Manufacturing facility Aston Martin driver Nicki Thiim will be part of Comtoyou Racing for his third full season within the DTM in 2026.
The Dane will race one of many two Aston Martin Vantage GT3s fielded by Cometoyou within the ADAC-run championship, with Nicolas Baert remaining within the sister automobile after his debut marketing campaign in 2025.
The announcement means Thiim will symbolize his long-time employer Aston Martin for the primary time within the DTM, having beforehand raced the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 within the sequence with particular dispensation from the British luxurious automobile producer.
The 36-year-old has all the time had a gentle spot for the DTM, along with his father Kurt Thiim having taken a Rover Vitesse to the title in 1986 throughout a earlier period of the season.
“It’s no secret that I’ve wished to race in DTM all my life, as a result of once I was a child, it was the centre of my universe when my father raced in it,” stated Thiim, who scored his maiden DTM win at Norisring in 2024.
“I’ve already achieved that ambition, however when the DTM moved to an-all GT3 platform, I’ve wished to symbolize Aston Martin within the sequence. So, that is one other dream come true for me.
“Carrying the well-known wings on my chest within the DTM could be very particular, and private, to me. DTM is without doubt one of the hardest and most fiercely-contested championships on this planet, and its depth is much like Formulation 1 on this regard. I’ve received with Vantage in so many various arenas, I can hardly wait to try to do it once more with Aston Martin within the DTM.”
Nicki Thiim, Comtoyou Aston Martin Vantage GT3
Photograph by: Aston Martin Racing
Comtoyou Racing joined the DTM final 12 months with rookies Baert and Gilles Magnus, placing Aston Martin on the grid for the primary time since R-Motorsport’s Class 1 effort in 2019.
The Belgian squad scored a pole place at Hockenheim and three prime 10 finishes over the course of the 12 months, however ended the season final among the many 12 groups.
Thiim has labored with Comtoyou earlier than, having been part of its race-winning line-up on the Spa 24 Hours in 2024.
In 2026, the crew’s DTM programme might be led by Mario Schuhbauer, who beforehand headed the title-winning SSR Efficiency crew within the DTM.
Adam Carter, Aston Martin head of endurance motorsport, stated: “The DTM is a really prestigious and massively aggressive GT championship and we’re proud to see our valued accomplice Comtoyou Racing select to race the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 inside it.
“Equally, we’re delighted to have the ability to contribute Nicki Thiim’s excellent expertise and undoubted expertise to this programme. Aston Martin Racing needs Comtoyou Racing, Nicki and Nicolas Baert each success on this enterprise.”
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