The 2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirty-eighth season of the premier German touring car championship and also the twenty-fifth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. It's the fourth season of the DTM to be run under Group GT3 regulations, and the second under ADAC's promotion.
All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli.
Driver and team changes
Round | Circuit | Location | Race 1 | Race 2 |
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1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt | 27 April | 28 April |
2 | Lausitzring | Klettwitz, Brandenburg | 25 May | 26 May |
3 | Circuit Zandvoort | Zandvoort, North Holland | 8 June | 9 June |
4 | Norisring | Nuremberg, Bavaria | 6 July | 7 July |
5 | Nürburgring | Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate | 17 August | 18 August |
6 | Sachsenring | Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Sachsen | 7 September | 8 September |
7 | Red Bull Ring | Spielberg, Styria | 28 September | 29 September |
8 | Hockenheimring | Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg | 19 October | 20 October |
Source: [16] |
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning manufacturer | |
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1 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Jack Aitken | Ricardo Feller | Jack Aitken | Emil Frey Racing | Ferrari |
R2 | Mirko Bortolotti | Luca Stolz | Luca Engstler | Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT | Lamborghini | ||
2 | R1 | Lausitzring (Sprint Circuit) | Kelvin van der Linde | Kelvin van der Linde | Kelvin van der Linde | Abt Sportsline | Audi |
R2 | Thomas Preining | Kelvin van der Linde | Thomas Preining | Manthey EMA | Porsche | ||
3 | R1 | Circuit Zandvoort | Jack Aitken | Ben Dörr | Jack Aitken | Emil Frey Racing | Ferrari |
R2 | Maximilian Paul | Nicki Thiim | Marco Wittmann | Schubert Motorsport | BMW | ||
4 | R1 | Norisring | Jack Aitken | Maximilian Paul | René Rast | Schubert Motorsport | BMW |
R2 | Nicki Thiim | Nicki Thiim | Nicki Thiim | SSR Performance | Lamborghini | ||
5 | R1 | Nürburgring (Sprint Circuit) | Kelvin van der Linde | Kelvin van der Linde | Kelvin van der Linde | Abt Sportsline | Audi |
R2 | Maro Engel | Ayhancan Güven | Sheldon van der Linde | Schubert Motorsport | BMW | ||
6 | R1 | Sachsenring | Jack Aitken [N 3] | Thierry Vermeulen | Jack Aitken | Emil Frey Racing | Ferrari |
R2 | Thierry Vermeulen | Thierry Vermeulen | Luca Stolz | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | Mercedes-AMG | ||
7 | R1 | Red Bull Ring | Arjun Maini | Maro Engel | Mirko Bortolotti | SSR Performance | Lamborghini |
R2 | Mirko Bortolotti | Thomas Preining | René Rast | Schubert Motorsport | BMW | ||
8 | R1 | Hockenheimring | Kelvin van der Linde | Jules Gounon | Kelvin van der Linde | Abt Sportsline | Audi |
R2 | Mirko Bortolotti | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT | Lamborghini |
Points were awarded to the top fifteen classified finishers as follows:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Race | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Additionally, the top three placed drivers in qualifying also received points:
Qualifying Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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Points | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Italics – Fastest Lap 1 – 3 Points for Pole 2 – 2 Points for P2 3 – 1 Point for P3 |
Pos. | Team | Points |
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1 | Schubert Motorsport | 361 |
2 | Abt Sportsline | 326 |
3 | Winward Racing | 316 |
4 | SSR Performance | 312 |
5 | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | 272 |
6 | Manthey EMA | 226 |
7 | Emil Frey Racing | 193 |
8 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 155 |
9 | Paul Motorsport | 39 |
10 | Dörr Motorsport | 37 |
Only points scored by the top two drivers of a manufacturer in races count for the manufacturers' championship.
Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Mercedes-AMG | 434 |
2 | Lamborghini | 424 |
3 | BMW | 382 |
4 | Audi | 350 |
5 | Porsche | 264 |
6 | Ferrari | 237 |
7 | McLaren | 97 |
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