Laurens Vanthoor absent for DTM final

Laurens Vanthoor will not participate in the final round of the DTM au Honckenheimring ce week-end. Le pilote belge étant hors course pour le titre, il sera mis à disposition de Porsche pour une séance d’essais de la 963 avec le consructeur allemand. Pour rappel, Laurens Vanthoor a été choisi comme pilote officiel de la LMDh pour la saison 2023. 

His SSR performance team has announced his replacement at the wheel of the No. 911 Porsche 3 GT92 R. This is Christian Engelhart. “It’s a great feeling to approach my first DTM race with SSR Performance, savors the pilot.I already know most of the team from our joint championship year and I'm really looking forward to working together again. Thanks to Stefan Schlund and his team for this luck and this trust! It is certainly a challenge with a short preparation time, but I am confident that we will master it successfully. I feel at home in the Porsche 911 GT3 R – just the Michelin tires are new territory for me. In any case, I can't wait for the lights to turn green at Hockenheim! »

Christian Engelhart already won the ADAC GT Masters champion title in Munich with SSR Performance in 2020.

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