Listen to this article Part of Aston’s factory roster since 2014, Thiim will drive for Lamborghini outfit T3 Motorsport in the DTM’s second season under GT3 regulations, realising a 20-year-old dream to join one of the most prestigious championships in Europe. His father Kurt Thiim won the 1986 DTM title in a Rover Vitesse and was regarded by many as one of the greatest drivers of the series’ ‘classic’ era. It wasn’t easy for the one-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner to land a drive in the DTM, especially after previous attempts to race in the series last year came to nought. However, Thiim was ultimately able to ink a contract just weeks before the start of pre-season testing to ensure he’ll be one of the 29 drivers on a bumper 2022 DTM grid. Read Also: Originally, the plan was to get Aston Martin to return to the DTM for the …