2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Explained

The 2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters is 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's 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 Driver Status Rounds Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 Abt Sportsline 3 Kelvin van der Linde 1–5 ^[1] 7 Ricardo Feller 1–5 BMW BMW M4 GT3 BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 Schubert Motorsport 11 Marco Wittmann 1–5 ^[2] 31 nowrap Sheldon van der Linde 1–5 33 René Rast 1–5 Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 Emil Frey Racing 14 Jack Aitken 1–5 ^[3] 69 Thierry Vermeulen 1–5 Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT Lamborghini Team TGI by GRT 19 Luca Engstler 1–5 ^[4] 63 Christian Engelhart 1–3 ^[5] Franck Perera 4–5 ^[6] Paul Motorsport 71 Maximilian Paul 1–5 ^[7] SSR Performance 92 Mirko Bortolotti 1–5 ^[8] 94 Nicki Thiim 1–5 McLaren McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Twin Turbo V8 Dörr Motorsport 25 Ben Dörr 1–5 ^[9] ^[10] 85 Clemens Schmid 1–5 Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT 4 Luca Stolz 1–5 ^[11] 36 Arjun Maini 1–5 Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter Mercedes-AMG Team Winward 22 Lucas Auer 1–5 130 Maro Engel 1–5 Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Manthey EMA 90 Ayhancan Güven 1–5 ^[12] 91 Thomas Preining 1–5 ^[13]

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:^[14]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	nowrap	Winning manufacturer
1	R1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	nowrap	Jack Aitken	nowrap	Ricardo Feller	nowrap	Jack Aitken	nowrap	Emil Frey Racing	nowrap	Ferrari
	R2		nowrap	Mirko Bortolotti	nowrap	Luca Stolz	nowrap	Luca Engstler	nowrap	Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT	nowrap	Lamborghini
2	R1	Lausitzring (Sprint Circuit)	nowrap	Kelvin van der Linde	nowrap	Kelvin van der Linde	nowrap	Kelvin van der Linde	nowrap	Abt Sportsline	nowrap	Audi
	R2		nowrap	Thomas Preining	nowrap	Kelvin van der Linde	nowrap	Thomas Preining	nowrap	Manthey EMA	nowrap	Porsche
3	R1	Circuit Zandvoort	nowrap	Jack Aitken	nowrap	Ben Dörr	nowrap	Jack Aitken	nowrap	Emil Frey Racing	nowrap	Ferrari
	R2		nowrap	Maximilian Paul	nowrap	Nicki Thiim	nowrap	Marco Wittmann	nowrap	Schubert Motorsport	nowrap	BMW
4	R1	Norisring	nowrap	Jack Aitken	nowrap	Maximilian Paul	nowrap	René Rast	nowrap	Schubert Motorsport	nowrap	BMW
	R2		nowrap	Nicki Thiim	nowrap	Nicki Thiim	nowrap	Nicki Thiim	nowrap	SSR Performance	nowrap	Lamborghini
5	R1	Nürburgring (Sprint Circuit)	nowrap	Kelvin van der Linde	nowrap	Kelvin van der Linde	nowrap	Kelvin van der Linde	nowrap	Abt Sportsline	nowrap	Audi
	R2		nowrap	Maro Engel	nowrap	Ayhancan Güven	nowrap	Sheldon van der Linde	nowrap	Schubert Motorsport	nowrap	BMW
6	R1	Sachsenring	nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap
	R2		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap
7	R1	Red Bull Ring	nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap
	R2		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap
8	R1	Hockenheimring	nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap
	R2		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		nowrap

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

Driver OSC LAU ZAN NOR NÜR SAC RBR HOC Points 1 Kelvin van der Linde 12 5 1^1 2 13 3 6 9 1^1 4 140 2 Mirko Bortolotti 2^2 15^1 11 4^3 9 2^2 5^3 3^2 2^2 9 133 3 Maro Engel 13 2 2 7 11 13 8 2^3 3 2^1 128 4 Sheldon van der Linde 4 6 6 8 6 8 7^2 14 13 1 100 5 René Rast 7 7 Ret 6 2 7 1 5 11 17 98 6 Thomas Preining 10 13 3^2 1^1 14 10 14 6 7 7 93 7 Ricardo Feller 3 9 5^3 3^2 8 11 13 12 9 8^2 90 8 Marco Wittmann Ret 10 13 9 7 1 12 11 6 3^3 86 9 Jack Aitken 1^1 Ret^3 16 14 1^1 16 9^1 18 5 13 83 10 Arjun Maini 8^3 4 7 12 3^3 6 15 4 10 Ret 82 11 Luca Stolz 5 3^2 10 Ret 10 5 11 7 12 11 75 12 Lucas Auer 6 11 4 10 5 Ret Ret 10 4^3 12 69 13 Luca Engstler 11 1 14 5 Ret 12 3 Ret 18 16 63 14 Nicki Thiim Ret Ret 8 Ret 12 14 4 1^1 8 Ret 63 15 Thierry Vermeulen 9 Ret 17 13 15 4^3 17 15 16 6 36 16 Franck Perera 2 13 14 10 31 17 Ayhancan Güven 14 14 15 11 Ret Ret 16 8 17 5 29 18 Maximilian Paul 17 DSQ 12 Ret Ret 9^1 10 Ret 15 14 23 19 Clemens Schmid 15 12 19 Ret 4^2 Ret 18 17 20 DNS 20 20 Christian Engelhart 16 8 9 16 Ret Ret 15 21 Ben Dörr Ret 16 18 15 16 15 Ret 16 19 15 3 Driver OSC LAU ZAN NOR NÜR SAC RBR HOC Points

Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap1 – 3 Points for Pole2 – 2 Points for P23 – 1 Point for P3

Teams' championship

	Team	Points
1	Abt Sportsline	145
2	Schubert Motorsport	136
3	Mercedes-AMG Team HRT	112
4	Winward Racing	109
5	SSR Performance	84
6	Emil Frey Racing	80
7	Manthey EMA	73
8	GRT Grasser Racing Team	64
9	Dörr Motorsport	25
10	Paul Motorsport	12

Manufacturers' championship

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

	Manufacturer	Points
1	Mercedes-AMG	154
2	Audi	151
3	Lamborghini	144
4	BMW	142
5	Ferrari	97
6	Porsche	89
7	McLaren	43

Notes and References

1. Web site: ABT to Remain with Audi for 2024 Campaign. 20 October 2023. sportscar365.com. Euwema. Davey. John Dagys Media. 20 October 2023.
2. Web site: BMW Hypercar Drivers in Reduced DTM Lineup. 27 February 2024. sportscar365.com. Euwema. Davey. John Dagys Media. 27 February 2024.
3. Web site: Euwema . Davey . Emil Frey Retains Aitken, Vermeulen for Second Season – Sportscar365 . sportscar365.com . 6 March 2024 . 6 March 2024.
4. Web site: Haidinger. Sven. Grasser-Team holt Luca Engstler: Lamborghini-Zukunft für DTM-Youngster?. 2024-02-28. Motorsport-Total.com. de.
5. News: 7 December 2023. Golden times : GRT and Christian Engelhart to compete in DTM 2024. 7 December 2023. Endurance-Info.
6. Web site: DTM: Franck Perera startet auf Norisring. GT-Place.com. Plümer. Jonas. de. 2 July 2024. 2 July 2024.
7. Web site: Haidinger. Sven. Offiziell: Sensationsmann Max Paul steigt 2024 mit Lamborghini in die DTM ein!. 2024-02-26. Motorsport-Total.com. de.
8. Web site: Thiim Joins SSR Performance for Series Return. 20 December 2023. sportscar365.com. Euwema. Davey. John Dagys Media. 20 December 2023.
9. News: DTM grows to seven manufacturers in 2024. Endurance-Info. 5 February 2024. 5 February 2024.
10. Web site: Haidinger. Sven. 11 March 2024. Ohne Glock, aber mit Project-1-Leuten: Dörr enthüllt McLaren-Projekt für DTM. 11 March 2024. Motorsport-Total.com. de.
11. Web site: Mercedes-AMG Unveils Four-Car Lineup With HRT, Winward. 20 February 2024. sportscar365.com. Euwema. Davey. John Dagys Media. 20 February 2024.
12. Web site: Guven Moves to Reigning Champions Manthey EMA. 21 February 2024. sportscar365.com. Euwema. Davey. John Dagys Media. 21 February 2024.
13. Web site: Preining to Remain With Manthey EMA for Title Defense. 2 December 2023. sportscar365.com. Euwema. Davey. John Dagys Media. 2 December 2023.
14. Web site: 2023-08-04 . DTM reveals eight-round calendar for 2024 season . 2023-08-04 . www.motorsport.com . en.