McLaren support and targets for 2026
Dörr Motorsport has announced its intention to compete with McLaren in the DTM in 2026. Team boss Rainer Dörr says that in the final year of their three-year programme, the goal is to become and serious title contender. To that end, the team expects more support from Woking than in 2025.
Dörr already received technical help from McLaren in 2025, but the budget was borne entirely by the team. A more intensive collaboration is planned for 2026, possibly with additional engineers, more test miles and wider deployment support.
Riders and expectations
The driver line-up is crucial to those plans. Marvin KirchhF6fer is a possible option, but his factory deal with McLaren expires at the end of the year. Talks on extension are ongoing. According to the latest signals, KirchhF6fer seems to be staying with McLaren for the time being; among other things, he wrote pole for the 24 Stunden von Spa to his name this season.
However, the team has also previously indicated that it wants to continue with Ben DF6rr and Timo Glock. Rainer DF6rr said at the season finale in Hockenheim that they are happy with that driver combination and do not want to make any changes for the time being.
For Ben DF6rr, the outlook is positive. The 20-year-old made a clear leap forward this season. He grabbed his first DTM pole and would have finished second at the Sachsenring without disqualification. Rainer DF6rr expects McLaren to give Ben more chances and allow him to compete in other series as well. A move from junior profile to work driver is not out of the question.
Timo Glock had a difficult comeback. After three years without races, he did not really get going this season and his best result was 11th place. However, according to the team, Glock has the speed and it is mainly a matter of getting used to it; they are counting on a better season start in 2026.
- Goal 2026: compete for the DTM title with more factory support.
- Status KirchhF6fer: contract expires, extension under discussion.
- Ben DF6rr: Clear progression and more commitment expected from McLaren.
- Timo Glock: weaker season, but team counts on recovery after getting used to it.
- 2025: technical support from McLaren, but budget borne by Dörr.
Rainer DF6rr draws a positive conclusion about his team's development: consistent top-10 qualifying, a pole, a podium (which was later disqualified) and fastest lap show progress. Now the question is how much additional support from Woking will become concrete and how that translates into results in 2026.
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