17-year-old Theo Oeverhaus will become the youngest DTM driver at the Nurburgring this month, a record currently held by Pascal Wehrlein.
Oeverhaus will compete as a wildcard entrant in the fifth round of the 2022 DTM season, racing a third BMW M4 GT3 fielded by the Walkenhorst team.
Facing a manageable 23-point deficit to Dutch driver and championship leader Colin Caresani, Oeverhaus will pull double duty at the Nurburgring to remain in the hunt for a first title in DTM Trophy. At the age of just 17, Oeverhaus is set to surpass countryman Pascal Wehrlein as the youngest driver to take part in a DTM race weekend. Wehrlein was 18 years old when he began racing in the DTM with Mercedes in 2013, and he went on to become the series’ youngest champion two years later.
“It will be a tough weekend for me as I will be racing in DTM Trophy as well. Nevertheless, I am very much looking forward to showing how well one can progress through the ranks of the junior series BMW M2 Cup and DTM Trophy into the high-quality DTM.At Walkenhorst, Oeverhaus will team up with two-time champion Marco Wittmann and sophomore DTM driver Esteban Muth, and drive the new BMW M4 GT3 that has already won two races this year in the hands of Schubert driver Sheldon van der Linde.
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