Rene Rast has announced that he would leave DTM at the end of the 2025 season, on the eve of the final round because he prepares to fight for the fourth title in the series.
Three -time DTM champion is third in Hacenhem Finale in the standing of drivers, 11 points behind the leader. Lucas aur And four points runner-up Jordan paper,
On social media, the rest said, “After so many unforgettable years in DTM, I want to share with you that I will not stay on DTM grid next year.”
“However, this is not a final farewell – DTM will always remain an important part of my career and my identity as a driver. But in 2026 my way takes me in another direction …
“My great thanks go to all the teams for whom I have run, the mechanics who gave everything in the pits, and the engineers who tried tirelessly tried for perfection. Without your passion and hard work, my successes are not possible.
“I am equally grateful to memories, victory, challenges – and especially for fans who have supported me with every step. Even though I will not stay on DTM grid next year, I look forward to opportunities ahead – and who knows what the future is. Thanks to be part of this journey.”
Rast is ready to remain a part of BMW’s hypercar program and is expected to continue racing 24 hours in the World Dheeraj Championship and in Le Mains in 2026.
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BMW Motorsport’s boss Andreas Rouos said: “We want to ensure that some drivers are possible to focus on our only task program. This does not mean that Rene has gone away from DTM forever, but for 2026 we can say that he will not run there. And then we will look for the future.”
In RAST, DTM probably loses its most famous driver on the current grid, which dominated the Class 1 ERA as a regular driver for Audi Team Rosberg from 2017 to 2020.
RAST has won 31 wins during the manufacturer era by 2020 – 24 – 59 of them with podium and 26 poll positions.
It puts her in the all-time series rankings with three titles in 2017, 2019, and 2020, with five championships behind the Bernad Schneider, and second place with Claus Ludwig.
In 2016, he made an unexpected DTM debut after the zandwort Adrian tambe He was injured in an accident during a Saturday race. His first full season was held in 2017 with Audi team Rosberg, in which the Rest won the title unexpectedly.
The rest proved that his success was not temporary and quickly became Audi’s spear in DTM. With the end of the manufacturer era and switch of GT3, Rast took a break from DTM in 2021. His efforts to establish themselves in Formula E failed.
In 2022, he returned to DTM with ABT in Audi before joining the BMW team in 2023.
If you can achieve 2025 DTM titles with Rast BMW, he will become the second driver after Ludwig (Ford and Mercedes) to win the DTM title with various brands.
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