DTM to race in Barcelona in the next three years as well
N?rnberg. The Circuit de Catalunya, the race track near the Spanish city of Barcelona, will be hosting a season round of the DTM in the next three years as well. That was announced by the ITR e.V., rights holder and marketing organisation of the DTM, during a press conference at the Norisring in Nuremberg on Saturday. ?We are proud to be able to present one of the world?s best touring car race series in Spain in the future as well?, said Ram?n Paderas, managing director of the Circuit de Catalunya: ?After the events of Formula 1 and the MotoGP series, the DTM is the most important event at our circuit.?
ITR chairman Hans Werner Aufrecht also showed himself very happy with the extension of the contract: ?The DTM events in the past two years in Spain have been a great success. It is all the more enjoyable for us to extend our partnership here for the long term.? The premiere of the DTM in Spain in 2006 attracted 42,000 spectators. This was the most successful premiere of a foreign race series at the Circuit de Catalunya.
The current calendar of the DTM includes eleven races. With races in Italy, the Netherlands, Great Britain, France and Spain, the most popular international touring car series is presenting itself, next to Germany, in the key markets of the automotive industry.
