Audi Sport customer racing has unveiled the 2019 Audi R8 LMS GT3 today at the Paris motor show.

The new R8 is Audi Sports’ fourth new model in just four years, following the second-generation Audi R8 LMS (2015), the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR touring car (2016) and the Audi R8 LMS GT4 sports car (2017).

“In developing the evolution of the car, we’ve put even greater focus on our customers and their needs,” says Chris Reinke. “The pre-design stage for the second evolution of our current model generation centered on many discussions with our teams.”

Audi Sport concentrated on providing customers with an even better technical base than before during the car’s development phase. Optimization of the aerodynamics and cooling give greater consistency under various dynamic driving conditions.

Durability is also an area of improvement with the power transmission elements is another focal area.

The car boasts longer service intervals for the clutch and transmission to ensure it’s a cost effective investment for customers.

Following the car’s world debut in Paris, Audi Sport will deliver the first customer race cars ahead of next season, in November this year, at a sales price of 398,000 euros (plus VAT).

The evolution kit for retrofitting older model generations has been priced 28,000 euros (plus VAT).