No, the Audi R8 is all wheel drive. It uses Audi's trademarked "Quattro" all wheel drive system.

All wheel drive.

The Quattro means that it is all wheel drive and the coupe refers to it being hardtop rather than convertible which is called roadster.

1980

1980 Every manufacturer has its defining moments. For Audi, one such moment came in March 1980 at the Geneva Motor Show. The automaker unveiled the Audi quattro, an all-wheel-drive sport coupe. Previously, this drive concept had been seen only in trucks and off-road vehicles; the quattro was the first high-performance vehicle with all-wheel drive and it met with a wildly enthusiastic response on the show floor. The quattro's all-wheel-drive system went on to help Audi win accolades in motorsports and it was eventually integrated into the entire model range. According to Wikipedia, it was launched in 1980 but Wikipedia is not always right.