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The numbers for DTM 2008 are assigned

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The starting numbers for the drivers and teams of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 2008 have been assigned. For this year Jamie Green is the only driver that gets the same number as in 2007 – number five. Reigning champion Mattias Ekström on the other hand moves up a couple of places and now holds the popular number one.

Ekström’s team mate Martin Tomczyk gets number two on his car. Behind him Mercedes-Benz drivers takes up the numbers from three (Spengler) to eight (Lauda).

Newcomer Ralf Schumacher has been assigned number eleven, the same he had during his last Formula One season in 2007 with Toyota.

Only one name is missing in the list – number 21 for Audi. Speculations have been made in several different media that it will be Christijan Albers. But no official confirmation has been made yet, stay tuned!

The numbers of DTM 2008

1 Mattias Ekström (S) Audi
2 Martin Tomczyk (D) Audi
3 Bruno Spengler (CDN) Mercedes-Benz
4 Paul di Resta (SCO) Mercedes-Benz
5 Jamie Green (GB) Mercedes-Benz
6 Bernd Schneider (D) Mercedes-Benz
7 Gary Paffett (GB) Mercedes-Benz
8 Mathias Lauda (A) Mercedes-Benz
9 Tom Kristensen (DK) Audi
10 Timo Scheider (D) Audi
11 Ralf Schumacher (D) Mercedes-Benz
12 Maro Engel (D) Mercedes-Benz
14 Alexandre Prémat (F) Audi
15 Oliver Jarvis (GB) Audi
16 Susie Stoddart (SCO) Mercedes-Benz
18 Mike Rockenfeller (D) Audi
19 Markus Winkelhock (D) Audi
20 Katherine Legge (GB) Audi
21 Tba. Audi