Martin Tomczyk

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Martin Tomczyk
Martin Tomczyk (crop).jpg
Nationality Flag of Germany.svg German
Born (1981-12-07) 7 December 1981 (age 42)
Rosenheim, West Germany
DTM
Racing licence FIA Platinum Driver.png FIA Platinum
Years active 20012016
Former teams BMW Team Schnitzer
BMW Team RMG
Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Abt Sportsline
Starts195
Championships1 (2011)
Wins8
Podiums31
Poles8
Fastest laps8
Previous series
2000
1999
1998
German Formula 3
Formula BMW ADAC
Formula BMW Junior
Championship titles
2011 DTM

Martin Tomczyk (born 7 December 1981) is a German professional racing driver, and BMW Motorsport works driver.

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He was the DTM champion in 2011, third in 2007, fourth in 2006 and fifth in 2004, having won eight races.

Racing career

After a karting career, he raced in Formula BMW and Formula Three, where he finished 12th in 2000.

In 2001 he moved up to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. In 2000 his best result was a fourth place on the Nürburgring where he also took the fastest of the race. He took his first pole position in Hockenheim 2002 but he retired from the race. In 2004 he took his first podium in Estoril. During 2004 he also finished second in Zandvoort, Oschersleben and Hockenheim on his way to finish fifth in the championship. Tomczyk took his first win in Catalunya 2006 where he also took pole. In 2007 he took two wins to finish third that season.

Eleven years after his DTM debut, he won the championship in 2011, driving for Team Phoenix, after nine races with three wins and a third-place finish in Valencia. In 2012, Tomczyk was signed as a BMW Team RBM driver, moving to Team RMG in 2013.

Martin Tomczyk, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 2014 - Hockenheimring 2014 DTM HockenheimringII Martin Tomczyk by 2eight 8SC2087.jpg
Martin Tomczyk, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 2014 - Hockenheimring

His father Hermann is president of the Deutscher Motor Sport Bund. [1]

After BMW's DTM program was reduced in 2017, Tomczyk retired from the series and continued driving with the Bavarian manufacturer in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Following his retirement from full-time racing, Tomczyk became the series manager of the DTM Trophy. In 2023, he became the managing director of Abt Sportsline. [2]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
1998Formula BMW Junior?????2242nd
1999Formula BMW ADACBMW Rookie Team1600?91594th
2000 German Formula 3 Championship Opel Team KMS1800004912th
2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline Junior 2000112313th
2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline 18110279th
2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline Junior 90000116th
2004 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline 100204395th
2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline 1100101013th
2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline 101103424th
2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline 102224403rd
2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline 110011327th
2009 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline 101104356th
2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline 110000208th
2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Team Phoenix 103118721st
2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RMG 100013698th
2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RMG 1000001019th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Team Schubert 10000N/A6th
2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team Schnitzer 100011496th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 10000N/A6th
2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team Schnitzer 1700002719th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 10000N/ADNF
2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team Schnitzer 1800001621st
ADAC GT Masters Schubert Motorsport 400001435th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 10000N/ADNF
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup BMW Team Italia 100000NC
Rowe Racing 10000
2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 1110042847th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Team Schnitzer 10000N/A4th
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport 100001758th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro BMW Team MTEK 10000N/A11th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Rowe Racing 10000N/ADNF
2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro BMW Team MTEK 800015314th
2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge BMW Team Schnitzer 501003812th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 10000430th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 10000N/ADNF
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro BMW Team MTEK 10000N/A13th
2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge Walkenhorst Motorsport30001269th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 100000NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Team Schnitzer 10001N/A3rd
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Motorsport50000922nd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Rowe Racing 10001N/A2nd
2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Scherer PHX 10000N/A12th
Source: [3]

Does not include non-championship races. * Season still in progress.


Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920Pos.Pts
2001 Abt Sportsline Junior Abt-Audi TT-R HOC
QR

20
HOC
CR

Ret
NÜR
QR

2
NÜR
CR

4
OSC
QR

10
OSC
CR

20†
SAC
QR

21
SAC
CR

7
NOR
QR

16
NOR
CR

10
LAU
QR

Ret
LAU
CR

6
NÜR
QR

9
NÜR
CR

Ret
A1R
QR

6
A1R
CR

Ret
ZAN
QR

16
ZAN
CR

Ret
HOC
QR

Ret
HOC
CR

16
13th23
2002 Abt Sportsline Abt-Audi TT-R HOC
QR

1
HOC
CR

Ret
ZOL
QR

21†
ZOL
CR

Ret
DON
QR

2
DON
CR

Ret
SAC
QR

4
SAC
CR

Ret
NOR
QR

DNS
NOR
CR

DNS
LAU
QR

5
LAU
CR

9
NÜR
QR

10
NÜR
CR

5
A1R
QR

6
A1R
CR

Ret
ZAN
QR

11
ZAN
CR

18
HOC
QR

Ret
HOC
CR

Ret
11th7
2003 Abt Sportsline Junior Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 HOC
12
ADR
Ret
NÜR
18
LAU
DNS
NOR
18
DON
Ret
NÜR
Ret
A1R
8
ZAN
Ret
HOC
13
16th1
2004 Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM 2004 HOC
5
EST
3
ADR
8
LAU
14
NOR
5
SHA 1
Ret
NÜR
Ret
OSC
2
ZAN
2
BRN
Ret
HOC
2
5th39
2005 Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM 2005 HOC
Ret
LAU
12
SPA
6
BRN
14
OSC
Ret
NOR
5
NÜR
11
ZAN
6
LAU
10
IST
16†
HOC
Ret
13th10
2006 Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM 2006 HOC
7
LAU
8
OSC
6
BRH
4
NOR
16†
NÜR
3
ZAN
3
CAT
1
BUG
4
HOC
5
4th42
2007 Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM 2007 HOC
2
OSC
5
LAU
9
BRH
2
NOR
Ret
MUG
Ret
ZAN
1
NÜR
1
CAT
Ret
HOC
9
3rd40
2008 Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM 2008 HOC
5
OSC
2
MUG
17
LAU
4
NOR
Ret
ZAN
4
NÜR
Ret
BRH
5
CAT
4
BUG
Ret
HOC
8
7th32
2009 Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM 2009 HOC
Ret
LAU
Ret
NOR
11
ZAN
4
OSC
3
NÜR
1
BRH
3
CAT
3
DIJ
7
HOC
Ret
6th35
2010 Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM 2009 HOC
17†
VAL
DSQ
LAU
6
NOR
8
NÜR
13
ZAN
8
BRH
7
OSC
8
HOC
5
ADR
6
SHA
4
8th20
2011 Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM 2008 HOC
5
ZAN
3
SPL
1
LAU
1
NOR
3
NÜR
5
BRH
1
OSC
2
VAL
3
HOC
2
1st72
2012 BMW Team RMG BMW M3 DTM HOC
Ret
LAU
7
BRH
4
SPL
2
NOR
2
NÜR
3
ZAN
Ret
OSC
Ret
VAL
Ret
HOC
14
8th69
2013 BMW Team RMG BMW M3 DTM HOC
13
BRH
14
SPL
Ret
LAU
19
NOR
Ret
MSC
17
NÜR
5
OSC
20†
ZAN
11
HOC
19
19th10
2014 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M4 DTM HOC
7
OSC
9
HUN
13
NOR
Ret
MSC
13
SPL
4
NÜR
8
LAU
8
ZAN
3
HOC
7
6th49
2015 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M4 DTM HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

4
LAU
1

12
LAU
2

11
NOR
1

6
NOR
2

11
ZAN
1

Ret
ZAN
2

Ret
SPL
1

Ret
SPL
2

12
MSC
1

17
MSC
2

Ret
OSC
1

8
OSC
2

20
NÜR
1

WD
NÜR
2

9
HOC
1

15
HOC
2

10
19th27
2016 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M4 DTM HOC
1

12
HOC
2

9
SPL
1

5
SPL
2

19
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

18
NOR
1

12
NOR
2

10
ZAN
1

19
ZAN
2

11
MSC
1

21
MSC
2

23
NÜR
1

16
NÜR
2

12
HUN
1

23
HUN
2

9
HOC
1

20
HOC
2

10
21st16
Sources: [4] [5]

Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance. 1 - A non-championship one-off race was held in 2004 at the streets of Shanghai, China.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassCarEngine1234567891011RankPointsRef
2017 BMW Team RLL GTLM BMW M6 GTLM BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 DAY
11
SEB
9
LBH
7
COA
3
WGL
8
MOS
2
LIM
3
ELK
7
VIR
9
LGA
1
PET
9
7th284 [6]
2018 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 DAY
14
SEB MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 58th17 [7]
Source: [4]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
2018–19 BMW Team MTEK LMGTE Pro BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8 SPA
8
LMS
9
SIL
5
FUJ
7
SHA
8
SEB
2
SPA
9
LMS
15
14th53
Sources: [4] [8]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2018 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team MTEK Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng
BMW M8 GTE GTE
Pro
33233rd11th
2019 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team MTEK Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng
BMW M8 GTE GTE
Pro
30947th13th
Sources: [4] [9]

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References

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  2. Lloyd, Daniel (3 March 2023). "Tomczyk Joins ABT Sportsline in Management Role". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Champion

2011
Succeeded by