Whereas the German vehicle membership initially deliberate on asserting the entry checklist for subsequent season earlier than Christmas, with the registration interval having ended on December 6, it’s nonetheless within the strategy of finishing negotiations with all events.
“We’re happy concerning the good and assorted curiosity from individuals within the 2024 DTM,” an ADAC spokesperson advised Motorsport.com’s sister title Motorsport-Complete.com. “We’re at the moment clarifying numerous particulars with the groups and producers earlier than we verify the grid positions for 2024.
“New producers and different groups have approached us in latest weeks and we’re at the moment in constructive discussions a few potential addition to the sector for 2024.”
As many as three new producers may be a part of the championship subsequent yr, taking the variety of manufacturers represented within the sequence as much as 9. McLaren, Aston Martin and Honda are understood to be the three new entrants at the moment planning on competing within the DTM in 2024.
Out of the three, McLaren’s talks with former BMW team Project 1 are already at a complicated stage, and Hans-Bernd Kamps’ squad’s possibilities of being current on the 2024 grid with the 720S GT3 are fairly excessive.
There are additionally continued efforts within the Aston Martin camp to compete within the DTM subsequent yr with the Comtoyou outfit, regardless of the information of works driver Nicki Thiim becoming a member of Lamborghini squad SSR Performance earlier this week. If the plans come to fruition, this could imply Thiim can be competing towards his employer subsequent yr.
There may be additionally a mysterious Honda challenge that was initially introduced by Frizzi Arnold beneath the AiM GT banner in September. Nevertheless, Arnold is now not believed to be concerned within the challenge, with the successor crew now working beneath the title of Euroteam Efficiency. JAS Efficiency, which offers help to Honda groups in Europe, can be prone to play a task within the programme.
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Group presentation Group ABT Sportsline DTM 2024
In all, the ADAC expects someplace between 24-28 vehicles to be current on the complete 2024 grid, roughly consistent with this yr’s 27-car area. Whereas this isn’t an not possible quantity to attain, it could require a number of new initiatives to return to fruition.
At current, no more than 20 vehicles are understood to be registered for the 2024 season.
Out of those, solely seven entries have formally been revealed to the general public. These are the 2 Crimson Bull-branded Audi vehicles that Abt Sportline revealed at Hockenheim, the 2 Manthey EMA Porsche entries, a pair of Lamborghini entered by SSR Efficiency, plus Grasser’s singler Huracan for Christian Engelhart.
Current producers set for decreased involvement?
There may be prone to be a decline within the variety of entries fielded by every producer in 2024.
It shouldn’t come as a shock that there will likely be a depleted area of Audi R8 LMS GT3s within the DTM, because the Ingolstadt-based marque is not going to be offering manufacturing unit help in GT racing from subsequent yr.
Nevertheless, even Mercedes, which beforehand had the biggest presence of any model on the grid, has solely registered 4 vehicles to this point between Winward and HRT. Landgraf, which joined the DTM this yr with Maro Engel and Jusuf Owega, is but to lodge an entry.
Porsche, which was current with six vehicles in 2023, has solely two vehicles registered for subsequent yr, specifically the 2 Manthey EMA entries for reigning champion Thomas Preining and a yet-to-be-named alternative for Ford-bound Dennis Olsen.
The state of affairs at Porsche crew Toksport WRT is unclear, very similar to Mercedes outfit Landgraf.
No more than three BMW M4 GT3s are anticipated in 2024, whereas a most of 4 Lamborghini Huracans may race within the DTM subsequent yr.
Aside from that, there are additionally unanswered questions relating to groups which have already registered for 2024. In some instances, just one automotive has been named in the interim, regardless that they wish to use two vehicles. Plus, Mercedes groups, amongst others, haven’t but registered any drivers, regardless that this was requested by the ADAC. Furthermore, not all entrants have paid the entry charge of 98,000 euros per automotive but.
With all related bosses from producers, groups and sponsors not prone to return to workplace till the center of January, it might take some time till earlier than the grid for the 2024 season is full.
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