The DTM season opener at Norisring is set to be cancelled after the city of Nuremberg denied permission for the race to go ahead as planned next month. Read more
Single, double and even triple: the DTM is providing racing action for its fans with events closely following each other. A mix of double and single events will see the DTM stage a total of 20 races in three European countries in the second half of 2020. The new calendar features events in Germany and rounds in neighbouring countries. The calendar was set up entirely new as a result of past and current restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The new DTM calendar gets underway with a true highlight: the unique Norisring street circuit in Nuremberg will be hosting the season opener mid-July. There are double events with races on two consecutive weekends at the Nürburgring the Lausitzring (both Germany) as well as at Zolder (Belgium). Single events at Hockenheim (Germany), Assen (The Netherlands) that forms a ‘triple header’ together with the Nürburgring as well as the DTM’s return to Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) round out the calendar that stretches out to early November. Read more
Comprising of a total of fifteen cars, the field of drivers had to adapt to wet track conditions for the first time this season during the eighth round of the #RaceHome charity racing series. In the virtual race at the Red Bull Ring, Michael Bräutigam, in particular, coped well with the lower grip of the rain-slick surface. The motorsport journalist piloted the WRT Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo as a guest driver and confidently entered the super final. Bräutigam skillfully used his experience as a hobby racer and sim racer. In the final one-on-one duel, he raced against Audi DTM driver and #RaceHome leader Nico Müller. The Swiss also demonstrated his driving skills in the rain, but ultimately had to settle for second place behind Bräutigam, who clinched the second victory of the season for the WRT Team Audi Sport squad. Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline secured the teams’ championship before the two remaining rounds on June 16 and 23. The virtual series is on hold during the DTM test week at the Nürburgring from June 8 – 11.
Two months after taking office as the new CEO at Audi, Markus Duesmann is setting up a unit for the accelerated development of additional automobile models. The head of the “Artemis” high-tech project will be Alex Hitzinger, a successful motorsport chief engineer and currently in charge of autonomous driving in the Group. He will work with a team of automotive and technology experts to – as a first step – “develop a pioneering model for Audi quickly and unbureaucratically,” says Duesmann. Resources and technologies of the entire Volkswagen Group are potentially available for this. Duesmann and his Volkswagen Group colleagues also expect the “Artemis” project to provide a blueprint for the future agile development of cars throughout the Volkswagen Group. Read more
The DTM could still kick off its 2020 season at the Norisring in July, despite the obvious hurdles in hosting a street race during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more