DTM 2025: Nine brands, two Austrians and an exciting comeback!

DTM 2025: Nine brands, two Austrians and an exciting comeback!

Oschersleben, Deutschland - The DTM season 2025, which begins on April 25 in Oschersleben, promises to become an exciting motor sports year. According to Laola1 , the driver's field of the German touring car Masters (DTM) is now complete for 2025. A total of 24 GT3 vehicles from twelve teams will take part. The number of brands represented increases from seven to nine, thanks to the return of Aston Martin and the debut of Ford in the DTM.

This new season, the two Austrians Lucas Auer from Mercedes-AMG and Thomas Preining from Manthey Racing are fighting for the title again. It is particularly noteworthy that Auer receives the 17-year-old Tom Kalende as a teammate who debut the youngest DTM driver of all time. The Landgraf Team, which returns after a year of absence, has decided to sign auer and calendar.

changes in the field of participants

The DTM season 2025 is the 39th season of the championship and the fifth, which is held under the Group GT3 rules. It is also the third under the promotion of the ADAC, reports wikipedia . All teams will use Pirelli tires this season, which should create uniform conditions.

The return of Aston Martin is represented by Comtoyou Racing with the drivers Gilles Magnus and Nicolas Baert. Ford will also be debut in the DTM, in partnership with a main racing team, where Arjun Maini is supported by Fabio Scherer. In addition, Abt Sportsline changed the brand after 25 years and is now driving with Lamborghini, where Mirko Bortolotti and Nicki Thiim form the new driver team.

Special features of the 2025 season

The season comprises a total of seven events, with the seventh, which will be extended from September 12th to 14th at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. The final of the DTM will be decided at the Hockenheimring in early October. Furthermore, Timo Glock will return to the DTM after a two -year break and replace Clemens Schmid at Dörr Motorsport, which continues to change the dynamics in the driver field.

Another remarkable aspect is that Emil Frey Racing expands his commitment to three vehicles and promotes Ben Green from the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. Schubert Motorsport, on the other hand, reduces her missions on two vehicles, with the 2022 Champion Sheldon van der Linde leaving the series.

Winward Racing has signed Jules Gounon for the full season, while Manthey Racing is expanding his structure with another car under the name Manthey Junior Team and hiring Morris Schuring. Despite the initially planned DTM debut with two Porsche 911 GT3 R, Allied Racing had to give up due to bankruptcy in March.

Overall, the DTM 2025 will offer an exciting spectacle with nine brands on the grid, in which national and international talents compete against each other.

For more information about the DTM 2025, you can read the comprehensive details on wikipedia