2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

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The 2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters will be 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 will be the fourth season of the DTM to be run under Group GT3 regulations, and the second under ADAC's promotion.

Teams and drivers

All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli.

Manufacturer Car Engine Team No. Driver Status Rounds Ref. Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 Abt Sportsline 3 Kelvin van der Linde 1–2 [1] 7 Ricardo Feller 1–2 BMW BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 Schubert Motorsport 11 Marco Wittmann 1–2 [2] 31 Sheldon van der Linde 1–2 33 René Rast 1–2 Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 Emil Frey Racing 14 Jack Aitken 1–2 [3] 69 Thierry Vermeulen 1–2 Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT [N 1] Lamborghini Team TGI by GRT [N 1] 19 Luca Engstler 1–2 [4] 63 Christian Engelhart 1–2 [5] Paul Motorsport 71 Maximilian Paul 1–2 [6] SSR Performance 92 Mirko Bortolotti 1–2 [7] 94 Nicki Thiim 1–2 McLaren McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Twin Turbo V8 Dörr Motorsport 25 Ben Dörr 1–2 [8] [9] 85 Clemens Schmid 1–2 Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT 4 Luca Stolz 1–2 [10] 36 Arjun Maini 1–2 Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter [N 2] Mercedes-AMG Team Winward [N 2] 22 Lucas Auer 1–2 130 Maro Engel 1–2 Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Manthey EMA 90 Ayhancan Güven 1–2 [11] 91 Thomas Preining 1–2 [12]

Icon Status G Guest drivers ineligible for points

Driver and team changes

• Maximilian Paul returned to the series with a privately entered Lamborghini, having last competed as a replacement driver at GRT Grasser Racing Team.
• GRT Grasser Racing Team entered a completely new line-up, fielding a pair of cars for Christian Engelhart, who drove for them in the 2023 season finale, and Luca Engstler, who switched from Engstler Motorsport.
• SSR Performance scaled down to two cars. Alessio Deledda left the team to compete in International GT Open with Oregon Team, while Franck Perera left to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Iron Lynx. Nicki Thiim, who last competed in European Le Mans Series with GMB Motorsport, was signed as their replacement.
• Dörr Motorsport entered the series, fielding a pair of McLaren 720S GT3 Evos. Clemens Schmid switched from GRT Grasser Racing Team to join them, with Ben Dörr named as the second driver.
• Project 1 left the series, with Sandro Holzem joining Land Motorsport to compete in ADAC GT Masters. Second driver Marco Wittmann switched to Schubert Motorsport, with the team expanding to three cars as a result.
• Porsche teams Toksport WRT and KÜS Team Bernhard left the series. Their drivers Laurin Heinrich, Marvin Dienst and Tim Heinemann left the series to compete in IMSA, GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie respectively. Ayhancan Güven moved KÜS Team Bernhard to Manthey EMA to replace Dennis Olsen, who joined Proton Competition in WEC instead.
• Tresor Attempto Racing left the series, with both drivers Mattia Drudi and Patric Niederhauser moving to GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
• Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf left the series, having fielded two cars in 2023 under Team Mann-Filter and Team BWT. Jusuf Owega left the series to compete in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Maro Engel switched to Winward Racing to replace ADAC GT Masters bound David Schumacher, with the American team entering his car as Mercedes-AMG Team Winward and Lucas Auer’s car under Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter.

Race calendar

Round	Circuit	Location	Race 1	Race 2
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: [13]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning manufacturer
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
	R2
4	R1	Norisring
	R2
5	R1	Nürburgring (Sprint Circuit)
	R2
6	R1	Sachsenring
	R2
7	R1	Red Bull Ring
	R2
8	R1	Hockenheimring
	R2

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 Kelvin van der Linde 12 5 11 2 63 2 Thomas Preining 10 13 32 11 55 3 Ricardo Feller 3 9 53 32 53 4 Maro Engel 13 2 2 7 52 5 Mirko Bortolotti 22 151 11 43 45 6 Luca Engstler 11 1 14 5 43 7 Sheldon van der Linde 4 6 6 8 41 8 Luca Stolz 5 32 10 Ret 35 9 Arjun Maini 83 4 7 12 35 10 Lucas Auer 6 11 4 10 34 11 Jack Aitken 11 Ret3 16 14 31 12 René Rast 7 7 Ret 6 28 13 Christian Engelhart 16 8 9 15 16 14 Marco Wittmann 18 10 13 9 16 15 Thierry Vermeulen 9 Ret 17 13 10 16 Ayhancan Güven 14 14 15 11 10 17 Nicki Thiim Ret Ret 8 Ret 8 18 Clemens Schmid 15 12 19 Ret 5 19 Maximilian Paul 17 DSQ 12 Ret 4 20 Ben Dörr Ret 16 18 16 0 Pos. Driver OSC LAU ZAN NOR NÜR SAC RBR HOC Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (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

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Abt Sportsline	110
2	Winward Racing	88
3	Schubert Motorsport	72
4	Mercedes-AMG Team HRT	68
5	Manthey EMA	63
6	GRT Grasser Racing Team	60
7	SSR Performance	48
8	Emil Frey Racing	39
9	Dörr Motorsport	8
10	Paul Motorsport	4

Manufacturers' championship

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

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	Audi	114
2	Mercedes-AMG	106
3	Lamborghini	101
4	BMW	78
5	Porsche	75
6	Ferrari	51
7	McLaren	22

Notes

1. Car No. 19 entered as Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT, car No. 63 entered as Lamborghini Team TGI by GRT. Both cars share a teams' championship entry as "GRT Grasser Racing Team".
2. Car No. 22 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter, car No. 130 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Winward. Both cars share a teams' championship entry as "Winward Racing".

References

1. Euwema, Davey (20 October 2023). "ABT to Remain with Audi for 2024 Campaign". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
2. Euwema, Davey (27 February 2024). "BMW Hypercar Drivers in Reduced DTM Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
3. Euwema, Davey (6 March 2024). "Emil Frey Retains Aitken, Vermeulen for Second Season – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
4. Haidinger, Sven. "Grasser-Team holt Luca Engstler: Lamborghini-Zukunft für DTM-Youngster?". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
5. "Golden times : GRT and Christian Engelhart to compete in DTM 2024". Endurance-Info. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
6. Haidinger, Sven. "Offiziell: Sensationsmann Max Paul steigt 2024 mit Lamborghini in die DTM ein!". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
7. Euwema, Davey (20 December 2023). "Thiim Joins SSR Performance for Series Return". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
8. "DTM grows to seven manufacturers in 2024". Endurance-Info. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
9. Haidinger, Sven (11 March 2024). "Ohne Glock, aber mit Project-1-Leuten: Dörr enthüllt McLaren-Projekt für DTM". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
10. Euwema, Davey (20 February 2024). "Mercedes-AMG Unveils Four-Car Lineup With HRT, Winward". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
11. Euwema, Davey (21 February 2024). "Guven Moves to Reigning Champions Manthey EMA". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
12. Euwema, Davey (2 December 2023). "Preining to Remain With Manthey EMA for Title Defense". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
13. "DTM reveals eight-round calendar for 2024 season". www.motorsport.com. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

External links

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