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Looking back on the past decade of sportscar racing, there have been many iconic prototype and GT cars that helped shape the era that was filled with close competition and technological innovation. While Audi will be remembered for its R8 prototype, arguably considered the most successful LMP car of its time, and later conquering Le Mans with diesel-powered machines, the German manufacturers’ sister brand, arguably boasting an even deeper racing pedigree, also left a significant mark in the 2000s. Seven years since fielding a factory prototype in sportscar competition, Porsche returned to the LMP ranks with an all-new contender in 2005. While many expected the RS Spyder, Porsche’s first purpose-built prototype since the GT1-98, to raise the bar in the evolving LMP2 category, not many could have predicted the level of success it actually achieved. Porsche engineers Roland Kussmaul and Owen Hayes were instrumental in the RS Spyder's success as well. (Photo: Porsche Cars North America...

Throughout its six year history, the R8 has proven to be one of the most dominant cars in history. Indeed, of all the races it had entered over a seven year period, the R8 lost a mere sixteen races total. Here is a list of some of the achievements of the R8. * 24 Hours of Le Mans winner - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 * American Le Mans Series champion: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006† * European Le Mans Series champion: 2001 * Le Mans Series champion: 2004 † - Season partially run by the Audi R10 as well. Audi R8 Audi R8 Audi R8 Audi R8 Audi R8 Audi R8 Audi R8 Audi R8 Audi R8 Audi R8 Audi R8 Audi R8 Audi R8

The Audi R8 (Typ 42) is a sports car with a longitudinally mounted mid-engine, and uses Audi’s trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. It was introduced by the German automaker Audi AG in 2006. The car was exclusively designed, developed, and manufactured by Audi AG’s high performance private subsidiary company, quattro GmbH, and is based on the Lamborghini Gallardo platform. The fundamental construction of the R8 is based on the Audi Space Frame, and uses an aluminium monocoque which is built around space frame principles. The car is built by quattro GmbH in a newly renovated factory at Audi’s ‘aluminium site’ at Neckarsulm in Germany. In 2005, Audi announced that the name of the successful Audi R8 race car would be used for a new road car in 2007, the Audi R8, based on the Audi Le Mans quattro concept car, appearing at the 2003 International Geneva Motor Show, and 2003 Frankfurt International Motor Show. The R8 road car was officially launched at the Paris Auto Show on 30...