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BMW continues testing on new Class One BMW M4 DTM

BMW carried out its first test of the year at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain this week, as work continued on the Class One-spec BMW M4 DTM ahead of the start of the German touring car season in May.

New Aston Martin DTM car hits the track  in Jerez

R Motorsport’s new Aston Martin Vantage DTM challenger has hit the track for the first time, with Paul di Resta shaking down the car at the Jerez circuit in Spain on Monday.

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New DTM team R Motorsport has completed its 2019 line-up by revealing Ferdinand Habsburg and Daniel Juncadella as its third and fourth drivers for 2019, joining Paul id Resta and Jake Dennis in the new cars.

R Motorsport has confirmed that 2010 DTM champion Paul di Resta and sportscar racer Jake Dennis will race two of its Aston Martin Vantage DTM cars this year.

Charly Lamm, a long-time BMW Team Schnitzer team boss, has died unexpectedly at the age of 63, just two months after retiring from the family team.

South African Sheldon van der Linde has been confirmed as BMW’s final DTM signing for the 2019 DTM, with the 19 year-old becoming the youngest driver on the grid in the coming season.

The DTM will introduce a ‘push-to-pass’ overtaking system and amend the rules on DRS use for the 2019 season, which is set to be the most powerful in the 32-year history of the German touring car series.

The DTM has confirmed that all of its races in 2019 will start at 13:30 local time on each race weekend, even in countries which are situated in a different time zone to the core German audience.

ITR GmbH, the parent company which controls the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, has appointed a new Director of Business Unit Sport and Engineering and a new Head of International Communications.

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Audi has revealed an unchanged driver line-up for the 2019 DTM, with Loïc Duval, Robin Frijns, Jamie Green, Nico Müller, René Rast and Mike Rockenfeller all continuing with the manufacturer.

Audi bode farewell to its 2018-spec Audi RS5 DTM car in the DTM Young Driver test at Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, where six drivers from six different countries sampled the car in the annual end of season test.

BMW completed its DTM young driver evaluation testing in Jerez this week, with four young drivers getting to grips with a 2018-spec M4, whilst Marco Wittmann and Bruno Spengler continued testing of the marque’s 2019-spec car.

HWA AG has named its drivers for the DTM’s annual ‘Young Driver Tests’ at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain, with Jake Dennis, Jake Hughes, Thomas Preining and Ferdinand Habsburg joining Daniel Juncadella in a Mercedes-AMG C63.
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2019 Calendars

Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2, 3
Marrakech
05 Apr
4, 5, 6
Hungaroring
26 Apr
7, 8, 9
Slovakiaring
10 May
10, 11, 12
Circuit Park Zandvoort
17 May
13, 14, 15
Nürburgring
20 Jun
16, 17, 18
Vila Real
05 Jul
19, 20, 21
Ningbo Int. Speedpark
13 Sep
22, 23, 24
Suzuka Circuit
25 Oct
25, 26, 27
Circuito da Guia
15 Nov
28, 29, 30
Sepang Int. Circuit
29 Nov
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2, 3
Brands Hatch Indy
06 Apr
4, 5, 6
Donington Park National
27 Apr
7, 8, 9
Thruxton
18 May
10, 11, 12
Croft
15 Jun
13, 14, 15
Oulton Park Island
29 Jun
16, 17, 18
Snetterton 300
03 Aug
19, 20, 21
Thruxton
17 Aug
22, 23, 24
Knockhill
14 Sep
25, 26, 27
Silverstone National
28 Sep
28, 29, 30
Brands Hatch Grand Prix
12 Oct
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2
Hockenheimring
3 - 5 May
3, 4
Zolder
17 - 19 May
5, 6
Misano
7 - 9 June
7, 8
Norisring
5 - 7 July
9, 10
TT Circuit Assen
19 - 21 July
11, 12
Brands Hatch
10 - 11 August
13, 14
Lausitzring
23 - 25 August
15, 16
Nürburgring
13 - 15 September
17, 18
Hockenheimring
4 - 6 October
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2
Hungaroring
27 - 28 Apr
3, 4
Hockenheimring
24 - 26 May
5, 6
Spa Francorchamps
8 - 9 Jun
7, 8
Red Bull Ring
13 - 14 Jul
9, 10
Oschersleben
3 - 4 Aug
11, 12
Barcelona
21 - 22 Sept
13, 14
Monza
12 - 13 Oct
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