ARD Sportschau to cover the DTM Launch
Wiesbaden – For all the DTM enthusiasts that haven’t
got the chance of attending the great DTM Launch held in Düsseldorf
on 15th April, there will be a special highlight: o Sunday,
from 18.00 to 18.30hrs, the ARD Sportschau will cover the
DTM Launch in Düsseldorf to attune the DTM fans to the
live coverage of the first DTM weekend held in Hockenheim,
broadcasted on 21st and 22nd April. Over the course of the
30-minute programme, presenter Claus Lufen Moderator will
not only report about the launch alone. At the same time,
he also will provide the TV audience with an up-to-date season
preview and the latest news regarding the state of preparations
of Audi and Mercedes-Benz.
All the DTM races up to and including the 2009 season
on ARD
In the 2007 season, ARD is going to again cover live all the
qualifying sessions – on Saturday from 13.30hrs –
and the races, on Sunday from 13.45 hours. And this also applies
to the coming three years. ‘Das Erste’ has extended
the still running contract with ITR e.V., rights holder and
promoter of DTM, up to the end of the 2009 season. This agreement
represents the continuation of a successful cooperation that
was started back in 2000, when DTM was revived
The ARD commentators for the 2007 season, however, will be
new ones: Philipp Sohmer (31) will comment the DTM races for
the TV audience, with former DTM ace Manuel Reuter supporting
him as DTM expert. Over the course of his career, Reuter contested
a total of 203 DTM races for Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Opel
and in 1996, he won the title in ITC, that time’s international
version of DTM, at the wheel of an Opel Calibra V6 4x4.
Hans Werner Aufrecht, ITR e.V. Chairman, was delighted with
the extension of the contract: “The cooperation with
ARD has been constructive for many years and I’m happy
that ARD is going to remain DTM’s official TV partner,
in the coming three years. Together, we permanently are at
pains to improve our product.” ARD Programme Director
Günter Struve said: “We look forward to continuing
our long-term cooperation with DTM and even having the chance
of extending it.”
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