Thierry previews DTM at Red Bull Ring: 'The aim is high'

Published on 23 April 2026 by Niels Hendrix

For the fourth year in succession, Thierry Vermeulen competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), one of the world’s most prestigious touring car championships, consisting of eight rounds. The 23-year-old ambitious Dutch racing driver continues racing in a Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo, run by the Swiss Emil Frey Racing team, under the support of Verstappen Racing.

This weekend the first round will be held at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Thierry said: “It’s time to kick off the DTM season with the first round this weekend at the Red Bull Ring, the track where we had the pre-season test a couple of weeks ago. It’s been a long pre-season and we’ve done a lot of testing given that we have a new car with the Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo, which has a new aero package and new suspension. So there was plenty to explore and hopefully we can squeeze even more out of it.”

“This is my fourth year in DTM and I think we’ve had a good growing performance curve over the last three years. We will keep pushing to make sure this curve keeps going upwards and we can fight for podiums and good results.”

“I feel ready and super excited to start the season here on a track where we’ve had great results last year with a double podium. So, the aim is high to match this and we will of course give our everything.”