2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

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Mike Rockenfeller (left) won his first Drivers' Championship while Augusto Farfus (right) finished second in the championship.

The 2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-seventh season of premier German touring car championship and also fourteenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000.

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Bruno Spengler started the season as the defending drivers' champion. BMW was the defending manufacturers' champion, and BMW Team Schnitzer the defending teams' champion. Mike Rockenfeller clinched his first DTM title at the penultimate round of the season at Zandvoort, driving for Audi.

This was the first season since 2005 without any female DTM drivers after Susie Wolff and Rahel Frey left at the end of the 2012 season.

Rule changes

Technical

Teams and drivers

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Hankook.

MakeCarTeamNo.DriversRounds
BMW [1] BMW M3 DTM Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Schnitzer [2] 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler [3] All
2 Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Werner [3] All
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BMW Team RBM [2] 7 Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus [3] All
8 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Hand [3] All
Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team RMG [2] 15 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Tomczyk [3] All
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx [3] All
Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team MTEK [2] 21 Flag of Germany.svg Marco Wittmann [3] All
22 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Glock [4] All
Mercedes-Benz DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé Flag of Germany.svg HWA Team 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett [5] All
4 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi [5] All
9 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Vietoris [5] All
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens [5] All
Flag of Germany.svg Mücke Motorsport [6] 17 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella [5] All
18 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein [6] All
Audi Audi RS5 DTM Flag of Germany.svg Team Rosberg [7] 5 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Mortara [8] All
6 Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque [8] All
Flag of Germany.svg Abt Sportsline [7] 11 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström [8] All
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Green [8] All
Flag of Germany.svg Phoenix Racing [7] 19 Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller [8] All
20 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Molina [9] All
Flag of Germany.svg Audi Sport Team Abt [7] 23 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider [8] All
24 Flag of France.svg Adrien Tambay [8] All

Team changes

Driver changes

Race calendar and results

A provisional eleven-round calendar was announced on 23 October 2012, [13] and the final schedule was published on 21 November 2012. [14] A revised calendar was released by series organisers on 19 December 2012, with the Norisring round moved back by a week to avoid a clash with the German Grand Prix. To accommodate the change of date, the Zandvoort meeting was moved from July to September, and would become the penultimate event of the season, with the Oschersleben and second Hockenheim meetings also being held later than originally scheduled. [15]

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamWinning manufacturer
1 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 5 May Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch, Kent 19 May Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller Phoenix Racing Audi
3 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 2 June Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler Flag of Germany.svg Marco Wittmann Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler BMW Team Schnitzer BMW
4 Flag of Germany.svg Lausitzring, Brandenburg 16 June Flag of Germany.svg Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett HWA Team Mercedes-Benz
5 Flag of Germany.svg Norisring, Nuremberg 14 July Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens Flag of Germany.svg Christian Vietoris No winner [N 1]
6 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 4 August Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller Flag of France.svg Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller Phoenix Racing Audi
7 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate 18 August Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens HWA Team Mercedes-Benz
8 Flag of Germany.svg Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt 15 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Green Flag of the United States.svg Joey Hand Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland 29 September Flag of Germany.svg Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany.svg Marco Wittmann Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW
10 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 20 October Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler Flag of Germany.svg Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany.svg Timo Glock BMW Team MTEK BMW
Notes
  1. Mattias Ekström was disqualified from the race after infringing parc ferme regulations. Following an appeal by Abt Sportsline to the Deutscher Motor Sport Bund, the disqualification was confirmed; however, drivers were not promoted in the race results, and as such, no driver was officially recognised as having finished in first place. [16]

Calendar changes

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

Drivers' championship

Pos.Driver HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
MSC
Flag of Russia.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Points
1 Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller 81425142216142
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus 1Ret61216321111116
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler 52176191421†20382
4 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Vietoris 387331031815777
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens Ret3124212122†161870
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett 469118†51769969
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Ret758DSQ21374468
8 Flag of Germany.svg Marco Wittmann 94221†10157125DSQ49
9 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Glock Ret133141316181518140
10 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider 691620Ret9Ret531337
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Green 141518519†693131235
12 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Hand 75Ret1587Ret1672032
13 Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Werner 212813118151321†830
14 Flag of France.svg Adrien Tambay Ret1811111546961430
15 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi 101620107141914Ret226
16 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella 1220136418Ret17171021
17 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Molina 1511141614Ret8810519
18 Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque 1617171812131148Ret16
19 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Tomczyk 1314Ret19Ret17520†111910
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx 17†191922920161919610
21 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Mortara Ret21†15917†Ret121014153
22 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein 1110101720†11101112173
Pos.Driver HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
MSC
Flag of Russia.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Points
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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

Pos.TeamNo. HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
MSC
Flag of Russia.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Points
1 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 1981425142216161
201511141614Ret88105
2 BMW Team RBM 71Ret61216321111148
875Ret1587Ret16720
3 HWA Team 93873310318157147
10Ret3124212122†1618
4 BMW Team Schnitzer 152176191421†203112
2212813118151321†8
5 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 11Ret758DSQ213744103
12141518519†6931312
6 HWA Team 346911851769995
4101620107141914Ret2
7 BMW Team MTEK 2194221†10157125DSQ89
22Ret1331413161815181
8 Audi Sport Team Abt 23691620Ret9Ret531367
24Ret18111115469614
9 Mücke Motorsport 171220136418Ret17171024
181110101720†1110111217
10 BMW Team RMG 151314Ret19Ret17520†111920
1617†191922†9201619196
11 Audi Sport Team Rosberg 5Ret21†15917Ret1210141519
61617171812131148Ret
Pos.TeamNo. HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
MSC
Flag of Russia.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Points
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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.Manufacturer HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
MSC
Flag of Russia.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Points
1 BMW 6140706152534254152369
2 Audi 12332234106526655822347
3 Mercedes-Benz 28289615111418227266
Pos.Manufacturer HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
MSC
Flag of Russia.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Points

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