Thompson adds Danish campaign

Thompson, whose team have been forced to skip the opening two WTCC rounds while they build a new Honda Accord Euro R, will partner Jens Moller at the Hartmann Honda team. The Danish team runs Accords built by JAS, which is N.Technology's partner for the Honda WTCC project.

"I will not want to make up the numbers in Denmark," says Thompson. "The guys at Hartmann are very enthusiastic, and I see no reason why we cannot win races or be on the podium consistently.

"I have only seen the series from the outside, so I don't know it that well, but I will do as best as I can. If you have a good team and a good working ethics, I cannot see why we cannot win on any track, we will race at. Our chances should be as good as anyone."

Thompson's Danish campaign will be closely tied to his WTCC project, with regular engineer Marco Calovolo joining him in the Danish rounds and JAS providing technical support.

The deal means Thompson will make his debut in the Accord Euro R in the Danish opener at Jyllandsring on May 6, two weeks before his first WTCC appearance of the season at Valencia.