According to Autosport’s sister title Motorsport-Total.com, Vanthoor will team up with 2017 German Carrera Cup champion Dennis Olsen for what would be SSR’s first full season in the DTM.
The team made a successful wildcard appearance at the Nurburgring last year with its 2020 ADAC GT Masters champion Michael Ammermuller, and announced in December that it was committing to entering two cars in 2022.
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The deal would make Vanthoor one of the highest profile GT racers on the 2022 DTM grid, with the Belgian boasting a CV that includes overall victories at major GT3 enduros including the Spa 24 Hours (in 2014 and 2020) and Nurburgring 24 Hours (in 2015).
Vanthoor, the reigning IMSA SportsCar Championship GTD champion and 2019 GTLM title-winner, also claimed the GTE Pro class with Porsche at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2018.
It would mean Vanthoor will finally make his DTM debut 11 years after he first tested an Audi A4 at…
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