DTM: First test of 2009 at Dijon-Prenois, France

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The countdown for the 2009 DTM series starts with the year's first official DTM, three-day test at circuit Dijon-Prenois in France.From Tuesday to Thursday (April 14 to 16) the Audi Sport Teams Abt Sportsline, Phoenix and Rosberg test on the French race track at Dijon-Prenois on which a DTM race is held for the first time this year.The 2009 Audi A4 DTM (R14 plus) will meet the latest C-Class from Mercedes-Benz entered by HWA and private teams for the first time. Canadian race car driver Bruno Spengler , member of the works Mercedes-Benz squadron, will be driving the new C-Class car.Additional official test days will be held between April 27 and 30 at the Hockenheimring before the 2009 season starts at Hockenheim on May 17. photo: René Fagnan - Auto123.com