2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

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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 Germany Abt Sportsline 3 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde 1 [1]
7 Switzerland Ricardo Feller 1
BMW BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 Germany Schubert Motorsport 11 Germany Marco Wittmann 1 [2]
31 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde 1
33 Germany René Rast 1
Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 Switzerland Emil Frey Racing 14 United Kingdom Jack Aitken 1 [3]
69 Netherlands Thierry Vermeulen 1
Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
Austria Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT[N 1]
Lamborghini Team TGI by GRT[N 1]
19 Germany Luca Engstler 1 [4]
63 Germany Christian Engelhart 1 [5]
Germany Paul Motorsport 71 Germany Maximilian Paul 1 [6]
Germany SSR Performance 92 Italy Mirko Bortolotti 1 [7]
94 Denmark Nicki Thiim 1
McLaren McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Twin Turbo V8 Germany Dörr Motorsport 25 Germany Ben Dörr 1 [8][9]
85 Austria Clemens Schmid 1
Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 Germany Mercedes-AMG Team HRT 4 Germany Luca Stolz 1 [10]
36 India Arjun Maini 1
United States Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter[N 2]
Mercedes-AMG Team Winward[N 2]
22 Austria Lucas Auer 1
130 Germany Maro Engel 1
Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Germany Manthey EMA 90 Turkey Ayhancan Güven 1 [11]
91 Austria Thomas Preining 1 [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 Series with Oregon Team, while Frank Perera left to compete in World Endurance Championship with Iron Lynx. Nicki Thiim, who 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 Germany Motorsport Arena Oschersleben Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt 27 April 28 April
2 Germany Lausitzring Klettwitz, Brandenburg 25 May 26 May
3 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort Zandvoort, North Holland 8 June 9 June
4 Germany Norisring Nuremberg, Bavaria 6 July 7 July
5 Germany Nürburgring Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate 17 August 18 August
6 Germany Sachsenring Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Sachsen 7 September 8 September
7 Austria Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria 28 September 29 September
8 Germany 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 Germany Motorsport Arena Oschersleben United Kingdom Jack Aitken Switzerland Ricardo Feller United Kingdom Jack Aitken Switzerland Emil Frey Racing Italy Ferrari
R2 Italy Mirko Bortolotti Germany Luca Stolz Germany Luca Engstler Austria Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT Italy Lamborghini
2 R1 Germany Lausitzring
(Sprint Circuit)
R2
3 R1 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort
R2
4 R1 Germany Norisring
R2
5 R1 Germany Nürburgring
(Sprint Circuit)
R2
6 R1 Germany Sachsenring
R2
7 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring
R2
8 R1 Germany 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
Germany
LAU
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
NOR
Germany
NÜR
Germany
SAC
Germany
RBR
Austria
HOC
Germany
Points
1 Germany Luca Engstler 11 1 30
2 United Kingdom Jack Aitken 11 Ret3 29
3 Germany Luca Stolz 5 32 29
4 Italy Mirko Bortolotti 22 151 26
5 Germany Maro Engel 13 2 23
6 Switzerland Ricardo Feller 3 9 23
7 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde 4 6 23
8 India Arjun Maini 83 4 22
9 Germany René Rast 7 7 18
10 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde 12 5 15
11 Austria Lucas Auer 6 11 15
12 Austria Thomas Preining 10 13 9
13 Germany Christian Engelhart 16 8 8
14 Netherlands Thierry Vermeulen 9 Ret 7
15 Germany Marco Wittmann 18 10 6
16 Austria Clemens Schmid 15 12 5
17 Turkey Ayhancan Güven 14 14 4
18 Germany Ben Dörr Ret 16 0
19 Germany Maximilian Paul 17 DSQ 0
Denmark Nicki Thiim Ret Ret 0
Pos. Driver OSC
Germany
LAU
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
NOR
Germany
NÜR
Germany
SAC
Germany
RBR
Austria
HOC
Germany
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 Germany Mercedes-AMG Team HRT 48
2 Germany Schubert Motorsport 41
3 United States Winward Racing 39
4 Austria GRT Grasser Racing Team 38
5 Germany Abt Sportsline 38
6 Switzerland Emil Frey Racing 32
7 Germany SSR Performance 22
8 Germany Manthey EMA 15
9 Germany Dörr Motorsport 7
10 Germany Paul Motorsport 0

Manufacturers' championship

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

Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 Italy Lamborghini 60
2 Germany Mercedes-AMG 57
3 Germany BMW 43
4 Germany Audi 42
5 Italy Ferrari 33
6 Germany Porsche 22
7 United Kingdom McLaren 14

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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)
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