Bastian Buus was supposed to make his DTM debut last year. The Allied Racing bankruptcy put paid to that plan. Instead, the Danish Porsche driver regrouped, kept racing, and has arrived at 2026 with a fully realised opportunity: a race seat at Land-Motorsport, a freshly converted Porsche squad, and a DTM campaign that opens at the Red Bull Ring in April.

A Natural Fit at Land-Motorsport

The pairing makes natural sense. Land-Motorsport is switching back to Porsche after a decade with Audi, and Buus, who rose through the Porsche Junior programme and became the youngest-ever Porsche Supercup champion in 2023, arrives with precisely the knowledge the team needs.

“Of course they’ve been used to racing with the Audi for many years,” he tells GT REPORT, “so getting back to the Porsche means a new car, new spare parts, new ways of doing things. But this is also where I have some experience with Porsche and will be able to help and support. In the end, it’s just a race car, and I’m sure we’ll sort everything quite quickly.”

Moving On From Last Year’s Setback

The disappointment of last year still lingers, but Buus speaks about it with the measured pragmatism of someone who has already moved on.

“It was frustrating. After having everything set and planned, and in the end it did not happen,” he admits. “But for now, I’m focusing on being back this year and being able to compete and race for my first season. That’s where my focus is.”

As for what he expects to achieve once the lights go out for real, his answer is typically direct: “The target is always to win. This is no different in the DTM than in any other championship.”

A Danish Connection at the Nürburgring

Alongside the DTM campaign, Buus will line up in the ADAC RAVENOL Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) for Dinamic GT, sharing the #54 Porsche 911 GT3 R with fellow Dane Michael Christensen. The pairing with Christensen carries a particular significance, not just in sporting terms but personally.

“Michael has a lot of experience and has been part of Porsche for a long time,” Buus says. “He was a Porsche Junior at one point, and I came through the same programme as he did. It’s not often I have a fellow Dane with me in this sport, as there are not that many of us. It’s nice once in a while to be able to speak your own language at the racetrack.”

Back home, Buus has become one of the more visible faces of Danish motorsport, a category that is growing but still far from mainstream. He takes the recognition in stride.

“Support is always good,” he says. “Motorsport is maybe not the most popular sport in Denmark, but it’s growing. We see more and more talents reaching the top. That’s encouraging.”

Building Together

Across his programmes this year, whether with Land-Motorsport in the DTM, Dinamic GT in the NLS, or Lionspeed GP in the GT World Challenge Europe, Buus sees the relationships with his teams as a collective effort.

“The most important thing we all expect from each other is to work together and see how much we can benefit from one another, rather than saying who has the most experience or the best knowledge. Build everything up together, and I’m sure we’ll reach a good level.”

With the DTM opener at the Red Bull Ring less than six weeks away, the building has already begun.