World Championship winning trio will race for Audi for the fourth consecutive yearTwo other teams with young and established drivers Three Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars at Le Mans and at Spa

Audi has established powerful driver pairings for its commitment in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The respective entries were confirmed today by the Selection Committee of the ACO and the FIA. Three Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars will be competing at the Spa 6 Hours and the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2013. At each of the six other WEC rounds, Audi will be fielding two hybrid sports cars.Drivers Marcel Fssler (CH), Andr Lotterer (D) and Benot Trluyer (F) are jointly tackling the title defense. The trio has been racing together for Audi since 2010 and celebrated the WEC drivers title and victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours last year, their biggest successes so far. Eight-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen (DK) and Allan McNish (GB), who has won at La Sarthe twice, are forming a team with Loc Duval in 2013 for the first time. The Frenchman made his debut with Audi in 2012 and won the Spa 6 Hours. The two driver teams will be competing at all eight WEC rounds.At the Spa 6 Hours and the Le Mans 24 Hours, Audi is relying on an additional driver line-up. The Brazilian Lucas di Grassi, who debuted with Audi in the WEC at his home round at So Paulo last year and immediately qualified on the front row, will be driving a third R18 e-tron quattro. He is sharing the cockpit this season with the Spaniard Marc Gen, last years winner of the Spa 6 Hours. Oliver Jarvis is the third driver in this combination. In the Audi R8 GRAND-AM, the Briton won the GT class at the Daytona 24 Hours a week ago. "With these three combinations weve put together an international team that we expect a lot of," says Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. "Our younger drivers will have the chance to establish themselves alongside the experienced Audi drivers who have really been pleasing us with their top results in all these years. With that, were in a very good position in terms of drivers for the Le Mans 24 Hours as well as for the other WEC races."2013 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) driver combinationsSpa 6 Hours and Le Mans 24 HoursMarcel Fssler/Andr Lotterer/Benot Trluyer (CH/D/F)Loc Duval/Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish (F/DK/GB)Marc Gen/Lucas di Grassi/Oliver Jarvis (E/BR/GB)

All other 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship races (WEC) Marcel Fssler/Andr Lotterer/Benot Trluyer (CH/D/F)Loc Duval/Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish (F/DK/GB)