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{{short description|German auto racing championship}}
{{About|the current DTM series (2000–present)|the earlier DTM series (1984–1996)|Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox motorsport championship
| logo            = DTM 2024 logo.png
| pixels          = 250px
| caption         = Official logo of the DTM
| category        = {{plainlist|
* [[Touring car racing]] (2000–2020)
* [[Sports car racing]] (2021–present)
}}
| inaugural       = <br>[[2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2000]]
| constructors    = {{plainlist|
* [[Audi]]
* [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
* [[Ferrari]]
* [[Lamborghini]]
* [[Porsche]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes-AMG]]
* [[McLaren]] 
}}
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| tyres           = [[Pirelli]]
| country/region  = Europe (6 races held in Germany and 2 in other European countries in 2023)
| current_season  = {{CURRENTYEAR}} Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
| champion driver = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mirko Bortolotti]]
| champion team   = {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Schubert Motorsport]]
| manufacturer    = {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Mercedes-AMG]]
| website         = {{URL|http://www.dtm.com/}}
}}
The '''Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters''',{{efn|{{lit|'''German Touring Car Masters'''}}}} commonly abbreviated as the '''DTM''', is a [[sports car racing]] series sanctioned by [[ADAC]]. The series is based in Germany, with rounds elsewhere in Europe. The series currently races a modified version of [[Group GT3]] grand touring cars, replacing [[Class 1 Touring Cars]] in 2021.

From 2000 to 2020, the "new DTM" continued the former [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft]] (German Touring Car Championship) and ITC (International Touring Car Championship) which had been discontinued after 1996 due to high costs. The series raced prototype [[silhouette racing car]]s based on a mass-production road car in the same period.

The second iteration went by the full name during its first five years. Since 2005, all official documents have only referred to the series using the abbreviated name.

==History==
===Background===
[[File:DTM car mercedes2006.jpg|thumb|Mercedes-Benz AMG DTM car (2006)]]
During the ITC era, a large proportion of the revenue generated by the championship went to the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]], which led to complaints from the teams regarding the small return on their increasingly large investment in the high-tech touring car series. Since 1997, many ideas had been discussed in order to find a compromise for the rules of a new DTM racing series. [[Opel]] put the primary emphasis on cost control, [[Mercedes-Benz]] supported expensive development in competition, [[BMW]] wanted an international series rather than one focused on Germany only, while Audi insisted on allowing their trademark [[quattro (four wheel drive system)|quattro]] [[four-wheel drive]] system (despite running the [[rear wheel drive]] [[Audi R8 (race car)|Audi R8]] in [[sports car racing]]).

The DTM returned in 2000 as Mercedes and Opel had agreed to use cars that were based on the concept car that was shown by Opel on various occasions (e.g. the 1999 [[24 Hours Nürburgring]] where Opel celebrated its 100th anniversary). The series adopted the format of the 1995 championship, with most rounds held in Germany and occasional rounds throughout Europe, but having learnt the lessons of the ITC format, the ITR constantly made efforts to keep costs in the revived series from exploding to unreasonable levels, and to keep the championship firmly tied to its German roots. As too many races were initially planned outside Germany, no Championship (Meisterschaft) status was granted by the [[Deutscher Motor Sport Bund|DMSB]], and the DTM initials now stand for Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (German Touring Car Masters).

Unlike the previous incarnation, which primarily used saloon models like the [[Mercedes-Benz W201]], the new DTM featured only 2-door [[coupé]]s. Opel used the upcoming Coupé version of the [[Opel Astra|Astra]] as in the concept car, and Mercedes used the [[Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class|CLK]] model which was already used as the basis for the [[Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR]] [[Group GT1|GT1-class sports car]].

The motorsport arm of the Bavarian tuning company [[Abt Sportsline]] was allowed to enter on short notice. Abt used the [[Audi TT]] as a basis for a DTM car, as Audi had no suitable 2-door coupé in its model lineup at the time, even though the dimensions of the car did not fit into the rules of the series. This also meant that the 1999 STW-[[Supertouring]]-champion [[Christian Abt]] could not defend his STW title as this series was also discontinued, with Opel then moving into DTM.

===2000–2003===
In May 2000, the new DTM started with the traditional [[Hockenheimring]] round on the short course. Some cars competing in the race had no or few sponsorship decals. While Opel's cars could match the speed of most Mercedes cars in the 2000 season, the hastily developed Abt-Audi ended up outclassed. As the body shape of the [[Audi TT|TT]] had rather poor aerodynamic properties, Abt was allowed to use a version with a stretched wheelbase and bodyshell in later years. Further dispensation was also granted, such as increased rear wing height, which helped the Abt-Audi TT-R win the DTM championship in 2002 with [[Laurent Aïello]].

In 2002, DTM also introduced the [[HANS device]] to increase driver safety and reduce injuries from accidents.[[File:Manuel Reuter DTM(ThKraft).jpg|thumb|Opel Astra DTM]]
In 2000, [[Manuel Reuter]] came second in the championship. After that year, no Opel driver was among the top three in the overall championship, with few podium finishes and no victories for the disappointing "lightnings". On the other hand, it was Opel team boss Volker Strycek who brought a new highlight to the fans, by racing a modified DTM car on the old version of the [[Nürburgring]] in 2002, 20 years after the top classes had moved to the modern Grand Prix track, and ten years after the old DTM stopped racing there. The Opels did not win in many of their race entries in the [[VLN]] endurance racing series, as they were mainly testing, but the speed was said to be impressive, and the fans loved it. However, they won the 2003 [[24 Hours Nürburgring|Nürburgring 24 Hours]] against factory efforts by Audi, who also ran a DTM-spec TT and BMW, who ran an [[American Le Mans Series|ALMS]]-spec [[BMW M3|M3]].

===2004—2006===
After their successes with the [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] and the official support of the Abt-TT-Rs at the Nürburgring, Audi finally joined the DTM as a factory entrant in 2004. The three constructors involved decided to switch to [[D-segment]] [[compact executive car|compact executive]]-based [[sedan (car)|saloon]] bodies. The road models used as patterns since 2004 are the [[Audi A4]], [[Opel Vectra]] GTS and the [[Mercedes-Benz C-Class]]. All dimensions, like the wheelbase, are identical in order to provide equal opportunities without the actual design of the road cars having any influence. Audi immediately had success in 2004 with Swedish driver [[Mattias Ekström]], now a long-time veteran of the sport, becoming a DTM series champion for the first time.

The championship suffered a setback in 2004 when long-time entrant [[Opel]] decided to pull out of the series at the end of the 2005 season, as part of a large cost-cutting operation in [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] European division. Initially, the gap looked set to be filled by [[MG Rover]], however their plans to enter the series were canceled after the company collapsed in April 2005. As a result, Audi and Mercedes ended up fielding 10 cars each in 2006, but the television deal with the major German television station [[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]] required three marques to participate in 2007 in order to continue the broadcast agreement.

===2007–2013===
The DTM carried on with only two manufacturers in spite of the television agreement requiring three manufacturers to participate in the series. The 2007–2009 seasons were marked by the dominance of Audi. Swede [[Mattias Ekström]] won the second of his two titles in 2007, and [[Timo Scheider]] took the driver's championship in the following two years. [[Mercedes-Benz]] were in the runner-up positions in both 2008 and 2009 ([[Paul di Resta]] in 2008 and [[Gary Paffett]] in 2009). In 2010, Mercedes finally bridged the gap to Audi, as di Resta won the 2010 championship driving for [[Mercedes-AMG|AMG-Mercedes]].

In 2011 and 2012, the DTM held a [[Race of Champions]]-style exhibition event in the [[Munich Olympic Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport1.de/de/motorsport/mot_dtm/newspage_511971.html |title=DTM-Präsentation in Wiesbaden &#124; News &#124; Ergebnisse &#124; Live &#124; Bundesliga &#124; SPORT1 &#124; Video &#124; Motorsport |publisher=Sport1.de |date=27 January 2012 |access-date=30 January 2012 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185829/http://www.sport1.de/de/motorsport/mot_dtm/newspage_511971.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2012 [[BMW]] made a return to the series after a twenty-year absence,<ref>[http://www.sportschau.de/sp/dtm/news201010/15/rueckkehr_bmw.jsp] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018033249/http://www.sportschau.de/sp/dtm/news201010/15/rueckkehr_bmw.jsp|date=18 October 2010}}</ref> and won the drivers, teams, and manufacturers titles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dtm.com/en/Races/Standings.html |title=Driver Championship, Team championship, Manufacturer championship |publisher=DTM |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026053532/http://www.dtm.com/en/Races/Standings.html |archive-date=26 October 2012 }}</ref> 2012 also marked the return of three-car manufacturers since 2005 season as well as two-door D-segment compact executive [[coupe|coupé]] style since 2003 season.

[[Audi]] switched from the A4 to the [[Audi A5|A5]] in 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wot.motortrend.com/german-racers-new-bmw-m3-audi-a5-dtm-cars-previewed-for-2012-season-97859.html |title=German Racers: New BMW M3, Audi A5 DTM Cars Previewed for 2012 Season – Motor Trend WOT |publisher=Wot.motortrend.com |date=15 July 2011}}</ref> and to the RS5 in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoevolution.com/news/audi-rs5-dtm-racecar-revealed-at-geneva-55976.html |title=Audi RS5 DTM Racecar Revealed at Geneva |publisher=Autoevolution.com |date=6 March 2013}}</ref> In 2013, the [[Drag reduction system|Drag Reduction System]] identical to the system used in [[Formula One|Formula 1]] was introduced by ITR to improve racing in DTM.

===2014–2020===
In 2014, the body shape and aerodynamic pieces of all DTM cars were modified to improve racing. The double-header races (Saturday and Sunday races) were also revived in 2015, thus switching from races with total laps run to timed races. The qualifying format was also reformatted into a single-session timed qualification (similar to the [[Formula One]] qualifying format used from 1996 to 2002), but DTM only run a single 20-minute qualifying session for Saturday and Sunday races. Performance weights were also introduced to determine the winning car's weight.

In 2017, the DTM field size was reduced from 24 to 18 cars total to improve quality as well as increasing affordability for its existing manufacturers, while making the series a more attractive proposition for any prospective entrants and manufacturers.

For the [[2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2019 season]], turbocharged engines were reintroduced to the series for the first time since 1989 (see article [[#Second-generation (2019–present)|below]] for full story). Mercedes left the series following the conclusion of the 2018 season, but [[R-Motorsport]] joined the series in 2019 to run four [[Aston Martin]]-branded cars, although they would withdraw after a single season that did not yield competitive results.<ref>{{Cite web |title=R-Motorsport Aston Martin squad withdraws from DTM after one season |url=https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/r-motorsport-aston-martin-squad-withdraws-from-dtm-after-one-season-4984400/4984400/ |access-date=12 July 2022 |website=www.autosport.com |language=en}}</ref> The 2019 season also saw the three Super GT GT500 manufacturers – [[Honda]], [[Lexus]] and [[Nissan]] – each field a guest entry at the [[2019 2nd Hockenheim DTM round|final race of the season]], before entries from both series would compete at the non-championship [[Super GT x DTM Dream Race]] held at [[Fuji Speedway]] in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mighty 22-car grid prepares for landmark 'Dream Race' |url=https://www.dtm.com/en/news/mighty-22-car-grid-prepares-landmark-dream-race |access-date=12 July 2022 |website=www.dtm.com}}</ref>

===2021–present===
The [[2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2021 season]] switched to a GT3-based regulation, otherwise known as GT Plus, due to the sudden withdrawal of Audi in 2020 which left only BMW with a eligible Class 1 car. In December 2022, the parent body of the DTM, ITR, was dissolved, leaving ADAC to acquire the rights to the championship name. The DTM continued in name-only from 2023 onwards, with completely different organisation and regulations compared with just three years previous.

==International expansion==
===DTM–Super GT unification===
[[File:Parade Lap (SUPER GT x DTM) (38955712485).jpg|thumb|Parade lap featuring DTM race cars before a Super GT race at [[Twin Ring Motegi]] in 2017]]
In March 2010, The GT Association (the governing body of the [[Super GT]] series in Japan) initially announced that the ITR were beginning to align the technical regulations with Super GT's GT500 class and [[NASCAR]]'s [[Grand American Road Racing Association]] Grand Touring division to form a new Grand Touring specification.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120914022908/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7091 Super GT moves closer to DTM regulations] ''Touring Car Times''. 15 December 2011.</ref> In October 2012, a cooperation agreement between DTM and Super GT was signed in Berlin. The agreement regarding the use of the 'New DTM' regulations by Japan's Super GT began in 2014 and ran for four years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtm.com/en/News/Joint-future-for-DTM-and-Japanese-Super-GT-from-2014.html/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018190047/http://www.dtm.com/en/News/Joint-future-for-DTM-and-Japanese-Super-GT-from-2014.html/|url-status=dead|title=DTM|archive-date=18 October 2012|website=www.dtm.com}}</ref> DTM moved away from its previous 4.0-litre V8 specification in favour of 2.0-litre turbos in 2019, which Super GT had implemented in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/107154|title=DTM set to switch to turbo engines by 2016|author=Gary Watkins|date=3 May 2013|access-date=19 June 2013|work=Autosport}}</ref>

===NASCAR Holdings / IMSA===
On 27 March 2013, the ITR and NASCAR Holdings road racing division, the [[International Motor Sports Association]] announced a North American DTM series that was scheduled to start between 2015 and 2016 based on the 2014 DTM/Class 1 regulations.<ref>[http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/03/26/imsa-grand-am-dtm-agreement.html IMSA, Grand-Am, DTM Agreement] NASCAR Holdings press release. 27 March 2013.</ref> As of 2019, a North American DTM series has yet to run, despite interest being shown by the North American sanctioning body to run DTM/Class 1, either as a series under IMSA sanction or possible integration into the sports car championship as a potential replacement for the [[LM GTE|GTLM/GTE]] class in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/imsa/news/146628/imsa-shows-interest-in-dtm-class-one-regulations|title=IMSA shows interest in DTM/Super GT's Class One regulations|last=Errington|first=Tom|website=Autosport.com|language=en|access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref> The initial 2013 agreement to run a North American DTM Series was signed by IMSA's predecessor, [[Grand-Am Road Racing]] and did not take into account the subsequent merger of the sanctioning body with the rival sports car championship [[American Le Mans Series]] in 2014 to form the United SportsCar Championship, now known as the [[IMSA SportsCar Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imsa.com/identical-specs-planned-three-dtm-style-series|title=Identical Specs Planned For Three DTM-Style Series|last=Admin|first=IMSA|date=15 July 2013|website=IMSA|language=en|access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>

==Race format==
When the DTM series returned, it used a similar format to the final season of the former DTM in 1996: two races of 100 kilometres, with a short break between them. In 2001 and 2002 there was a short race of 35 kilometres as well as a long race of 100 kilometres, which included one pit stop and points scored for the top 10 as in earlier seasons. From 2003 to 2014 there was only one race, which had a distance of about 250 kilometres, and two mandatory pit stops.

For the 2015 season a new race format was introduced. Race weekend consisted of 40-minute (Saturday) and 60-minute (Sunday) races. On Saturday's race a pit stop was optional, while on Sunday's race a pit stop was mandatory and all the four tyres had to be changed. Both races had the same scoring system.

In the 2017 season, both races of the weekend featured the same distance – 55 minutes plus a complete lap, with one race being held on Saturday, the other on Sunday. In both races, the drivers had to pit at least once for a set of fresh tyres.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dtm.com/en/regulations/sporting-regulations|title=Sporting regulations|date=25 April 2015|work=DTM.com {{!}} The official website|access-date=6 May 2017|language=en}}</ref> For the 2019 season the time limited race format was abolished and the series reverted to the fixed lap race format that was last used in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=DTM reverts to fixed lap distances for 2019|url=https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/fixed-lap-distances-2019-rules/4376395/|last=Klein|first=Jamie|work=motorsport.com|date=27 April 2019|access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref> However, after the opening round of the 2019 season, the series reverted the 55-minute plus one lap distance format due to issues with television broadcasts running longer than expected.

==DTM drivers==
[[File:DTM car mercedes2006 Haekkinen racing.jpg|thumb|[[Mika Häkkinen]] in his Mercedes, 2006]]
Drivers have included a mixture of young and older drivers, including well known former [[Formula One]] drivers [[David Coulthard]], [[Bernd Schneider (racecar driver)|Bernd Schneider]], [[Allan McNish]], [[Jean Alesi]], [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]], [[Ralf Schumacher]], [[JJ Lehto]], [[Pedro Lamy]], [[Karl Wendlinger]], [[Emanuele Pirro]], [[Stefano Modena]], two-time F1 world champion [[Mika Häkkinen]] and F1 [[2008 Canadian Grand Prix]] winner [[Robert Kubica]]. Others, such as [[Laurent Aïello]], [[Tom Kristensen (racing driver)|Tom Kristensen]], [[Dindo Capello]], [[Frank Biela]], [[Marco Werner]], [[Lucas Luhr]], [[Alexandre Prémat]], [[Yves Olivier]], [[Jaroslav Janiš]], and [[Alain Menu]] have made their career racing in [[sports cars]] and touring cars.

The DTM is also increasingly being used by young drivers such as [[Robert Wickens]] and [[Gary Paffett]] to jump-start their racing career in single-seaters. Wickens was in the 2012 Mercedes young driver program and in his first year of DTM. This strategy appears to have worked well for [[Christijan Albers]], who built a reputation by finishing second and third in the [[2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2003]] and [[2004 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2004]] championships with [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes-Benz]] and then graduated to [[Formula One]] in [[2005 Formula One season|2005]]. He came back in 2008, but this time driving for [[Audi]]. After winning the championship in 2010, Paul di Resta raced from 2011 until 2013 for Mercedes-engined Formula One team [[Force India]]. He has now returned to the Mercedes DTM team. [[Pascal Wehrlein]], who has won the championship in a Mercedes car in 2015 went on to race for Sauber F1 Team and was a test driver for the Mercedes F1 team.

Gary Paffett has also used his championship win to gain a test with [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]], and they signed him as permanent test driver for 2006. This prevented Paffett from defending his title in 2006, however he thought that it will be a springboard for a race seat during the [[2007 Formula One season]]. The plan failed however, and Paffett returned to DTM in 2007, but in a 2006 specification car.

Four female drivers have taken part in the championship. In 2006 [[Vanina Ickx]] started racing for Audi and [[Susie Wolff|Susie Stoddart]] (later Wolff) in 2011 for Mercedes. In 2008 Ickx was replaced by [[Katherine Legge]], who was subsequently replaced for the 2011 season by [[Rahel Frey]].

==Cars, technology and specifications (silhouette touring car racing all eras)==
===Vehicle, chassis===
[[File:DTM Chassi-2 2012 arranged by Wikisympathisant.jpg|thumb|right|The cutaway DTM car]]
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters cars closely resemble public road vehicles as a reference to the [[silhouette racing car]] format. The championship controls and specifies the chassis/car and engine manufacturers that teams are allowed to use each season.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} The league's choice of manufacturers are changed every year. Opel provided cars and Spiess engines in 2000–2005 with two different models (Astra in 2000–2003 later Vectra GTS V8 in 2004–2005). Opel ended its DTM program after the 2005 season, citing costs and company restructuring. Aston Martin provided the cars to R-Motorsport team in 2019, but left DTM after the 2020 season unable to secure an engine supplier.<ref>{{cite web|title=R-Motorsport Aston Martin pulls out of DTM|url=http://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/r-motorsport-aston-martin-withdraws/4676291/|last1=Haidinger|first1=Sven|last2=Thukral|first2=Rachit|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|work=[[Motorsport.com]]|date=24 January 2020|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref>

In 2000, Mercedes-Benz AMG came to the new DTM from the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]]. Mercedes-Benz won their first race in 1st Hockenheimring round, as well as the series title. In July 2017, Mercedes-Benz AMG company officials announced the company's withdrawal from German touring car racing after 2018 season and the immediate discontinuation of its DTM program, coinciding with its entrance into [[FIA Formula E Championship]] in 2019, and its discontinuation of its DMSB program.

During the first inaugural season, all DTM car styles utilized shorter S-segment compact sports two-door coupé-style cars until 2003 season. Despite the usage, the shorter S-segment compact sports two-door coupé-style cars were heavily criticized by DTM fans due to against the touring car DNA that traditionally utilized the four to five doors but in 2004 coupé-style cars were shrunked to minority due to the transition to four-door sedan saloon-style cars. In 2004 the four-door sedan saloon-style cars were introduced due to touring car racing's core philosophy (several touring car racing tournaments have a ''de facto'' 4-door sedan saloon cars) until 2011. For 2012 season onwards the two-door coupé-style s were returned until 2020 but the two-door coupé-style cars are much more different than 2000–2003 cars (longer length, longer wheelbase, slightly lower height and aggressive aero package as based on compact [[D-segment]] [[compact executive car]]s). The updated new coupé-style cars were introduced in 2017 thanks to new rear wing.

The cars are supposed to be fast and spectacular, while still fairly cheap to build and run. All DTM race cars have RWD and 4.0-litre V8 engines (later 2.0-litre inline-4 turbocharged engines) which are air-restricted to 460&nbsp;hp but now into over 500&nbsp;hp since 2017 until 2018 season and now into 610&nbsp;hp including 30&nbsp;hp push-to-pass since 2019 season and later 580&nbsp;hp + 60&nbsp;hp push-to-pass since 2020 season onwards, no matter if similar layouts or engines are available in the road cars. Instead of the road car bodies, unrelated purpose-built [[chassis]] are used, which are closer to prototype racing. Many drivers have in fact described the handling of the cars as closer to single seater racing cars than road cars. Only the roof sections of the road cars are put on top of the roll cages, and lights and other distinctive design features are used in order to provide a resemblance to the road cars. Also, in order to save money and provide close racing, many common parts from third party specialists are used, like transmission (from [[Hewland]]), brakes (from [[AP Racing]]), wheels (from [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]) and [[Hankook]] tyres ([[#Tyres|see below]]). The all-important aerodynamic configurations are tested in [[wind tunnel]]s before the season, brought to an equal level, and kept that way throughout the season.

DTM cars adhere to a [[Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|front engine]] [[rear-wheel-drive]] design (similar to public legal road car). A [[roll cage]] serves as a [[space frame]] [[chassis]], covered by CFRP crash elements on the side, front and rear and covered by metallic bodywork. They have a closed cockpit, a single-plane rear wing, and other aerodynamic parts such as front splitter, side winglets and hood holes (see also on [[#Aerodynamics|Aerodynamics]] section for more details).

The price of one current DTM car is normally €600,000-€5,000,000.

====Aerodynamics====
All Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters cars aero packages are completely assembled. The car floor underbody is flat. Serratured side front fenders are included along with triple-decker front side winglet flicks, multiple side winglet flicks and multiple rear winglet flicks. The 2017–2018 generation of rear wing for all Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters cars are slightly wider, bi-plane wing and also parallelogram rear wing end plate. Since 2019 season onwards, the new generation of rear wings are wider than 2012–2018 generation of rear wing, single-plane wing and uniquely shaped rear wing plate. DTM cars have included a [[Drag Reduction System]] since the [[2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2013 season]] (similar to [[Formula One]]) for helping the driver to overtake.

The HYLO (High Yaw Lift-Off) aerodynamic safety is integrated on the rear wing for all Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters cars started form 2020 season onwards.<ref>{{cite web|title=What's the deal with the new rear wings in DTM?|url=https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/rear-wing-hylo-system-explained/4826910/|last1=Thukral|first1=Rachit|last2=Haidinger|first2=Sven|work=motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|date=7 July 2020|access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref>

====Tyres====
[[File:Hankook Tire, Brands Hatch 2018 45568481511).jpg|thumb|The [[Hankook]] DTM tyres in 2018]]
Previously [[Hankook]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hankooktire.com/mea-en/about-hankook-tire/media-center/press-room.40555.html?div=&text=&selsort=FIRST_REG_DT&tab=&page=34|title=DTM to Use Hankook Racing Tires Exclusively From 2011|date=17 January 2011|access-date=17 January 2011|work=[[Hankook]]}}</ref> and [[Dunlop Tyres|Dunlop]] were the tyre partner and supplier of DTM from 2000 to 2010 seasons (Dunlop) and 2011 to 2020 seasons (Hankook), carrying the '''SP Sport Maxx''' (Dunlop 2000–2010) and '''Ventus''' (Hankook 2011–2020) brands respectively. The DTM runs the bespoke compounds and same size as LMP and GT cars since 2000 and re-profiled in 2012. The current front tyre sizes are 300/680-R18 (11.8/26.8-R18) and the rear tyre sizes are 320/700-R18 (12.6/27.9-R18)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hankooktire.com/global/about-hankook-tire/media-center/press-room.40702.html|title=Hankook unveils preview into the new season
|date=5 September 2011|access-date=5 September 2011|work=[[Hankook]]}}</ref> (previously front tyre sizes were 240/650-R18 (9.45/25.6-R18) and the rear tyre sizes were 280/660-R18 (11.0/25.6-R18) in 2000–2003 later front tyre sizes were 265/660-R18 (10.4/25.9-R18) and the rear tyre sizes were 280/660-R18 (11.0/25.9-R18) in 2004–2010 and later front tyre sizes were 260/660-R18 (10.2/25.9-R18) and the rear tyre sizes were 280/660-R18 (11.0/25.9-R18) in 2011). The compounds of Hankook Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters tyres are currently only one dry slick compound (standard prime hard) and one wet treaded compound (full-wet only).<ref>{{cite web|title=DTM drops usage of soft Hankook option tires|url=https://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/dtm-drops-usage-of-soft-hankook-option-tires?artid=175933|publisher=Auto123.com|date=1 April 2015|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> Option tyres were used as a soft compound in 2013–2014 seasons.

===Performance===
According to research and pre-season stability tests, the pre-2019 model can go 0 to 100&nbsp;km/h in approximately 2.6 seconds. The car had a top speed of {{Convert|280|km/h|mph|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} meaning that it is the second fastest touring car behind the Australian [[V8 Supercars]].<ref>{{cite web|title=V8 Supercars Technical Specifications|url=https://www.v8scglobal.com/inside-supercars/v8-supercar-technical-specifications|website=v8scglobal.com|publisher=v8scglobal.com|access-date=16 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224023643/https://www.v8scglobal.com/inside-supercars/v8-supercar-technical-specifications/|archive-date=24 December 2018|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

Since DTM switched from traditional classic electronic indirect-injected V8 naturally aspirated engines to fuel-efficient direct-injected inline-4 turbocharged engines since 2019 season, the current model can go 0 to 100&nbsp;km/h in approximately 2.8 seconds and now has a top speed of {{Convert|300|km/h|mph|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} and thus outperforming Australian Supercars top speed (Albeit, DTM cars use 102 RON fuel compared with Australian Supercars using E85 fuel. A fair comparison would be both series cars using the same fuel type).

====Balance of Performance====
In 2015, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters introduced a [[Balance of Performance]] (BoP) system to improve racing spectacle. The Balance of Performance (BoP) weight regulations specified a car weight allowance range between {{Convert|2436|-|2513|lb|kg|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} in 2015–2016, later changed to {{Convert|2414|-|2513|lb|kg|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} from the mid-2017 season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtm.com/en/news/new-performance-weight-regulations-2016-07-26.html|title=The New Performance-Weight Regulations|work=DTM.com|access-date=26 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtm.com/en/news/fine-tuning-allocation-performance-weight-revised-2017-06-15.html|title=Fine-tuning: Allocation of Performance Weight Revised|work=DTM.com|access-date=15 June 2017}}</ref> in effect being closer to success ballast system used in [[British Touring Car Championship]] and [[Super GT]] despite the name. The Balance of Performance (BoP) weight regulations were scrapped just before the penultimate round of the 2017 season due to several protests and criticisms from DTM teams.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hewitt|first=Chloe|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2017/09/dtm-scraps-performance-weights-immediate-effect/|title=DTM Scraps Performance Weights With Immediate Effect|work=thecheckeredflag.co.uk|date=15 September 2017 |access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>

===Prohibitions===
[[Advanced driver-assistance systems|Driver aids]] such as [[anti-lock braking system|ABS]], [[traction control]], [[Launch control (automotive)|launch control]], [[active suspension]], cockpit-adjustable anti-roll bar and partial car-to-team radio communications are currently prohibited except fuel mapping.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}

===Driver safety===
Drivers are required to wear a race suit, Nomex underwear, gloves, socks, boots and headsocks in the DTM. Meanwhile, the helmets for all DTM drivers are made of carbon-fibre shell, lined with energy-absorbing foam and Nomex padding. The helmet type must meet or exceed [[FIA]] 8860-2010 certification approval as a homologation for all auto racing drivers. [[HANS device]] are required to be worn by DTM drivers since the 2002 season that meets or exceeds FIA 8858-2010 certification approval. Earpieces are also required by DTM drivers to improve communication.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}

==Further future of DTM (GT3 Pro – 2021 and beyond)==
As the Super GT GT500-style "[[Class One Touring Cars#Second generation (2019–present)|Class 1]]" format was retired after [[2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2020 season]] due to increasing costs, the series adopted the GT3 Pro format from the 2021 season onward.<ref>{{cite web|title=DTM future secured with support from Audi and BMW|url=http://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/dtm-future-audi-bmw-gt/4877822/|last=Thukral|first=Rachit|work=motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|date=20 September 2020|access-date=20 September 2020}}</ref> The engine format of new GT3 Pro will no longer mandated instead of free (displacement, shape, number of cylinders and injectors). As a result of the GT3 Pro transition, the series will no longer utilize full-factory manufacturer entrants in order to save budgets.

The race start format will no longer have standing start with a rolling start being implemented in place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Standing Starts Abandoned; Driver Aids Retained for GT3 Era|url=http://sportscar365.com/other-series/dtm/standing-starts-abandoned-driver-aids-retained-in-gt3-cars/|last=Dagys|first=John|work=sportscar365.com|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=26 October 2020|access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref>

===Tyres===
[[Michelin]] has been the tire partner of the DTM since 2021, carrying the '''Pilot Sport GT S9M''' brand.
<ref>{{cite web|title=Michelin Named Exclusive Tire Supplier on One-Year Deal|url=https://sportscar365.com/other-series/dtm/michelin-named-exclusive-tire-supplier-on-one-year-deal/|publisher=sportscar 365|date=1 March 2021|access-date=1 March 2021|last=Lloyd|first=Daniel}}</ref>

[[Pirelli]] tires had previously been used since the [[ADAC]] took over the DTM.

==Scoring systems==
[[File:DTM 2007 Oschersleben.jpg|thumb|Oschersleben 2007: [[Mike Rockenfeller|Rockenfeller]], [[Mika Häkkinen|Häkkinen]] and [[Bruno Spengler|Spengler]]]]
[[File:DTM race 2008 Hockenheim amk.jpg|thumb|[[Hockenheimring]], April 2008]]

This is the evolution of DTM points scoring system history since reborn.
;2000
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
|-
! Position
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| &nbsp;'''1st'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| &nbsp;'''2nd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| &nbsp;'''3rd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''4th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''5th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''6th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''7th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''8th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''9th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''10th'''&nbsp;
|-
! Points
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 20
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 15
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 12
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 3
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 1
|}

;2001
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=4| Points for short race
|-
! Position
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| &nbsp;'''1st'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| &nbsp;'''2nd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| &nbsp;'''3rd'''&nbsp;
|-
! Points
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 3
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 1
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=11| Points for long race
|-
! Position
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| &nbsp;'''1st'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| &nbsp;'''2nd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| &nbsp;'''3rd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''4th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''5th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''6th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''7th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''8th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''9th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''10th'''&nbsp;
|-
! Points
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 20
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 15
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 12
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 3
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 1
|}

;2002
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=4| Points for short race
|-
! Position
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| &nbsp;'''1st'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| &nbsp;'''2nd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| &nbsp;'''3rd'''&nbsp;
|-
! Points
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 3
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 1
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=11| Points for long race
|-
! Position
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| &nbsp;'''1st'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| &nbsp;'''2nd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| &nbsp;'''3rd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''4th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''5th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''6th'''&nbsp;
|-
! Points
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 10
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 3
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 1
|}

;2003–2011
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
|-
! Position
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| &nbsp;'''1st'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| &nbsp;'''2nd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| &nbsp;'''3rd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''4th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''5th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''6th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''7th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''8th'''&nbsp;
|-
! Points
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 10
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 3
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 1
|}

;2012–2014
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
|-
! Position
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| &nbsp;'''1st'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| &nbsp;'''2nd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| &nbsp;'''3rd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''4th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''5th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''6th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''7th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''8th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''9th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''10th'''&nbsp;
|-
! Points
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 25
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 18
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 15
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 1
|}

;2015–2022
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=11| Points for both races
|-
! Position
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| &nbsp;'''1st'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| &nbsp;'''2nd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| &nbsp;'''3rd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''4th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''5th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''6th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''7th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''8th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''9th'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''10th'''&nbsp;
|-
! Points
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 25
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 18
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 15
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 1
|}
'''2023–present'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="16" | Points for both races
|-
! Position
| style="background:#ffffbf;" | &nbsp;'''1st'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" | &nbsp;'''2nd'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#ffdf9f;" | &nbsp;'''3rd'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | &nbsp;'''4th'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | &nbsp;'''5th'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | &nbsp;'''6th'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | &nbsp;'''7th'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | &nbsp;'''8th'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | &nbsp;'''9th'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | &nbsp;'''10th'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | &nbsp;'''11th'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | &nbsp;'''12th'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | &nbsp;'''13th'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | &nbsp;'''14th'''&nbsp;
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | &nbsp;'''15th'''&nbsp;
|-
! Points
| style="background:#ffffbf;" | 25
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 20
| style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 16
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 13
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 11
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 10
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 9
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 3
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 2
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 1
|}

Additionally, the top three placed drivers in qualifying also received points:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
! Qualifying Position
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| &nbsp;'''1st'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| &nbsp;'''2nd'''&nbsp;
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| &nbsp;'''3rd'''&nbsp;
|-
! Points
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 3
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 1
|}

If in the case of a tie, DTM will determine the champion based on the most first-place finishes. If there is still a tie, DTM will determine the champion by the most second-place finishes, then the most third-place finishes, etc., until a champion is determined. DTM will apply the same system to other ties in the rankings at the close of the season and at any other time during the season.

==Manufacturer representation==
{| class="wikitable"; text-align:center"
|-
!Make!!2000–2003!!2004–2005!!2006!!2007–2011!!2012!!2013!!2014–2018!!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023
!2024!!2025
|-
![[Aston Martin]]
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" colspan="7"| ||colspan="1"|[[Aston Martin Vantage DTM|Vantage Turbo]]|| colspan="5" style="background:#dfdfdf;" | ||colspan="1"|[[Aston Martin Vantage (2018)#GT3|Vantage AMR GT3 Evo]]
|-
![[Audi]]
|[[Audi TT|TT]]||colspan=3|[[Audi A4 DTM|A4]]|||[[Audi 5 Series DTM|A5]]|| colspan="2" |[[Audi 5 Series DTM|RS5]]|| colspan="2" |[[Audi RS5 Turbo DTM|RS5 Turbo]] || colspan="1"|[[Audi R8 (Type 4S)#R8 LMS (GT3)|R8 LMS Evo I]] || colspan="4" |[[Audi R8 (Type 4S)#R8 LMS (GT3)|R8 LMS Evo II]]
|-
![[BMW]]
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" colspan="4"| ||colspan="2"|[[BMW M3 DTM (E92)|M3]]|| colspan="1" |[[BMW M4 DTM|M4]]|| colspan="2" |[[BMW M4 Turbo DTM|M4 Turbo]]|| colspan="1" |[[BMW M6 GT3|M6 GT3]]|| colspan="3" |[[BMW M4#Motorsport|M4 GT3]]|| colspan="3" |[[BMW M4#Motorsport|M4 GT3 Evo]]
|-
![[Ferrari]]
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" colspan="9"| || colspan="2" |[[Ferrari 488|488 GT3 Evo]] || colspan="3" |[[Ferrari 296 GTB#296 GT3|296 GT3]]
|-
![[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" colspan="13"| ||[[Ford Mustang GT3|Mustang GT3]]
|-
![[Honda]]
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" colspan="7"| ||colspan="1"|[[Honda NSX (second generation)|NSX-GT]]|| colspan="6" style="background:#dfdfdf;" |
|-
![[Lamborghini]]
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" colspan="9"| || colspan="2" |[[Lamborghini Huracán|Huracán GT3 Evo]]|| colspan="3" |[[Lamborghini Huracán|Huracán GT3 Evo 2]]
|-
![[Lexus]]
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" colspan="7"| ||colspan="1"|[[Lexus LC|LC500]]|| colspan="6" style="background:#dfdfdf;" |
|-
![[McLaren]]
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" colspan="9"| || colspan="1" |[[McLaren 720S|720S GT3]]||colspan="2" style="background:#dfdfdf;"| || colspan="2" |[[McLaren 720S|720S GT3 Evo]]
|-
![[Mercedes-Benz]]
|[[Mercedes-Benz CLK|CLK]]|| colspan="2" |[[Mercedes-Benz AMG C-Class DTM (W203)|C-Class (W203)]]
| colspan="1" |[[Mercedes-Benz AMG C-Class DTM (W204)|C-Class (W204)]]|| colspan="3" |[[Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 Class Coupé DTM|C-Coupé]]|| style="background:#dfdfdf;" colspan="2"| || colspan="5" |[[Mercedes-AMG GT#Motorsport|AMG GT3 Evo]]
|-
![[Nissan]]
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" colspan="7"| ||colspan="1"|[[Nissan GT-R|GT-R]]|| colspan="6" style="background:#dfdfdf;" |
|-
![[Opel]]
|[[Opel Astra|Astra]]||[[Opel Vectra|Vectra]] || colspan="12" style="background:#dfdfdf;" |
|-
![[Porsche]]
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" colspan="9"| || colspan="2" |[[Porsche 911 GT3 R|911 GT3 R (991.2)]] || colspan="3" |[[Porsche 911 GT3#992 GT3 R (2023–)|911 GT3 R (992)]]
|}

== Circuits ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Circuit
!Season(s)
!Rounds Held
!Variation
!Map
|-
| rowspan="4" |{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Hockenheimring]]
|2000–2001
| rowspan="4" |14
|GP
|
|-
|2000–2001
|Short
|
|-
|2002–
|GP
|
|-
|2002–
|Short
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Motorsport Arena Oschersleben]]
|2000–2001, 2004–2007
| rowspan="2" |8
|Motorcycle A
|
|-
|2007–2015, 2023-
|GP
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Norisring]]
|2000–2019, 2021–
|7
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Nürburgring]]
|2000–2001
| rowspan="3" |10
|GP-Strecke (Chicane)
|
|-
|2000–2001
|Sprint-Strecke (No Chicane)
|
|-
|2002–
|Sprint-Strecke (Chicane)
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Lausitzring]] (EuroSpeedway)
| rowspan="2" |2000–
| rowspan="2" |8
|
|
|-
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Sachsenring]]
|2001–2002
|2
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Ring]]
|2001–2003
|3
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Circuit Zandvoort]]
|2001–
|6
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Circuit Zolder]]
|2002
|1
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Donington Park]]
|2002–2003
|2
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Adria International Raceway]]
|2003–2004
|2
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|POR}} [[Circuito do Estoril]]
|2004
|1
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|CZE}} [[Brno Circuit]]
|2004–2005
|2
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]]
|2005, 2020
|2
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Istanbul Park]]
|2005
|1
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Brands Hatch]]
|2006–
|1
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Circuit de la Sarthe]]
|2006, 2008
|2
|
|
|}

==Champions==
{|class="wikitable"
!Season
!Champion
!Team
!Champion's Car
!Manufacturer's Champion
|-
! 1984–<br>1996
| colspan=4| See [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft]]
|-
! 1997–<br>1999
| colspan=4| ''not held''
|-
! [[2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2000]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Bernd Schneider (racing driver)|Bernd Schneider]]
|HWA Team
| Mercedes-Benz
| Mercedes-Benz
|-
! [[2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2001]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Bernd Schneider (racing driver)|Bernd Schneider]] (2)
|HWA Team
| Mercedes-Benz
| Mercedes-Benz
|-
! [[2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2002]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Laurent Aïello]]
|ABT Sportsline
| Audi
| Mercedes-Benz
|-
! [[2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2003]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Bernd Schneider (racing driver)|Bernd Schneider]] (3)
 |HWA Team
| Mercedes-Benz
| Mercedes-Benz
|-
! [[2004 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2004]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mattias Ekström]]
|ABT Sportsline
| Audi
| Audi
|-
! [[2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2005]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Gary Paffett]]
|HWA Team
| Mercedes-Benz
| Mercedes-Benz
|-
! [[2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2006]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Bernd Schneider (racing driver)|Bernd Schneider]] (4)
|HWA Team
| Mercedes-Benz
| Mercedes-Benz
|-
! [[2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2007]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mattias Ekström]] (2)
|ABT Sportsline
| Audi
| Audi
|-
! [[2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2008]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Timo Scheider]]
|ABT Sportsline
| Audi
| Mercedes-Benz
|-
! [[2009 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2009]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Timo Scheider]] (2)
|ABT Sportsline
| Audi
| Mercedes-Benz
|-
! [[2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2010]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Paul di Resta]]
|HWA Team
| Mercedes-Benz
| Mercedes-Benz
|-
! [[2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2011]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Martin Tomczyk]]
|Phoenix Racing
| Audi
| Audi
|-
! [[2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2012]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Bruno Spengler]]
|Schnitzer Motorsport
| BMW
| BMW
|-
! [[2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2013]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Mike Rockenfeller]]
| Phoenix Racing
| Audi
| BMW
|-
! [[2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2014]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Marco Wittmann]]
|Team RMG
| BMW
| Audi
|-
! [[2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2015]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Pascal Wehrlein]]
| HWA Team
| Mercedes-Benz
| BMW
|-
! [[2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2016]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Marco Wittmann]] (2)
| Team RMG
| BMW
| Audi
|-
! [[2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2017]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[René Rast]]
| Team Rosberg
| Audi
| Audi
|-
! [[2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2018]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Gary Paffett]] (2)
| HWA Team
| Mercedes-Benz
| Mercedes-Benz
|-
! [[2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2019]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[René Rast]] (2)
| Team Rosberg
| Audi
| Audi
|-
! [[2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2020]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[René Rast]] (3)
| Team Rosberg
| Audi
| Audi
|-
! [[2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2021]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Maximilian Götz]]
| Team HRT
| Mercedes-Benz 
| Mercedes-Benz
|-
! [[2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2022]]
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Sheldon van der Linde]]
| Schubert Motorsport
| BMW
| Audi
|-
![[2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2023]]
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Preining]]
| Manthey EMA
| Porsche
| Porsche
|-
![[2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2024]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mirko Bortolotti]]
|SSR Performance
|Lamborghini
|Mercedes-Benz
|}

== Broadcasters ==
=== DACH ===
[[ProSiebenSat.1 Media]] is currently owned the domestic DTM broadcasting rights from 2018 until 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Neuer TV-Vertrag für die DTM: Ein wichtiges Signal!|url=https://www.motorsport-total.com/dtm/news/neuer-tv-vertrag-fuer-die-dtm-ein-wichtiges-signal-17120702|access-date=27 August 2020|website=Motorsport-Total.com|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=DTM verlängert TV-Vertrag mit Sat.1 bis 2021|url=https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/dtm/news-260100-dtm-tv-vertrag-2020-2021-sat1-live/|access-date=27 August 2020|website=Motorsport-Magazin.com|date=20 November 2019 |language=de}}</ref> Qualifying and race sessions is broadcast live on ran but [[Sat.1]] only shows the race sessions. In Switzerland, the coverage also available on MySports through [[UPC Switzerland|UPC]].

=== outside DACH ===
Free-practices available worldwide via DTM official YouTube channel but for qualifying and race sessions only available for selected markets (including unsold) through OTT service [https://grid.dtm.com/ DTM Grid].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Where to Watch Everything|url=https://www.dtm.com/en/where-to-watch|access-date=27 August 2020|website=DTM}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Country/region
! colspan="2" |Broadcaster
|-
|{{AND}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |[[Automoto La chaîne|Automoto]]
|-
|{{FRA}}
|-
|{{MON}}
|-
|{{hidden begin|title={{flag|MENA}}}}
* {{ALG}}
* {{BHR}}
* {{CHA}}
* {{COM}}
* {{DJI}}
* {{IRI}}
* {{IRQ}}
* {{JOR}}
* {{KUW}}
* {{LBN}}
* {{LBA}}
* {{MTN}}
* {{MAR}}
* {{OMA}}
* {{PLE}}
* {{QAT}}
* {{SOM}}
* {{SUD}}
* {{SYR}}
* {{TUN}}
* {{UAE}}
* {{YEM}}
{{hidden end}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |[[beIN Sports]]
|-
|{{hidden begin|title=[[Southeast Asia]]}}
* {{BRU}}
* {{CAM}}
* '''{{INA}}'''
* {{LAO}}
* {{MAS}}
* '''{{PHI}}'''
* {{SGP}}
* {{THA}}
* '''{{TLS}}'''
{{hidden end}}
|-
|{{hidden begin|title=[[Balkans]]}}
* {{BIH}}
* {{CRO}}
* {{MNE}}
* {{MKD}}
* {{SRB}}
* {{SLO}}
{{hidden end}}
| colspan="2" |[[Sport Klub]]
|-
|{{BEL}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |[[Eleven Sports]]
|-
|{{LUX}}
|-
|{{CAN}}
| rowspan="2" |SpeedSport1
| rowspan="2" |'''[[MavTV]]'''
|-
|{{USA}}
|-
|{{IND}}
| colspan="2" |[[FanCode]]
|-
|{{ARG}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |[[Star+]] 
|-
|{{BRA}}
|-
|{{CYP}}
| colspan="2" |[[Nova (Forthnet)|Nova Sport]]
|-
|{{JAP}}
| colspan="2" |[[J Sports]]
|-
|{{MEX}}
| colspan="2" |[[Fox Sports]]
|-
|{{SWI}}
| colspan="2" |[[ServusTV]]
|-
|{{CHN}}
| colspan="2" |[[IQIYI]]
|-
|{{CZE}}
| colspan="2" |Sport 5
|-
|{{INA}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Mola TV
|-
|{{TLS}}
|-
|{{IRL}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |[[Viaplay]]
|-
|{{UK}}
|-
|{{NED}}
|-
|{{POL}}
|-
|{{NZL}}
| colspan="2" |[[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]]
|-
|{{POR}}
| colspan="2" |[[Sport TV]]
|-
|{{ROU}}
| colspan="2" |Sport Extra
|-
|{{ESP}}
| colspan="2" |[[DAZN]]
|-
|{{SWE}}
| colspan="2" |[[Viaplay]]
|-
|{{TUR}}
| colspan="2" |S Sport
|-
|{{BUL}}
| colspan="2" |[[Diema Sport]]
|}
'''Bold''' indicates highlights only

==See also==
* [[List of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters records]]
* [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft]] (1984–1996)
* [[V8Star Series]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters}}
* [http://www.dtm.com/ Official website]

{{Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters years}}
{{DTM Champions}}
{{DTM circuits}}
{{Class of Auto racing}}

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