Audi will continue to be represented in the DTM this year following a last-minute entry for Ricardo Feller by Land Motor🐓sport.

With long-time Abt Sportsline having switched to Lamborghini over the winter, there was a real risk that Audi would not be present on the DTM grid fo𝔉r the first time since the series' revival in 2000.

Audi’s decision to curtail its GT3 programme had made its difficult for teams to continue running the ageing R8 LMS GT3, especially in a champion𓆏ship like the DTM where rival manufacturers provide hꦜeavy factory support.

However, on Friday, it was announced that Land Motorsport will enter the DTM for the first time in 2025, fielding a single entry for rac🔴e winner Feller.

The Swiss driver was iꦛnitially going to race a Porsche 911 GT3 R for Allied Racing in the DTM after splitting with Abt over the winter, but the Porsche-affiliated team withdrew its entry earlier this month and subsequently filed for insolvency.

This left Feller without a seat in the DTM, 🌄but he has now found a new berth with Land Motorsport, the team with which he won the GT Masterꦓs title in 2021.

“Ricardo should have been racing for another team in the DTM,” team boss Christian Land expla𝓰ined. 

“However, that programme failed to materia🐻lise. We were in close contact with him an🍷d put together an alternative plan for the season.”

Feller was previously a partꩲ of Audi’s factory line-up in GT racing, but the Ingolstadt-based company disbanded its driver ros🧸ter in stages in the last two years.

Feller raced Abt's Audi R8 LMS GT3 in the DTM in the last thre💞e years, securing a best finish of third in the standings in 2023.

A🌜fter his split with both Audi and Abt, he joined Porsche as a contracted driver for the 2025 season and was due to represent the Stuttgart-based marque in the DTM until Allied Racing’s withdrawal from the series.

Feller has received permission from Porsche to drive an Audi in the DTM, 🥂with both manufacturers being part of the same Volkswagen Group.

“Everythi🐷ng has▨ come together perfectly, and I am glad to get the chance to take on the DTM this year with Land-Motorsport,” Feller said.

“The last few weeks have been very challenging for me, anꦜd the collapse of my original DTM 𓂃programme was a big setback.

“There was a great deal of uncertainty, and I am particularly grateful for Christian and Wolfgang Land for all their efforts. I would also like to thank Porsche for allowing me to go ahead w🃏ith these plans.”

Land Motorsport will take part in the pre-season test at Oschersleben on 1 April prio✃r to the firཧst race at the same venue later in the month.

While Al🍨lied Racing will not be racing in the DTM as originally exp☂ected, Porsche will continue to have a presence in the series thanks to an expanded three-car entry from Manthey.