The DTM introduced its full 2025 calendar earlier this week, however curiously each Vila Actual and the Salzburgring had been absent from the eight-round schedule.
Portuguese road circuit Vila Actual, greatest recognized for internet hosting World Touring Automobile Cup races, had signed a take care of DTM’s earlier proprietor ITR for 2023, however the change of promoter meant that it by no means bought to make its sequence debut.
Vila Actual had since entered into negotiations with the ADAC for its third season of internet hosting the DTM, whereas Salzburbring bosses had been additionally assured of internet hosting a race subsequent yr after upgrading a few of its services.
Finally, neither venue bought the nod for 2025, because the DTM elected to maintain its confirmed eight-round schedule, with six weekends happening in Germany and one every in Austria and the Netherlands.
In an official assertion, ADAC motorsport director Thomas Voss mentioned: “Over the previous few months, we’ve got rigorously scrutinised thrilling venues for the DTM.
“Nevertheless, as all of the occasions in Germany have skilled a big enhance in recognition amongst guests, we are going to keep on with the tried and examined venues for the 2025 season.”
Motorsport.com understands that the ADAC desires to increase the calendar past eight occasions in the long run.
There have been additionally discussions to carry a ninth spherical as early as 2025, however groups – already combating to maintain expenditure inside their budgets – weren’t supportive of the concept.
Therefore, visiting Vila Actual – or Salzburgring – would have come at the price of an current German venue, one thing groups had been, once more, not in favour of.
Furthermore, the ADAC desires to give attention to consistency in occasion improvement, with an uptick in trackside spectators in any respect circuits besides Spielberg vindicating its strategy.
Plus, whether it is doable to increase the calendar past eight occasions sooner or later, any German circuit that might have been omitted from the 2025 schedule must be added again once more.
Points with Vila Actual and Salzburgring
TCR racing on the Salzburgring in 2017
Picture by: TCR media
Groups had been additionally not eager on a metropolis race in Vila Actual because of the excessive threat of crash harm and the journey prices related to delivery vehicles and tools to Portugal.
On this regard, the ADAC was reportedly in a position to safe insurance coverage for groups, as half of the sphere competes with uninsured GT3 vehicles. Furthermore, it might even have subsided journey prices for groups, decreasing their monetary burden. However finally, a call was made to not take any undue dangers in the meanwhile.
As for the Salzburgring, the DTM nonetheless desires to check the suitability of the monitor for GT3 racing with a GT Masters occasion in 2025.
Though the circuit invested in a state-of-the-art race management facility on the request of the DTM, Voss nonetheless believes “that some work nonetheless must be performed on the monitor.”
He added: “I believe the chicane on the start-finish is just too slim for GT vehicles. The Nocksteinkehre [region] at all times has issues with water.
“If it rains closely, you do not drive there, identical to on the Lausitzring, however in precept I would not rule out a take a look at occasion.
He added: “We’d not need to run a DTM race on the Salzburgring with out attempting it out.”
