Tomczyk was a fixture in Abt’s lineup from 2001 to 2010, winning four races and taking a best finish of third in 2007.
But following a disappointing 2010 season, he was demoted from Abt to an older-spec Audi run by Team Phoenix, with his place being taken by Mike Rockenfeller.
However Tomczyk and Phoenix formed a formidable partnership in 2011 as the German romped to his and the team’s first DTM crown, becoming the first driver in an older-generation car to achieve the feat.
Speaking to Autosport for a career retrospective feature following his retirement from driving at the end of last season, the 40-year-old explained that his initial reaction to being informed of the news by then Audi Motorsports boss Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich was one of disbelief.
“At first I was super-shocked and I couldn’t believe it that it had happened,” recalled Tomczyk, who saw out the remainder of his DTM career with BMW before focusing on sportscars from 2017 onwards.
“Last year’s car had never any…
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