
Part of Aston's factory roster since 2014, winning two GTE Pro titles for the marque in the World Endurance Championship, Thiim will follow in the footsteps of his 1986 DTM title-winning father Kurt as he makes his series debut with Lamborghini outfit T3 Motorsport.
But the fulfilment of a 20-year-old dream for the Dane to join one of Europe's most prestigious championships, which switched from touring car regulations to GT3 cars for the 2021 season, wasn't a straightforward process.