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How reigning DTM champion Mirko Bortolotti’s Abt switch is going

They were fierce title rivals last year, but Mirko Bortolotti has brought the coveted number one to the Abt DTM team for 2025, following title success last year.

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Mortara linked to DTM comeback with Lamborghini

Edoardo Mortara is poised for a return to the DTM in 2025, six years after his last season in the category, Autosport understands.

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The valiant runner-up finish that avoided blowing Bortolotti's DTM title hopes

Mirko Bortolotti has pinpointed his determined runner-up finish in an eventful race at Zandvoort as being crucial to his 2024 title-winning DTM campaign, as he defied a delaminating left-rear tyre.

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DTM Hockenheim: Lamborghini's Bortolotti clinches maiden title, Engstler wins finale

Factory Lamborghini driver Mirko Bortolotti was crowned the 2024 DTM champion after finishing second to Luca Engstler in Sunday's finale at Hockenheim, as title rival Kelvin van der Linde struggled to 12th.

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DTM Hockenheim: Van der Linde snatches points lead with Saturday win

Abt Audi driver Kelvin van der Linde moved into the lead of the championship with victory in the penultimate DTM race of 2024 at Hockenheim, as Mirko Bortolotti could only salvage fifth place.

Autosport

How the 2024 DTM title can be decided in the Hockenheim finale

After a year of many ups and downs, the 2024 DTM season is set for an epic climax at Hockenheim this weekend. Three drivers, representing as many teams and manufacturers, are in pursuit of their maiden title in the prestigious German series.

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Is the future of Lamborghini's flagship DTM team under threat?

SSR Performance may be fighting for the DTM title this year with Mirko Bortolotti, but the future of the factory-supported Lamborghini team hangs in the balance.

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DTM rivals question Lamborghini’s “overperformance” in Spielberg races

Mirko Bortolotti's pace in the SSR Lamborghini caught his DTM rivals by surprise at Spielberg.

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DTM Sachsenring: Aitken claims dominant win, Bortolotti regains title lead

Emil Frey Ferrari driver Jack Aitken led the opening race at Sachsenring from start to finish to claim his third victory of the 2024 DTM season.

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Thiim completes '20-year-old dream' as he joins father Kurt as a DTM winner

Factory Aston Martin driver Nicki Thiim completed a ‘20-year-old dream’ after joining his father and 1986 champion Kurt in the list of DTM race winners at the Norisring on Sunday. Driving a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2 for SSR Performance, polesitter Thiim survived a late safety car appearance to clinch…

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DTM Norisring: Thiim scores emotional first win, Bortolotti seizes points lead

Nicki Thiim became the first son of a former DTM winner to also claim a series victory as he took an emotional triumph in Sunday’s clash at the Norisring.

Autosport

Three new manufacturers? How the 2024 DTM grid is shaping up

While the German automobile club originally planned on announcing the entry list for next season before Christmas, with the registration period having ended on December 6, it is still in the process of completing negotiations with all interested parties.

Autosport

Aston Martin ace Thiim secures 2024 DTM return with Lamborghini

Thiim will form an all-star team at SSR, partnering factory Lamborghini driver and this year’s championship runner-up Mirko Bortolotti.

Motorsport

Mystery continues on Bortolotti's DTM Nurburgring 'technical problem'

SSR Performance driver Bortolotti was unable to take the start in the second Eifel race in August after his Lamborghini Huracan GT3 stopped on track in qualifying earlier in the day.

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Mystery continues on Bortolotti’s DTM Nurburgring 'technical problem'

SSR Performance driver Bortolotti was unable to take the start in the second Eifel race in August after his Lamborghini Huracan GT3 stopped on track in qualifying earlier in the day. The problem occurred at the worst-possible time for the Italian, as he had underlined his title credentials just the…

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"No silly games" - DTM drivers hope team orders don't play any role in finale

The three drivers that have a realistic shot at the 2023 DTM title all represent different manufacturers, raising the possibility of external interference in the final two races on Saturday and Sunday.

Autosport

DTM finds no irregularities in engines in post-Spielberg inspection

German motorsport federation DMSB found “no irregularities” in engines of Thomas Preining, Mirko Bortolotti and Ricardo Feller after an unusually long but routine inspection that took nearly two weeks to complete.

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Bortolotti exhausted after Lamborghini's cooling limitations at Lausitzring DTM

Bortolotti became the first repeat winner of 2023 when he beat Abt Audi's Ricardo Feller in a race-long battle at the 4.3km circuit, taking the championship lead in the process.

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Bortolotti exhausted after Lamborghini's DTM cooling limitations at Lausitzring DTM

Bortolotti became the first repeat winner of 2023 when he beat Abt Audi's Ricardo Feller in a race-long battle at the 4.3km circuit, taking the championship lead in the process.

Autosport

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 Bortolotti helped Lamborghini win at Nurburgring DTM after his DNS

SSR Performance driver Bortolotti was unable to take the start in the second race of the weekend after the technical issue that first appeared in qualifying couldn't be fixed in time for the formation lap.

Autosport

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

Motorsport

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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