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James Newbold

Abt signs Thiim to race Lamborghini for Nurburgring 24 Hours

Despite continuing with Audi for the DTM, Abt announced in February that it would enter the 24 Hours for the first time since 2017 with a Lamborghini GT3 EVO2 and contest several rounds of the Nordschleife-based Nurburgring Endurance Series (NLS) in preparation.

It finished eighth in last weekend's opening NLS round with Lamborghini factory driver Marco Mapelli and van der Linde, who has remained contracted to Abt after electing not to continue as an Audi works driver and will continue to race Abt-run Audis in the DTM alongside his role as a Formula E reserve.

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