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BMW driver Glock in frame for Italian GT switch after DTM exit

BMW driver Glock in frame for Italian GT switch after DTM exit

According to paddock rumours, Glock is expected to compete for touring car legend Roberto Ravaglia’s Ceccato team in the eight-round Italian GT series, driving the new BMW M4 GT3.

Glock already knows Ravaglia’s team well, having competed for its predecessor ROAL Motorsport at the Spa 24 Hours in 2015 with Spengler and Alex Zanardi.

Glock’s expected move to Italy’s national GT series follows his worst season to date in the DTM in which he struggled to adapt to the series’ new GT3 cars, scoring a fraction of the points of Rowe Racing teammate Sheldon van der Linde and ending up a distant 17th in the standings.

The German driver had been racing for BMW in the DTM since 2013, and scored five race wins and 15 podiums during his nine-year stint in the series, clinching his best result of fifth in the championship in the last year of Class One regulations in 2020.

When it became clear that Glock won’t continue in the DTM for a 10th season despite being retained in BMW’s books as a…

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