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Who are the key figures behind the DTM boom?

Rising spectator numbers, growing reach and renewed optimism: Since the ADAC takeover at the end of 2022, the DTM has been on the upswing in its primary markets — but who is responsible for the turnaround?

Motorsport

Why Vila Real and Salzburg are missing from the 2025 DTM calendar

The DTM announced its full 2025 calendar earlier this week, but curiously both Vila Real and the Salzburgring were absent from the eight-round schedule.

Motorsport

DTM adjusts Zandvoort schedule due to Le Mans test

After already having to alter the programme for this month’s Lausitzring round at the request of TV partner ProSieben, which is also broadcasting the Ice Hockey World Championship, the start of the second Zandvoort race has also been pushed back due to a scheduling conflict with the Le Mans test.…

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"Complete s***show" - Does the DTM test still make sense in its current form?

The ADAC organised a mandatory two-day test at Hockenheim on 9-10 April, giving all teams a chance to get some running under their belts before the opening round of the season at Oschersleben on 27-28 April.

Autosport

DTM "seriously thinking" about restricting testing in 2024

The DTM has previously hesitated from restricting testing in any manner, with the ADAC arguing that GT3 cars are so widely used that it would be impossible to monitor any running outside of the scheduled race weekends.

Autosport

How ASI pointed to motorsport's future

The gradual move away from reliance on fossil fuels in motorsport is well under way. Since 2021, a steady stream of championships have jumped on the bandwagon with fully or partially sustainable fuels, with GT World Challenge Europe and Goodwood among the latest to mandate what goes into their competitors’…

Autosport

Why tyre wars have largely become a thing of the past in motorsport

The dramatic sight of Damon Hill’s Bridgestone-shod Arrows overtaking the Goodyear-rubbered Ferrari of old rival Michael Schumacher for the lead in the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix is one of the enduring images of the decade in Formula 1. For a different reason, so was the sight of Schumacher, now with…

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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

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

Marshal injured after protestors invade Norisring DTM track

Despite the presence of police forces, four activists from ‘Extinction Rebellion Racing’ and ‘Last Generation’ managed to gain access to the opening turn of the track prior to the second race of the weekend.

Autosport

SUPER GT, DTM bosses meet to discuss successor to Class 1 cars

Masaaki Bandoh, chairman of SUPER GT promoter GTA, travelled to the ADAC’s headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany on February 28 to pitch a new category of cars that would sit above current GT3 machinery.

Motorsport

How ADAC will tackle team orders after taking over DTM

Team orders have often caused controversy in the DTM, with Audi, Mercedes and BMW all being called out for favouring one or more drivers during the full-blown manufacturer era of the series.

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