Comtoyou reveals DTM plans with Aston Martin for 2024

The Belgian squad revealed that it has received interest from a former DTM driver, believed to be Dev Gore, to field the latest-spec Aston Martin Vantage GT3 in the series in 2024.

Comtoyou has the capacity to add a second programme on top of its existing commitments in GT World Challenge Europe with the British brand, having four acquired four Vantage GT3 cars for its 2024 campaign.

"Our main championship is GT World Challenge, Sprint and Endurance,” team manager Francois Verbist told Autosport's sister website Motorsport-Total.com. 

“We will fully focus this year on that. On top of that, we have possibilities to do an extra programme. We have two cars available. Our partnership with Aston leaves some room to do extra things. 

“The story with DTM came from a customer who clearly asked us to make an offer for DTM and to start working on that. And then we said, instead of only pushing for one car let's push for a second one. We are still talking with the same customer. It is not over yet. 

“It is a driver that has been doing DTM before. Aston is also interested to be part of it as DTM now with the GT3 era is growing a bit. We just need to find the best compromise to finance it. 

“The team is ready to do it, we have some support. We are now just on a customer base to find the budget to make it happen. Without budget we can't do anything. But the wish and the capability of the team to do it is ther