2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Explained
The 2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-seventh season of premier German touring car championship and also fourteenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000.
Bruno Spengler started the season as the defending drivers' champion. BMW was the defending manufacturers' champion, and BMW Team Schnitzer the defending teams' champion. Mike Rockenfeller clinched his first DTM title at the penultimate round of the season at Zandvoort, driving for Audi.
This was the first season since 2005 without any female DTM drivers after Susie Wolff and Rahel Frey left at the end of the 2012 season.
Calendar
A provisional eleven-round calendar was announced on 23 October 2012,[1] and the final schedule was published on 21 November 2012.[2] A revised calendar was released by series organisers on 19 December 2012, with the Norisring round moved back by a week to avoid a clash with the . To accommodate the change of date, the Zandvoort meeting was moved from July to September, and would become the penultimate event of the season, with the Oschersleben and second Hockenheim meetings also being held later than originally scheduled.[3]
Results summary
| Round | Circuit | Date | Maps |
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| 1 |  Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg | 5 May | |
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| 2 |  Brands Hatch, Kent | 19 May |
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| 3 |  Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 2 June |
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| 4 | Lausitzring, Brandenburg | 16 June |
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| 5 | Norisring, Nuremberg | 14 July |
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| 6 |  Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 4 August |
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| 7 | Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate | 18 August |
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| 8 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt | 15 September |
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| 9 |  Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland | 29 September |
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| 10 | Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg | 20 October | |
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Calendar changes
- The 2013 season saw the DTM series travel to Russia for the first time, with the inclusion of a round at the Moscow Raceway scheduled for August.
- The non-championship exhibition rounds held at the Munich Olympic Stadium in 2011 and 2012 was discontinued in 2013.
- The race at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain – which had been included on the DTM calendar in 2011 and 2012 – was discontinued.
Teams and drivers
The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Hankook.
Team changes
- After competing with six cars in 2012, BMW increased its involvement in the series by expanding to eight cars.[4] Team MTEK ran the new team for the marque.[6]
- Mercedes-Benz initially submitted eight entries to the grid, but later scaled back their commitment to six cars after parting company with Persson Motorsport.[8]
Driver changes
- David Coulthard left DTM after three seasons racing for Mercedes-Benz in order to continue his role as commentator of Formula One races for the BBC.[13]
- Rahel Frey, who drove for Audi in 2011 and 2012, left the series and joined Audi's GT programme.[12]
- Timo Glock left Formula One to join the DTM series, driving for BMW.[7] Glock joined Team MTEK, BMW's fourth team.[5]
- Jamie Green left Mercedes-Benz after eight seasons with the manufacturer to join Audi.[11]
- Joey Hand and Andy Priaulx swapped seats, with Hand moving from Team RMG to join Team RBM, with Priaulx going in the opposite direction, moving from Team RBM to Team RMG.[5]
- Formula 3 Euro Series front-runners Daniel Juncadella and Pascal Wehrlein joined the DTM series, driving for Mücke Motorsport.[8] [9]
- Having originally been announced as one of the six Mercedes drivers for the 2013 season,[8] Ralf Schumacher announced his retirement from motor racing on 15 March 2013.[9]
- BMW test driver[14] Marco Wittmann was promoted to a race seat for the 2013 season,[6] racing for Team MTEK.[5]
- Susie Wolff ended her DTM career after seven seasons with Mercedes-Benz to focus solely on Williams F1 testing duties.[15]
Rule changes
Technical
- For the first time that all-DTM cars introduced the F1-style Drag Reduction Systems (DRS) to adjust the rear wing and assist overtaking with rear wing inclination angle to 15°.
- The minimum weight of the cars has been increased from 1100kg (2,400lb) to 1110kg (2,450lb) to better aerodynamic reasons.
- The softer option tyre were introduced to improve spectacle and more degradable as well as pit stop window allocation tweaked.
Results and standings
Results summary
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning manufacturer |
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| 1 | Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg | 5 May | Timo Scheider |  Augusto Farfus | Augusto Farfus | BMW Team RBM | BMW |
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| 2 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 19 May | Mike Rockenfeller | Gary Paffett | Mike Rockenfeller | Phoenix Racing | Audi |
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| 3 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 2 June |  Bruno Spengler | Marco Wittmann | Bruno Spengler | BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW |
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| 4 | Lausitzring, Brandenburg | 16 June | Christian Vietoris | Mike Rockenfeller | Gary Paffett | HWA Team | Mercedes-Benz |
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| 5 | Norisring, Nuremberg | 14 July | Robert Wickens | Christian Vietoris | No winner |
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| 6 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 4 August | Mike Rockenfeller |  Adrien Tambay | Mike Rockenfeller | Phoenix Racing | Audi |
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| 7 | Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate | 18 August | Augusto Farfus | Pascal Wehrlein | Robert Wickens | HWA Team | Mercedes-Benz |
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| 8 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt | 15 September | Jamie Green |  Joey Hand | Augusto Farfus | BMW Team RBM | BMW |
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| 9 | Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland | 29 September | Marco Wittmann | Marco Wittmann | Augusto Farfus | BMW Team RBM | BMW |
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| 10 | Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg | 20 October | Bruno Spengler | Christian Vietoris | Timo Glock | BMW Team MTEK | BMW | |
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- Notes
Championship standings
- Scoring systemPoints are awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
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- Drivers' championship
| Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap | |
- † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.
- Teams' championship
| Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap | |
- Manufacturers' championship
External links
Notes and References
- News: 2013 DTM calendar – Debut appearance in Moscow. 23 October 2012. 4 November 2012. Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V.. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025233931/http://www.dtm.com/en/News/2013-DTM-calendar---Debut-appearance-in-Moscow.html. 25 October 2012. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Compact season comprising 10 races held in a two-week rhythm. 21 November 2012. Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V.. 22 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121128064043/http://www.dtm.com/en/News/Compact-season-comprising-10-races-held-in-a-two-week-rhythm.html. 28 November 2012. dead. dmy-all.
- News: The 2013 calendar: Norisring rescheduled – fans can attend both DTM and F1. 19 December 2012. Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V.. 19 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121222023715/http://www.dtm.com/en/News/The-2013-Race-calendar-Norisring-rescheduled-fans-can-attend-both-DTM-and-Formula-1.html. 22 December 2012. dead. dmy-all.
- News: BMW to expand to eight DTM cars from 2013. Elizalde. Pablo. 19 September 2012. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 4 November 2012.
- News: Driver/team pairings for 2013 announced. 5 February 2013. BMW Motorsport. BMW. 5 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055426/http://www.bmw-motorsport.com/en/news/current-news/2013/02/dtm_driver_pairings2013.html. 23 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Number seven. 1 December 2012. BMW Motorsport. BMW. 2 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130105121920/http://www.bmw-motorsport.com/en/news/current-news/2012/11/wittmann.html. 5 January 2013. dead. dmy-all.
- News: BMW confirms Timo Glock for 2013 DTM season. Jamie. O'Leary. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 25 January 2013. 30 January 2013.
- News: No DTM drive for Kubica in 2013 as Mercedes signs Juncadella. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 20 February 2013. 20 February 2013.
- News: Ralf Schumacher retires from racing to take managerial role. Jonathan. Noble. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 16 March 2013. 16 March 2013. Schumacher's place in the Mercedes squad will be taken by teenager Pascal Wehrlein, who was last year's F3 Euro Series runner-up with Mucke. Wehrlein will drive alongside Daniel Juncadella at the team..
- News: World Premiere in Geneva: Audi RS 5 DTM. 5 March 2013. Audi Sport. Audi. 5 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055532/https://www.audi-motorsport.info/v2/public/en/2012/press-release/single/id/6925. 23 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Audi: full speed ahead in motorsport too. 19 December 2012. Audi Sport. Audi. 19 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055230/https://www.audi-motorsport.info/v2/public/en/2012/press-release/single/id/6614. 23 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Miguel Molina keeps Audi DTM seat. Pablo. Elizalde. 4 February 2013. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 5 February 2013.
- News: David Coulthard to bow out at DTM season finale in Hockenheim. 18 October 2012. Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V.. 4 November 2012. The former Formula 1 driver is ending his DTM career after three seasons and 33 races in order to concentrate more on his role as a Formula 1 expert and commentator for the BBC. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023052830/http://www.dtm.com/en/News/David-Coulthard-to-bow-out-at-DTM-season-finale-in-Hockenheim-2012.html. 23 October 2012. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Marco Wittmann joins BMW as DTM reserve and GT race driver. Jamie. O'Leary. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 6 February 2012. 2 December 2012.
- News: Susie Wolff to leave DTM after 2012. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Jamie. O'Leary. 19 October 2012. 4 November 2012.
BMW Team RBM
Roberto Merhi[8] 
Edoardo Mortara
Filipe Albuquerque
Mattias Ekström[11]