Robert Kubica feels “a mistake” on tyre pressures prevented him scoring a second DTM points finish in a row at a wet Assen circuit on Sunday. After a nightmare start to his maiden season in the DTM in a customer ART-run BMW M4, Kubica earned his points finish with a […]
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Robin Frijns was relieved to score his maiden DTM win at his home round at Assen, having felt “frustrating” Audi team orders in the past had masked his true potential. Frijns qualified on the front row for the first of the two Dutch races on Saturday, and overhauled polesitter Loic […]
© LAT Images Wittmann: BMW not yet back in title fight Marco Wittmann doesn’t believe BMW is truly back in this year’s DTM title fight, despite the marque securing its first win of the 2020 season at the Lausitzring last month. Lucas Auer led a 1-2 finish for BMW in […]
Robin Frijns passed Loic Duval to claim his maiden DTM win in front of his home crowd at Assen, as Audi dominated proceedings to monopolise the top five spots. Polesitter Duval got away cleanly to retain his lead into Turn 1, with Ferdinand Habsburg moving up to second after rocketing […]
Audi driver Nico Muller says he “paid the price” for getting dirt on his tyres during the final lap of the DTM’s second Lausitzring race, which was decided by 0.089s. Reigning champion Rene Rast had been on course to take a comfortable victory in the second race of the weekend, […]
© LAT Images Berger: BMW unlikely to stay in DTM under GT3 rules ITR chief Gerhard Berger has conceded that there is little-to-no chance of BMW staying in the DTM next year when the series abandons Class One regulations for GT3-based cars. Autosport revealed last week that the ITR has […]
ITR chief Gerhard Berger has conceded that there is little-to-no chance of BMW staying in the DTM next year when the series abandons Class One regulations for GT3-based cars. Autosport revealed last week that the ITR has submitted a draft of what it calls the ‘GT Plus’ formula to Germany’s […]
Two-time DTM champion Rene Rast has criticised the move Nico Muller made on him on the outside of Eau Rouge in the series’ season opener at Spa Francorchamps. Although Rast passed Muller for second at the start of the race, the Abt Audi driver got a better run from the […]
Lucas Auer delivered BMW’s first victory of the 2020 DTM season in a thrilling finish at the Lausitzring after overtaking Timo Glock on the final lap of the race. The second race of the Lausitzring weekend had appeared to be an all-Audi affair, with polesitter Robin Frijns leading early on […]
Rene Rast claimed his second victory of the 2020 DTM season in a wet-dry race at the Lausitzring after overhauling fellow Audi drivers Nico Muller and Robin Frijns. Muller pulled away cleanly from pole position in his Abt Audi, with team-mate Frijns following behind in second after getting the jump […]
© LAT Images DTM to present GT Plus formula for 2021 season The ITR is set to submit a draft for a ‘GT Plus’ DTM formula to Germany’s motorsport federation before the end of August, Autosport has learned. Due to the crisis situation caused by the high-profile exits of R-Motorsport […]
The ITR is set to submit a draft for a ‘GT Plus’ DTM formula to Germany’s motorsport federation before the end of August, Autosport has learned. Due to the crisis situation caused by the high-profile exits of R-Motorsport Aston Martin and Audi, ITR had previously stated that it plans to […]
Formula 1 race winner Robert Kubica believes there is a bigger problem “holding back” his performances in the DTM after another frustrating weekend without points at the Lausitzring. Kubica became the latest ex-F1 driver to move to the DTM this year, joining ART on its return to the category as […]
BRDC Rising Star Ben Tuck took a lights-to-flag victory in the first race of the new GT4-based DTM Trophy championship at Spa-Francorchamps last weekend in a Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M4. Unlike most GT championships, the ITR-organised DTM support series involves sprint races with a single driver in each car. It […]
Philipp Eng says he “cannot imagine” a motorsport calendar without the DTM, as questions continue to linger over the future of the fabled touring car category. The DTM has been on shaky ground ever since Mercedes exited the category after the 2018 season, a move that marked the end of […]
Nico Muller delivered an impressive performance to score his third consecutive victory of the DTM season in the first Lausitzring race, as Sheldon van Linde put BMW on the podium. Muller made a better launch than polesitter Robin Frijns to lead into Turn 1, with van der Linde passing Loic […]
Factory Audi driver Jamie Green says he “feels a bit heavy in my heart” knowing 2020 could be his last shot at clinching a long-awaited first DTM crown. Green is the most experienced driver on the current DTM grid, having contested every single season of the touring car category since […]
Rene Rast has been stripped of his victory from the opening round of the DTM season at Spa-Francorchamps after being found guilty of using push-to-pass in an illegal manner. Two-time DTM champion Rast passed Nico Muller for the lead in the second race at Spa, and successfully defended from his […]
Le Mans 24 Hours winner Loic Duval believes the DTM should merge with another racing series following Audi’s decision to exit the category after 2020. The DTM is set to abandon its Class One platform and could adopt beefed-up GT3 cars from 2021, but ITR boss Gerhard Berger has warned […]
© LAT Images Scheider urges BMW change after Spa Two-time DTM champion Timo Scheider has urged BMW to make changes to its organisation after what he described as a “real catastrophe” in the series’ opening round at Spa. BMW was comprehensively outshone by Audi in Belgium, with the Munich-based manufacturer’s […]