Stories and facts about the ABT Sportsline Team

DTM

A FLYINGSTART

DTM, Europe's favourite racing series, will hit the starting blocks in 2022 in an extremely diverse and powerful way. From 2024, there will even be a second, fully electric racing series on top. SONAX is also traditionally dedicated to progress: the “brand of the century” has always taken car care to the next level – letting the ABT Sportsline team shine.

RACING CARS

Performance

Displacement 5,200 ccm
Power 585 PS
Torque 550 Nm

Motor

Petrol V10 NA motor
90-degree cylinder angle
Direct fuel injection
Racing catalytic converter

Drive

Rear drive
Traction control (ASR)
Sequential, pneumatic, 6-speed sports transmission
Electrohydraulic triple disc clutch activation (ECA)

Chassis

Independent suspension front & rear
Double wishbones
Struts with adjustable shock absorber
Adjustable stabilisers front & rear

Wheels

Front tyres 30-68/18
Rear tyres 31-71/18
Hydraulic dual circuit brake system (steel brake discs)
Racing ABS

THE AUDIR8 LMS evo II

Length	4,599 mm	Displacement	5,200 ccm
Width	1,997 mm	Minimum weight	1,235 kg
Height	1,171 mm	Torque	over 550 Nm

HISTORY

1990FIRST TIME AT DTM WITH AUDISONAX first got involved in DTM in 1990 as a partner of the Audi team. Audi was a newcomer to the series and, with driver Hans-Joachim Stuck, took the title home to Ingolstadt at its first outing. This also gained the SONAX brand many new fans.

1990

1992RIGHT AT THE FRONT AGAIN WITH MERCEDES-BENZThe team of drivers Klaus Ludwig, Keke Rosberg, Bernd Schneider and Ellen Lohr took the title for Mercedes, a first for the car maker. In the company of these four drivers, SONAX reached a pinnacle of brand awareness.

1992

2001With the Opel Astra V8 into the new millenniumFrom 2001, SONAX returned to the DTM as a partner to the Opel Team Phoenix. The team supporting driver Manuel Reuter was able to achieve four victories in total and once more brought SONAX to the attention of motorsports fans.

2001

Mit dem Opel Astra V8 ins neue Jahrtausend

2005Audi and SONAX together again in the DTMIn the 2005 season, six-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen and DTM newbie Frank Stippler took to the track in two Audi A4 DTMs – with the SONAX and S line livery and sport and tuning kits from quattro GmbH.

2005

Audi und SONAX wieder vereint in der DTM

2012SUCCESS IN A NEW MILLENNIUM WITH BMW MotorsportSince its 2012 comeback, SONAX has stood at BMW’s side as a team sponsor. In Hockenheim that year, Bruno Sprengler tore across the finish line in first place. As a BMW partner, SONAX celebrated winning the driver title, team classification and construction championship.

2012

2021Second place with ABT SportslineIn 2012, SONAX continues its long-standing partnership with ABT Sportsline. On his first time out with the Audi R8 LMS GT3, Kelvin van der Linde gains the initial victory. In the team competition, ABT Sportsline, together with SONAX, take second place.

2021

VOICES

As No.1 in car care, SONAX enjoys outstanding renown in the motorsports field and is a strong, very reliable partner for us. We are also very glad that we are able to get the “Turbo” going together and will excite fans of the brand in the coming season.

Harry Unflath, sport marketing manager at ABT sportsline

We are very glad that our partnership with ABT Sportsline is continuing for the coming season. The past one showed that the SONAX brand can reach many car fans on the track and in the media. The world of motorsports is an essential part of our DNA, and an ideal platform where we can express the idea that “high performance in racing” is intrinsically linked to our “high performance in car care”.

DANIEL OTT, MANAGER, MARKETING AND SALES

Insights

Race Recap Portimão

The DTM started the new 2022 racing season in Portimão at the beginning of may.

René Rast mit seinem Rennwagen auf dem Lausitzring

Race Recap Lausitzring

Hard work pays off: René Rast, driver of Team ABT Sportsline, clinched the first podium in the 2022 DTM.

Race Recap Imola

A very special double triumph for the ABT Sportsline Team in Imola.