Prosperia C.ABT Racing with Audi in ADAC GT Masters

By Tarek Ramchani

Prosperia uhc Speed, a regular Audi team in ADAC GT Masters, is set to comeback in the German GT series this season.

A brand new promotional video has recently been released by the team featuring three Audi R8 LMS and ultra cars around the Hockenheimring circuit. There are some major changes this year as the team is changing its name to Prosperia C.ABT Racing and forming a partnership with the Dancecom Project. Christian Abt is no stranger to the team, he was part of their 2012 effort in the ADAC GT Masters. Christian Abt won the 2009 title with an Abt Sportsline entered R8 LMS. The driver line-up and the number of cars will be announced later.

Prosperia C.ABT Racing will join another already confirmed Audi team. MS Racing will field a pair of brand new R8 LMS ultra cars after switching from Mercedes-Benz. MS Racing were the 2012 ADAC GT Masters team and driver champions with their SLS AMG GT3 cars.

The ADAC GT Masters is one of the most demanding national GT series in Europe. The 2013 competition will have an eight-round calendar, Motorsport Arena Oschersleben will be the season opener.

Photo credit and more information:
Prosperia uhc Speed website

Prosperia C.Abt Racing season 2013 from Prosperia UHC on Vimeo.

ADAC GT Masters confirms Nürburgring date

ADAC GT Masters Press Release

The Nürburgring will once again be hosting the ADAC GT Masters during the 2013 season. The weekend of 2nd - 4th August at the legendary circuit in the Eifel region has now been confirmed for the Super Sports Car League. The event will mark the halfway point in the ADAC GT Masters season, by which time the leading title contenders will have begun to emerge.

August and September are the two most decisive months in the campaign, with no fewer than five race weekends being staged. It will be a very full programme, with all of the support series - Formel ADAC, ATS Formel-3-Cup, ADAC PROCAR and the MINI TROPHY - sharing the bill.

To ensure that the ADAC GT Masters teams are optimally prepared for the new season, there will be two official test days during the run-up period. On 9th and 10th April, all the teams that have registered for the ADAC GT Masters will be testing their cars at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. 9th April has been designated as the official press day, when representatives of the media will have the opportunity to find out all about the teams and what the new season has in store.

Dates and venues for the 2013 ADAC GT Masters
9th - 10th April: Official testing at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben (9th April Media Day)
26th - 28th April: Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
10th - 12th May:Circuit Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
7th - 9th June: Sachsenring
2nd - 4th August: Nürburgring
9th - 11th August: Red Bull Ring (Austria)
30th August - 1st September: Lausitzring
13th - 15th September: Slovakiaring (Slovakia)
27th - 29th September: Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg

Photo credit: Prosperia uhc Speed

Video: Closer look at the Audi R8 LMS ultra

By Tarek Ramchani

A new video found on YouTube which offers a closer look at the all-conquering Audi R8 LMS ultra. The car is from Team Prosperia uhc Speed, a regular entry in the ADAC GT Masters. The car looks great with its very beautiful predominantly red livery.

Audi R8 LMS on Facebook