Audi DTM teams confirmed

With the opening round of the 2012 DTM season due to take place at the Hockenheimring on the 29th of April, Audi Sport has revealed the teams and drivers that’ll be campaigning its all-new A5 DTM challenger.

The eight-car line-up is:

Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
· Mattias Edstrom (Sweden) - Red Bull Audi A5 DTM
· Timo Scheider (Germany) - Auto Test Audi A5 DTM

Audi A5 DTM 2012 (Ekström) SideAudi A5 DTM 2012 (Rendering) Abt Sportsline Red Bull Livery

Audi A5 DTM 2012 (Rendering) Abt Sportsline Auto Test LiveryAudi A5 DTM 2012 (Scheider) Rear Side

Audi Sport Team Abt
· Rahel Frey (Switzerland) - E-Postbrief Audi A5 DTM
· Adrien Tambay (France) - Audi Ultra Audi A5 DTM

Audi A5 DTM 2012 (Rendering) Abt E-Postbrief LiveryAudi A5 DTM 2012 (Rendering) Abt Audi Ultra Livery

Audi Sport Team Phoenix
· Mike Rockenfeller (Germany) - Schaeffler Audi A5 DTM
· Miguel Molina (Spain) - Red Bull Audi A5 DTM

Audi A5 DTM 2012 (Rockenfeller) Side

Audi A5 DTM 2012 (Rendering) Phoenix Schaeffler LiveryAudi A5 DTM 2012 (Rendering) Phoenix Red Bull Livery

Audi Sport Team Rosberg
· Edoardo Mortara (France / Italy) - Playboy Audi A5 DTM
· Filipe Albuquerque (Portugal) - TV Movie Audi A5 DTM

Audi A5 DTM 2012 (Mortara) Front SideAudi A5 DTM 2012 (Rendering) Rosberg Playboy Livery

Development work continues by Audi Sport in collaboration with the race teams, and official test sessions in Valencia and Hockenheim will doubtless play an important role in that process.

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