Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx secured a 1-2 victory in the Nürburgring 1000-kilometre race, giving the Audi R8 its first ever win in Germany. After an exciting race held in mixed weather conditions, Pierre Kaffer and Allan McNish were victorious ahead of their team-mates Jamie Davies and Johnny Herbert. Seiji Ara and Rinaldo Capello finished fourth with Audi Sport Japan Team Goh’s Audi R8 despite being involved in a collision which was not their fault in the closing stages of the race.

Nürburgring (D), 3 July, Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES) Round 2  1 Kaffer/McNish (Audi R8) 180 laps in 6hrs 00m 32.645s  2 Davies/Herbert (Audi R8) - 1 lap   3 Minassian/Campbell-Walter (Zytek) - 1 lap   4 Ara/Capello (Audi R8) - 10 laps 5 Ayari/Helary (Pescarolo-Judd) - 10 laps

Positions after 2 of 4 rounds: 1 Davies, Herbert, Kaffer and McNish, 18 points5 Ara and Capello, 11.