BMW has completed its DTM line-up for the 2019 season by c𒉰onfirming 19-year-old Sheldon van der Linde in its final race seat.

Van der Linde finished as runner-u🐈p in the ADAC GT Masters in 2018, taking two race wins, and was handed his maiden run-out in a DTM car at the end-of-year test with BMW.

BMW announced on Thursday that van der Linde would be completing itsꦡ full-season DTM line-up for 2019, replacing Augusto Farfus.

"The Young Driver Test in the BMW M4 DTM was already a dream come true for🌸 me. To now have a place in the team for 2019 is incredible," said van der Linde.

"I’m very proud to be continuing a family tradition from my father with such a famous car manufacturer, and one that is also very popular back home – and to be the first South African ever in the DTM. Ultimately, a big thank you to BMW Motorsp💃ort for the trust."

BMW motorsport director Jens Marquardt added: “It is great to have another talented youngster in our team. 𓆏Sheldon made a fantastic impression at the wheel of the BMW M4 DTM at the Young Driver Test in mid-December.

"Prior to that, we had been following his career in GT racing very carefully. Sheldon’s speed and versatility make him the perfect addition to our BMW M M🌟otorsport programme. I am confident that he will find his feet veꩵry quickly in the DTM."

Van der Linde j🦹oins Timo Glock, Philipp Eng, Marco Wittmann, Joel Eriksson and Bruno Spengler in BMW's DTM line-up for 2019, with the new season set to begin 🌸at Hockenheim on May 4.