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For the second year in a row Audi won the LeMans 24 hours and the American LeMans Series (ALMS) with the R8 in 2001. The 2001 R8 was a development of the R8 used in the 2000 season and only has some minor modifications. Even though Audi scored many victories it was also struck by tragedy as driver Michele Alboreto had a fatal accident while testing the R8 on the Lausitzring. The vice F1 champion of 1985 had won his last race just a couple of weeks before the crash, the 12 hours of Sebring with an R8
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