Engstler with new team and new brand in second DTM season

Attack with the Italian bull. Luca Engstler will be chasing points for the Lamborghini Liqui Moly team in the upcoming DTM season. Born in Wiggensbach, he will drive a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 and complete the Grasser Racing Team line-up alongside the already confirmed Lamborghini works driver Christian Engelhart (Starnberg). The 23-year-old Engstler will start his second season in the DTM at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben from April 26th to 28th.

"I'm super happy to be back in the DTM this year and with a team like GRT. We have a top package and next season I can fully focus on delivering this potential on the race track," says Engstler, who is switching from rival Audi to Lamborghini.As a Lamborghini Young Driver, the man from the Allgäu is now part of the junior squad of the sports car manufacturer from Sant'Agata Bolognese.Engstler previously competed in various ADAC racing series, making the leap to the DTM via ADAC Formula 4, ADAC TCR Germany (including winning the 2021 title) and the ADAC GT Masters. In GT3 racing, the colors of his partner Liqui Moly have become the trademark of his vehicle liveries in recent years.

Gottfried Grasser, Team Principal of Grasser Racing Team, is delighted with his new line-up: "Luca is one of the most promising talents in GT3 racing. Christian and he will push each other to the maximum and benefit from each other." The DTM will contest eight race weekends in Germany, the Netherlands and Austria. For the team based in Knittelfeld, Austria, the event at the Red Bull Ring (September 27 to 29) is a real home race. Just ten minutes separate the race track in Styria from the headquarters of the Lamborghini team, which is contesting its third DTM season this year.