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Opel confirms Aiello.
As has been rumoured since he announced his split with the Abt Audi team, Laurent Aiello has been confirmed as another weapon in an increasingly potent Opel armoury.
Frentzen to drive for Opel in 2004 DTM.
Former F1 driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen will take to the wheel of an Opel Vectra GTS V8 in the DTM in the coming season. The triple Grand Prix winner today signed his contract at Adam Opel AG headquarters in R?sselsheim, Germany.
Opel vows to field minimum of four new Vectras.
The 2004 DTM will be sporting a brand-new appearance as, instead of banking on coup?s, Audi, Mercedes and Opel will have to switch to four or five-door saloons.
Bosch extends sponsorship of DTM until 2006.
Bosch has extended its sponsorship of the DTM [Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters] for another three years, up to and including 2006. At the same time, Bosch subsidiary, Blaupunkt, has confirmed its endorsement in this important Europe wide motor sports series for the next year.
Opel laments bad luck in A1-Ring swan-song.
Austria's A1-Ring has a reputation for supplying drama when the DTM visits and this year it was no different. But, unfortunately for Opel, bad luck and a simple case of 'wrong place, wrong time' resulted in a race jam-packed with the wrong sort of dramas.
EuroSpeedway Lausitz - Superpole times.
Full superpole times and starting line-up for tomorrow's DTM race at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz, round four of the 2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. Superpole times - Saturday - EuroSpeedway Lausitz:
Audi passes acid test of 24 hours on Nordschleife.
Team Abt Sportsline proved that its DTM championship-winning car is also fit for endurance races as, of the 210 teams that started this year's N?rburgring 24 Hours - and after more than 3500km on the N?rburgring-Nordschleife - Kris Nissen, Karl Wendlinger and Marco Werner finished second overall.
Field close in pre-race Adria test.
In tropical conditions, the test day that precedes this weekend's second round of the DTM once again showed just how closely matched the three manufacturers in the series can be.
Abt Sportsline the hunter in Italy.
The first guest appearance of the new-look DTM series in Italy is being considered a highlight on the 2003 calendar of Europe's premier touring car series, and the Abt Sportsline team, spearheaded by champion Laurent Aiello, has clearly defined goals for this weekend's race at the Adria Internati
A record audience for DTM opener.
The DTM has started the season with a record audience for its opening round at the Hockenheimring Baden-W?rttemberg, April 27. An average of 2.11 million viewers [aged 14 and above] with a peak audience of 2.38 million watched the ZDF-coverage from 13.45 untill 15.15 hours.
Champion Aiello on the podium.
The opening shot of the new DTM season has been fired, producing an exhilarating start to the 2003 campaign with a new-look format and ever-excitable crowds witnessing the first race of Laurent Aiello's title defence at Hockenheim.
Alzen quits HWA Mercedes.
Just days before the start of the new DTM season, German veteran Uwe Alzen and the AMG Mercedes squad have decided to go their separate ways.
Kaneishi confirmed for Persson CLK-DTM.
Japanese driver Katsutomo Kaneishi will start in the 2003 DTM at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz CLK-DTM fielded by the Persson-Team, the Three-Pointed Star's motorsport arm has confirmed.
Audi to support Junior Team.
Audi has revealed that it is to back its 'young guns' in a separate 'Junior Team' when the new DTM season kicks off at Hockenheim on 27 April.
Rule changes to spice up DTM.
The DTM regulations have been amended for 2003 to make the popular series even more exciting. The points system is being altered, the system for qualifying changes, and engine numbers will be controlled.
Italian race for DTM in 2003.
The DMSB [Deutscher Motor Sport Bund e.V.] and the ITR [Internationale Tourenwagen Rennen e.V.] have today announced the 2003 DTM calendar. As in 2002, the calendar includes ten rounds, six of them in Germany and four abroad.
Aiello takes DTM crown.
Laurent Aiello took the 2002 DTM title with a sixth place finish for Abt-Audi at Zandvoort.
Last gasp win for Aiello.
Breath-taking and highly dramatic was the verdict on the duel between points leader Laurent Aiello (Abt-Audi TT-R) and reigning champion Bernd Schneider (Mercedes-Benz CLK-DTM) during the fifth round of the DTM at the Norisring in Nuremberg.
Schneider third in qualifying for Mercedes.
Bernd Schneider (Vodafone AMG-Mercedes) will start today's fourth round of the 2002 DTM at the Sachsenring from third position on the grid.
Alesi wins Donington Qualification Race.
Jean Alesi won the DTM Qualification race at Donington Park today, heading home the Audi of Martin Tomczyk. DTM Qualification race, Donington Park, 8 laps:
Alesi takes maiden DTM win.
In only his third race in the series, French former F1-driver Jean Alesi claimed his maiden DTM victory. In the third round of the season at Donington Park (GB), the Mercedes-Benz-driver won after a magnificent race from Abt Sportsline team-mates Christian Abt and Mattias Ekstr?m.
Reuter quickest at Donington.
Conditions in qualifying for the third round of the DTM at the 4.023 km long track of Donington Park (GB) in the British midlands couldn't have been more demanding, and qualifying was as exciting as they come with drizzle making the cricruit damp.