A social media post by Robin Frijns this morning confirms that the Dutch star has stepped away from Audi factory driver status after 7 years with the marque.
The seasons with Audi added to an already lofty reputation for Frijns and brought major race, and Championship-winning success in GT and DTM machinery..
With WRT he took the 2015 Blancpain GT overall title, claiming the Sprint title in 2017.
Wins at Bathurst and, in 2022 at the Nurburgring 24 Hours showed the depth of talent on tap whilst in the final season of Class One machinery, three wins in DTM saw the Dutchman in the title fight, eventually coming home in third place.
Frijns continues in both Formula E (with the ABT Cupra squad) and in the FIA WEC with WRT in LMP2 who will transition next season to a BMW factory Hypercar effort.
Frijns is the latest high-profile factory talent to leave Audi’s ranks in the wake of the decision to prioritise an engine programme in Formula One over the originally planned Hypercar programme. Rene Rast, Nico Muller, Kelvin van der Linde, Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts have also confirmed their exit with the latter pair already named as BMW factory drivers.
