Motor racing: Arjun Maini to drive for team HRT Ford
The cockpits for Ford's factory-supported DTM comeback after 36 years will be occupied by Arjun Maini (IND) and Fabio Scherer (SUI). The HRT will start its fifth DTM season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on the weekend of April 25-27
Hyderabad: The official test day for the new DTM season will take place at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Meuspath (Germany) on Wednesday. Haupt Racing Team (HRT) enters two Ford Mustang GT3s in the top-class sprint series for the first time this year.
The cockpits for Ford’s factory-supported DTM comeback after 36 years will be occupied by Arjun Maini (IND) and Fabio Scherer (SUI). The HRT will start its fifth DTM season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on the weekend of April 25-27. As part of the joint development program with Ford Performance, the team from Drees will be fielding two Ford Mustang GT3s for the first time this year.
The US manufacturer’s last work entry in the DTM was in 1989 with the Ford Sierra Cosworth RS 500. The HRT Ford Performance line-up consists of Ford Performance Factory Driver Arjun Maini and Fabio Scherer, who also completes the squad of official Ford Performance GT3 Junior Drivers. Maini and Scherer can look back on a combined experience of 82 DTM races.
Arjun Maini has been competing successfully for HRT in various racing series since 2022 and achieved three podium finishes and one pole position in the DTM with the team last season. The Indian has made a total of 64 appearances in the prestigious sprint series to date. He will be competing in the #36 Ford Mustang GT3 in the blue and yellow livery of team partner RAVENOL.
The first test for HRT Ford Performance and the two drivers is scheduled for this week. The official test day will take place at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on Wednesday, April 2. The season opener will also be held on the circuit in the Madgeburger Börde region three weeks later. The calendar then includes seven more race weekends in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.
The season finale at the Hockenheimring is scheduled for October 4 and 5. Talent at an early stage and, ideally, to bring them through to the DTM via the team’s own program and the “Road to DTM” in the ADAC GT Masters. “I am very excited about another year in the DTM with HRT and Ford Performance. We are really looking forward to the season. It’s a new challenge for me and a new challenge for the team,” said Arjun Maini.
