2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Explained

The 2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-eighth season of premier German touring car championship and also fifteenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The season started on 4 May at Hockenheim, and ended on 19 October at the same venue, after a total of ten rounds.

In his second season in the series, BMW Team RMG driver Marco Wittmann became champion after his consistent finishes throughout the season left him with a comfortable 50-point winning margin. Wittmann took his first series victory in the opening race at Hockenheim, and quickly added a second victory at the Hungaroring. He also won back-to-back races at the Red Bull Ring and the Nürburgring, before clinching the title at Lausitzring. Mattias Ekström finished the season as runner-up for Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline, winning the season's final two races at Zandvoort and Hockenheim – Audi's only victories of the 2014 season. Another Audi driver clinched third in the championship, as defending champion Mike Rockenfeller finished in the position for Audi Sport Team Phoenix; he took three second places during the year, but went winless. Other drivers to take victories were Wittmann's team-mate Maxime Martin at Moscow Raceway, with HWA triumvirate Robert Wickens (Norisring), Christian Vietoris (Oschersleben) and Pascal Wehrlein (Lausitzring) taking victories for Mercedes; for Vietoris and Wehrlein, it was their first in the series.

It was also the last season of the single-legged race format before it was replaced by the two-legged DTM race format for the following season (with both races held on Saturday and Sunday).

Calendar

A provisional ten-round calendar was announced on 16 October 2013.[1]

In July, it was announced that the Chinese round – originally scheduled for 28 September on a temporary street circuit in Guangzhou – was cancelled, as the modifications necessary for erecting the circuit proved to be far more extensive than first planned. As a result, a replacement round was scheduled for the same weekend, held at Zandvoort in the Netherlands.[2]

RoundCircuitDateMaps
1 Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg4 May
218 May
3 Hungaroring, Mogyoród1 June
4 Norisring, Nuremberg29 June
5 Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk13 July
6 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg3 August
7 Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate17 August
8 Lausitzring, Brandenburg14 September
9 Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland
10 Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg19 October

Teams and drivers

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Hankook.

CarTeamDriversRounds
AudiAudi RS5 DTM Audi Sport Team Phoenix[3] 1 Mike RockenfellerAll
2 Timo ScheiderAll
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline7 Mattias EkströmAll
8 Miguel MolinaAll
Audi Sport Team Abt15 Edoardo MortaraAll
16 Adrien TambayAll
Audi Sport Team Rosberg21 Jamie GreenAll
22 Nico MüllerAll
BMWBMW M4 DTM[4] BMW Team RBM[5] 3 Augusto Farfus[6] All
4 Joey HandAll
BMW Team Schnitzer9 Bruno SpenglerAll
10 Martin TomczykAll
BMW Team MTEK17 Timo GlockAll
18 António Félix da CostaAll
BMW Team RMG23 Marco WittmannAll
24 Maxime MartinAll
Mercedes-BenzDTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HWA Team[7] 5 Christian Vietoris[8] All
6 Paul di Resta[9] All
11 Gary Paffett[10] All
12 Robert WickensAll
25 Pascal WehrleinAll
Mücke Motorsport19 Daniel Juncadella[11] All
20 Vitaly Petrov[12] All

Driver changes

Entering DTM
Leaving DTM

Results and standings

Results summary

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamWinning manufacturer
1 Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg4 May Adrien Tambay Martin Tomczyk Marco WittmannBMW Team RMGBMW
218 May Marco Wittmann Miguel MolinaHWA TeamMercedes-Benz
3 Hungaroring, Mogyoród1 June Marco Wittmann Nico Müller Marco WittmannBMW Team RMGBMW
4 Norisring, Nuremberg29 June Robert Wickens Mattias Ekström Robert WickensHWA TeamMercedes-Benz
5 Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk13 July Maxime Martin Miguel Molina Maxime MartinBMW Team RMGBMW
6 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg3 August Robert Wickens Marco WittmannBMW Team RMGBMW
7 Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate17 August Marco Wittmann Marco WittmannBMW Team RMGBMW
8 Lausitzring, Brandenburg14 September Pascal Wehrlein Timo ScheiderHWA TeamMercedes-Benz
9 Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland Mattias EkströmAudi Sport Team Abt SportslineAudi
10 Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg19 October Miguel Molina Marco Wittmann Mattias EkströmAudi

Championship standings

Scoring systemPoints were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421
Drivers' championship
DriverHOC
OSC
HUN
NOR
MSC
RBR
NÜR
LAU
ZAN
HOC
Points
1 Marco Wittmann11916411625156
2 Mattias Ekström2139337RetRet11106
3 Mike Rockenfeller42108Ret1321015272
4 Christian Vietoris15120†21†796251469
5 Edoardo Mortara22†344916316422†68
6 Martin Tomczyk7913Ret134883749
7 Maxime Martin20146171147146Ret47
8 Pascal Wehrlein11Ret1458Ret101720†46
9 Timo Scheider97Ret10Ret5Ret39644
10 Jamie GreenRet18†72Ret81417†14343
11 Bruno Spengler6123112101215161242
12 Robert Wickens18Ret11114DSQ9581741
13 Augusto Farfus8521†14102Ret7Ret1639
14 Adrien Tambay31059Ret61118†Ret19†36
15 Paul di Resta1441815Ret184RetRet436
16 Timo Glock5Ret19166316Ret121133
17 Miguel Molina136222†1211Ret918†832
18 Daniel Juncadella19Ret16131515541721†22
19 Nico Müller16161218519RetRetRet1310
20 Joey Hand10151571712171110158
21 António Félix da Costa21†1182011Ret13Ret1396
22 Gary Paffett128Ret121617151319†105
23 Vitaly Petrov17171719182018121118†0
DriverHOC
OSC
HUN
NOR
MSC
RBR
NÜR
LAU
ZAN
HOC
Points
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
Teams' championship
TeamHOC
OSC
HUN
NOR
MSC
RBR
NÜR
LAU
ZAN
HOC
Points
1BMW Team RMG2311916411625203
2420146171147146Ret
2Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline72139337RetRet11138
8136222†1211Ret918†8
3Audi Sport Team Phoenix142108Ret13210152116
297Ret10Ret5Ret396
4HWA Team515120†21†7962514105
61441815Ret184RetRet4
5Audi Sport Team Abt1522†344916316422†104
1631059Ret61118†Ret19†
6BMW Team Schnitzer96123112101215161291
107913Ret1348837
7Audi Sport Team Rosberg21Ret18†72Ret81417†14353
2216161218519RetRetRet13
8BMW Team RBM38521†14102Ret7Ret1647
41015157171217111015
9HWA Team2511Ret1458Ret101720†46
10HWA Team11128Ret121617151319†1046
1218Ret11114DSQ95817
11BMW Team MTEK175Ret19166316Ret121139
1821†1182011Ret13Ret139
12Mücke Motorsport1919Ret16131515541721†22
2017171719182018121118†
TeamHOC
OSC
HUN
NOR
MSC
RBR
NÜR
LAU
ZAN
HOC
Points
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
Manufacturers' championship
ManufacturerHOC
OSC
HUN
NOR
MSC
RBR
NÜR
LAU
ZAN
HOC
Points
1Audi47484952272833183970411
2BMW54125214647135184218380
3Mercedes-Benz04103510233652013219
ManufacturerHOC
OSC
HUN
NOR
MSC
RBR
NÜR
LAU
ZAN
HOC
Points

Notes and References

  1. News: 2014 DTM calendar: Return to China and Hungary. 16 October 2013. 16 October 2013. Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V.. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019014532/http://www.dtm.com/en/News/2014-DTM-calendar-Return-to-China-and-Hungary.html. 2013-10-19. dead.
  2. News: DTM selects Zandvoort as replacement venue for China. 24 July 2014. 24 July 2014. Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V.. https://web.archive.org/web/20140729160436/http://www.dtm.com/en/News/DTM-selects-Zandvoort-as-replacement-venue-for-China.html. 2014-07-29. dead.
  3. News: Audi names driver teams for the DTM. 23 January 2014. Audi. Audi. 23 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201143213/https://www.audi-motorsport.info/v2/public/en/2014/press-release/single/id/8296. 2014-02-01. dead.
  4. News: BMW to run M4 DTM in 2014. East. George. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 18 August 2013. 18 August 2013.
  5. News: BMW shuffles DTM line-up for 2014 season. 13 January 2014. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 13 January 2014.
  6. News: Martin and Félix da Costa line up in the DTM.. 6 December 2012. BMW Motorsport. BMW. 6 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213002542/http://www.bmw-motorsport.com/en/news/current-news/2013/12/neue_fahrer.html. 13 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  7. News: HWA adds fifth DTM Mercedes, promotes Pascal Wehrlein. 8 April 2014. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 8 April 2014.
  8. News: Mercedes to field expanded seven-car attack in 2014 DTM. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 5 March 2014. 5 March 2014.
  9. News: Paul di Resta seals DTM return with Mercedes. Freeman. Glenn. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 21 January 2014. 21 January 2014.
  10. News: Gary Paffett unsure on 2014 Mercedes driver contracts. East. George. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 15 August 2013. 15 August 2013.
  11. News: Daniel Juncadella lands Force India F1 team's reserve role. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 2 January 2014. 24 January 2014.
  12. News: Mercedes signs Vitaly Petrov for 2014. East. George. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 28 February 2014. 28 February 2014.
  13. News: Nico Müller to compete for Audi in the DTM. 16 January 2014. Audi Sport. Audi. 16 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116203958/https://www.audi-motorsport.info/v2/public/en/2014/press-release/single/id/8257. 2014-01-16. dead.