MUNICH, Germany — Next season, fans of the ADAC GT Masters will experience even more racing action.
The endurance format successfully introduced this year will be expanded and further developed in 2025 — three long-distance events with races over 80 minutes on Saturday and Sunday are on the calendar next year. For the other three events, the ADAC GT Masters will rely on the tried and tested format of two sprint races over 60 minutes each.
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The events will be even more sustainable: The ADAC GT Masters will start with a synthetic and fossil-free fuel. The season will start from May 23-25 for the first time at the Dekra Lausitzring as part of the DTM; the long race format will start there straight away.
The Salzburgring will make its debut on the calendar in September at the gates of the city of Mozart. With the “Road to DTM”, the ADAC GT Masters will also present itself next year as an attractive opportunity to advance to the DTM.
Exciting calendar with premiere at the Salzburgring
After the start of the season in Lausitz, the drivers will head for the Dutch North Sea coast from June 6-8 for their first foreign stop in Zandvoort. As in the previous two years, the first half of the season will end at the Nürburgring (July 10-13), when the ADAC GT Masters will be a guest at the ADAC Truck Grand Prix in front of a unique backdrop.
The start of the second half of the year begins with a double-header in Austria. From Sept. 5-7, the ADAC GT Masters will be a guest at the Salzburgring for the first time, before the penultimate event of the season will take place a week later in Styria at the Red Bull Ring. The stage for the finale will traditionally be the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg.
“We have realigned the ADAC GT Masters this year and clearly positioned it, which was well received by participants and visitors,” said ADAC Motorsport Director Thomas Voss. “The introduction of the endurance races was a complete success, so we are continuing to develop this format and are also looking forward to the premiere of the series at the Salzburgring.
“With the introduction of a synthetic fuel, we are taking an important step towards more sustainability in motorsport.”
Successful promotion opportunity “Road to DTM” also in 2025
This season, Elias Seppänen became the first young driver to win the title in the “Road to DTM” classification as part of the ADAC GT Masters. This was a great success for Seppänen.
“I am very happy about the title and would of course love to start in the DTM next year,” Seppänen said. “The first step has now been taken with the sponsorship.”
The successfully established junior classification will also continue in the coming season. All silver drivers under the age of 25 can register in the class and follow in the Finn’s footsteps. As a prize for winning the junior championship, the best youngster will receive the entry fee for registration for the 2026 DTM.
Climate-friendly into the future
From next season, ADAC GT Masters will be using a new synthetic and fossil-free fuel. This innovative and climate-friendly fuel contributes to the decarbonization of the DTM platform and reduces CO2 emissions by 75 percent. The fuel, which is certified by the International Automobile Federation FIA, is produced by P1 Fuels in Germany.
The Berlin-based green tech company has years of experience in the development, manufacture and use of fossil-free synthetic fuels. It is used in the DTM, the ADAC GT Masters and the ADAC GT4 Germany. The fuel is part of the DTM’s comprehensive sustainability concept, which also includes the initiative with the water technology company BWT to reduce plastic waste.
As part of the project, which started in the ADAC GT Masters in 2021 and will continue in the DTM in 2023, a total of more than one million plastic bottles have been saved so far.