American race car driver Joey Hand will be driving for German car manufacturer BMW in the DTM series next season.
Hand tested the new BMW M3 DTM car at circuit Monteblanco, Spain last month. Following the test, he was drafted to race full time in 2012.
He was a factory driver for BMW in endurance racing in America, winning the Daytona 24 Hours in a BMW-engined Riley and taking the GTE crown in the American Le Mans Series in an M3 GT.
The American's arrival means five of BMW's six seats have now been taken, with existing factory GT drivers Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus having been joined by reigning DTM champion Martin Tomczyk, and Mercedes driver, Canadian Bruno Spengler.
Hand tested the new BMW M3 DTM car at circuit Monteblanco, Spain last month. Following the test, he was drafted to race full time in 2012.
He was a factory driver for BMW in endurance racing in America, winning the Daytona 24 Hours in a BMW-engined Riley and taking the GTE crown in the American Le Mans Series in an M3 GT.
The American's arrival means five of BMW's six seats have now been taken, with existing factory GT drivers Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus having been joined by reigning DTM champion Martin Tomczyk, and Mercedes driver, Canadian Bruno Spengler.