Two-time Nurburgring 24 Hours winner and DTM frontrunner Kelvin van der Linde wants to expand his horizons beyond GT3 racing after making his LMP2 debut earlier this year.
The two-time Nurburgring 24 Hours winner has been an Audi factory driver since he claimed the first of his two ADAC GT Masters titles as a GT3 rookie in 2014.
The 26-year-old was involved with early simulation work on the now cancelled LMDh programme, but with Audi electing to focus instead on its existing Dakar project and upcoming Formula 1 involvement, he accepts that he is likely to stay in GT3 for the foreseeable future. "I know and I believe that I can drive other cars – I've driven LMP2 against a lot of good guys in Asian Le Mans Series and proved myself there – but unfortunately the road hasn't led in that direction yet.
His DTM teammate Rene Rast recently inked a deal to return to FE with McLaren next year, while fellow DTM regulars Nico Muller [with the returning Abt-Mahindra team] and"I have good connection with Abt, I see a future with Abt as well," he said.
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