The 2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirty-seventh season of the premier German motor racing championship and also the twenty-fourth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. It was the third season of the DTM to be run under Group GT3 regulations, and the first season with ADAC as the promoter after ITR ceased operations at the end of the previous year.[1]

Teams and drivers

All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli. On 22 February all participating teams were announced.[2]

Manufacturer Car Engine Team No. Driver Status Rounds Ref.
Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 Germany Abt Sportsline 3 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde All [3]
7 Switzerland Ricardo Feller All
Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 8 Germany Luca Engstler All [4]
Germany Tresor Attempto Racing 40 Italy Mattia Drudi All [5]
83 Switzerland Patric Niederhauser All
BMW BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 Germany Schubert Motorsport 1 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde All [6]
33 Germany René Rast 1, 3–8
Belgium Dries Vanthoor 2
Germany Project 1 11 Germany Marco Wittmann All
56 Germany Sandro Holzem G 4 [7]
5–8 [8]
Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 Switzerland Emil Frey Racing 14 United Kingdom Jack Aitken 1, 3–8 [9][10][11]
Spain Albert Costa 2
69 Netherlands Thierry Vermeulen All
Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 Germany SSR Performance 6 Italy Alessio Deledda All [12]
92 Italy Mirko Bortolotti All
94 France Franck Perera All
Austria GRT Grasser Racing Team 19 Austria Mick Wishofer 1–3 [13]
Germany Maximilian Paul 4–5 [14]
Italy Andrea Caldarelli 7 [15]
Germany Christian Engelhart 8 [16]
63 Austria Clemens Schmid All [17]
Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 Germany Mercedes-AMG Team HRT 4 Germany Luca Stolz All [18]
36 India Arjun Maini All
United States Mercedes-AMG Team Winward 22 Austria Lucas Auer All
27 Germany David Schumacher All
Germany Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter[N 1]
Mercedes-AMG Team BWT[N 1]
 48 Germany Maro Engel All
84 Germany Jusuf Owega All
Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Germany Toksport WRT 9 Germany Tim Heinemann All [19]
99 Germany Christian Engelhart 1–4
Germany Marvin Dienst 5–8 [20]
Germany KÜS Team Bernhard 24 Turkey Ayhancan Güven All [19]
75 Germany Laurin Heinrich All
Germany Manthey EMA 90 Norway Dennis Olsen All [21]
91 Austria Thomas Preining All
Icon Status
G Guest drivers ineligible for points

Race calendar

Round Circuit Location Race 1 Race 2
1 Germany Motorsport Arena Oschersleben Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt 27 May 28 May
2 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort Zandvoort, North Holland 24 June 25 June
3 Germany Norisring Nuremberg, Bavaria 8 July 9 July
4 Germany Nürburgring Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate 5 August 6 August
5 Germany Lausitzring Klettwitz, Brandenburg 19 August 20 August
6 Germany Sachsenring Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Sachsen 9 September 10 September
7 Austria Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria 23 September 24 September
8 Germany Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg 21 October 22 October
Source:[1]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer
1 R1 Germany Motorsport Arena Oschersleben France Franck Perera Turkey Ayhancan Güven France Franck Perera Germany SSR Performance Italy Lamborghini
R2 Austria Thomas Preining Austria Thomas Preining Germany Christian Engelhart Germany Toksport WRT Germany Porsche
2 R1 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort Germany Maro Engel Germany Maro Engel Germany Maro Engel Germany Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf Germany Mercedes-AMG
R2 Switzerland Ricardo Feller Switzerland Ricardo Feller Switzerland Ricardo Feller Germany Abt Sportsline Germany Audi
3 R1 Germany Norisring South Africa Sheldon van der Linde Germany Laurin Heinrich South Africa Sheldon van der Linde Germany Schubert Motorsport Germany BMW
R2 Germany René Rast South Africa Kelvin van der Linde Austria Thomas Preining Germany Manthey EMA Germany Porsche
4 R1 Germany Nürburgring

(Sprint Circuit)

 Italy Mirko Bortolotti Austria Lucas Auer Italy Mirko Bortolotti Germany SSR Performance Italy Lamborghini
R2 Switzerland Ricardo Feller Germany Marco Wittmann Germany Maximilian Paul Austria GRT Grasser Racing Team Italy Lamborghini
5 R1 Germany Lausitzring

(Sprint Circuit)

 United Kingdom Jack Aitken United Kingdom Jack Aitken United Kingdom Jack Aitken Switzerland Emil Frey Racing Italy Ferrari
R2 Italy Mirko Bortolotti Germany Luca Stolz Italy Mirko Bortolotti Germany SSR Performance Italy Lamborghini
6 R1 Germany Sachsenring Germany Luca Stolz Turkey Ayhancan Güven Germany Luca Stolz Germany Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Germany Mercedes-AMG
R2 Italy Mirko Bortolotti Switzerland Ricardo Feller Italy Mirko Bortolotti Germany SSR Performance Italy Lamborghini
7 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring Germany Laurin Heinrich Germany René Rast South Africa Kelvin van der Linde Germany Abt Sportsline Germany Audi
R2 Germany René Rast South Africa Sheldon van der Linde Germany René Rast Germany Schubert Motorsport Germany BMW
8 R1 Germany Hockenheimring Austria Thomas Preining Austria Thomas Preining Austria Thomas Preining Germany Manthey EMA Germany Porsche
R2 Austria Thomas Preining South Africa Sheldon van der Linde Austria Thomas Preining Germany Manthey EMA Germany Porsche

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

Pos. Driver OSC
Germany		 ZAN
Netherlands		 NOR
Germany		 NÜR
Germany		 LAU
Germany		 SAC
Germany		 RBR
Austria		 HOC
Germany		 Points
1 Austria Thomas Preining 11 31 7 22 122 12 32 5 15 4 2 4 6 3 11 11 246
2 Italy Mirko Bortolotti 83 6 4 11 6 4 11 DNS 22 11 9 11 9 21 5 22 213
3 Switzerland Ricardo Feller 4 7 15 11 8 14 43 61 7 22 4 6 3 15 4 9 179
4 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde Ret 11 22 10 11 33 7 172 5 13 6 Ret 13 22 20 4 151
5 Germany René Rast 5 Ret 2 21 20 19 8 11 8 8 4 11 Ret 3 140
6 Germany Luca Stolz Ret Ret 11 3 Ret 10 15 13 6 3 11 23 7 Ret 8 73 133
7 Norway Dennis Olsen 10 4 16 9 3 6 5 Ret 12 5 7 Ret 10 5 23 12 129
8 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde 6 Ret 12 6 21 5 8 20 3 8 53 13 12 Ret 6 25 119
9 Austria Lucas Auer 16 10 6 Ret 4 11 2 3 43 6 Ret 15 15 11 15 8 111
10 Germany Maro Engel 13 14 11 53 7 9 12 4 13 Ret Ret Ret 5 12 17 5 107
11 France Franck Perera 11 12 3 13 11 12 23 10 Ret Ret 11 3 19 13 14 14 95
12 Germany Laurin Heinrich 7 9 Ret Ret 10 7 19 2 DSQ Ret 12 Ret 21 16 10 6 94
13 Germany Marco Wittmann Ret 18 53 4 9 13 6 15 10 10 18 12 8 4 9 17 91
14 United Kingdom Jack Aitken 32 17 17 20 22 183 11 7 Ret Ret2 20 83 7 10 82
15 Turkey Ayhancan Güven 20 Ret 13 7 53 8 Ret WD 16 Ret 32 Ret 113 7 Ret 11 70
16 Netherlands Thierry Vermeulen 15 16 Ret Ret 20 21 10 8 9 9 10 5 DSQ 9 11 23 58
17 Germany Christian Engelhart 9 1 23 12 Ret 17 Ret WD 32 Ret 54
18 Germany Tim Heinemann 2 22 19 16 Ret 16 14 12 Ret 16 16 14 21 20 Ret Ret 50
19 Austria Clemens Schmid 12 53 21 Ret 18 Ret 18 DSQ 11 Ret3 Ret 17 25 6 12 24 32
20 India Arjun Maini Ret 15 17 17 13 15 16 DSQ Ret 14 13 7 14 10 Ret 13 30
21 Germany Maximilian Paul 13 1 19 Ret 28
22 Germany Jusuf Owega 14 8 10 Ret Ret 18 17 16 14 17 14 10 Ret 19 22 15 28
23 Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Ret 19 20 8 15 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 23 17 19 19 23
24 Germany Luca Engstler 17 DSQ 14 14 Ret 19 Ret 7 DSQ 15 19 Ret 12 Ret Ret 22 18
25 Germany David Schumacher 18 13 Ret 15 16 Ret Ret 9 DSQ Ret 17 11 18 18 18 16 16
26 Italy Mattia Drudi Ret Ret 18 DSQ 14 Ret 11 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 16 20 13
27 Germany Marvin Dienst 18 12 15 Ret 22 14 13 18 11
28 Spain Albert Costa 8 Ret 8
29 Belgium Dries Vanthoor 9 Ret 7
30 Germany Sandro Holzem[N 2] 21 14 17 18 20 16 24 Ret 21 21 0
31 Italy Andrea Caldarelli 17 DSQ 0
32 Italy Alessio Deledda 19 20 24 Ret 19 Ret Ret DSQ Ret 19 21 18 26 22 Ret Ret 0
33 Austria Mick Wishofer Ret Ret 22 Ret DSQ Ret 0
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

1 – 3 Points for Pole

2 – 2 Points for P2

3 – 1 Point for P3

Teams' championship

Pos. Team Points
1 Germany Manthey EMA 357
2 Germany SSR Performance 291
3 Germany Abt Sportsline 286
4 Germany Schubert Motorsport 282
5 Germany Mercedes-AMG Team HRT 158
6 Germany KÜS Team Bernhard 157
7 Switzerland Emil Frey Racing 139
8 Germany Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf 131
9 United States Mercedes-AMG Team Winward 126
10 Germany Toksport WRT 95
11 Germany Project 1 90
12 Austria GRT Grasser Racing Team 74
13 Germany Tresor Attempto Racing 36
14 Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 18

Manufacturers' championship

Only points scored by the top three drivers of a manufacturer in qualifying sessions and races count for the manufacturers' championship.

Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 Germany Porsche 464
2 Italy Lamborghini 396
3 Germany Mercedes-AMG 364
4 Germany BMW 356
5 Germany Audi 336
6 Italy Ferrari 199

Notes

    1. 1 2 Car No. 48 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter, car No. 84 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team BWT. Both cars share a teams' championship entry as "Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf".
    2. ↑ Sandro Holzem was a guest driver for round 4, but was a full-time driver from round 5 onwards.

    References

    1. 1 2 "ADAC reveals 2023 DTM plans and calendar after takeover". Autosport.com. Autosport. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
    2. ↑ "DTM-Teams für Saison 2023 bestätigt: Ferrari-Verbleib sicher, Schwund bei Audi". ran.de (in German). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
    3. ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (28 February 2023). "Van der Linde, Feller Continue With ABT". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
    4. ↑ "Fix: Luca Engstler startet mit Familienteam in DTM / DTM - SPEEDWEEK.COM". www.speedweek.com (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
    5. ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (11 April 2023). "Attempto Returns to Operate Tresor Orange1 Audis". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
    6. ↑ Marton, Samuel; Seiwert, Robert (7 February 2023). "BMW DTM 2023: Rast neuer Schubert-Pilot, Wittmann zu Project 1". Motorsport-Magazin.com (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    7. ↑ Wester, Arno (24 May 2023). "Zweiter Project-1-BMW M4 für Nachwuchstalent Holzem reserviert". Motorsport-Magazin.com (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
    8. ↑ Plümer, Jonas (17 August 2023). "DTM: Startzulassung für Sandro Holzem". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
    9. ↑ Goodwin, Graham (24 February 2023). "Emil Frey Racing Confirm DTM & GT World Challenge Sprint Campaigns With Ferrari". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
    10. ↑ "Thierry Vermeulen Takes The Next Step to Contest DTM". thierryvermeulen.com. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
    11. ↑ "DTM: Costa ersetzt Aitken in Zandvoort". GT-Place.com (in German). 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
    12. ↑ Goodwin, Graham (23 February 2023). "SSR Performance Switch To Lamborghini With Three-Car DTM Entry". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
    13. ↑ Euwema, Davey (13 April 2023). "Wishofer Joins Grasser to Form All-Austrian Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
    14. ↑ Plümer, Jonas (1 August 2023). "DTM: Maximilian Paul für Grasser Racing Team". gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
    15. ↑ Haidinger, Sven (14 September 2023). "Grasser lässt Katze aus dem Sack: Mit Lamborghini-Werkspilot zu Top-Ergebnis?". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
    16. ↑ Plümer, Jonas (16 October 2023). "DTM: GRT bestätigt Rückkehr von Christian Engelhart". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
    17. ↑ "Nach SSR-Bekanntgabe mit Lamborghini: Was wird jetzt aus dem Grasser-Team?". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
    18. ↑ Goodwin, Graham (23 February 2023). "Mercedes AMG Blend Youth & Experience In Six Car 2023 DTM Line-Up". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
    19. 1 2 Euwema, Davey (24 February 2023). "Team Bernhard, Toksport Reveal Two-Car Porsche Efforts". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
    20. ↑ Plümer, Jonas (15 August 2023). "DTM: Marvin Dienst für Toksport WRT". gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
    21. ↑ Goodwin, Graham (24 February 2023). "Manthey EMA Confirm Olsen & Preining For 2023 DTM". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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