Kutevera kubuda kweNissan muBTCC pakupera kwemwaka wa1999, mukana wekutyaira weHonda wakadonha (nzvimbo iyoyo yakatorwa naTom Kristensen), akachinja kuita mutsva weDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters, achityaira timu yeAbt Sportsline muAudi TT-R yavo, danho rakashamisa vamwe. Mwaka wokutanga wakanga usina kubudirira, pasina kukunda, sezvo Audi TT yakaratidza kuti haina kukwikwidzana neMercedes-Benz CLK uye Opel Astra vakwikwidzi, yakanakisisa yekupedzisa kwaiva nzvimbo yechishanu yaAïello pamusangano wechipiri weOschersleben sprint. Akapinda makwikwi ake echitatu eLe Mans 24 Hours
, achityaira Audi, uye akapedza ari wechipiri.