
The Audi factory driver joined the works-supported Abt Sportsline team alongside Kelvin van der Linde and Ricardo Feller for the 2022 season, his first in the DTM since its switch to GT3 regulations for 2021.
But Rast returned empty handed after "a difficult weekend" back in the series in Portugal, qualifying outside the top 10 for both races and finishing an underwhelming 12th in the second 33-lap contest on Sunday after a DNF caused by contact at the restart with Felipe Fraga in race one.