ADAC GT Masters News Notebook

Juncadella Joins Marciello For Remainder Of 2022

Daniel Juncadella will complete the season alongside Rafaelle Marciello in #48 ‘Mamba’ Mann-Filter Team Landgraf AMG GT3.

The Spaniard drove the #8 Mercedes-AMG Team ZVO Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for the first three rounds of the season alongsideJan Marschalkowski.

Now though he steps into the #48 sharing with his fellow 2022 Spa 24 Hours winning partner after Marciello was joined by Maro Engel last time out.

“I am very familiar with the Mann-Filter Mamba and its design. This year, the car looks even more striking and aggressive. I am looking forward to supporting Raffaele and the team in their battle for the title,” says the Mercedes-AMG Performance driver.

The new partner of ADAC Stiftung Sport driver Marschalkowski is Marvin Dienst. The 25-year-old has raced in the German GT Championship in the past and claimed his maiden victory in the series at the Sachsenring in 2020.

Dinamic Debut

Dinamic Motorsport will make a guest appearance at Lausitzring.

The Italian team will line up with Klaus Bachler and Adrien De Leener in a Porsche 911 GT3 R in races nine and ten.

The team from Reggio Emilia in northern Italy was formed in 2011 by Maurizio Lusuardi, stepping up from Porsche one-make cups in recent years to success in GT racing.

Dinamic Motorsport made its debut in the GT World Challenge in 2019 and is also active in the 24H Series.

“We will have the opportunity to get to know the series and acquire valuable data. Furthermore, we are also looking into a possible involvement in 2023,” says Team Manager Giuliano Bottazzi. The team has selected two experienced ADAC GT Masters drivers for its guest start at the DEKRA Lausitzring. Both Klaus Bachler and Adrien De Leener have already driven in the German GT Championship and can look back on almost 150 races between them.

Adrien De Leener: “First of all, I am really looking forward to driving in the ADAC GT Masters, and particularly to starting with Dinamic Motorsport and alongside Klaus. We enjoyed some good results together in 2018. As always, the standard of opposition in this championship will be very strong, as the quality of the teams and drivers is first-class. This is the first appearance in the ADAC GT Masters for Dinamic Motorsport, and the team is preparing meticulously for its debut. Klaus has driven on the new Pirelli tyres already this year, so we should have a good basis for the weekend. We will do our best to get the most out of this opportunity and achieve a good result for the team.”

MadPanda Reshuffle

Juuso Puhakka has joined Madpanda Motorsport in the ADAC GT Masters.

The 23-year-old replaces Maximilian Götz in the #90 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo and will go in pursuit of points together with Ezequiel Perez Companc at Lausitzring.

“Juuso Puhakka is a talented and ambitious driver, who has already amassed a lot of experience in the GT racing. Together with Juuso, we want to continue where we left off, with fifth place at the Nürburgring,” said team principal Ezequiel Perez Companc.

The young Finn began his motorsport career in Formula Renault and the North European Formula 4 championship, in which he claimed his maiden victory in 2017. This season, Puhakka is the fourth Finn to line up in the German GT Championship, along with Konsta Lappalainen (21), Jesse Krohn (31) and Elias Seppänen (18).

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