DTM 2004: GREAT EXPECTATION
The DTM is poised for a special season: motorsport of the highest calibre beckons with
new racers and brand new DTM racing cars \u2013 and even more exciting races.
Even off the race course the DTM race weekends will be more attractive than ever: a
unique event concept will appeal to the whole family, young or old \u2013 and at the same fair
and family-friendly prices.
News at a glance
The season starts on April 16th to 18th in Hockenheim.
The line-up of drivers, notably Opel\u2019s new entrant Heinz-Harald Frentzen, has never
been so top-class.
With the new four-door DTM cars, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Opel will be parading
their most popular models \u2013 a return to the classic touring car.
Audi is participating for the first time factory-backed.
A gripping season-opener
The DTM is celebrating its season opening at the same place where it bid farewell last
year at a thrilling finale in front of 105,000 spectators \u2013 the Hockenheimring Baden-
W\u00fcrttemberg on April 16th to 18th.
\u201eWe are poised for a special season\u201c, said Hans Werner Aufrecht, chairman of DTM-
organisers ITR e.V. \u201eThe first significant change is Audi\u2019s factory involvement. This rai-
ses the standard of the DTM even further. Secondly, all three manufacturers are ente-
ring their best sellers of 2004. This shows sheer commitment to the DTM as was pre-
viously the case with the coup\u00e9s. And thirdly, I\u2019m naturally pleased about the many new
drivers.\u201d
New stars and well-known winners
It was a coup getting him. The man is a legend, his face known to every child: Heinz-
Harald Frentzen, three-times Formula 1 winner and 1997 vice-champion. This year he
is driving for Opel in the DTM.
Another great champion is returning to the DTM after 13 years: Frank Biela, winner of
the 1991 DTM season. He will be driving an Audi A4 DTM.
And competing again: Bernd Schneider, the most successful driver in the history of the
DTM, the reigning champion, darling of the public and AMG-Mercedes driver.
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ITR e.V.
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