2009 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

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Timo Scheider defended his second Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Championship while Gary Paffett (right) finished second in the championship.

The 2009 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-third season of premier German touring car championship and also tenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The series began on 17 May at Hockenheim and finished on 25 October at the same venue.

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Timo Scheider successfully defended his championship title, taking his Audi A4 to a five-point series win over Mercedes-Benz driver Gary Paffett.

Teams and drivers

Of the nineteen drivers that competed in the 2008 season, only Bernd Schneider and Christijan Albers did not return. Rookies in 2009 are the Kolles Futurecom trio of Christian Bakkerud, Johannes Seidlitz and Tomáš Kostka. The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2009 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

ManufacturerCarTeamNo.DriversRounds
Audi Audi A4 DTM 2009 Abt Sportsline 1 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider [1] All
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen [1] All
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström [1] All
6 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Tomczyk [1] All
Audi A4 DTM 2008 21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge [1] All
Team Rosberg 11 Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller [1] All
12 Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock [1] All
Team Phoenix 14 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat [1] All
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis [1] All
Audi A4 DTM 2007 Kolles Futurecom 18 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud [2] 1–4, 6–10
19 Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Seidlitz [3] 1–2, 5–10
20 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka [4] All
Mercedes-Benz AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2009 HWA Team 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta [5] [6] All
4 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher [6] [7] All
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler [5] [6] All
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett [5] [6] All
AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 Persson Motorsport 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Green [5] [6] All
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Susie Stoddart [6] All
Mücke Motorsport 16 Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel [6] All
17 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda [6] All

Driver changes

Katherine Legge moved from the Futurecom-TME team to a team created for her at Audi Sport Team Abt Lady Power, gaining a later model Audi with the change.

Christian Bakkerud joined the series coming from GP2 Series along with Formula Renault BARC driver Johannes Seidlitz both joining the Colin Kolles owned Futurecom-TME team with Czech Touring Car Championship racer Tomáš Kostka joining sister-team Futurecom-BRT.

Christijan Albers left DTM to pursue sports car racing with Kolles' Le Mans Series team and the most successful driver in the history of DTM, four-time champion Bernd Schneider retired from the sport.

Technical changes

The series adopted new rule changes, as announced on 21 April 2009. Qualifying consisted of four sessions, rather than two in 2008. The minimum weights of the cars were also altered, with 2009 cars topping the scales at 1050 kg, 2008 cars at 1030 kg and 2007 machinery at 1010 kg. [8]

Race calendar and results

To avoid a clash of coverage times with the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix, the season opener traditionally held at Hockenheim took place on 17 May, three weeks later than originally planned. Consequently, the EuroSpeedway round that had been scheduled for this date was moved to 31 May. The Brands Hatch round was also moved back a week due to the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix, from 30 August to 6 September.

French circuit Dijon-Prenois made its maiden appearance on the DTM calendar by replacing the Le Mans Bugatti track and thus holding the penultimate round of the season on 11 October. Italian circuit Mugello was dropped from the calendar.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring 17 May Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Abt Sportsline
2 Flag of Germany.svg EuroSpeedway Lausitz 31 May Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Green Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett HWA Team
3 Flag of Germany.svg Norisring, Nuremberg 28 June Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Green Persson Motorsport
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Circuit Park Zandvoort 19 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett HWA Team
5 Flag of Germany.svg Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 2 August Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Abt Sportsline
6 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring 16 August Flag of Germany.svg Martin Tomczyk Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany.svg Martin Tomczyk Abt Sportsline
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch, Kent 6 September 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 HWA Team
8 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 20 September Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Abt Sportsline
9 Flag of France.svg Dijon-Prenois 11 October Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett HWA Team
10 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring 25 October Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett HWA Team

Season results

Timo Scheider won his second DTM series crown for Audi team Abt Sportsline. With season long rival, Mercedes-Benz driver Gary Paffett taking four wins through the season, and with Scheider disqualified from the results at Zandvoort mid-season, left Scheider behind Paffett for much of the season. Schieder finished first or second in all bar one event for the remainder of the season after Zandvoort including victories at Oschersleben and Catalunya in an irresistible charge to the title. By the time Paffett returned to the podium with wins in the last two races of the year Scheider had built a points buffer large enough to secure the title.

Paul di Resta stood on the podium three times in the final four races, including a win at Brands Hatch to emerge from the pack in third place in the series pointscore, four points ahead of Bruno Spengler and Mattias Ekström. Apart from Scheider, Paffett and di Resta, race wins were taken by Tom Kristensen at the Hockenheim season opener, his last ever touring car victory before semi-retirement; Jamie Green at the Norisring street circuit and by Martin Tomczyk at the Nürburgring.

The combined efforts of Paffett and Spengler saw the HWA run Salzgitter / Mercedes-Benz Bank team claim the teams prize at season's end, 100 points to 85 points of the Abt Sportsline team of Scheider and Kristensen. [9]

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

PosDriver HOC
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LAU
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NOR
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ZAN
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OSC
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NÜR
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BRH
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CAT
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DIJ
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HOC
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Points
1 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider 254DSQ12216264
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett Ret15158441159
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta 54764Ret172345
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler Ret22566653741
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström 733323569Ret41
6 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Tomczyk RetRet11431337Ret35
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Green 86199512144527
8 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen 112888Ret19†2DSQ1521
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis 3RetRet215†Ret8915618
10 Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock 4Ret13DSQRet418†Ret10811
11 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher 9106101179135Ret9
12 Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel 68Ret7712101012108
13 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat RetRetRetDSQ16†Ret1181146
14 Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller Ret7912†13107121394
15 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda 10914Ret12920†118141
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Susie Stoddart Ret111011101113151416†0
17 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka 1113RetRet1415141617110
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge 12Ret12Ret17†Ret15Ret1617†0
19 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud 141415DSQ131617Ret120
20 Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Seidlitz 13DNSRet141718Ret130
PosDriver HOC
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LAU
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NOR
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ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
DIJ
Flag of France.svg
HOC
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Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

Pos.TeamNo. HOC
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LAU
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NOR
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ZAN
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OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
DIJ
Flag of France.svg
HOC
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Points
1 Salzgitter / Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG 9Ret225666537100
10Ret151584411
2 Audi Sport Team Abt 1254DSQ12216285
2112888Ret19†218†15
3 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 5733323569Ret76
6RetRet11431337Ret
4 Trilux AMG Mercedes 354764Ret172354
49106101179135Ret
5 TV Spielfilm / Junge Sterne AMG Mercedes 786199512144527
8Ret111011101113151416†
6 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 14RetRetRetDSQ16†Ret11811424
153RetRet215†Ret89156
7 Audi Sport Team Rosberg 11Ret7912†131071213915
124Ret13DSQRet418†Ret108
8 GQ / stern AMG Mercedes 1668Ret7712101012109
1710914Ret12920†11814
9 KOLLES Futurecom 18141415DSQ131617Ret120
1913DNSRet141718Ret13
201113RetRet141514161711
10 Audi Sport Team Abt Lady Power 2112Ret12Ret17†Ret15Ret1617†0
Pos.TeamNo. HOC
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LAU
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NOR
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ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
OSC
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NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
DIJ
Flag of France.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Points

References

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