Grasser Racing team has confirmed that Clemens Schmid will return with the Austrian squad for the 2023 DTM aboard a new Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2.
The final line-up including the driver of the #19 sister car will be made soon.
GRT made its first appearance in DTM last year scoring five podiums, one pole position and four fastest laps and staying in the title hunt with Lamborghini factory driver Mirko Bortolotti until the very last race at Hockenheim.
Clemens Schmid: “I am delighted to be competing for GRT in the DTM again this season. Together with my partners we have set the right course in the past months and are looking full of optimism at the upcoming challenge. We made very good progress last year and worked intensively over the winter to transfer our findings to the new car. With the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2, we have a strong package and I am confident that we will continue where we left off in 2022.”
Gottfried Grasser, Team Principal of GRT: “The winter was exceptionally long this time and we are very pleased to announce the next part of our program with our first driver for the DTM. It has always been our goal to be on the grid in the DTM this year as well. We are very proud and grateful to be entering our tenth season together with a fantastic partner such as Lamborghini Squadra Corse. It was also our wish when planning for 2023 to have Clemens in one of our cars again. He finished his debut season on a high and together we will give everything to build on that. Since we started working together in 2020, we have built a great relationship, which provides stability and trust in the team. Combined with our experience from the previous year, we have a solid starting point for the 2023 season, which will also benefit our second driver. With ADAC as the organizer, there are a few changes coming our way. We’re looking forward to it and are confident that our experience in the ADAC GT Masters will prove useful in this respect.”
Giorgio Sanna, Head of Lamborghini Squadra Corse: “The upcoming DTM season will see the debut of the new Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2, marking another milestone in our brand’s commitment to GT racing. GRT has been competing together with Lamborghini Squadra Corse at the highest level since the first generation of our GT3 car competed in its first race in 2015. We are proud about this long-term partnership, and we are glad to support the team and Clemens in this immensely competitive championship in 2023.”
