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A shift to gt3 machines, potentially stronger and without driving aids, designed to upgrade DTM Class 1 cars after Audi’s resolution of leaving the series later this year, leaving BMW as the sole manufacturer.
Audi has bravably stated that a transfer to GT3 cars may allow you to remain concerned in the series through some of its visiting equipment, which are part of the Volkswagen Group’s preference to be exclusively concerned about factory-level electric motorsport.
BMW is recently launching an M4-style GT3 edition that it uses on the DTM, this won’t be held for consumers until the 2022 season.
When asked through Motorsport.com about his idea of an imaginable transfer to GT3 for the DTM, Marquardt admitted that this was not his preferred solution and advised that the promoter of the ITR series deserved to be open to discussions with other championships that have lately employ GT3 cars.
“I think first you have to say that the GT3 is a visitor race,” Marquardt said. “We don’t have a factory program with GT3 cars.
“A healthy and sustainable visitor program is another to run a factory program as we do at DTM or IMSA with the [M8] GTE.
“We have to be careful with the races of protective visitors. Factory racing shouldn’t put pressure on visitor racing, it’s the best approach.”
He added: “Stephane Ratel has many [under the banner of the GT World Challenge] and ADAC has one in Germany [GT Masters].
“We want to see it with a comprehensive technique and serious discussions between them to get a solid long-term setup that an individual solution that, at the end of the day, can generate more disruptions than it solves.”
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Marquardt was dismissive when asked if BMW could continue with its existing Class 1 car and compete with GT3 machines from other brands, possibly operating with a functional balancing system.
“Being an exclusive manufacturer with Class 1 cars and having what Gerhard [Berger, head of ITR] never liked, a BoP with other classes, I don’t think it makes sense,” he said.
“It’s [either] a manufacturer’s platform or a customer racing platform, however, I think a combination of those elements doesn’t make much sense.”
In addition to GT3 cars, the other important option that has been thought of in the long term of the DTM is the transfer to the LMDh rules, as they will be followed through the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship from 2022.
But Marquardt is also skeptical of this solution, he warns that what works well in North America will not necessarily translate into Europe.
“I don’t know how successful prototypes can be in Europe and especially in Germany,” he said. “You’ll have to consciously be an idea.
“Many successful formats in the United States, such as NASCAR, have not been successful here in Europe. This is not an easy answer.”
Additional reports via Rachit Thukral
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