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Porsche team SSR names Vanthoor, Olsen for DTM campaign

Porsche outfit SSR Performance has named Laurens Vanthoor and Dennis Olsen as its drivers for its first full season in the DTM in 2022.

Jamie Klein

Edited: Mar 7, 2022, 8:18 AM

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As previously reported by Motorsport.com, factory Porsche man Vanthoor and Olsen will team up at ADAC GT Masters outfit SSR, which announced a full DTM entry late last year following its one-off foray into the series last year at the Nurburgring.

Vanthoor will drive the team's #92 Porsche 911 GT3 R, while Olsen pilots the sister #94 car.

They join Thomas Preining, who was previously confirmed for the one-car Team Bernhard 75 squad, on the roster of Porsche DTM drivers for 2022.

For Vanthoor, the DTM replaces the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as his primary programme for this year, although he and Olsen shared a car in January's Rolex 24 at Daytona with the KCMG team.

"I'm really looking forward to the season," commented Vanthoor. "The team has made a name for itself in the sport in such a short time and I'm looking forward to working with them now.

"It certainly won't be an easy season because the competition is very strong. Nevertheless, we have the ambition to be successful. It's been a while since I've been alone in the car - so motivation is correspondingly high. As far as I'm concerned, we're ready to go."

Olsen, who becomes the first-ever Norwegian DTM racer, said: "I'm really looking forward to the DTM! For me, it's a great challenge to compete in such a strong field of drivers."

SSR managing director Stefan Schlund described himself as "extremely satisfied" with the drivers Porsche has allocated to his team for its first-ever full campaign in the DTM.

He added: "I am convinced that we have an effective squad and can successfully compete with both the #92 and the #94."

2022 DTM grid so far:

Manufacturer Team Driver Audi Abt Sportsline Germany Rene Rast South Africa Kelvin van der Linde Switzerland Ricardo Feller Team Rosberg Nico Muller United States Dev Gore Attempto Racing Germany Marius Zug BMW Walkenhorst Motorsport Germany Marco Wittmann Belgium Esteban Muth Schubert Motorsport Sheldon van der Linde Austria Philipp Eng Mercedes Winward Racing Germany Maximilian Gotz Austria Lucas Auer Germany David Schumacher Haupt Racing Team (HRT) Germany Luca Stolz India Arjun Maini GruppeM Canada Mikael Grenier Germany Maro Engel Mucke Motorsport Germany Maximilian Buhk Lamborghini
Grasser Racing Team Italy Mirko Bortolotti Austria Clemens Schmid Italy Alessio Deledda Switzerland Rolf Ineichen T3 Motorsport United Kingdom Esmee Hawkey Porsche Team Bernhard 75 Austria Thomas Preining SSR Performance Belgium Laurens Vanthoor Norway Dennis Olsen Ferrari AF Corse (Red Bull) TBA TBA

Total cars confirmed so far: 28

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