Audi`s line-up for 2008
Audi have completed their driver line-up for the 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. As TouringCarTimes reported months ago Katherine Legge, Olivier Jarvis and Markus Winkelhock, are new for the season.
"A lot of big-name drivers also approached us, which shows just how interesting Audi and the DTM are," said Audi Motorsport boss Dr Wolfgang Ullrich.
"It was, however, clear from the off that we would stick to our strategy of further rejuvenating our driver squad and, quite logically, to nurture our own talent alongside our established stars,"
With the 27-year-old Markus Winkelhock, Audi signed one of the most promising and well-known young German racing drivers. The Swabian scooped the headlines worldwide last year when he sensationally led the race on his Formula 1 debut at the Nürburgring. He laid the foundations for his future at Audi with solid performances in the DTM as stand-in for the injured Tom Kristensen and later in the Audi customer team Futurecom TME.
The 27-year-old Briton Katherine Legge follows in the footsteps of Michèle Mouton, Tamara Vidali and Vanina Ickx. Over the last two years she created quite a stir in the North American Champ Car Series. Katherine Legge is the most successful woman ever to have competed in the US counterpart to Formula 1. The British girl has also already completed her first Formula 1 tests.
Twenty four-year-old Oliver Jarvis is regarded as one of Great Britain’s brightest future prospects. In November 2007 he won the famous Formula 3 Grand Prix in Macau. Jarvis has also recorded several victories for his homeland’s national team in the A1GP series.
Abt (2008): Mattias Ekström, Tom Kristensen, Timo Scheider, Martin Tomczyk
Rosberg (2007): Mike Rockenfeller, Markus Winkelhock
Phoenix (2007): Oliver Jarvis, Alexandre Prémat
Futurecom TME (2006): Katherine Legge
