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BMW not concerned about Le Mans rookies in WEC Hypercar roster

BMW Motorsport boss Andreas Roos believes the credentials of event newcomers Raffaele Marciello, Marco Wittmann and Sheldon van der Linde will negate their lack of experience in the Le Mans 24 Hours on 15-16 June and says the WRT-run programme will have the “perfect combination”.

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Same driver quality, less carnage with smaller 2024 DTM grid - van der Linde

Only 20 cars are entered for the full 2024 DTM season, marking the fewest entries seen in the championship since it switched to GT3 regulations in 2021.

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Same driver quality but less carnage - van der Linde on smaller 2024 DTM grid

Only 20 cars are entered for the full 2024 DTM season, marking the fewest entries seen in the championship since it first switched to GT3 regulations in 2021.

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Rast fastest as BMW dominates Hockenheim DTM test

Three-time DTM champion Rast set a best time of 1m37.077s on the second and final day of the running at Hockenheim to top the timesheets ahead of Schubert Motorsport team-mates Sheldon van der Linde and Marco Wittmann.

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BMW names Rast, van der Linde, Wittmann for 2024 DTM attack

All three drivers will race for the expanded Schubert Motorsport team, a departure from BMW’s previous philosophy of splitting its DTM attack across two separate outfits.

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Bathurst 12 Hour: Sheldon van der Linde secures pole for BMW

The South African was the sole non-Mercedes-AMG driver in the second of two 15-minute sessions, each with five cars, to take pole with a with a time of 2m01.9810s in the Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 he will share with Belgians Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts.

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BMW to focus on reliability early on in WEC Hypercar – van der Linde

The Bavarian manufacturer returns to the WEC for the first time since its single-season assault on the GTE Pro class with the M8 with MTEK in 2018-19, as partner team WRT fields a two-pronged effort in Hypercar with the M Hybrid V8 and M4 in LMGT3. The Dallara-based LMDh contender…

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BMW's focus on reliability in early stages of WEC Hypercar entry - van der Linde

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Wittmann calls for “equal conditions” in BMW’s DTM camp after 2023 frustrations

Wittmann recorded his worst-ever campaign in his 11-year stint in the DTM, with the German driver ending up a distant 13th in the championship with just 91 points in his tally.

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Kelvin van der Linde linked to Lexus WEC seat after Barcelona test

Van der Linde was spotted driving ASP’s Lexus RC F GT3 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this week, just under a month after completing his third season in the DTM.

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DTM Hockenheim: Champion Preining signs off season with win

Having wrapped up the title with three bonus points in qualifying earlier on Sunday morning, Preining led nearly the entirety of the race from pole position to complete a perfect weekend at the 4.5km circuit.

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DTM Hockenheim: Porsche’s Preining closes in on title with Saturday win

Preining didn’t put a foot wrong all day, claiming pole position in his Manthey EMA Porsche before leading every lap outside of the pitstop cycle to bag a maximum haul of 28 points.

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Abt to stay with Audi in DTM 2024, signs Red Bull as lead sponsor

Despite Audi withdrawing factory backing from GT3 racing and reducing its involvement to basic supply of spare parts, Abt will continue to field a pair of R8 LMS GT3s in the German category in 2024.

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DTM Red Bull Ring: Rast leads Schubert 1-2 as Preining snatches points lead

Schubert Motorsport locked out the front row in qualifying, with Rast securing a record-breaking 26th pole position ahead of reigning champion van der Linde.

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DTM Lausitzring: Aitken scores first win as Preining handed penalty

Emil Frey Ferrari driver Aitken led nearly the entire race from pole position, save for the pitstop phase, beating the SSR Performance Lamborghini of Mirko Bortolotti by 2.3s after one hour of racing at the 4.35km circuit.

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DTM Lausitzring: Aitken scores first win, disaster for Preining

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How three-time champion Rast endured a nightmare weekend at Nurburgring

Even before the first laps had been completed at the Nurburgring, BMW was downbeat about its chances at the former German Grand Prix venue, with the boost pressure of the M4 GT3 having been significantly reduced compared to the previous rounds.

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How three-time DTM champion Rast endured a nightmare weekend at Nurburgring

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DTM Norisring: Preining passes Rast to win, reclaims points lead

Preining slipped from second to fourth with a sluggish start but was able to fight his way back after the mid-race pitstop, overtaking polesitter Rast with 20 minutes to go to claim his first victory of the 2023 season.

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DTM Norisring: Preining passes Rast to win, reclaim points lead

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DTM Norisring: Van der Linde leads BMW 1-2 in chaotic Saturday race

Having qualified on pole position in his Schubert Motorsport BMW, van der Linde was unfazed by two safety cars as he led virtually every lap of the race en route to a fifth career win in the DTM.

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DTM Norisring: Van der Linde beats Preining to pole in Saturday qualifying

Due to the short nature of the Nuremberg street circuit, the 27-driver grid was split into two groups for qualifying, with each group getting 20 minutes of on-track time.

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How Auer suffered race-ending damage even before the start line

As is sometimes the case with rolling starts, there was a short time difference between when each driver hit the accelerator as the lights went green at the Dutch venue. This caused chaos in the midpack, with Winward’s Auer coming off worse as his Mercedes sustained damage to its radiator…

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How Auer suffered DTM race-ending damage even before the start line

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DTM Zandvoort: Dominant Engel scores first win since 2017

Having set the pace in both practice sessions on Friday and also taken pole position in the opening qualifying of the weekend, Engel was again untouchable in his Landgraf Mercedes as he scored an emphatic six-second win over reigning champion Sheldon van der Linde.

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