Abt changes: Tomczyk quits as sports director

Why Tomczyk is stepping down

Abt moves on after weakest DTM season ever at the team: Martin Tomczyk is no longer in charge of DTM entries. The former Audi team's Lamborghini debut was disappointing. Mirko Bortolotti was the best-placed Abt driver in the championship with place 14.

Tomczyk himself cited private reasons for his withdrawal. After ending his professional career at the end of 2021, he stepped straight into management. That required a lot of time, he says, which meant his family and other private projects got too little attention. He now wants to make more room for that.

Nevertheless, Tomczyk will remain involved for the time being: he will remain in charge of the Abt effort at the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring until the end of May. What happens to him after that is not clear; the team does not rule out a complete termination of the collaboration.

What is changing within Abbot

The sports director role will return to Abbott CEO Thomas Biermaier. Biermaier held that position before Tomczyk came in 2023. Incidentally, Tomczyk's contract as sports director officially expired last month, but due to the double pressure in the first half of the season, Abt still asked him to continue supporting until May 2026.

Biermaier is taking up the DTM and 24-hour projects more intensively again. At the same time, he is withdrawing from the day-to-day work around Formula E. Those duties are now channelled through Fred Espinos and the operational management of the Lola-Yamaha-Abt team led by Mark Preston.

Abt says more information on the team line-up and drivers will follow in early 2026, in consultation with Lamborghini. According to noises within the paddock, Mirko Bortolotti seems unlikely to stay with Abt after the disappointing season.

• Reason for Tomczyk's departure: more time for family and private projects.
• Tomczyk will remain in charge of the Nürburgring 24-hour race until the end of May 2026.
• Thomas Biermaier assumes the sports director role again.
• Formula E business now runs centrally through Fred Espinos and Mark Preston.
• More news on drivers and team line-up expected in early 2026.

The team faces a clear restart. How Abt shapes the Lamborghini squad for the next DTM campaign remains one of the big questions in the winter consultations.