The appointment with the DTM 2022 championship is getting closer and closer and, waiting for the first round of the season in Portugal – scheduled for the weekend between April 29 and May 1 – there is no shortage of news for next season: after the entry official of the Attempto Racing team and its driver Marius Zug, another team has confirmed the engagement of a new protagonist ready to enter the series. An announcement with an all-Italian flavor, given the confirmation of a tricolor driver at the wheel of a ‘blue’ car like the Lamborghini, which will take to the track represented by another rookie team like the Grasser Racing. For 2022, in fact, Mirko Bortolotti will complete the quartet of the Austrian team together with compatriot Alessio Deledda – also ready for his debut in DTM – in turn flanked by Rolf Ineichen and Clemens Schmid.
The 32-year-old from Trento will thus compete for an entire season in the full-time category, unlike the single appointment in which he took part in Assen in 2021 behind the wheel of the T3 Motorsport team. On that occasion, even without boasting any experience in the series, Bortolotti still won the 2nd place in one of the two scheduled races, immediately impressing the insiders. The Italian, who boasts a Formula 2 title obtained in 2011, briefly commented on his signing with the Grasser team: “I’m looking forward to racing with GRT in DTM this year – he has declared – drive the Lamborghini in this legendary championship it will be a privilege“.
BREAKING NEWS: @LamborghiniSC factory driver @M_Bortolotti leads @GrasserRacing quartet for DTM! Welcome Mirko #Bortolotti, @DeleddaAlessioClemens #Schmid and Rolf #Ineichen! # DTM2022 #WeLoveDTM #DTM #Deledda pic.twitter.com/euyd8NVYJd
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In his personal palmarès, Bortolotti also boasts a success in the Italian Formula E in 2008, as well as a title in the 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance, the latter obtained with the Grasser team: “The DTM is a very popular and prestigious championship – he has declared Giorgio SannaHead of Lamborghini Motorsport – The best car brands, high quality teams and very strong drivers compete against each other. It will be an exciting year for our team, and I am very proud to have Mirko with us. They have been the pillars of our team for many years, and have played a crucial role in some of our greatest successes ”.
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