2025 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

2025 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Drivers' Champion:
Ayhancan Güven
Rookie of the Year:
Morris Schuring
Teams' Champion:
Manthey
Manufacturers' Championship:
Mercedes-AMG

Previous

2024

Next

2026

Support series:
ADAC GT Masters
Prototype Cup Germany
ADAC GT4 Germany
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

Ayhancan Güven (left) was the driver's champion, while Manthey EMA (right) was the teams' champion.

The 2025 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirty-ninth season of the premier German touring car championship, as well as the twenty-sixth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. It was the fifth season of the DTM to be run under Group GT3 regulations, and the third under ADAC's promotion.

Teams and drivers

All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli.

Manufacturer Car Engine Team No. Driver Status Rounds Ref. Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo AMG M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 Comtoyou Racing 7 Gilles Magnus R All [1] 8 Nicolas Baert R All Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 Land-Motorsport 29 Ricardo Feller All [2] [3] BMW BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 Schubert Motorsport 11 Marco Wittmann All [4] 33 René Rast All Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 Emil Frey Racing 10 Ben Green All [5] 14 Jack Aitken All 69 Thierry Vermeulen All Ford Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 HRT Ford Performance 36 Arjun Maini All [6] [7] 64 Fabio Scherer R All Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 Abt Sportsline 1 Mirko Bortolotti All [8] [9] 2 Nicki Thiim All TGI Team Lamborghini by GRT 19 Luca Engstler All [10] 63 Jordan Pepper All Paul Motorsport 71 Maximilian Paul All [11] McLaren McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Twin Turbo V8 Dörr Motorsport 16 Timo Glock All [12] 25 Ben Dörr R All Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf 22 Lucas Auer All [13] 84 Tom Kalender R All Mercedes-AMG Team Winward [N 1] Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter [N 1] 24 Maro Engel All 48 Jules Gounon All Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Manthey EMA [N 2] Manthey Junior Team [N 2] 90 Ayhancan Güven All [14] 91 Thomas Preining All 92 Morris Schuring R All

Icon Status R Rookie G Guest drivers ineligible for points

Driver and team changes

• Aston Martin returned to DTM for the first time since 2019, as Belgian team Comtoyou Racing made its debut with a pair of Belgian rookies: former Audi factory driver Gilles Magnus and Nicolas Baert, the son of team owner Jean-Michel Baert. ^[1]
• Schubert Motorsport scaled back to two entries, as 2022 champion Sheldon van der Linde left the series to focus on his LMDh duties. ^[4]
• Emil Frey Racing expanded its entry to three cars, promoting Ben Green from its GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup set-up. ^[5]
• Ford will make its DTM debut via a new partnership with former Mercedes-AMG customer Haupt Racing Team. ^[6] HRT stalwart Arjun Maini was joined by returnee Fabio Scherer, who had previously entered the final Class 1 season in 2020 for WRT. ^[7]
• Abt Sportsline switched to Lamborghini after 25 years with Audi. Kelvin van der Linde and Ricardo Feller both left the team as they changed manufacturers to BMW and Porsche respectively. ^[8] Reigning champion Mirko Bortolotti and Nicki Thiim moved over from SSR Performance, which left the series, to form Abt's lineup. ^[9]
• GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup runner-up Jordan Pepper joined TGI Team Lamborghini by GRT after a one-off appearance with the team in 2024. ^[10]
• Timo Glock returned to the championship after two years away, joining Dörr Motorsport in place of Clemens Schmid, who will compete in the FIA WEC with Akkodis ASP. ^[12]
• Team Landgraf returned to the series after a year away. The team welcomed Lucas Auer from Team Winward, while 17-year-old ADAC GT Masters champion Tom Kalender is set to become the youngest ever DTM driver. ^[13]
• Winward Racing hired Jules Gounon for a full season after a one-off for HRT at the 2024 season finale. ^[13]
• Manthey Racing expanded their presence with a third car under Manthey Junior Team, signing Le Mans class winner Morris Schuring. ^[14]
• Allied Racing was scheduled to make its DTM debut fielding two Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) cars for Ricardo Feller and Bastian Buus. ^[15] However, the plans fell through as the team filed for insolvency in March. ^[16] In the aftermath, Land-Motorsport set up a last-minute programme for Feller, ensuring a continued presence for Audi in DTM and a record nine brands on the grid. ^[2]

Rule changes

• A new 'DTM Pro Climate' synthetic fuel developed by Coryton was introduced to the championship, along with new Pirelli P Zero DHG slick tyres. ^[17]
• The race length was shortened from 1 hour plus one lap to 55 minutes plus one lap. In the event of a safety car, a maximum two extra laps may be added. ^[18]
• The Sunday race changed in format, now mandating two pit stops instead of one. The first is to be served between minutes 10 and 25 of the race, with the second pit window spanning from minutes 39 to 45. ^[18]
• A new rookie of the year classification was created. Any Gold- or Silver-rated driver in their first season of DTM is eligible for the award. Second-year drivers may also be admitted at the discretion of the committee. Dörr Motorsport's Ben Dörr was granted this exception. ^[19]

Race calendar

Round	Circuit	Location	Race 1	Race 2
1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt	26 April	27 April
2	Lausitzring	Klettwitz, Brandenburg	24 May	25 May
3	Circuit Zandvoort	Zandvoort, North Holland	7 June	8 June
4	Norisring	Nuremberg, Bavaria	5 July	6 July
5	Nürburgring	Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate	9 August	10 August
6	Sachsenring	Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Sachsen	23 August	24 August
7	Red Bull Ring	Spielberg, Styria	13 September	14 September
8	Hockenheimring	Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg	4 October	5 October
Source: [20]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning manufacturer	Winning rookie
1	R1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	Lucas Auer [N 3]	Lucas Auer	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf	Mercedes-AMG	Ben Dörr
	R2		Jules Gounon	Maro Engel	Ayhancan Güven	Manthey EMA	Porsche	Ben Dörr
2	R1	Lausitzring	Lucas Auer	Jules Gounon	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf	Mercedes-AMG	Ben Dörr
	R2		Jack Aitken	René Rast	Jack Aitken	Emil Frey Racing	Ferrari	Morris Schuring
3	R1	Circuit Zandvoort	Jordan Pepper	Ayhancan Güven	Ayhancan Güven	Manthey EMA	Porsche	Morris Schuring
	R2		René Rast	Jack Aitken	René Rast	Schubert Motorsport	BMW	Morris Schuring
4	R1	Norisring	Jordan Pepper	Jack Aitken	Jordan Pepper	TGI Team Lamborghini by GRT	Lamborghini	Gilles Magnus
	R2		Thierry Vermeulen	Thomas Preining	Thomas Preining	Manthey EMA	Porsche	Morris Schuring
5	R1	Nürburgring	Jack Aitken	Ricardo Feller	Jack Aitken	Emil Frey Racing	Ferrari	Ben Dörr
	R2		Ben Dörr	René Rast	René Rast	Schubert Motorsport	BMW	Gilles Magnus
6	R1	Sachsenring	Jordan Pepper	Thomas Preining	Ayhancan Güven	Manthey EMA	Porsche	Fabio Scherer
	R2		Jack Aitken	Thomas Preining	Ayhancan Güven	Manthey EMA	Porsche	Morris Schuring
7	R1	Red Bull Ring	Marco Wittmann	Timo Glock	René Rast	Schubert Motorsport	BMW	Gilles Magnus
	R2		Thierry Vermeulen	Jack Aitken	Ricardo Feller	Land-Motorsport	Audi	Tom Kalender
8	R1	Hockenheimring	Ben Green	Thomas Preining	Thomas Preining	Manthey EMA	Porsche	Morris Schuring
	R2		Gilles Magnus	Ayhancan Güven	Ayhancan Güven	Manthey EMA	Porsche	Tom Kalender

Scoring system

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
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
Points	3	2	1

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver OSC LAU ZAN NOR NÜR SAC RBR HOC Points 1 Ayhancan Güven 7 1 8 14 1 12 11 11 Ret 5 1 13 16 7 5 12 192 2 Lucas Auer 11 10 11 9 4 7 6 8 6 32 10 8 12 3 12 4 188 3 Maro Engel 3 12 23 5 92 5 3 4 Ret 4 9 6 5 4 4 3 184 4 Thomas Preining 43 3 6 Ret3 Ret 3 2 1 9 10 4 102 6 21 13 6 182 5 Marco Wittmann 8 6 5 82 6 23 18 Ret 5 2 7 4 21 12 18 2 170 6 René Rast Ret 5 3 2 Ret 11 10 7 14 1 14 5 12 13 7 Ret 169 7 Jordan Pepper 22 42 11 4 71 Ret 11 9 4 9 21 Ret 7 6 Ret DSQ 164 8 Jack Aitken 6 14 7 11 12 42 5 22 11 16 3 151 Ret 203 62 DSQ 162 9 Jules Gounon 5 21 4 3 14 8 7 10 Ret 11 52 2 8 8 Ret 17 142 10 Thierry Vermeulen 13 133 15 7 Ret 13 43 31 152 21 Ret 13 3 21 19 12 102 11 Ricardo Feller 21 11 Ret2 12 16 16 9 14 3 20 6 16 17 12 2 9 100 12 Luca Engstler 10 7 Ret Ret 103 6 Ret Ret 73 13 11 12 10 10 9 8 81 13 Ben Green 18 15 10 Ret 15 17 Ret 6 2 15 Ret3 3 4 Ret 101 Ret3 79 14 Mirko Bortolotti 9 9 13 6 8 9 15 Ret Ret 14 15 Ret 15 9 11 7 68 15 Arjun Maini 15 16 12 17 Ret 10 8 53 Ret 6 20 Ret 11 5 14 13 62 16 Morris Schuring 16 17 Ret 11 5 11 14 12 Ret 12 17 7 19 18 3 14 58 17 Ben Dörr 11 8 9 18 13 DSQ 17 15 8 81 19 DSQ 13 16 20 15 47 18 Nicki Thiim 14 Ret 14 13 2 14 202 Ret 12 18 16 Ret 20 15 8 16 44 19 Maximilian Paul 12 19 Ret 19 3 18 16 Ret 11 Ret 12 14 Ret Ret 16 10 37 20 Gilles Magnus DSQ 21 18 16 Ret 19 12 Ret 16 73 18 9 93 17 13 201 35 21 Tom Kalender 17 20 16 15 17 15 13 Ret 13 17 21 Ret 18 11 15 5 25 22 Timo Glock 20 Ret 17 10 Ret DSQ 19 Ret 10 Ret 13 Ret 22 14 Ret 11 22 23 Fabio Scherer 19 18 Ret Ret 11 DNS DNS Ret 18 19 8 11 14 Ret 17 18 20 24 Nicolas Baert DSQ Ret 19 Ret 18 20 Ret 13 17 22 Ret 17 21 19 21 19 3 Pos. Driver OSC LAU ZAN NOR NÜR SAC RBR HOC Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap 1 – 3 Points for Pole 2 – 2 Points for P2 3 – 1 Point for P3

'Rookie of the Year' classification

Pos.	Driver	OSC		LAU		ZAN		NOR		NÜR		SAC		RBR		HOC		Points
1	Morris Schuring	162	173	Ret2	113	51	113	145	125	Ret4	123	174	71	195	186	31	142	409
2	Ben Dörr	111	81	91	181	134	DSQ1	176	151	81	81	193	DSQ2	132	163	203	154	394
3	Tom Kalender	173	202	164	155	172	152	133	Ret4	135	176	215	Ret5	186	112	155	53	355
4	Gilles Magnus	DSQ5	214	185	162	Ret3	194	122	Ret2	162	72	181	93	91	174	132	201	346
5	Fabio Scherer	194	185	Ret3	Ret4	115	DNS5	DNS4	Ret3	183	195	82	116	144	Ret1	176	186	258
6	Nicolas Baert	DSQ6	Ret6	196	Ret6	186	206	Ret1	13	176	224	Ret6	174	213	195	214	195	213
Pos.	Driver	OSC		LAU		ZAN		NOR		NÜR		SAC		RBR		HOC		Points
Source: [22]

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Manthey	392
2	Schubert Motorsport	330
3	Winward Racing	319
4	Emil Frey Racing	304
5	TGI Team Lamborghini by GRT	234
6	Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf	210
7	Abt Sportsline	116
8	Land-Motorsport	101
9	HRT Ford Performance	84
10	Dörr Motorsport	69
11	Paul Motorsport	40
12	Comtoyou Racing	38

Manufacturers' championship

Only points scored by the top two drivers of a manufacturer in races count for the manufacturers' championship.

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	Mercedes-AMG	418
2	Porsche	406
3	BMW	348
4	Ferrari	329
5	Lamborghini	313
6	Ford	119
7	Audi	118
8	McLaren	105
9	Aston Martin	69

Notes

1. Car No. 24 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Winward, car No. 48 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter. Both cars share a teams' championship entry as "Winward Racing".
2. Cars No. 90 and No. 91 entered as Manthey EMA, car No. 92 entered as Manthey Junior Team. All three cars share a teams' championship entry as "Manthey".
3. Ben Green originally set the fastest time during qualifying, but was disqualified after being found to be underweight during post-qualifying inspection. Lucas Auer was promoted to pole position. ^[21]

References

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External links

• The official website of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (in German and English)