German GT3 squad Toksport WRT will field a one-off entry into the Nürburging round of the DTM championship.
The team, based out of nearby Quiddelbach, will enter a single Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for GT ace Luca Stolz.
Toksport WRT regularly competes in both the ADAC GT Masters and GT World Challenge Europe championships, where Stolz is one of the team’s regular drivers.
The 26-year-old has plenty of experience in Mercedes machinery, including in the Rolex 24 at Daytona earlier this year.
Sadi Emre Buyukbayrak, Toksport WRT’s team principal, stated that the team had been looking to enter the championship earlier in the year, but wasn’t able to get a deal in place
“At the beginning of the year, we were already looking for opportunities to race in DTM, but it didn’t quite work out yet,” said Buyukbayrak. “Therefore, we are even happier now to be able to present ourselves in this long-standing series. We will definitely be ready and show that we can be an asset to DTM.”
Toksport WRT’s announcement of its one-off entry follows a similar one made by SSR Performance earlier on Monday, which will also be fielding a one-off entry at the Nürburgring.
Several drivers will be making special appearance this weekend, including Team HRT boss Hubert Haupt, who will be driving one of his own cars.
At Abt Sportsline, one-time Grand Prix racer Markus Winkelhock will make a one-off start in order to sub for Sophia Floersch, who is racing at Le Mans.
“We are very delighted to welcome Toksport WRT as yet another top team with a very strong driver in DTM,” says Frederic Elsner, ITR director event & operations.
“The fact that we will have 23 cars on the grid at the Nürburgring shows how attractive DTM is for drivers and teams and provides even more on-track duels for the fans. And that is what we all want to see.”
