Overview

• BMW confirms Rast will stay in its Hypercar lineup and is expected to race in the WEC and at Le Mans next season.
• Rast stresses the move is not a permanent exit from the series, though he views a 2026 DTM comeback as unlikely.
• The three-time champion continues his 2025 campaign at Hockenheim, sitting six points behind leader Lucas Auer after finishing seventh on Saturday.
• He explained an angry radio message following contact with Ayhancan Güven as a way to vent in the heat of battle, noting Güven later apologised.
• Rast’s DTM record includes titles in 2017, 2019 and 2020, along with 31 wins, 59 podiums and 26 pole positions.