Nine weeks before the 2010 DTM season starts, Audi’s driver line-up for the most popular international touring car racing series is complete.
Michelin Formula Renault UK Champion Dean Smith (Wolverhampton) has been named the 2009 McLaren Autosport BRDC award winner collecting the prize of £50,000 together with a Formula One test with McLaren Mercedes.
Ten races, eight pole positions – the qualifying track record of the Audi A4 in the 2009 DTM season is impressive. The eighth fastest qualifying time of the year for Audi in the finale at the Hockenheimring was contributed by Mattias Ekström. Quotes from the Audi camp after qualifying.
On October 25 the Hockenheimring will be the venue of the title decision in the DTM for the third time in a row.
The motorsport world will be focusing on France on October 11 with eager anticipation: For the first time, the DTM will visit the legendary French circuit of Dijon-Prenois at which one of the most spectacular Formula 1 races of all time took place exactly 30 years ago.
Audi extended its leading position in the DTM at Barcelona (Spain) with a commanding one-two-three victory.
The situation in the DTM is coming to a head: The race at Barcelona (Spain) on September 20 kicks off the crucial phase of the fight for the title in the most popular international touring car racing series.
Six races, five different winners – the course of the 2009 DTM season has been marked by plenty of variety and is thus just to the fans’ liking.