Bernd Schneider (left) won his first Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Championship while Manuel Reuter (right) finished second in the championship.

The 2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the fourteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also first season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the original series' demise in 1996. Nine events were held with two 40-minute races at each racing weekend.

Pre-season

This was the resurrected DTM's first season since the cancellation of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft at the end of 1996. Mercedes returned to the series after their unfortunate CLR Le Mans project along with H.W.A GmbH and AMG. They were joined by Opel, who brought along the Holzer, Phoenix, Irmscher and Euroteam from the German Super Touring Championship (STW) where they had raced in 1999. The resumption of DTM also meant the end of STW. Audi did not enter, but was still represented through the semi-independent Abt Sportsline team. Two additional teams also ran Mercedes; they were Persson Motorsport and Team Rosberg.

Teams and drivers

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

Make Car Team No. Drivers Rounds
Mercedes-Benz AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 HWA 1 1 Germany Bernd Schneider All
2 Germany Thomas Jäger All
HWA 2 5 Germany Klaus Ludwig All
6 Switzerland Marcel Fässler All
Team Rosberg 14 Portugal Pedro Lamy 1-2
24 3-10
15 United Kingdom Darren Turner 1-2
42 3-10
Persson Motorsport 18 Germany Marcel Tiemann All
19 United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck All
Opel Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 Opel Team Holzer 1 3 Germany Uwe Alzen All
4 Germany Joachim Winkelhock All
Opel Team Phoenix 7 Germany Manuel Reuter All
8 Germany Michael Bartels All
Opel Team Holzer 2 11 France Éric Hélary All
17 Germany Timo Scheider All
Opel Team Irmscher 12 Germany Christian Menzel All
Euroteam 16 Italy Stefano Modena All
Audi1 Abt-Audi TT-R 2000 Abt Sportsline 1 9 France Laurent Aïello 1, 3-10
10 Germany Christian Abt 1, 3-10
23 Germany Roland Asch 2
Abt Sportsline 2 20 Denmark Kris Nissen All
21 United Kingdom James Thompson 2, 5-10
  1. ^  – Audi did not enter as a manufacturer but Abt Sportsline entered as a semi-independent team.

Race calendar and winners

All races were held in Germany. Each weekend feature two 100 km races, with equal points scales.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer
1 Hockenheimring 28 May Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider HWA 1 Mercedes-Benz
Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider HWA 1 Mercedes-Benz
2 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 18 June Germany Manuel Reuter Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Manuel Reuter Opel Team Phoenix Opel
Germany Manuel Reuter Germany Manuel Reuter Opel Team Phoenix Opel
3 Norisring 9 July Germany Joachim Winkelhock Germany Christian Menzel Germany Joachim Winkelhock Opel Team Holzer 1 Opel
France Éric Hélary Germany Bernd Schneider HWA 1 Mercedes-Benz
4 Sachsenring 6 August Germany Klaus Ludwig Switzerland Marcel Fässler Germany Klaus Ludwig HWA 2 Mercedes-Benz
Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Klaus Ludwig HWA 2 Mercedes-Benz
5 Nürburgring 20 August Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider HWA 1 Mercedes-Benz
Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider HWA 1 Mercedes-Benz
6 Lausitzring 3 September Germany Bernd Schneider Event cancelled due to monsoon conditions[1]
7 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 24 September Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Uwe Alzen Opel Team Holzer 1 Opel
Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider HWA 1 Mercedes-Benz
8 Nürburgring 8 October Germany Joachim Winkelhock Germany Uwe Alzen Germany Manuel Reuter Opel Team Phoenix Opel
Germany Joachim Winkelhock Germany Manuel Reuter Opel Team Phoenix Opel
9 Hockenheimring 29 October Germany Manuel Reuter Germany Manuel Reuter Germany Uwe Alzen Opel Team Holzer 1 Opel
Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Uwe Alzen Opel Team Holzer 1 Opel

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver HOC1 OSC1 NOR SAC NÜR1 LAU OSC2 NÜR2 HOC2 Pts
1 Germany Bernd Schneider 1 1 3 12 4 1 3 3 1 1 C C 2 1 2 4 2 NC 221
2 Germany Manuel Reuter 3 13 1 1 3 2 13† 11 5 5 C C 3 2 1 1 16 Ret 162
3 Germany Klaus Ludwig 9 9 8 11 2 3 1 1 2 2 C C 6 3 12 Ret Ret 11 122
4 Switzerland Marcel Fässler 2 2 9 3 13 7 10 4 3 3 C C NC 12 4 2 5 Ret 116
5 Germany Joachim Winkelhock 10 6 2 2 1 4 Ret 10 9 19 C C NC Ret 5 5 3 2 113
6 Germany Uwe Alzen Ret DNS Ret 9 8 6 Ret Ret 10 13 C C 1 4 3 6 1 1 100
7 Germany Michael Bartels 8 3 18 Ret 5 5 6 6 14 10 C C 7 5 6 8 4 3 87
8 United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck 5 5 11 5 14 9 2 2 6 12 C C NC 6 10 9 7 Ret 75
9 France Éric Hélary Ret 7 4 10 15 15 4 16† 8 7 C C 4 10 14 Ret 6 7 53
10 Germany Marcel Tiemann 6 12 10 6 6 Ret 5 5 13 6 C C NC 7 18 12 15 5 53
11 Germany Thomas Jäger 7 14 6 4 7 13 NC 9 7 17 C C DNS 8 7 3 12 8 52
12 Germany Timo Scheider 4 4 5 7 12 11 7 7 16 11 C C 8 9 11 16 11 Ret 45
13 Portugal Pedro Lamy 11 Ret 7 8 9 8 NC 12 4 4 C C DNS DNS 8 13 8 10 39
14 United Kingdom Darren Turner 12 8 13 Ret 11 12 8 8 15 8 C C DNS DNS 13 11 10 6 19
15 Italy Stefano Modena 13 10 12 Ret 10 10 14 Ret 19 15 C C Ret DNS Ret DNS 9 4 15
16 France Laurent Aïello 15 DNS Ret DNS 12 14 11 14 C C 5 11 9 7 Ret DNS 14
17 Germany Christian Menzel 14 11 14 Ret 16 Ret 9 13 17 9 C C Ret Ret 17 10 Ret DNS 5
18 United Kingdom James Thompson 17 DNS 12 16 C C 9 Ret 15 Ret 13 9 4
19 Germany Christian Abt Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 18 18 C C 10 Ret 19 14 Ret Ret 1
20 Denmark Kris Nissen 16 Ret 16 13† Ret 14 11 15 Ret Ret C C 11 Ret 16 15 14 Ret 0
21 Germany Roland Asch 15 Ret 0
Pos Driver HOC1 OSC1 NOR SAC NÜR1 LAU OSC2 NÜR2 HOC2 Pts
Sources:[2][3]
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

Pos Team Car
No.		 HOC1 OSC1 NOR SAC NÜR1 LAU OSC2 NÜR2 HOC2 Points
1 D2 AMG-Mercedes 1 1 1 3 12 4 1 3 3 1 1 C C 2 1 2 4 2 NC 273
2 7 14 6 4 7 13 NC 9 7 17 C C DNS 8 7 3 12 8
2 Opel-Team Phoenix 7 3 13 1 1 3 2 13† 11 5 5 C C 3 2 1 1 16 Ret 249
8 8 3 18 Ret 5 5 6 6 14 10 C C 7 5 6 8 4 3
3 Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 5 9 9 8 11 2 3 1 1 2 2 C C 6 3 12 Ret Ret 11 238
6 2 2 9 3 13 7 10 4 3 3 C C NC 12 4 2 5 Ret
4 Opel-Team Holzer 1 3 Ret DNS Ret 9 8 6 Ret Ret 10 13 C C 1 4 3 6 1 1 213
4 10 6 2 2 1 4 Ret 10 9 19 C C NC Ret 5 5 3 2
5 Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 18 6 12 10 6 6 Ret 5 5 13 6 C C NC 7 18 12 15 5 128
19 5 5 11 5 14 9 2 2 6 12 C C NC 6 10 9 7 Ret
6 Opel-Team Holzer 2 11 Ret 7 4 10 15 15 4 16† 8 7 C C 4 10 14 Ret 6 7 98
17 4 4 5 7 12 11 7 7 16 11 C C 8 9 11 16 11 Ret
7 24h Service AMG-Mercedes 14 11 Ret 7 8 9 8 NC 12 4 4 C C DNS DNS 8 13 8 10 58
15 12 8 13 Ret 11 12 8 8 15 8 C C DNS DNS 13 11 10 6
8 Opel Euroteam 16 13 10 12 Ret 10 10 14 Ret 19 15 C C Ret DNS Ret DNS 9 4 15
9 Team Abt Sportsline 1 9 15 DNS Ret DNS 12 14 11 14 C C 5 11 9 7 Ret DNS 15
10 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 18 18 C C 10 Ret 19 14 Ret Ret
23 15 Ret
10 Opel-Team Irmscher 12 14 11 14 Ret 16 Ret 9 13 17 9 C C Ret Ret 17 10 Ret DNS 5
11 Team Abt Sportsline 2 20 16 Ret 16 13† Ret 14 11 15 Ret Ret C C 11 Ret 16 15 14 Ret 4
21 17 DNS 12 16 C C 9 Ret 15 Ret 13 9
Pos Driver Car
No.		 HOC1 OSC1 NOR SAC NÜR1 LAU OSC2 NÜR2 HOC2 Pts

References

  1. ↑ "Rain stops play permanently at Lausitzring…". Autosport. 3 September 2000. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Standings 2000". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Standings". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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