German racing team
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Attempto Racing is a German racing team founded in 2005 by Arkin Aka. It has competed in various championships such as Porsche Supercup , Porsche Carrera Cup Germany , ADAC GT Masters , DTM and the GT World Challenge Europe .[ 1] [ 2]
History
Founded by Arkin Aka in 2005, Attempto Racing began racing lower-rank Porsche competitions before settling in Porsche Carrera Cup . The team notably won both the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2013, with Nicki Thiim and Kévin Estre respectively.[ 3] [ 4] In 2015, Attempto entered the GT3 scene with McLaren and Porsche in the Blancpain GT Series . Full campaigns with Porsche and Lamborghini followed, before the team inked a deal with Audi to field the R8 LMS from 2018 onwards.[ 5] The partnership bore fruit immediately, as Kelvin van der Linde and Steijn Schothorst won on debut at Zolder .[ 6]
In late 2019, Attempto achieved a one-two finish at the Gulf 12 Hours ,[ 7] before securing a historic podium at the flagship Spa 24 Hours the following year.[ 8] In 2023, in collaboration with Tresor Competition and Orange1, the team expanded to three cars and won its first major title, the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup , with Ricardo Feller and Mattia Drudi .[ 9] It also competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2022 and 2023 .[ 10]
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