Audi Press
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- Experience is trumps: eight Audi drivers have 34 wins between them
- ‘Norisring King’ Jamie Green high-caliber new signing
- Rahel Frey leaves DTM, Miguel Molina remains with squad
Ingolstadt, February 4, 2013 – Audi will start into the 2013 DTM season
with a mix of experienced campaigners and ambitious youngsters. The eight
drivers have four titles, 478 races, 39 pole positions and 34 victories to
their credit between them – marking top tallies in the series. The only change
compared to last year’s squad: Rahel Frey is switching to GT racing within AUDI
AG. The vacant cockpit will be occupied by new signing Jamie Green.
“I’m convinced that in 2013 we’ll be on the grid with an extremely strong
line-up – perhaps the strongest one ever since Audi started competing in the
DTM,” says Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. While Rahel Frey is
leaving the DTM to continue her career with Audi in GT racing, Miguel Molina
will be starting his fourth DTM year with Audi.
From this season onwards, the DTM has new regulations: As the race weekends are
being shortened to two days, the drivers will have less time in the future to
prepare for qualifying and the race. “Finding the perfect set-up in an
extremely short space of time will be crucial, so experience is worth its
weight in gold,” says Ullrich. “Therefore, we decided not to integrate a DTM
rookie and to run with our proven squad. I’d like to sincerely thank Rahel for
her strong performances and her commitment in the DTM. She was a valuable
addition to the DTM with her manner and poise and will definitely continue this
way in her future commitments for Audi.”
Despite their impressive best marks in terms of races and victories the Audi line-up
has an average age of just 28 years. The two-time DTM Champions Mattias Ekström
and Timo Scheider are spearheading the squad around new signing Jamie Green as
‘old hands.’ Adrien Tambay and Miguel Molina, aged 21 and 23, respectively, are
youngsters. Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller, Race of Champions winner Filipe
Albuquerque and the two-time season winner Edoardo Mortara complete the team.
The new season will start at Hockenheim on May 5, followed by nine rounds,
including the DTM premiere at Moscow, until the finale on October 20.
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| Mattias Ekström |
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| Jamie Green |
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| Timo Scheider |
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| Mike Rockenfeller |
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| Miguel Molina |
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| Edoardo Mortara |
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| Filipe Albuquerque |
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| Adrien Tambay |
