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BMW confirms plans for DTM 2012 entry

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BMW has confirmed plans to enter the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2012.
“The planned return to the DTM is an exciting challenge for our team,” said BMW Motorsport boss Mario Theissen.

“Over the coming months we will be making all the necessary technical preparations that should allow us to be competitive right from the start should we join the series in 2012,” said Theissen.

BMW is planning to use the BMW M3 as model in the DTM.
“Thanks to its great tradition in production car racing, the BMW M3 is predestined to be used as the basic car. In 2011 we will once again be lining up with our BMW M3 GT2, which is contesting its debut season in Europe this year,” said Theissen.

According to information to TouringCarTimes.com, BMW is expected to be on the grid already next season with a “light” programme ahead of a full works effort in 2012.

The future for BMW in the World Touring Car Championship is still undecided. The German manufacturer is developing the new 1.6-liter world engine for 2011, but if BMW is going to be represented with an official works team is not decided yet.

“A new racing car is being developed as a successor to the current BMW 320si for the coming years. How the BMW involvement in the World Touring Car Championship will look beyond the 2010 season will be decided over the course of the year,” the official BMW statement read.

More information to follow!