Working a full DTM marketing campaign stays a significant monetary dedication, even within the GT3 period. ABT Sportsline has offered uncommon perception into what that dedication really seems like in concrete phrases, with advertising and marketing director Daniel Abt revealing inside price range figures that present simply how costly a contemporary DTM season has turn out to be.
“Since we’re a non-public crew within the GT3 DTM, we do obtain some manufacturing facility help – however we have now to shoulder nearly all of the prices ourselves,” Abt wrote on LinkedIn.
In line with the previous racing driver, working two GT3 vehicles within the DTM provides as much as greater than €3 million per season. This aligns with data obtained by Motorsport.com’s sister title Motorsport-Whole.com, which estimates working prices of round €1.5 million per automobile, with some groups even spending north of €2 million.
Abt estimates the web price of every GT3 automobile at €429,000, that means two vehicles come to €858,000. Abt ran a pair of Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVOIIs in 2025 and will change to the brand new Temerario in 2026.
Some fashions are dearer than others, with the 2026 evo-spec Porsche 911 GT3 occurring sale for round €573,000, whereas the revised Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo vehicles is offered for roughly €700,000.
Accident injury
Relying on severity, crash repairs price between €100,000 and €300,000. Most groups insure their vehicles, however at high-risk venues just like the Norisring, insurance coverage could be unavailable as a consequence of crash publicity.
Marco Wittmann, Schubert Motorsport BMW M4 GT3, Mirko Bortolotti, Staff Abt Sportsline Lamborghini Huracán EVO GT3, Nicki Thiim, Staff Abt Sportsline Lamborghini Huracán EVO GT3
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Tyres
Tyres are a major price range merchandise, coming to about €250,000 for the season. A set of Pirelli slicks prices roughly €2,244, and groups are allowed 37 slick units per automobile throughout the eight race weekends, which provides as much as about €166,000 for the season — earlier than moist tyres and check allocations are added.
Gas
DTM now makes use of artificial gasoline from Coryton, which prices about €6.18 per litre. Abt estimates gasoline prices for 2 vehicles at €50,000 per season.
Journey and logistics
Journey prices in DTM are decrease than in international collection like Components 1, with solely eight race weekends — and solely two outdoors Germany — but Abt nonetheless budgets about €220,000 for journey.
Entry charges
The ADAC prices an entry charge of roughly €100,000 per automobile, that means a complete of €200,000 for each vehicles.
Staff Salaries
The one largest price class is personnel. Abt estimates round €1 million in salaries for the roughly 20 crew members concerned within the DTM programme, together with administration, engineers, and mechanics.
Transport and help
The crew additionally wants vehicles and help autos for race weekends, which price about €350,000 per season.
When all of those elements are added up, whole prices fall within the €3,028,000 to €3,228,000 vary.
“Sadly, I am unable to let you know about different issues like transport insurance coverage, common insurance coverage, advertising and marketing, crew clothes, or driver salaries,” added Daniel Abt.
This reveals that there are further prices to issue, with many groups counting on manufacturing facility drivers whose salaries are lined by the producer.
Sponsorship and producer help
Staff sponsors within the DTM hardly ever spend greater than €400,000 per automobile, even when they’re allowed to take over the design of the whole automobile. It’s why it has turn out to be so troublesome for groups to arrange a DTM programme, and why the drivers typically need to contribute to the price range as nicely.
Some producers assist financially, however this help usually doesn’t exceed €500,000 per automobile. In some circumstances, producers even mortgage vehicles or present free spare components to assist cut back a crew’s outlay.
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