DTM Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/dtm/ Motorsports news from around the world Wed, 10 May 2023 14:50:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.3 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-web-optmizedbig-Rm1-32x32.jpg DTM Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/dtm/ 32 32 152545424 GRT TAKES ON TRIPLE CHALLENGE IN GT3 RACING https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/grt-takes-on-triple-challenge-in-gt3-racing/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/grt-takes-on-triple-challenge-in-gt3-racing/#respond Wed, 10 May 2023 14:50:18 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/grt-takes-on-triple-challenge-in-gt3-racing/ All good things come in threes. For the Grasser Racing Team, this old adage is the order of the day as the Lamborghini Squadra Corse supported team from Austria are adding a third top-class GT3 series to their high-caliber program for the 2023 season. In addition to their commitments in the DTM and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, GRT will also enter the new Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 in the ADAC GT Masters. The talented Chilean youngster Benjamin Hites and Lamborghini factory driver Marco Mapelli from Italy will get behind the wheel of the team’s number 63 entry.

The post GRT TAKES ON TRIPLE CHALLENGE IN GT3 RACING appeared first on RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news.

]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/grt-takes-on-triple-challenge-in-gt3-racing/feed/ 0 204128 GRT AND CLEMENS SCHMID TEAM UP IN THE DTM FOR 2023 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/grt-and-clemens-schmid-team-up-in-the-dtm-for-2023/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/grt-and-clemens-schmid-team-up-in-the-dtm-for-2023/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:49:54 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/grt-and-clemens-schmid-team-up-in-the-dtm-for-2023/ The 2023 DTM season is slowly casting its shadow for GRT after an intensive preparation phase. In addition to their involvement in the GT World Challenge Europe, the Lamborghini team from Austria is once again taking on the battle in the most prestigious of all GT3 series. After the successful debut season in 2022, the outfit supported by Lamborghini Squadra Corse is fielding two new Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 this year. With Clemens Schmid in the number 63 car, team boss Gottfried Grasser’s squad is relying on continuity. An announcement of the final line-up including the driver of the #19 sister car will be made soon.

The post GRT AND CLEMENS SCHMID TEAM UP IN THE DTM FOR 2023 appeared first on RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news.

]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/grt-and-clemens-schmid-team-up-in-the-dtm-for-2023/feed/ 0 203399 ABT SPORTSLINE PUTS FAITH IN TWO STRONG YOUNG DRIVERS IN THE DTM https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/abt-sportsline-puts-faith-in-two-strong-young-drivers-in-the-dtm/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/abt-sportsline-puts-faith-in-two-strong-young-drivers-in-the-dtm/#respond Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:49:15 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/abt-sportsline-puts-faith-in-two-strong-young-drivers-in-the-dtm/ ABT Sportsline lines up with two impressive young drivers in the 2023 DTM season. Kelvin van der Linde (26) from South Africa and Switzerland’s Ricardo Feller (22) start in the two Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II for the successful team from the Allgäu region of Germany. The two youngsters were team-mates at ABT Sportsline last season and form one of the youngest duos in the 2023 DTM. The opening weekend of the much-anticipated season takes place from 26th to 28th May at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

The post ABT SPORTSLINE PUTS FAITH IN TWO STRONG YOUNG DRIVERS IN THE DTM appeared first on RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news.

]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/abt-sportsline-puts-faith-in-two-strong-young-drivers-in-the-dtm/feed/ 0 203301 MERCEDES-AMG TO ENTER NEW DTM SEASON WITH A STRONG TEAM AND DRIVER LINE-UP https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/mercedes-amg-to-enter-new-dtm-season-with-a-strong-team-and-driver-line-up/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/mercedes-amg-to-enter-new-dtm-season-with-a-strong-team-and-driver-line-up/#respond Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:49:36 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/mercedes-amg-to-enter-new-dtm-season-with-a-strong-team-and-driver-line-up/ Mercedes-AMG has finalised its team and driver line-up for the 2023 DTM season. The performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach will be competing for victories and title wins in the prestigious sprint race series with a total of six Mercedes-AMG GT3s. Three Customer Racing Teams, all with extended works support, will be running the cars. Next to Haupt Racing Team (HRT) and WINWARD Racing, two outfits with previous experience in the series, Landgraf Motorsport will have its DTM premiere with Mercedes-AMG. The team from Bad Kreuznach is coming over from ADAC GT Masters in which it claimed the drivers’ championship and runner-up spot in the teams’ standings in the past season.

The post MERCEDES-AMG TO ENTER NEW DTM SEASON WITH A STRONG TEAM AND DRIVER LINE-UP appeared first on RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news.

]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/mercedes-amg-to-enter-new-dtm-season-with-a-strong-team-and-driver-line-up/feed/ 0 203261 SSR PERFORMANCE LINES UP IN THE DTM WITH LAMBORGHINI https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/ssr-performance-lines-up-in-the-dtm-with-lamborghini/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/ssr-performance-lines-up-in-the-dtm-with-lamborghini/#respond Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:49:18 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/ssr-performance-lines-up-in-the-dtm-with-lamborghini/ The SSR Performance motorsport team will be gunning for success in the DTM alongside Italian super sports car manufacturer Lamborghini in the future. Team owner Stefan Schlund has signed a partnership agreement with the luxury brand. The Munich-based team will contest its second season in the DTM in 2023. After working with Porsche, Schlund is now hungry to bring more trophies to the company headquarters with Lamborghini. The site in the Freimann area of Munich, which was built in 2020, is currently home to the ADAC GT Masters champion and runner-up trophies, as well as the DTM winner’s champagne belonging to Dennis Olsen, who won last year’s race at Spa-Francorchamps for SSR Performance.

The post SSR PERFORMANCE LINES UP IN THE DTM WITH LAMBORGHINI appeared first on RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news.

]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/ssr-performance-lines-up-in-the-dtm-with-lamborghini/feed/ 0 203253 MERCEDES-AMG CELEBRATES MOST SUCCESSFUL CUSTOMER RACING SEASON TO DATE https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/mercedes-amg-celebrates-most-successful-customer-racing-season-to-date/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/mercedes-amg-celebrates-most-successful-customer-racing-season-to-date/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:49:28 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/mercedes-amg-celebrates-most-successful-customer-racing-season-to-date/ In the 2022 season, Mercedes-AMG has continued its success story in customer racing with race and title wins in the world’s most significant GT series. The teams with GT3 and GT4 cars from Affalterbach raced on all six continents and racked up 63 teams’ and drivers’ titles as well as four manufacturers’ titles for AMG in the process. That is a new record in the twelve-year history of the Customer Racing programme. Highlights are three titles in the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC), the overall win in the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa, the ADAC GT Masters championship win and the title in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Powered by AWS manufacturers’ standings. Worldwide, the Customer Racing Teams competed in over 470 races and celebrated 80 race and 225 class wins while doing so. In total, over 600 podium results could be secured. The international competitiveness of the Customer Racing cars and the reliable worldwide support convinced both existing and new customers. As a result, over 240 Mercedes-AMG GT3s and over 180 Mercedes-AMG GT4 were delivered by this time. In the 2023 season, the new Mercedes-AMG GT2 further extends the portfolio.

The post MERCEDES-AMG CELEBRATES MOST SUCCESSFUL CUSTOMER RACING SEASON TO DATE appeared first on RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news.

]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/mercedes-amg-celebrates-most-successful-customer-racing-season-to-date/feed/ 0 202912 BMW M MOTORSPORT PRESENTS WORKS DRIVERS AND RACE PROGRAMME FOR THE 2023 SEASON https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/bmw-m-motorsport-presents-works-drivers-and-race-programme-for-the-2023-season/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/bmw-m-motorsport-presents-works-drivers-and-race-programme-for-the-2023-season/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2022 22:50:00 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/bmw-m-motorsport-presents-works-drivers-and-race-programme-for-the-2023-season/ The squad of works drivers at BMW M Motorsport for the 2023 season includes more prominent newcomers. Belgians Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts receive works driver contracts and join the BMW M Motorsport family. They will compete with BMW M Team WRT in the coming season, among other outings. The initial race programmes for the BMW M Motorsport teams and works drivers have also been confirmed. They include appearances in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with the new BMW M Hybrid V8, as well as starts with the BMW M4 GT3 in GT World Challenge Europe, the Intercontinental GT Challenge and the Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER). More race programmes – including the DTM that is undergoing a major transformation at the moment – are being planned and will be announced at a later date.

The post BMW M MOTORSPORT PRESENTS WORKS DRIVERS AND RACE PROGRAMME FOR THE 2023 SEASON appeared first on RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news.

]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/bmw-m-motorsport-presents-works-drivers-and-race-programme-for-the-2023-season/feed/ 0 202872 PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS MAKE THEIR MARK IN THE DTM https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-customer-teams-make-their-mark-in-the-dtm/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-customer-teams-make-their-mark-in-the-dtm/#respond Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:49:13 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/porsche-customer-teams-make-their-mark-in-the-dtm/ The Porsche customer teams have made an impression at the debut DTM season. At the same time, it was also the debut of the Porsche brand in the DTM. The 911 GT3 R fielded by SSR Performance and the Team 75 Bernhard achieved three victories in the storied German racing series. Works driver Thomas Preining turned heads recently with a strong result and spectacular overtaking manoeuvres. The Austrian concluded the 2022 DTM season fifth in the drivers’ championship. For the first time in DTM history, Dennis Olsen scored pole position for Porsche.

The post PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS MAKE THEIR MARK IN THE DTM appeared first on RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news.

]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-customer-teams-make-their-mark-in-the-dtm/feed/ 0 202572 GRAND DTM SEASON FINALE FOR BMW M MOTORSPORT AT HOCHENHEIM https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/grand-dtm-season-finale-for-bmw-m-motorsport-at-hochenheim/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/grand-dtm-season-finale-for-bmw-m-motorsport-at-hochenheim/#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2022 10:49:07 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/grand-dtm-season-finale-for-bmw-m-motorsport-at-hochenheim/ This weekend (7th to 9th October), the DTM season 2022 will draw to a close with the traditional finale at the Hockenheimring (GER). BMW M works driver Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) and the BMW M Motorsport Team Schubert Motorsport are battling for the title in the DTM drivers’ and team championships. They are heading to the finale at the top of the standings in both competitions. The CO2-reducing RoL E20 fuel from BMW M Motorsport Partner Shell will be used for the first time in the BMW M2 Cup. In the DTM Classic Cup, BMW M works driver Bruno Spengler (CAN) will again be competing in a historic BMW race car for the Schnitzer Classic team.

The post GRAND DTM SEASON FINALE FOR BMW M MOTORSPORT AT HOCHENHEIM appeared first on RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news.

]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/grand-dtm-season-finale-for-bmw-m-motorsport-at-hochenheim/feed/ 0 202516 CHALLENGING DTM WEEKEND FOR SSR PERFORMANCE AT THE RED BULL RING https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/challenging-dtm-weekend-for-ssr-performance-at-the-red-bull-ring/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/challenging-dtm-weekend-for-ssr-performance-at-the-red-bull-ring/#respond Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:50:05 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/challenging-dtm-weekend-for-ssr-performance-at-the-red-bull-ring/ Dennis Olsen (NOR) and Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) faced a difficult weekend. At the penultimate DTM event of the season, accidents and the wrong tire strategy prevented the hoped-for pursuit of points.

The post CHALLENGING DTM WEEKEND FOR SSR PERFORMANCE AT THE RED BULL RING appeared first on RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news.

]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/challenging-dtm-weekend-for-ssr-performance-at-the-red-bull-ring/feed/ 0 202328