DTM POD

Our special guest on DTM Pod is Dutch superstar, Thierry Vermeulen - racing a Ferrari 296 for Emil Frey and currently enjoying his best start yet to a DTM season. Thierry talks to us about the physical and mental demands of being a top-level GT3 driver, the unusually late start to his racing career and his friendship with four-time F1 World Champion, Max Verstappen. Fresh from commentating on the...

Rising GT3 stars, Emil and Storm Gjerdrum are our special guests on this episode. The Norweigan brothers - aged just 19 and 16 - have both been on the podium in the ADAC GT Masters championship, on the support bill for the DTM . They talk about competing in the championship, the importance of forming a good working relationship with a co-driver and the technicalities of driving a GT3 car. Plus, th...

DTM television commentators, Chris Hartley, Brian Oliver and Tobi Schimon preview the 2026 DTM season - discussing all of the star drivers, teams and GT cars, ahead of the season opener at the Red Bull Ring. www.dtmracingpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the new DTM season fast approaching, our special guest on this episode is Italian ace, Matteo Cairoli. An experienced international GT and Endurance racer, Matteo has won the Nurburgring 24 hours, the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia and was vice champion in last year's GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. In 2026, the highly rated Italian takes on the DTM for the first time, aboard an Emil Fre...

DTM history-maker, Arjun Maini is our special guest in this episode of DTM Pod. The first ever Indian to race in the championship, score a pole position and finish on the podium; he's about to enter his 6th season in DTM - and his second driving the mighty V8 Ford Mustang, run by HRT. Arjun talks to us about his DTM achievements so far, his early career in single seaters - where he went toe-to-toe...

Rising Danish racing star, Bastian Buus, is our special guest, as he catches up with Chris and Brian ahead of his debut season in the DTM. At just 22 years of age, he's already been a Porsche Supercup Champion and will be an exciting prospect, as he drives the new Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo for Land Motorsport, in 2026. Plus, the boys give us some behind the scenes insight into their roles as the inter...

In this episode, it's all things Aston Martin as we're joined by Comtoyou Racing team director, Francois Verbist. He gives us an insight into the team's impressive debut season in the DTM, their latest 2026 driver announcement and the role of a team boss in one of the most competitive GT championships in the world. Plus the team's humble origins in the Fun Cup. Plus, Brian Oliver and Chris Hartley...

We kick off our second season of the pod with special guest, Ben Green. Driving a Ferrari 296 for Emil Frey Racing, Ben impressed with two podiums and a pole position in his debut year of DTM and the British driver discusses his first experiences of competing in his dream championship, tells us what it's like square up to the best GT3 drivers in the world and tells us about his unconventional entr...

Throughout the 2025 season, we’ve enjoyed some fascinating in-depth conversations with various stars of the DTM - discussing their backgrounds, careers and achievements. And they’ve given us a unique driver’s eye perspective about what it’s really like to compete in one of the most competitive championships in the world. In our end of season best bits compilation, you can hear from this...

Our special guest is 2025 DTM Champion, Ayhancan Guven - last lap winner of one of the greatest ever title showdowns. In an open and fascinating interview, Ayhancan takes us step-by-step through the highs and lows of his season and talks about THAT title-winning overtake in the dying seconds of the season finale at Hockenheim. He also tells us how he rose from humble beginnings, as a promising, bu...

Our special guest in this episode is the brilliant Maro Engel - a four-time winner of the GT World Cup at Macau, the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Champion and a man who has come very close to winning the DTM title for the past two seasons. Maro talks to us about that incredible DTM season finale at Hockenheim, what it's like to race wheel-to-wheel against his friend and team-mate, Lucas Auer and...

Relive one of the most phenominal title deciders in the history of the DTM Championship: TV commentators and DTM Pod hosts, Chris Hartley and Brian Oliver, recorded throughout the weekend, to capture the drama as it unfolded. Listen to all of their reaction, stories and audio highlights from an absolute thriller at Hockenheim; where no fewer than 9 drivers were in contention for the title, going i...

2024 DTM runner-up, Kelvin van der Linde joins Chris Hartley and Brian Oliver to talk about his career, his love of the championship, his excellent first season as a BMW driver on the world stage and his hopes for the future. Plus: In 'Fantasy DTM', Brian and Chris select 10 former DTM drivers - from any era - that they'd love to bring back into the championship and there's some technical insight...

In this episode, Brian Oliver and Chris Hartley are joined by DTM Rookie, Morris Schuring - a rising star of GT racing, after becoming the youngest ever race winner in the German Porsche Carrera Cup and an LMGT3 class winner at Le Mans, when he was still a teenager. Plus the boys give us some behind the scenes insight into their roles as DTM television commentators, with their Sachsenring audio di...

Special guest, Maximilian Paul, talks about what it's like to race for - and run - the smallest team on the DTM grid. And he tells us about Paul Motorsport's great giant-killing podium finish at Zandvoort. Plus, Brian and Chris deliver their mid-term report on the championship and the random stat generator produces possibly the most off-beat statistic of the series so far. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Tobi Schimon is the face of Fan TV on DTM race weekends. He entertains and informs the crowd with his driver interviews, hosts the podium presentations and takes his roving microphone down the pitlane during the driver autograph sessions. We had a huge amount of fun talking to Tobi about his broadcasting career, his role in the DTM and his hopes for the future of the championship. Plus, we discove...

Fabio Scherer talks to the boys about racing the mighty Ford Mustang, how he almost became a ski racer and the amazing tale of his Le Mans 24 Hour win...with a broken foot! Plus, Chris and Brian look back on a dramatic weekend at the Norisring and Chris talks about Jordan Pepper's milestone victory in the random stat generator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our special guest is TGI Team Lamborghini by GRT driver, Jordan Pepper who discusses his journey to get to the DTM and his driving ambition to win the title. Jordan also gives us his secret to coping with road rage, talks South African barbecues and provides some insight into a certain hand gesture he directed towards a multiple champion on his DTM debut. In addition, Chris and Brian discuss their...

DTM televison commentators, Chris Hartley and Brian Oliver bring you and news, features, interviews and insight from the DTM Championship. In this episode, the boys introduce the concept of the pod, catch up with reigning DTM Champion, Mirko Bortolotti and discuss some of the key teams and drivers in this year's championship. Plus, there's a trivia bomb from Chris's Random Stat Generator and our g...