Audi Sport TT Cup

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Audi Sport TT Cup
Category One-make grand touring super car racing by Audi
Country Germany
Inaugural season2015
Folded2017
Constructors Audi
Engine suppliers Audi
Tyre suppliers Hankook
Official website Official website
An Audi Sport TT Cup race at Hockenheim in 2015 Kaan Onder in 2015 at Hockenheim Race 2.jpg
An Audi Sport TT Cup race at Hockenheim in 2015

The Audi Sport TT Cup was a one-make super car racing series by Audi based in Germany first held in 2015. Audi Sport TT Cup cars based on the Audi TT. [1] It was a support series for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, replacing the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup. For the 2018 season, Abt Sportsline was scheduled to take over the organization of the championship however due to lack of entries, Audi Sport Abt TT Cup were cancelled and thus replaced by Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup.

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Specifications

Champions

SeasonChampion
2015 Flag of Poland.svg Jan Kisiel
2016 Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Lappalainen
2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Ellis

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