Paffett back to DTM

Champion Gary Paffett will return to the revamped GT3-based DTM this season as part of Mercedes’ sevenstrong driver line up. Paffett, who claimed the crown in 2005 and again in 2018, will race for Mucke Motorsport. Paffett is joined in the Mercedes fold by Maximilian Gotz, Vincent Abril, Lucas Auer, Philip Ellis, Daniel Juncadella and Arjun Maini. The DTM will get underway at Monza in Italy on June 19-20.