Four race weekends into the season, Philipp Eng is the best-placed BMW driver in third place in the Drivers’ Championship. The Austrian has 101 points to his name and is followed by Bruno Spengler and Marco Wittmann in fourth and fifth place respectively. The BMW M4 DTM has won four of the eight races so far: Wittmann has twice taken his place on the top step of the podium, while Eng and Spengler have each enjoyed one race win. BMW has also claimed a further four podium finishes.

“After Zolder, we are now entering uncharted territory for the second time this season. Assen is a very interesting circuit in terms of the character of the track, and it will be important to find the perfect set-up for our BMW M4 DTM right from the first practice session. We want to build on our record of three wins so far this season, and all three drivers are looking forward to the challenge of getting to know a new circuit. We will work hard to make the Assen DTM premiere a successful weekend for us.”

“Assen is completely new territory for me. I have never driven there before, and BMW has never been there with the DTM. As such, there are still a lot of question marks. I am only familiar with the layout and am preparing using the simulator. However, I have never struggled at new tracks in the past. I am excited. A new circuit on the calendar is always a new challenge for a driver. I hope we can close the gap to the front-runners again there.”

“I am very excited about Assen. It is a circuit I have never been to before, and at which only a very few of us have driven in the past. I am intrigued to see what awaits us. I believe it is a very fast circuit. I’m looking forward to it. It is new territory for us – I hope we have some luck on our side this time at Assen and can have a trouble-free weekend.”

“Assen is obviously an iconic racetrack. It will be interesting to drive there with the BMW M4 DTM. We don’t know the circuit yet, but the layout promises to produce high-speed races. A lot was new for us at Zolder too, and we had a very successful weekend there. Our goal is to repeat that at Assen. It will be important to quickly familiarise ourselves with the features of the track and to find the right set-up. We are looking forward to this challenge.”

“I am looking forward to Assen. I drove there in the ADAC GT Masters in 2011. The circuit is great fun and I can imagine it being even more fun in the BMW M4 DTM. I think overtaking should be possible there. Tyre management will be a big issue, as the tyres can be put under some extreme strain there. And let’s see what the Dutch weather gods have in store for us at the weekend.”

“It’s going to be a completely new track for me. I did a track inspection there earlier this year. It looks pretty cool. I checked some on-board videos as well and it looks really fast and quite challenging because it has a lot flowing corners. Misano was a new track for me last year and I won there so that worked out pretty well. Zolder was a new track for me and I ended up on the podium, so we just need to stay really focused and work really hard on the preparation. Overall, I’m really excited to go there.”