Will Abt continue with Audi in DTM next year? Abt has been associated with Audi in the DTM ever since the series was revived in 2000 and has won five titles with the revered marque during this period. Autosport · Oct 12, 2023
SUPER GT preview show: Spengler talks BMW title prospects As always, the scenic Kyushu track is set to provide a spectacular backdrop to one of the most important races of the year, with the success ballast halved and the teams facing the unknown of a 450km race around a track that is known for being particularly tough on tyres. Motorsport · Oct 9, 2023
F1 will avoid sunshine tyre tricks if tyre blanket ban happens F1 chiefs are eyeing a move to ban tyre warmers from 2025, even though previous attempts to push through on outlawing them have all fallen through late on. Motorsport · Oct 4, 2023
Porsche squad Manthey wants DTM race at Nordschleife in 2024 The DTM revealed its full calendar for 2024 last month, featuring 16 races across eight events in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, but left the door open for an additional “European event outside of Germany.” Autosport · Sep 21, 2023
Abt calls for action against DTM teams using sunlight to heat tyres Amid struggles to get temperatures into Pirelli tyres that are new to the DTM for 2023, teams have come up with creative ways to circumvent the ban on using electric blankets. Motorsport · Sep 20, 2023
DTM Sachsenring: Mercedes driver Stolz scores first win of 2023 HRT driver Stolz enjoyed a perfect rolling start from pole position, as his rivals tiptoed through the tight, technical opening sequence of corners. Autosport · Sep 9, 2023
DTM Sachsenring: Stolz scores first win of 2023 for Mercedes The HRT driver enjoyed a perfect rolling start from pole position as his rivals tiptoed through the tight, technical opening sequence of corners. Motorsport · Sep 9, 2023
Rast targets Schneider's DTM title record Rast has established himself as one of the best drivers to ever compete in the DTM, winning three titles (2017, ‘19, ‘20) and 25 races since he made his debut with Audi at Zandvoort in 2016. Autosport · Aug 29, 2023
Rockenfeller hopes for more after career-best NASCAR Cup finish The two-time Le Mans class winner and former DTM champion was a last-minute fill-in to drive Legacy Motor Club’s No. 42 Chevrolet two weeks ago at the Indy Road Course and again this past Sunday at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International. Motorsport · Aug 22, 2023
Bortolotti exhausted after Lamborghini's cooling limitations at Lausitzring DTM Bortolotti became the first repeat winner of 2023 when he beat Abt Audi's Ricardo Feller in a race-long battle at the 4.3km circuit, taking the championship lead in the process. Motorsport · Aug 21, 2023
Bortolotti exhausted after Lamborghini's DTM cooling limitations at Lausitzring DTM Bortolotti became the first repeat winner of 2023 when he beat Abt Audi's Ricardo Feller in a race-long battle at the 4.3km circuit, taking the championship lead in the process. Autosport · Aug 21, 2023
DTM Lausitzring: Bortolotti fends off Feller to win, grab points lead Although Bortolotti held the lead from pole position at the start, he was unable to pull away from the chasing pack as he did at the Nurburgring a fortnight ago, with 20kg of success ballast on his Lamborghini keeping Feller in the hunt. Motorsport · Aug 20, 2023
DTM Lausitzring: Aitken scores first win as Preining handed penalty Emil Frey Ferrari driver Aitken led nearly the entire race from pole position, save for the pitstop phase, beating the SSR Performance Lamborghini of Mirko Bortolotti by 2.3s after one hour of racing at the 4.35km circuit. Autosport · Aug 19, 2023
DTM Lausitzring: Aitken scores first win, disaster for Preining Emil Frey Ferrari driver Aitken led nearly the entire race from pole position, save for the pitstop phase, beating the SSR Performance Lamborghini of Mirko Bortolotti by 2.3s after one hour of racing at the 4.35km circuit. Kelvin van der Linde finished third for Abt Audi, making it three different… Motorsport · Aug 19, 2023
Autosport · Aug 17, 2023 Why 2023’s most unpredictable series is a refreshing tonic Formula 1 races this year have become an exercise in inevitability. Even if Max Verstappen is beaten to pole, or is bumped down the grid by a penalty as in Spa, it seems only a matter of time until he gets to the front. Red Bull’s reign of dominance has…
Autosport · Aug 9, 2023 Why NASCAR at Indy will be a must-watch for all fans With just three races to go until the NASCAR Cup playoffs, the 82-lap race around the Indianapolis road course will be action-packed with high drama and even higher stakes for those not yet locked in.
Motorsport · Aug 9, 2023 Why NASCAR at Indy will be a must-watch for all race fans With just three races to go until the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, the 82-lap race around the IMS Road Course will be action-packed with high drama and even higher stakes for those not yet locked in.
Motorsport · Aug 8, 2023 How three-time DTM champion Rast endured a nightmare weekend at Nurburgring Even before the first laps had been completed at the Nurburgring, BMW was downbeat about its chances at the former German Grand Prix venue, with the boost pressure of the M4 GT3 having been significantly reduced compared to the previous rounds.
Motorsport · Aug 7, 2023 How Bortolotti helped Lamborghini win at Nurburgring DTM after his DNS SSR Performance driver Bortolotti was unable to take the start in the second race of the weekend after the technical issue that first appeared in qualifying couldn't be fixed in time for the formation lap.
Autosport · Aug 6, 2023 DTM Nurburgring: Lamborghini junior Paul splashes to shock victory Mercedes factory driver Auer had looked set to score a first victory of a 2023 season that he began by injuring his back at Daytona, the Austrian taking the lead from polesitter Ricardo Feller on lap seven.
Motorsport · Aug 6, 2023 DTM Nurburgring: Lamborghini junior Paul takes shock win in wet Race 2 Mercedes star Auer had looked set to score a first victory of the 2023 season after taking the lead from polesitter Ricardo Feller on lap 7, but Grasser Racing driver Paul showed rapid speed after putting on a new set of wet tyres late in the race, snatching the top…
Autosport · Aug 5, 2023 DTM Nurburgring: Bortolotti triumphs in rain-affected opener SSR Performance’s Bortolotti was unchallenged in the hour-long opening contest at the former German Grand Prix venue, resisting two safety cars periods and a brief rain shower to take the chequered flag by 1.1s over Winward Mercedes’ Lucas Auer. Championship leader Thomas Preining completed the podium in third.
Autosport · Aug 4, 2023 Neil Brown obituary: Leading engine builder dies aged 74 Few can match the record of his Lincolnshire-based Neil Brown Engineering company, which built engines that were victorious in European and British Formula Ford 2000 in the 1980s, via domination in British Formula 3, a host of DTM and British Touring Car Championship title successes, to servicing the spec engines…
Autosport · Aug 4, 2023 DTM reveals eight-round calendar for 2024 season The 2024 DTM schedule is effectively identical to this year, as it will include the same six circuits in Germany, plus the additional venues in Austria and the Netherlands.
Autosport · Aug 4, 2023 Friday favourite: The all-conquering Lola that made Bourdais an Indycar star Arguably no driver is as closely associated with the Ford-powered Lola B02/00 Champ Car chassis as Sebastien Bourdais. In its five seasons of competition, two of which as Champ Car became a de-facto single-make category following the disappearance of Reynard from the US open-wheel series by 2005, the Frenchman won…