The 2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirty-sixth season of the premier German motor racing championship and also the twenty-third season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. It was the second season of the DTM to be run under Group GT3 regulations.
Sheldon van der Linde won his first DTM championship driving a BMW M4 GT3 for Schubert Motorsport and Schubert Motorsport won the Teams' Championship.
All teams competed with tyres supplied by Michelin.
A nine-round 2022 calendar was announced on 3 September 2021. On 23 December 2021, it was announced that an unconfirmed round outside Germany on 4 and 5 June 2022 would not take place, making it an eight-round calendar.
Round | Circuit | Location | Race 1 | Race 2 |
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1 | ![]() | Portimão, Algarve | 30 April | 1 May |
2 | ![]() | Klettwitz, Brandenburg | 21 May | 22 May |
3 | ![]() | Imola, Emilia-Romagna | 18 June | 19 June |
4 | ![]() | Nuremberg, Bavaria | 2 July | 3 July |
5 | ![]() | Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate | 27 August | 28 August |
6 | ![]() | Stavelot, Liège | 10 September | 11 September |
7 | ![]() | Spielberg, Styria | 24 September | 25 September |
8 | ![]() | Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg | 8 October | 9 October |
Source: [47] [48] |
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning manufacturer | Reports | |
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1 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
2 | R1 | ![]() (GP Circuit with Banked Turn 1) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
3 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
4 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
5 | R1 | ![]() (Sprint Circuit) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
6 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
7 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
8 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:
Race Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Additionally, the top three placed drivers in qualifying also received points:
Qualifying Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
---|---|---|---|
Points | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
Pos. | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 226 |
2 | ![]() | 152 |
3 | ![]() | 152 |
4 | ![]() | 149 |
5 | ![]() | 135 |
6 | ![]() | 130 |
7 | ![]() | 129 |
8 | ![]() | 119 |
9 | ![]() | 118 |
10 | ![]() | 115 |
11 | ![]() | 101 |
12 | ![]() | 81 |
13 | ![]() | 73 |
14 | ![]() | 13 |
15 | ![]() | 12 |
16 | ![]() | 1 |
17 | ![]() | 0 |
Only points scored by the top three drivers of a manufacturer in races count for the manufacturers' championship.
Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 441 |
2 | ![]() | 413 |
3 | ![]() | 327 |
4 | ![]() | 234 |
5 | ![]() | 130 |
6 | ![]() | 129 |
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