industry automotive industry motorsport founded 1896 ; 120 years ago 1896 as auto abt 1991 ; 25 years ago 1991 as abt sportsline gmbh founder johann abt headquarters kempten im allg u germany area served worldwide with european main emphasis key people hans j rgen abt managing director 1 products specialist car body styling parts engine tuning services motor racing activities website abt sportsline.de audi a4 abt sportsline abt audi q7 an abt run audi a4 driven by heinz harald frentzen in the 2006 deutsche tourenwagen masters abt sportsline is a motor racing and auto tuning company based in kempten im allg u germany . abt mainly deals with audi and the related primary volkswagen group brands volkswagen koda and seat modifying them by using sports type suspensions engine power upgrades lightweight wheels aerodynamic components and more . it has been active in dtm for more than a decade . after the death of their father johann in 2003 the company with 170 employees in their headquarters in kempten was run by the brothers hans j rgen abt born 1962 managing director and christian abt . since 2011 hans j rgen abt has run the company . starting in 2014 they run a team under the audi sport banner in the fia formula e championship for drivers lucas di grassi and daniel abt . at the 2014 beijing eprix di grassi became the first driver to win an open wheel motorsport race in an all electric car . ultimately the team finished third in the first teams championship . contents 1 history 2 motorsport 3 aftermarket 4 notable cars 5 results 5.1 formula e 6 geneva motor show 7 references 8 external links history edit johann abt 20 december 1935 11 october 2003 who continued a horseshoeing tradition of his family with motor cars was a motorcycling and hillclimbing racer for the abarth factory team until 1970 . he is the father of hans j rgen abt and christian abt . he later entered cars with his own team winning the troph e de l avenir and many other series . johann abt s father founded the first abt company in 1896 . in 1991 the abt sportsline gmbh was founded following auto abt . the headquarters moved to daimlerstrasse in kempten leubas and first offered about 3 500 square metres 38 000 sq ft of space . in october 2002 an extension building was opened offering about 3 000 square metres 32 000 sq ft extra of work space . since november 2013 there is a third building giving the abt motorsports department a new home . in summer of 2011 abt celebrated their 115th anniversary since the first formation of the company in 1896 . about 170 employees are working in the company s headquarters in kempten germany the products are sold in more than 50 countries worldwide . since 2011 the abt lifestyle gmbh run by daniel abt organizes events for private or business customers . motorsport edit after participating in a motorcycle race the company s founder johann abt started his racing career and the motorsports career of the company in general . today abt sportsline is one of the most successful motorsports teams and has won several championships in the most important german racing series like the super touring car cup 1999 the deutsche tourenwagen masters dtm ; titles in 2002 2004 2007 2008 and 2009 and the adac gt masters titles in 2009 and 2010 . since 2004 abt sportsline is one of the official factory teams of audi under the name of audi sport team abt sportsline . 2 the most successful year in motorsports for abt sportsline was 2009 receiving honors in three racing series at once the dtm with timo scheider the adac gt masters with christian abt and the adac formel masters with daniel abt . in 2013 daniel abt was active in the gp2 racing series and beginning in september 2014 he joined lucas di grassi as the second driver in the fia formula e championship where abt participates as the only german team so far . aftermarket edit abt has taken much of their racing knowledge and adapted it for the street making the company a successful tuner for the full volkswagen group line of products . notable cars edit as4 r a highly modified b7 a4 avant the asr r makes use of the bi turbo 2.7 l v6 to produce 480 hp 358 kw at 6800 rpm and 417 lb ft 565 n m of torque at 3300 rpm . modified luxury & exotics magazine called the as4 r a grocery getter that delivers and said it handles like a toy ... 3 tt r a supercharged second generation v6 audi tt . r8 r not yet released abt s r8 will feature a supercharger mated to audi s 4.2 l v8 for a total horsepower output of 530 hp 395 kw . r8 gt r a highly modified version of the audi r8 v10 turning it into what abt sportsline calls a motorsport champion for the road . the abt r8 gt r features a tuned version of the 5.2 liter v10 engine boosting the power from 525 hp 391 kw to 620 hp 462 kw . many new exterior parts are made from carbon fiber dropping the car s weight by 220 lb 100 kg . the interior features many modifications to make it more like a race car including racing seats a fire extinguisher a 4 point seat belt a rollover bar and new steering wheel . various other modifications make this a high performance road legal race car . 4 results edit formula e edit year chassis tyres no . drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 points t.c. 2014 15 spark renault srt 01e m bei put pde bna mia lbh mon ber msc lon 165 3rd 11 lucas di grassi 1 2 3 ret 9 3 2 dsq 2 4 6 66 daniel abt 10 10 15 13 3 15 ret 14 5 ret 11 2015 16 spark abt schaeffler fe01 m bei put pde bna mex lbh par ber lon 221 2nd 11 lucas di grassi 2 1 2 3 dsq 1 1 3 4 ret 66 daniel abt 11 7 8 13 7 3 10 2 ret 2 2016 17 spark abt schaeffler fe02 m hkg mar bna mex mon par ber bru mtr nyc 11 lucas di grassi 66 daniel abt notes drivers did not finish the race but were classified as they completed 90 % of the race distance . geneva motor show edit abt sportsline has announced that they are going to introduce their new tuning program for the european volkswagen passat at the geneva motor show . while hosting the new passat their goal is to showcase a more aggressive kit that includes a front lip spoiler revised side skirts a tailgate mounted spoiler abt branded floor mats 20 or 21 inch alloy wheels with continental sport type tires optional mirror caps sport springs and sports exhaust system and the body kit is more aerodynamic than the standard model . aesthetics aside changes in the passat s performance include limited yet different 2.0 liter tdi four cylinder engine with the capacity to be tuned to produce 280 ps 206 kw an increase of 40 ps 29 kw over the previous model . 5 6 references edit impressum . abt sportsline . sportsline gmbh . retrieved 26 march 2016 . abt sportsline . itr e.v. retrieved 2013 11 02 . modified luxury & exotics rs4 renaissance pp. 88 to 94 by colum wood . photos by joost demuynck . may 2007 abt r8 gt r a racecar for the road . audisite.com . gauthier michael . abt sportsline tunes the volkswagen passat . worldcarfans . world car fans . retrieved 21 march 2015 . mihalascu dan . abt sportsline boosts vw passat biturbo diesel to 280ps adds sharper body kit . carscoops.com . car scoops . retrieved 21 march 2015 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to abt sportsline . abt sportsline official website v t e audi a subsidiary of volkswagen ag volkswagen group marques & companies volkswagen passenger cars audi quattro gmbh bentley bugatti lamborghini porsche seat koda volkswagen commercial vehicles scania ducati subsidiaries audi do brasil e cia audi hungaria motor kft . audi senna ltda . autogerma s.p.a. here 33 % automobili lamborghini holding s.p.a ducati motor holding s.p.a. e tron quattro gmbh defunct audi ag brands auto union dkw horch nsu wanderer museums august horch museum zwickau museum mobile current models sedans a3 s3 a3 sportback e tron a4 s4 rs4 a5 s5 rs5 a6 s6 rs6 a7 s7 a8 l s8 sports cars tt r8 e tron station wagons a4 avant a6 avant hatchbacks a1 s1 audi a2 a3 sportback a3 sportback e tron suvs crossovers a4 allroad quattro a6 allroad quattro q2 q3 q5 q7 sq7 q7 e tron future a1 q1 q4 q6 e tron q8 r6 historic and discontinued models audi front audi 920 audi f103 audi 50 audi 80 90 4000 5 5 audi quattro ur quattro audi coup audi 4000cs quattro audi 100 200 5000 audi s2 audi rs2 avant audi ur s4 & ur s6 audi v8 audi a2 audi cabriolet audi rs3 audi rs4 audi rs6 motorsport cars rally cars quattro a1 & a2 sport quattro sport quattro s1 lmp road race cars r8r r8c r8 r10 tdi r15 tdi r18 lms gt road race cars r8 lms r16 dtm race cars abt audi tt r dtm a4 dtm a5 rs5 dtm formula cars engine suppliers fpa fia f2 series audi r8 lms cup audi sport tt cup concept cars a2 2011 avus quattro e tron rosemeyer steppenwolf avantissimo pikes peak quattro nuvolari quattro le mans quattro rsq rs7 concept shooting brake roadjet a3 tdi clubsport quattro sportback concept r8 tdi le mans e tron frankfurt e tron detroit e tron spyder quattro concept quattro e tron tt offroad prologue nanuk urban concept see also august horch founder audi channel audi 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