The DTM cars will race at Spielberg's Red Bull Ring up to and including 2016.
DTM rights holder and promoter ITR e.V. as well as the operators of the circuit located in Styria, Austria announced the extension of the contract by another three years.
Just a few weeks ago, during the 2013 season kick-off weekend at Hockenheim, ITR e.V. Chairman Hans Werner Aufrecht presented Markus Messner, Head of Circuit & Facility Red Bull Ring, with the trophy for the 'Organiser of the Year 2012'.
Photo: Red Bull
DTM contested its first races at Spielberg's Österreichring from 2001 to 2003. In those years, the races at the demanding circuit with the picturesque backdrop were won by the Mercedes-Benz drivers Marcel Fässler (2001 and 2003) and Bernd Schneider (2002).
Following a multi-year break due to numerous renovation measures, DTM returned to Styria in 2011. The first two races after the comeback were won by Martin Tomczyk and Edoardo Mortara for Audi and this year, BMW celebrated a one-two-three courtesy of Bruno Spengler, Marco Wittmann and Timo Glock.
During Thursday's hearing at the FIA International Tribunal, Mercedes AMG Formula 1 apologised for having asked its two race drivers to wear anonymous, unmarked black helmets instead of the regular ones during the famous Barcelona tire test.
The Tribunal was today hearing members and lawyers of FIA, Mercedes AMG and Pirelli.
The German team has admitted that it regrets how the private Pirelli tire test was made to look more secret that it was - especially through its drivers wearing unmarked helmets.
Mercedes lawyer Paul Harris explained that Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg wore plain black helmets to avoid security issues with fans.
"We had our reasons - it was about the lack of bodyguard and security personnel. We do acknowledge that this part of the test aroused suspicions and it is regrettable”, said Harris.
"We regret now the decision of our drivers to wear black helmets... we regret it and we apologise".
Mercedes' Ross Brawn has claimed it was ‘inevitable' that the team would have benefited from its Pirelli tire test earlier in the year.
However, during the FIA's International Tribunal Heating on Thursday, the Englishman maintained that the Mercedes team has not benefited in any way.
"I don't see how [we could have],” he said. "We didn't know what the tires were; we didn't know what the detail objectives were of what Pirelli were doing.
"We always work on the principle that no information is better than bad information. I don't see how we could have used any data from that test."
Photo: Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
Brawn also admitted that because the 2013 car was used, it was impossible that the team had not gained any knowledge, but believes the situation must be kept within context.
“I think that is unavoidable, and was a consideration taken into account when we had permission from the FIA to do the test. But it does need to be kept in proportion."
The International Tribunal Hearing will continue throughout the day.
Hollywood actor Patrick Dempsey ("Grey's Anatomy") plays himself in the new motorsport film from Porsche.
At the wheel of a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR the avid race driver contests the 24 Hours of Le Mans this coming weekend for the Dempsey Del Piero-Proton team.
The first of a series of films featuring Dempsey is available on Porsche's Facebook page and on the Porsche YouTube channel and can be seen here.
"It's nice to say that you are in the Porsche family," says Dempsey. "It's an incredible family, a talented family with a lot of depth when it comes to technology, engineering and design. It fills me with pride to now be a part of this family."
The first movie is entitled "Porsche Motorsport: Growing the family with Patrick Dempsey" and was filmed at the American Le Mans Series race on the street circuit in Long Beach (USA).
In the GTC class, Dempsey contests the entire season of the U.S. race series with his teammates Andy Lally and Joe Foster in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup fielded by the Dempsey Del Piero Racing squad.
At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Dempsey and Foster join forces with Porsche works driver Patrick Long (USA).
Patrick Dempsey. (Photo: Dempsey Del Piero Racing)
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne may have to wait months longer than planned to learn the price of shares he needs to complete his acquisition of Chrysler Group.
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A war of words has erupted in Australia between the main political parties on one hand and unions on the other concerning the country's struggling automotive industry and ahead of an imminent general election.
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