“I am delighted to be starting my seventh DTM season with Mercedes-Benz,” said Spengler, who has been driving for HWA in the German-sanctioned championship since 2006. “During the winter, I spent nearly a month in Canada recharging my batteries and preparing for the new season.”
“There's never a guarantee of success in motorsport, especially in such a closely fought series as DTM, but I'll be giving it everything I've got this year and, together with my team, we'll be pushing all the way.”
Spengler has been a part of Merc's motorsport programme ever since 2003, but his debut in the DTM happened a couple of years later, in 2005. He first drove for Merc's satellite team Persson Motorsport and, after one season, has been promoted to official works driver, a position that he never left ever since.
His DTM career highs include a back-to-back runner-up places in 2006 and 2007, and a 3rd place finish in 2010 (last year he was in contention for the title until the last race of the season).
“At 27 years old, Bruno Spengler is still a young driver - but he's already a 'veteran' with Mercedes-Benz Motorsport in the very best sense of the word. Bruno gets better every year, and 2011 will mark our ninth year working together,” added Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug.
“Today, he is one of the highest-profile and most successful DTM competitors, but also one of the nicest drivers in the field - and a favourite with the fans. There is still much that Mercedes-Benz Motorsport and Bruno want to achieve together, in order to celebrate a relationship that has now lasted nearly ten years.”
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