Manthey EMA Confirm Olsen & Preining For 2023 DTM

Manthey EMA will field two new-generation Type 992 Porsche 911 GT3 Rs for the 2023 DTM season, a further strong collaboration between the famous German squad and Australian racing team EMA Motorsport.

Porsche contract driver Dennis Olsen (below) and works driver Thomas Preining will pilot the #90 and #91 Porsches,  bringing the Manthey name back to the DTM after more than 20 years.

“We are very delighted to be competing in the DTM this year. After concentrating a lot on racing the Porsche 911 RSR in the WEC together with Porsche Motorsport and our entries on the Nordschleife in recent years, we are ready for a new project with EMA Motorsport. A big thank you goes to our sponsors who support this commitment. Our team is strongly positioned and highly motivated. With Dennis Olsen and Thomas Preining, we have two drivers with DTM experience behind the wheel. I`m excited about what this motorsport year has in store for us,” said Nicolas Raeder, Managing Director of Manthey Racing GmbH.

Manthey has a successful history in the DTM. Company founder Olaf Manthey was Championship runner-up in the 1984 and 1985 DTM and won the drivers’ championship in the newly founded DTM Classic Cup last year.

As a team, Manthey last entered two AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM cars in the series in 2001 and 2002. “GT3 cars have been eligible to compete in the DTM for two years now, and the grid promises exciting races. I am very pleased that with Manthey EMA our name is returning to the DTM,” explains Olaf Manthey, the founder and namesake of the company.

This will be the second season in the DTM for both Dennis Olsen and Thomas Preining who, between them, finished seven races on the podium last year. Among others, Austrian Preining clinched Porsche’s first DTM victory at the Norisring, followed by another triumph at the Red Bull Ring. Dennis Olsen won at Spa-Francorchamps.

Factory driver Thomas Preining recently finished second in in the Bathurst 12 Hour for Manthey EMA. With their entry in the DTM, Manthey and EMA Motorsport are expanding their current partnership. The Australian-based GT motorsport team made its European debut with the 24 Hours of Spa last year, followed by a Manthey-backed stint in the eighth round of the Nürburgring Endurance Series. This year, under the joint team name Manthey EMA, the two companies entered a Porsche 911 GT3 R in the 12-hour race at Bathurst. Finishing second, the team missed out on overall victory by less than a second.

The DTM season opener will take place at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on 27-28 May 2023.

The livery of the two 911s will be announced at a later date.

Dennis Olsen, Porsche 911 GT3 R #90: “I’m thrilled to be competing for Manthey EMA in the DTM this year. I’ve already worked with the team and I know how well things work at Manthey. This is topped off by the new generation Porsche 911 GT3 R. For me, this is exactly the right starting point to race at the highest level in the DTM. I’m looking forward to the start of the season!”

Thomas Preining, Porsche 911 GT3 R #91: “I’m super happy and looking forward to the upcoming DTM season with Manthey EMA. I already got to know the team last year at the eighth NLS round and especially at the 12 Hours of Bathurst: the crew is highly professional and the chemistry is right. We are all very motivated. I’m looking forward to the season with confidence and can’t wait for it to finally start.”

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