BMW Motorsport press release
BMW Motorsport has announced its third driver for the coming DTM season: Bruno Spengler will drive one of the BMW M3 DTM cars from 2012.
Three of the six BMW cockpits for the DTM comeback are now taken. Alongside the Canadian, Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus have already been confirmed for 2012.
"In recent weeks we have not only been developing the BMW M3 DTM, but have also been working on the driver line-up for our return to the DTM," says BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. "Outside our current line-up, Bruno Spengler was one of our top choices. Despite his youth he has a lot of DTM experience, which will greatly assist us during our development phase and on race weekends. For this reason, we did not hesitate when the opportunity to sign Bruno up arose. We have yet to decide which of our three teams he will drive for. That will be announced at a later stage."
Bruno Spengler made his debut in the DTM in 2005, and has certainly made his mark on the series. The 28-year-old has been on the top step of the podium nine times in 74 starts. In addition, the French-Canadian has claimed 11 pole positions and set 12 fastest laps to date. Twice – in 2006 and 2007 – Spengler narrowly missed out on the DTM title, ending up second in the drivers’ classification on each occasion. In 2011 he finished third overall for Mercedes-Benz.
BMW Motorsport has announced its third driver for the coming DTM season: Bruno Spengler will drive one of the BMW M3 DTM cars from 2012.
Three of the six BMW cockpits for the DTM comeback are now taken. Alongside the Canadian, Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus have already been confirmed for 2012.
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| BMW M3 DTM. (Photo: DTM) |
"In recent weeks we have not only been developing the BMW M3 DTM, but have also been working on the driver line-up for our return to the DTM," says BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. "Outside our current line-up, Bruno Spengler was one of our top choices. Despite his youth he has a lot of DTM experience, which will greatly assist us during our development phase and on race weekends. For this reason, we did not hesitate when the opportunity to sign Bruno up arose. We have yet to decide which of our three teams he will drive for. That will be announced at a later stage."
Bruno Spengler made his debut in the DTM in 2005, and has certainly made his mark on the series. The 28-year-old has been on the top step of the podium nine times in 74 starts. In addition, the French-Canadian has claimed 11 pole positions and set 12 fastest laps to date. Twice – in 2006 and 2007 – Spengler narrowly missed out on the DTM title, ending up second in the drivers’ classification on each occasion. In 2011 he finished third overall for Mercedes-Benz.