The German's category first campaign under GT3 rules ended in controversial circumstances last year after Mercedes orchestrated a swap between its three leading drivers at the Norisring, asking Lucas Auer and Philip Ellis to slow down and make way for championship hopeful Maximilian Gotz.
This allowed Gotz, who was 22 points adrift of standings leader Liam Lawson heading into the finale, to come through and clinch an unlikely title.
