The intense battle between Lancia and Audi at the 1983 World Rally Championship will feature in a new movie by Lionsgate. Race for Glory: Audi Vs Lancia focuses on the true life events of the intense rivalry between the two teams as they competed for the manufacturers’ title.
Directed by Stefano Mordini (The Invisible Witness and Steel), the film will focus on the “real life David vs Goliath” story. Here’s everything you need to know about Race for Glory: Audi Vs Lancia ahead of its release:
Race For Glory: Audi Vs Lancia will be released on 5 January 2024. The film is inspired by the true rivalry between Audi and Lancia at the 1983 World Rally Championship.
Race For Glory: Audi Vs Lancia will be released in US theatres on 5 January but will also be available on demand and on digital streaming platforms.
Although a UK release is yet to be confirmed by Lionsgate, the film company has their own streaming platform, Lionsgate+ so it is likely the movie will be streamed on there. UK viewers can subscribe to the platform for £5.99 through the Lionsgate+ app or Virgin TV and Amazon Prime.
Actor Daniel Brühl will star in Race For Glory: Audi Vs Lancia as German engineer Roland Gumpert, who helped secure 24 rally wins and two rally world championship titles for the Audi team under his leadership as race director. Brühl may be a familiar face to some after portraying three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda in the 2013 movie, Rush. The Spanish-German actor has also appeared in Captain America: Civil War and Inglorious Basterds.
Italian actor Riccardo Scamarcio will also star in Race For Glory: Audi Vs Lancia as Cesare Fiorio, the former team manager of Lancia’s WRC team. Cesare Fiorio is also the former Formula 1 sporting director for Ferrari and is now a TV commentator. Scamarcio has previously starred in John Wick: Chapter 2, The Summer House and The Last Paradiso.
Source: Autosport