Manthey EMA is unsure if Porsche will be ‘allowed’ to defend its titles in the DTM this year, as the squad prepares for this weekend’s opening round of the season at Oschersleben.
Porsche romped to a DTM championship treble in only its second season in the category last year, as it swept the drivers, teams and the manufacturers’ titles with Thomas Preining and the Manthey EMA team. The feat was particularly impressive as Porsche faced all three of its main German rivals, Audi, BMW and Mercedes, plus Italian supercar manufacturers Ferrari and Lamborghini, in a six-way fight for glory.
However, following Toksport WRT’s withdrawal and Team Bernhard’s decision to focus only on one-make championships, Manthey EMA is left as the sole Porsche team in the 2024 DTM season. That means there will be just two cars from Stuttgart brand this year, one for defending champion Preining and the other for Ayhancan Guven, who has moved across from Team Benhard to replace Ford-bound Dennis Olsen.
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