Rallye Monte-Carlo '62
January
- P.Gelé / A.Guilhaudin, Auto Union DKW, 5th o/a
Taht's all... for a while.
Carles.
#27
Posted 28 September 2002 - 16:41
#28
Posted 14 October 2002 - 13:07
Originally posted by Holger Merten
Interesting is, that Audi also believed in the Audi Super 90, they homologated that car in 1967 with the 1760 ccm engine in Div. 1. This car took part at the Rallye Singapor-Bangkok.
..and in the Danish Saloon Car Championship that same year. The class was Saloon Cars Group 5, over 1300 ccm. Here’s a short, translated paragraph from a contemporary motor sport almanac:
The beginning of the season gave promises of new exciting moments in this previously predominated Volvo-Cortina class. Now it should be possible to see grids consisting of Ford Mustang, Porsche 911 and others, as well a some Danish drivers was looking around for other manufactures of cars. Already at the beginning of the season it was clear that Danish drivers would enter Alfa Romeo GTA, BMW 1600 and Audi in an attempt to break the Cortina Lotus-Volvo stranglehold.
No driver is mentioned, and it isn’t mentioned in any of the short race recaps that follow this paragraph, so I guess it wasn’t exactly a winner, but it was there. Take a look at this:
http://[IMG]Audi 90 Super[/IMG]
The dark car with the rectangular head lights on the right, roughly third row from the tail end of the grid. This shot is from Roskilde Ring on September 17th 1967.
Well, not much to judge from, but then last Friday (October 11th 2002) a documentary featuring Roskilde Ring was broadcasted on a minor Danish TV-station. The programme mainly focused on the single seaters, but among the various short film clips, some of them in colours, there was a variety of saloon cars as well. For a few seconds the camera lens focused on a nice three-wheelie thru a hairpin by a hard driven, dark green-blueish Audi Super 90! In fact it was more a shot of the wheelie than the car itself. I guess front wheel drive characteristica like this was a bit novel in 1967. Did the Mini-Cooper’s lift very much during cornering?
Just as a tid-bid of information I can tell you that the white Mustang involved in the crash was driven by the first Dane to start in an official F1 Grand Prix, Tom Belsø.
Jesper O.H.
Sorry about the picture. I have just realised it does not show, but I'm out of time and don't now how to include pictures in a message.
#29
Posted 14 October 2002 - 14:12
#30
Posted 14 October 2002 - 18:35
Thank you once again for this interesting report from Denmark.

#31
Posted 16 October 2002 - 13:12
I guess you would like further information about Audi, but also NSU and DKW in motor sport? For that purpose I will write up a few more shorts about my knowledge regarding danish motorsport.
And as for the picture, that will take a little longer.
Jesper O.H.
#32
Posted 16 October 2002 - 14:03
take it easy, otherwise you could also mail them to me, send me a mail via TNF and I will answer you. If you need any information, you are welcome.

#33
Posted 26 June 2005 - 18:14