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Porsche customer teams make their mark in the DTM
The Porsche customer teams have made an impression at the debut DTM season. At the same time, it was also the debut of the Porsche brand in the DTM. The 911 GT3 R fielded by SSR Performance and the Team 75 Bernhard achieved three victories in the storied German racing series. Works driver Thomas Preining … Continue reading
SSR Performance with a changed line-up at the DTM finale
SSR Performance is going into the final DTM races of the season this weekend with a changed driver line-up. As usual, Dennis Olsen will take his place in the #94 car. Porsche contract driver Christian Engelhart takes over the green #92 Porsche 911 GT3 R. Christian Engelhart has already brought the ADAC GT Masters championship … Continue reading
Challenging weekend for SSR Performance at the Red Bull Ring
Dennis Olsen (NOR) and Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) faced a difficult weekend. At the penultimate DTM event of the season, accidents and the wrong tire strategy prevented the hoped-for pursuit of points. Race 1 The weekend at the Red Bull Ring is a highlight for SSR Performance every year. With about 100 guests on site, the … Continue reading
Thomas Preining becomes the first Austrian to win his home DTM race
For the first time, an Austrian has won a DTM race at Red Bull Ring. Porsche driver Thomas Preining from KÜS Team Bernhard scored a commanding home win in the Sunday race of DTM Red Bull Ring powered by REMUS. The 24-year-old from Linz won from the two Germans Luca Stolz (Mercedes-AMG Team HRT) and … Continue reading
SSR Performance highly motivated after DTM premiere victory
The two SSR Performance Porsche 911 GT3 R are on their way to the penultimate DTM event of the season at the Red Bull Ring. Dennis Olsen (NOR) recently celebrated the team’s first DTM victory at Spa. This weekend, SSR Performance is going to Styria in Austria. The seventh event of the DTM season takes … Continue reading
Dennis Olsen claims his maiden DTM win
With a lights-to-flag victory, Dennis Olsen secured his maiden win in his still fresh DTM career with the SSR Performance Porsche. In qualifying in the morning, the Norwegian had secured the best starting grid position with a lap time of 2m 30.488s. After a pair of second places at Norisring and Nürburgring, it is the … Continue reading
Porsche driver Thomas Preining starts DTM weekend in the Ardennes with the fastest time of the day
With Thomas Preining (AUT, KÜS Team Bernhard) and local hero Laurens Vanthoor (BEL, SSR Performance) a Porsche driver came out on top in each of the two DTM free practice sessions at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Friday. Preining’s time of 2m 17.786s in second free practice was the fastest time of the day among DTM’s … Continue reading
SSR Performance is ready for the next DTM challenge
Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) and Dennis Olsen (NOR) are ready for the next challenge in the DTM. At Spa-Francorchamps, the two Porsche 911 GT3 R drivers will be chasing points. Olsen had recently celebrated the second place at the Nürburgring. SSR Performance has secured podium finishes at both the Norisring and the Nürburgring, showing that the … Continue reading
DTM podium for SSR Performance at the Nurburgring
The second DTM gala at Nürburgring: following the first-ever 1-2 for brother pairing Sheldon and Kelvin van der Linde in DTM history on Saturday, Luca Stolz scored his maiden win in the long-standing series on Sunday. The 27-year-old, living in Brachbach in the German Westerwald region, secured a much-celebrated home win in the DTM Nürburgring … Continue reading
Timo Bernhard: “Nürburgring is my living room”
Three team principals start raving when talking about their home race: the “DTM Nürburgring powered by Mercedes-AMG” event this weekend (26-28 August), the fifth round of the season in the long-standing series. “Nürburgring is my living room,” says Timo Bernhard, the boss of KÜS Team Bernhard. “The Nürburgring is surrounded by a really special atmosphere, … Continue reading
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