2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

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Timo Scheider won his first Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Championship while Paul di Resta (right) finished second in the championship.

The 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-second season of premier German touring car championship and also ninth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The series began on 13 April at the Hockenheimring and finished on 26 October at the same venue, after eleven rounds. Timo Scheider won the title, having never previously won a race before the start of the season.

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Teams and drivers

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

DTM-Mercedes C-Class (W204) of season 2008 DTM Mercedes w204 Schneider amk.jpg
DTM-Mercedes C-Class (W204) of season 2008
DTM-Audi A4 of season 2008 DTM Audi Kristensen amk.jpg
DTM-Audi A4 of season 2008
MakeCarTeamNo.DriversRounds
Audi Audi A4 DTM 2008 Abt Sportsline 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström All
2 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Tomczyk All
9 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen All
10 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider All
Audi A4 DTM 2007 Team Phoenix 14 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat All
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis All
Team Rosberg 18 Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller All
19 Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock All
Audi A4 DTM 2006 Futurecom TME 20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge All
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christijan Albers All
Mercedes-Benz AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 HWA Team 3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler All
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta All
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Green All
6 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider All
AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2007 Persson Motorsport 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett All
8 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda All
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Susie Stoddart All
Mücke Motorsport 11 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher All
12 Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel All
Sources: [1] [2]

Team changes

After competing with Three cars in 2007, Mücke Motorsport downsized to two cars for 2008, meaning that there would now be 19 cars on the grid.

Driver changes

Mika Häkkinen retired from motorsport at the end of the 2007 season. [3] He was replaced at HWA Team by Paul di Resta who had driven for Persson Motorsport the previous season. [4]

Alexandros Margaritis left the series due to his dissatisfaction with competing in year-old cars. [5]

After 11 years in Formula 1, Ralf Schumacher would make his DTM debut with Mücke Motorsport after leaving the Toyota F1 Team at the end of the previous season. [6]

After spending 2007 as a reserve driver in Formula 1 and the DTM, Markus Winkelhock became an Audi factory driver and replaced Lucas Luhr at Team Rosberg who left the series to focus on Endurance racing. [7]

Newly signed Mercedes factory driver Maro Engel joined the series with Mücke Motorsport after finishing runner up in the British Formula 3 championship in 2006. [4]

Christian Abt left the DTM after eight seasons to join the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. [8] He was replaced by 2007 Macau Grand Prix winner Oliver Jarvis. [7]

Christijan Albers returned to the DTM with Futurecom TME after spending the previous three seasons in Formula 1. [7]

Champ Car World Series driver Katherine Legge joined the DTM with Futurecom TME, replacing Vanina Ickx who left the series. [7]

Mathias Lauda and Susie Stoddart moved from Mücke Motorsport to Persson Motorsport. [4]

Daniel La Rosa left the series after two seasons in the DTM. [9]

Race calendar and winners

RoundCircuitDate Pole position Fastest Lap Winning driverWinning teamWinning manufacturer
Flag of Germany.svg Präsentation Düsseldorf6 Aprilno race
1 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring 13 April Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi
2 Flag of Germany.svg Oschersleben 20 April Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Audi Sport Team Abt Audi
3 Flag of Italy.svg Mugello 4 May Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Green Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Green Salzgitter AMG Mercedes Mercedes
4 Flag of Germany.svg EuroSpeedway 18 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG Mercedes
5 Flag of Germany.svg Norisring 29 June Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Green Salzgitter AMG Mercedes Mercedes
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Zandvoort 13 July Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi
7 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring Short 27 July Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of Germany.svg Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Original-Teile AMG Mercedes Mercedes
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch Indy 31 August Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Audi Sport Team Abt Audi
9 Flag of Spain.svg Catalunya Short 21 September Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG Mercedes
10 Flag of France.svg Le Mans Bugatti 5 October Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi
11 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring 26 October Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Audi Sport Team Abt Audi
Source: [10]

Season standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top eight finishers. [11]

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
Points108654321

Drivers' Standings

PosDriver HOC
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OSC
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MUG
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LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
BUG
Flag of France.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Pts
1 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider 21102325126175
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta 13421572212271
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström 18634163DSQ1756
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Green 65151634810352
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler 43962576Ret7438
6 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider 81247691935634
7 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Tomczyk 52174Ret4Ret54Ret832
8 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen 319†31673Ret7138527
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett 7111210DSQ11481141113
10 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat 1198DSQ14Ret1410631310
11 Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller 107149131015135996
12 Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock 1267Ret1189111211Ret6
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis 915581217†13129Ret105
14 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher 1410Ret1316†128157Ret143
15 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda 151316128131016Ret15Ret1
16 Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel 1718†1111914Ret171514120
17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christijan Albers Ret161314RetRet11141013Ret0
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Susie Stoddart 16141517†10151219Ret12Ret0
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge 181718151516†Ret18Ret16NC0
PosDriver HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
MUG
Flag of Italy.svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
BUG
Flag of France.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Pts
Sources: [12] [13]
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
  • † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Notes:

  • In the ninth round of the championship in Catalunya Ekström originally crossed the line 5th and Green 8th. However, due to an overly harsh duel between the two on the last lap the stewards penalized both men. Ekström was disqualified and Green was given a 30 seconds’ time penalty. As Ekström already had caught the attention of the stewards in a negative way during the race, his penalty was bigger.

Teams' championship

Pos.TeamNo. HOC
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OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
MUG
Flag of Italy.svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
BUG
Flag of France.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Points
1 Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG 343962576Ret74109
4134215722122
2 Audi Sport Team Abt 9319†31673Ret71385102
10211023251261
3 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 118634163DSQ1788
252174Ret4Ret54Ret8
4 Salzgitter / Original-Teile AMG Mercedes 565151634810386
6812476919356
5 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 141198DSQ14Ret1410631315
15915581217†13129Ret10
6 Stern / Pixum AMG Mercedes 77111210DSQ11481141114
8151316128131016Ret15Ret
7 Audi Sport Team Rosberg 181071491310151359912
191267Ret1189111211Ret
8 TRILUX / JungeSterne AMG Mercedes 111410Ret1316†128157Ret143
121718†1111914Ret17151412
9 TV Spielfilm AMG Mercedes 1616141517†10151219Ret12Ret0
10 Futurecom TME 20181718151516†Ret18Ret16NC0
21Ret161314RetRet11141013Ret
Pos.TeamNo. HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
MUG
Flag of Italy.svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
BUG
Flag of France.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Points
Sources: [12] [14]

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