Start of the season in the DTM: Schaeffler continues to push technology transfer

Successful cooperation goes into the second year
Schaeffler uses the partnership with BMW M Motorsport to gain know-how from the DTM for series development
Matthias Zink: "The aim is to win the title with Marco Wittmann."

The new season in the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) starts at the weekend in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. The global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler uses the tough competition in the racing series to test technologies under extreme conditions and thus make them ready for series production. “Optimizing the internal combustion engine continues to play an important role for Schaeffler,” says Matthias Zink, Board Member Automotive OEM at Schaeffler. "The DTM and our intensive partnership with BMW M Motorsport provide Schaeffler with valuable insights."

Technology transfer remains in focus
The know-how gained in motorsport flows directly into the development of components and systems and ensures the highest level of quality and reliability. There is still a lot of potential in the internal combustion engine. In addition to electromobility, Schaeffler therefore continues to focus on combustion engines and transmissions with the aim of continuously increasing their efficiency and tailor-made products for its customers such as the thermal management module (TMM), the fully variable valve train system UniAir or the electric camshaft adjuster To offer solutions.

Successful cooperation goes into the second year
After the successful debut of the premium partnership between Schaeffler and BMW M Motorsport in the DTM, Marco Wittmann and the BMW M4 DTM in the typical green and white Schaeffler colors are about to start their second season together. “The team did its homework in winter. Our goal is to win the title with Marco Wittmann in the second season together, ”says Matthias Zink. Due to the delays caused by the CO-VID-19 pandemic, the DTM racing calendar had to be adapted to the new circumstances. 18 races take place in just three months and seven days.

Extensive safety and hygiene measures for teams and drivers as well as races in front of the likely empty grandstands made the start of the racing series possible this year. A completely new experience for the two-time DTM champion Marco Wittmann: “I'm really looking forward to my second season with the Schaeffler BMW M4 DTM, even if it will be very different from everything we've experienced so far. I will definitely miss the fans, but I look forward with optimism and am ready for the fight for the title. "