ZANDVOORT, The Netherlands — DTM takes its show to the beach on the North Sea coast of the Netherlands. South African Kelvin van der Linde (Abt Sportsline) travels to round three of the season at Circuit Zandvoort as the championship leader. However, the Audi driver cannot afford to slip up at the Formula 1 track in the middle of the dunes.
Defending champion Thomas Preining has hit form just in time for the event to the west of Amsterdam. The Austrian currently lies second in his Porsche 911 GT3 R, just eight points off the lead. Kelvin van der Linde’s fiercest rivals also include his own team-mate Ricardo Feller, who is within touching distance in third place and won the ADAC Ravenol 24h Nürburgring last weekend.
The DTM stars will be joined in Zandvoort by another big name from the world of motorsport: two-time world rally champion Kalle Rovanperä is set to make his circuit debut in a Porsche. Saturday’s DTM race gets underway live on SPEED SPORT 1 at 7:15 am EDT.
KEY FACTS, CIRCUIT ZANDVOORT, ZANDVOORT, RACES 5 AND 6 OF 16
- Length: 4,259 meters
- Layout: 14 corners (ten right, four left), driven clockwise
- 2023 winner, race 1: Maro Engel (Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter, Mercedes-AMG GT3)
- 2023 winner, race 2: Ricardo Feller (Abt Sportsline, Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2)
Watch LIVE coverage on SPEED SPORT 1 – The Live Racing Network — beginning at 7:15 am EDT on Saturday, June 8th.
