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Audi to compete in Dakar Rally in 2022 with series-hybrid electric prototype; factory team leaving Formula E

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— Markus Duesmann, Chairman of the Board of Management and Board of Management Member for Technical Development and Product Lines at AUDI AG. The vehicle will be driven by a powerful electric drivetrain. In 2012, Audi achieved the first victory of a hybrid racing car in the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Audi to increase participation in Formula E; full factory-backed motorsport program for 2017/2018

Green Car Congress

Audi will intensify its future commitment in Formula E —the world’s first racing series for fully electric race cars. In the light of these plans, adapting our motorsport program and taking up a commitment in a fully electric racing series is only a logical move.

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