2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

German motorsport season 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Champion Timo Scheider Teams' Champion HWA Team I 2007 2009 right horizontal 300 Timo Scheider Audi-Werkspilot DTM 2008.JPG 2014 DTM HockenheimringII Paul di Resta by 2eight 8SC5384.jpg Timo Scheider won his first Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Championship while Paul di Resta (right) finished second in the championship. The 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-second season of premier German touring car championship and also ninth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The series began on 13 April at the Hockenheimring and finished on 26 October at the same venue, after eleven rounds. Timo Scheider won the title, having never previously won a race before the start of the season. Teams and drivers The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop. thumb|250px|DTM-Mercedes C-Class (W204) of season 2008 thumb|250px|DTM-Audi A4 of season 2008 ManufacturerCarTeamNo. Car numberDriversRounds Audi Audi A4 DTM 2008 Abt Sportsline 1 SWE Mattias Ekström All 2 DEU Martin Tomczyk All 9 DNK Tom Kristensen All 10 DEU Timo Scheider All Audi A4 DTM 2007 Team Phoenix 14 FRA Alexandre Prémat All 15 GBR Oliver Jarvis All Team Rosberg 18 DEU Mike Rockenfeller All 19 DEU Markus Winkelhock All Audi A4 DTM 2006 Futurecom TME 20 GBR Katherine Legge All 21 NLD Christijan Albers All Mercedes-Benz AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 HWA Team 3 CAN Bruno Spengler All 4 GBR Paul di Resta All 5 GBR Jamie Green All 6 DEU Bernd Schneider All AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2007 Persson Motorsport 7 GBR Gary Paffett All 8 AUT Mathias Lauda All 16 GBR Susie Stoddart All Mücke Motorsport 11 DEU Ralf Schumacher All 12 DEU Maro Engel AllSources:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Summary 2008 https://motorsportstats.com/series/deutsche-tourenwagen-masters/summary/2008 Motorsport Stats 3 October 2023DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2008: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/touringcars/dtm-itc/2008-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 3 October 2023 Team changes After competing with three cars in 2007, Mücke Motorsport downsized to two cars for 2008, meaning that there would now be 19 cars on the grid. Driver changes Mika Häkkinen retired from motorsport at the end of the 2007 season.Hakkinen retires https://www.eurosport.com/dtm/hakkinen-retires_sto1369167/story.shtml 2024-07-30 www.eurosport.com He was replaced at HWA Team by Paul di Resta who had driven for Persson Motorsport the previous season.2008 Mercedes drivers confirmed 10 March 2008 https://www.touringcartimes.com/2008/03/10/2008-mercedes-drivers-confirmed/ Alexandros Margaritis left the series due to his dissatisfaction with competing in year-old cars.Margaritis leaves the DTM https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/margaritis-leaves-the-dtm-4419671/4419671/ May 2024 After 11 years in Formula One, Ralf Schumacher would make his DTM debut with Mücke Motorsport after leaving the Toyota F1 Team at the end of the previous season.Ralf Schumacher will start with the AMG Mercedes C-Class https://us.motorsport.com/dtm/news/ralf-schumacher-will-start-with-the-amg-mercedes-c-class/2269253/ After spending 2007 as a reserve driver in Formula 1 and the DTM, Markus Winkelhock became an Audi factory driver and replaced Lucas Luhr at Team Rosberg who left the series to focus on Endurance racing.Audi completes driver line-up for 2008 DTM https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/audi-completes-driver-line-up-for-2008-dtm-7895 Newly signed Mercedes factory driver Maro Engel joined the series with Mücke Motorsport after finishing runner up in the British Formula 3 championship in 2006. Christian Abt left the DTM after eight seasons to join the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.Christian Abt to end his DTM career https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/christian-abt-to-end-his-dtm-career-8155 He was replaced by 2007 Macau Grand Prix winner Oliver Jarvis. Christijan Albers returned to the DTM with Futurecom TME after spending the previous three seasons in Formula 1. Champ Car World Series driver Katherine Legge joined the DTM with Futurecom TME, replacing Vanina Ickx who left the series. Mathias Lauda and Susie Stoddart moved from Mücke Motorsport to Persson Motorsport. Daniel La Rosa left the series after two seasons in the DTM.Daniel la Rosa out of Mercedes 24 January 2008 https://www.touringcartimes.com/2008/01/24/daniel-la-rosa-out-from-mercedes/ Race calendar and winners Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer DEU Präsentation Düsseldorf 6 April no race 1 DEU Hockenheimring 13 April DEU Timo Scheider GBR Paul di Resta SWE Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi 2 DEU Oschersleben 20 April DEU Timo Scheider DEU Timo Scheider DEU Timo Scheider Audi Sport Team Abt Audi 3 ITA Mugello 4 May DEU Timo Scheider GBR Jamie Green GBR Jamie Green Salzgitter AMG Mercedes Mercedes 4 DEU EuroSpeedway 18 May GBR Paul di Resta GBR Paul di Resta GBR Paul di Resta Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG Mercedes 5 DEU Norisring 29 June CAN Bruno Spengler CAN Bruno Spengler GBR Jamie Green Salzgitter AMG Mercedes Mercedes 6 NLD Zandvoort 13 July SWE Mattias Ekström DNK Tom Kristensen SWE Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi 7 DEU Nürburgring Short 27 July DNK Tom Kristensen DEU Martin Tomczyk DEU Bernd Schneider Original-Teile AMG Mercedes Mercedes 8 GBR Brands Hatch Indy 31 August DEU Timo Scheider DEU Timo Scheider DEU Timo Scheider Audi Sport Team Abt Audi 9 ESP Catalunya Short 21 September DEU Bernd Schneider DNK Tom Kristensen GBR Paul di Resta Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG Mercedes 10 FRA Le Mans Bugatti 5 October DNK Tom Kristensen GBR Paul di Resta SWE Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi 11 DEU Hockenheimring 26 October SWE Mattias Ekström GBR Paul di Resta DEU Timo Scheider Audi Sport Team Abt AudiSource:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results 2008 https://motorsportstats.com/series/deutsche-tourenwagen-masters/results/2008 Motorsport Stats 3 October 2023 Season standings Scoring system Points are awarded to the top eight finishers.DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2008: Point standings https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/touringcars/dtm-itc/2008-points.html Speedsport Magazine 3 October 2023 Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Drivers' standings Pos Driver HOCDEU OSCDEU MUGITA LAUDEU NORDEU ZANNLD NÜRDEU BRHGBR CATESP BUGFRA HOCDEU Pts 1 DEU Timo Scheider 2 1 10 2 3 2 5 1 2 6 1 75 2 GBR Paul di Resta 13 4 2 1 5 7 2 2 1 2 2 71 3 SWE Mattias Ekström 1 8 6 3 4 1 6 3 DSQ 1 7 56 4 GBR Jamie Green 6 5 1 5 1 6 3 4 8 10 3 52 5 CAN Bruno Spengler 4 3 9 6 2 5 7 6 Ret 7 4 38 6 DEU Bernd Schneider 8 12 4 7 6 9 1 9 3 5 6 34 7 DEU Martin Tomczyk 5 2 17 4 Ret 4 Ret 5 4 Ret 8 32 8 DNK Tom Kristensen 3 19† 3 16 7 3 Ret 7 13 8 5 27 9 GBR Gary Paffett 7 11 12 10 DSQ 11 4 8 11 4 11 13 10 FRA Alexandre Prémat 11 9 8 DSQ 14 Ret 14 10 6 3 13 10 11 DEU Mike Rockenfeller 10 7 14 9 13 10 15 13 5 9 9 6 12 DEU Markus Winkelhock 12 6 7 Ret 11 8 9 11 12 11 Ret 6 13 GBR Oliver Jarvis 9 15 5 8 12 17† 13 12 9 Ret 10 5 14 DEU Ralf Schumacher 14 10 Ret 13 16† 12 8 15 7 Ret 14 3 15 AUT Mathias Lauda 15 13 16 12 8 13 10 16 Ret 15 Ret 1 16 DEU Maro Engel 17 18† 11 11 9 14 Ret 17 15 14 12 0 17 NLD Christijan Albers Ret 16 13 14 Ret Ret 11 14 10 13 Ret 0 18 GBR Susie Stoddart 16 14 15 17† 10 15 12 19 Ret 12 Ret 0 19 GBR Katherine Legge 18 17 18 15 15 16† Ret 18 Ret 16 NC 0 Pos Driver HOCDEU OSCDEU MUGITA LAUDEU NORDEU ZANNLD NÜRDEU BRHGBR CATESP BUGFRA HOCDEU Pts Sources:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Standings 2008 https://motorsportstats.com/series/deutsche-tourenwagen-masters/standings/2008 Motorsport Stats 3 October 20232008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Standings https://www.touringcars.net/database/standings.php?series=DTM&year=2008 TouringCars.net 3 October 2023August 2026 InternetArchiveBot † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance. Notes: In the ninth round of the championship in Catalunya Ekström originally crossed the line 5th and Green 8th. However, due to an overly harsh duel between the two on the last lap the stewards penalized both men. Ekström was disqualified and Green was given a 30 seconds’ time penalty. As Ekström already had caught the attention of the stewards in a negative way during the race, his penalty was bigger. Teams' championship Pos. Position Team No. Car number HOCDEU OSCDEU MUGITA LAUDEU NORDEU ZANNLD NÜRDEU BRHGBR CATESP BUGFRA HOCDEU Points 1 Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG 3 4 3 9 6 2 5 7 6 Ret 7 4 109 4 13 4 2 1 5 7 2 2 1 2 2 2 Audi Sport Team Abt 9 3 19† 3 16 7 3 Ret 7 13 8 5 102 10 2 1 10 2 3 2 5 1 2 6 1 3 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 1 1 8 6 3 4 1 6 3 DSQ 1 7 88 2 5 2 17 4 Ret 4 Ret 5 4 Ret 8 4 Salzgitter / Original-Teile AMG Mercedes 5 6 5 1 5 1 6 3 4 8 10 3 86 6 8 12 4 7 6 9 1 9 3 5 6 5 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 14 11 9 8 DSQ 14 Ret 14 10 6 3 13 15 15 9 15 5 8 12 17† 13 12 9 Ret 10 6 Stern / Pixum AMG Mercedes 7 7 11 12 10 DSQ 11 4 8 11 4 11 14 8 15 13 16 12 8 13 10 16 Ret 15 Ret 7 Audi Sport Team Rosberg 18 10 7 14 9 13 10 15 13 5 9 9 12 19 12 6 7 Ret 11 8 9 11 12 11 Ret 8 TRILUX / JungeSterne AMG Mercedes 11 14 10 Ret 13 16† 12 8 15 7 Ret 14 3 12 17 18† 11 11 9 14 Ret 17 15 14 12 9 TV Spielfilm AMG Mercedes 16 16 14 15 17† 10 15 12 19 Ret 12 Ret 0 10 Futurecom TME 20 18 17 18 15 15 16† Ret 18 Ret 16 NC 0 21 Ret 16 13 14 Ret Ret 11 14 10 13 Ret Pos. Position Team No. Car number HOCDEU OSCDEU MUGITA LAUDEU NORDEU ZANNLD NÜRDEU BRHGBR CATESP BUGFRA HOCDEU Points Sources:Rankings http://dtm.com/tabelle.php?lang=en& Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 3 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081206003023/http://dtm.com/tabelle.php?lang=en& 6 December 2008 dead References Bibliography Voigt Thomas 2008 DTM Jahrbuch 2008: Das offizielle Buch der DTM German Heel Verlag Königswinter 978-3-89880-945-0 Schröder Torben November 2008 Tourenwagen Story 2008 German Adrenalin Verlag Saint Vith 978-3-940672-13-1 External links http://dtm.com/ Category:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters seasons Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters