Audi R10 TDI to use Biofuel made from Biowaste at 24h Le Mans race

For the first time, Audi’s successful R10 TDI race cars that will take part at the Le Mans 24 Hours race in mid June will run on a next generation synthetic diesel fuel manufactured from Biowaste.

In particular, a small amount of Biofuel is mixed with the components of a synthetic fuel named GTL which is created from Natural Gas in a process called Gas To Liquids: BTL (Biomass To Liquids), as it is officially called, is extracted from Biowaste that is unfit for use in foodstuffs, for example from waste wood. The synthetic diesel fuel promises a reduction in the amount of CO2 emission by almost 90 per cent compared to traditional diesel fuel.