Timo Glock will return to the DTM for the primary time in three years after signing a cope with Dorr Motorsport for the 2025 season.
The five-time race winner will pilot a McLaren 720S GT3 EVO for Dorr Group, changing Clemens Schmid within the squad’s two-car line-up.
This could be the German’s first foray into the DTM since he made a wildcard look with Ceccato in 2022 on the wheel of a BMW M4 GT3.
Glock was beforehand part of BMW’s manufacturing facility roster within the DTM, becoming a member of the German producer for its second season in 2013 and staying on via the whole lot of the Class One period.
Throughout that interval, Glock turned one of the well-liked drivers within the DTM, scoring 15 podiums and 6 pole positions along with his 5 race victories.
Nonetheless, a tough season in 2021 with the ageing BMW M6 upon the collection’ swap to GT3 rules left him and not using a drive within the collection.
He continued his relationship with BMW in 2022, racing within the Italian GT championship, however was ousted by the Bavarian model on the finish of that 12 months. He hasn’t struck a cope with one other producer since then.
Talking about his return to the DTM, Glock, now 42 years outdated, stated: “The contact and my ardour for the DTM have by no means fully damaged off.
“I feel the challenge is superb and thrilling. Dorr Motorsport needs to take the subsequent step with me – I’m happy with that.
Ben Dörr, Rainer Dörr, Timo Glock, Dörr Motorsport
Photograph by: Dörr Group
“With my expertise, I’m satisfied that I may also help the workforce. I’m to play a central position in constructing the workforce. Our objective is to persistently end within the prime 10 within the second 12 months. Possibly even podium locations are attainable.
“I undoubtedly really feel prepared, I’m totally motivated and may hardly wait to race once more. I’m actually wanting ahead to the problem and dealing with Rainer Dorr and the whole workforce. There is no such thing as a doubt as as to whether I nonetheless have it in me – I’m firmly satisfied of that.”
Dorr Group runs McLaren’s largest supplier community in Europe and its racing arm expanded to the DTM in 2024, fielding two examples of the 720S GT3 for Schmid and Ben Dorr.
Ben Dorr will stay within the DTM together with his family-run squad in 2025, partnering the incoming Glock.
“We’re very proud to welcome Timo Glock to our workforce,” stated workforce proprietor Rainer Dorr. “I feel having a driver with such experience and profession is a superb asset not just for us as a workforce, but in addition for the DTM.”
Previous to becoming a member of the DTM with BMW over a decade in the past, Glock raced in System 1 for 5 seasons between 2008-12, with the spotlight being his three podiums with Toyota.
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