2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

German touring car racing series 2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Champion Bernd Schneider Teams' Champion HWA Team I 2002 2004 right horizontal 300 Bernd Schneider 2007 amk.jpg Christijan Albers 2006 (cropped).JPG Bernd Schneider (left) won his third Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Championship while Christijan Albers (right) finished second in the championship. The 2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the seventeenth season of premier German touring car championship and also fourth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. Unlike 2002, there were ten race weekends with only one race at each event. Changes for 2003 The races were increased in length to a total of one hour per race, as compared to the 40 minutes each race had lasted in 2002. The race at Zolder, Belgium, was replaced by Adria in Italy. The DTM did not return to Sachsenring. Instead, Nürburgring hosted two events. The qualifying for Round 7 at Nürburgring was held at nighttime. Teams and drivers The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop. ManufacturerCarTeamNo. Car numberDriversRounds Audi Abt-Audi TT-R 2003 Abt Sportsline 1 FRA Laurent Aïello All 2 DEU Christian Abt All 5 SWE Mattias Ekström All 6 AUT Karl Wendlinger All Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 Abt Sportsline Junior Team 14 DEU Martin Tomczyk All 15 DEU Peter Terting All Mercedes-Benz AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 HWA Team 3 DEU Bernd Schneider All 4 NLD Christijan Albers All 9 CHE Marcel Fässler All 10 FRA Jean Alesi All AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 Persson Motorsport 11 DEU Thomas Jäger All 12 DEU Bernd Mayländer All 20 JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi All AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 Team Rosberg 24 NLD Patrick Huisman 1–2 GBR Gary Paffett 3–10 42 DEU Stefan Mücke All Opel Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2003 OPC Team Holzer 7 DEU Manuel Reuter All 8 CHE Alain Menu All Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2002 OPC Euroteam 16 DEU Joachim Winkelhock All 17 NLD Jeroen Bleekemolen All Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2003 OPC Team Phoenix 18 DEU Timo Scheider All 19 GBR Peter Dumbreck All Sources:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 2003 Entry List https://motorsportstats.com/series/deutsche-tourenwagen-masters/summary/2003 Motorsport Stats 31 December 2023DTM (German Touringcar Masters) - 2003: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/touringcars/dtm-itc/2003-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 31 December 2023 Team changes Abt Sportsline expanded from five to six cars with two cars run under the Abt Sportsline Junior Team banner, created to promote young drivers.Audi in the DTM - The challenger will be chased https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/audi-in-dtm-the-former-challenger-will-be-chased-8768Audi supports junior team in the DTM https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/audi-supports-junior-team-in-the-dtm-8767 Danish outfit First Choice Racing helped support the team during the 2003 season.Abt and First Choice form partnership https://us.motorsport.com/dtm/news/abt-and-first-choice-form-partnership/1017626/ Persson Motorsport expanded to three cars. Manthey Racing withdrew from the DTM after being part of the Mercedes squad since 2001. Driver changes Uwe Alzen had planned to continue with HWA Team in 2003 but decided to withdraw just days before the opening round of the season. In response, Mercedes promoted Christijan Albers from Team Rosberg to HWA Team, while Patrick Huisman took Albers vacant seat at Team Rosberg after driving for Manthey Racing.Alzen quits HWA Mercedes https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/26700/1/alzen-quits-hwa-mercedes Bernd Mayländer switched from Manthey Racing to Persson Motorsport. Three time Japan Grand Touring car Championship winner Katsutomo Kaneishi joined the DTM with Persson Motorsport.Mercedes confirm Kaneishi for Persson https://us.motorsport.com/dtm/news/mercedes-confirm-kaneishi-for-persson/1027990/ Martin Tomczyk moved to the Abt Sportsline Junior Team alongside debutant Peter Terting who had won the Volkswagen Lupo Cup in 2002. Opel would shuffle around their drivers for 2003 with Manuel Reuter and Alain Menu moving to Team Holzer while Joachim Winkelhock went to Euroteam and Timo Scheider moved to Team Phoenix. Peter Dumbreck moved from Mercedes to Opel Team Phoenix while Jeroen Bleekemolen made his DTM debut with Opel Euroteam after finishing second in the Dutch Touring Car Championship.Opel finalises 2003 line-up https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/opel-finalises-2003-line-up-5031927/5031927/ Michael Bartels left the DTM to join the V8Star Series. Mid season changes Reigning German Formula Three Champion Gary Paffett replaced Patrick Huisman from the third round onwards.Paffett replaces Huisman at Mercedes https://us.motorsport.com/dtm/news/paffett-replaces-huisman-at-mercedes/1040822/ Race calendar and winners Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer TV 1 DEU Hockenheimring 27 April DEU Bernd Schneider DEU Bernd Schneider DEU Bernd Schneider Vodafone AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ZDF 2 ITA Adria 11 May CHE Marcel Fässler DEU Bernd Schneider NLD Christijan Albers Express-Service AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ARD 3 DEU Nürburgring 25 May CHE Marcel Fässler DEU Bernd Schneider NLD Christijan Albers Express-Service AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ZDF 4 DEU EuroSpeedway 8 June DEU Bernd Schneider CHE Alain Menu DEU Bernd Schneider Vodafone AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ZDF 5 DEU Norisring 22 June DEU Bernd Schneider DEU Bernd Schneider NLD Christijan Albers Express-Service AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ARD 6 GBR Donington Park 27 July DEU Bernd Schneider DEU Bernd Schneider FRA Jean Alesi AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ZDF 7 DEU Nürburgring 17 August SWE Mattias Ekström GBR Peter Dumbreck FRA Laurent Aïello Hasseröder Abt-Audi DEU Audi ARD 8 AUT A1-Ring 7 September CHE Marcel Fässler DEU Bernd Schneider CHE Marcel Fässler AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ARD 9 NLD Zandvoort 21 September DEU Timo Scheider NLD Christijan Albers NLD Christijan Albers Express-Service AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ZDF 10 DEU Hockenheimring 5 October SWE Mattias Ekström CHE Alain Menu FRA Jean Alesi AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ARDSource:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results 2003 https://motorsportstats.com/series/deutsche-tourenwagen-masters/results/2003 Motorsport Stats 31 December 2023 Championship standings Scoring system Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.DTM (German Touringcar Masters) - 2003: Point standings https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/touringcars/dtm-itc/2003-points.html Speedsport Magazine 31 December 2023 Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Drivers' championship Pos Driver HOCDEU ADRITA NÜRDEU LAUDEU NORDEU DONGBR NÜRDEU A1RAUT ZANNLD HOCDEU Points 1 DEU Bernd Schneider 1 5 4 1 3 2 3 2 2 6 68 2 NLD Christijan Albers 5 1 1 7 1 5 2 3 1 12 64 3 CHE Marcel Fässler 2 4 2 10 2 4 5 1 6 3 57 4 SWE Mattias Ekström 8 2 7 3 Ret 3 4 5 3 2 46 5 FRA Jean Alesi 4 7 Ret 5 5 1 6 Ret 5 1 42 6 FRA Laurent Aïello 3 3 3 8 6 Ret 1 4 9 5 41 7 GBR Peter Dumbreck 6 6 5 2 4 6 10 Ret 10 4 31 8 DEU Timo Scheider 7 15 13 4 16 8 7 Ret Ret 7 12 9 CHE Alain Menu 18 8 6 6 10 Ret 9 7 Ret 10 9 10 DEU Manuel Reuter 9 Ret 9 12 13 Ret 15† 10 4 19† 5 11 GBR Gary Paffett Ret 15 Ret 9 8 6 12 18† 4 12 DEU Christian Abt 20† DSQ 8 9 7 Ret Ret Ret 11 9 3 13 DEU Thomas Jäger 10 Ret 12 14 9 7 Ret 9 13 11 2 14 NLD Jeroen Bleekemolen 14 11 11 18† 14 13 17† 12 7 15 2 15 DEU Joachim Winkelhock 16 9 10 11 8 10 13 14 15 Ret 1 16 AUT Karl Wendlinger 15 12 16 13 11 15 11 16 8 17 1 17 DEU Peter Terting Ret 13 14DNS 12 14 18† 13 14 8 1 18 DEU Martin Tomczyk 12 Ret 18DNS Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 13 1 19 DEU Bernd Mayländer 11 10 17 16 Ret 12 14 15 16 20† 0 20 DEU Stefan Mücke 17 Ret 15DNS 15 11 12 11 17 14 0 21 NLD Patrick Huisman 13 Ret 0 22 JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi 19 14 19 17 17† Ret 16† 17 18 16 0 Pos Driver HOCDEU ADRITA NÜRDEU LAUDEU NORDEU DONGBR NÜRDEU A1RAUT ZANNLD HOCDEU Points Sources:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Standings 2003 https://motorsportstats.com/series/deutsche-tourenwagen-masters/standings/2003 Motorsport Stats 31 December 20232003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Standings https://www.touringcars.net/database/standings.php?series=DTM&year=2003 TouringCars.net 31 December 2023Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance. Teams' championship Pos. Position Team No. Car number HOCDEU ADRITA NÜRDEU LAUDEU NORDEU DONGBR NÜRDEU A1RAUT ZANNLD HOCDEU Points 1 Vodafone / Express-Service AMG-Mercedes 3 1 5 4 1 3 2 3 2 2 6 132 4 5 1 1 7 1 5 2 3 1 12 2 AMG-Mercedes 9 2 4 2 10 2 4 5 1 6 3 99 10 4 7 Ret 5 5 1 6 Ret 5 1 3 PlayStation 2 Red Bull Abt-Audi 5 8 2 7 3 Ret 3 4 5 3 2 47 6 15 12 16 13 11 15 11 16 8 17 4 Hasseröder Abt-Audi 1 3 3 3 8 6 Ret 1 4 9 5 44 2 20† DSQ 8 9 7 Ret Ret Ret 11 9 5 OPC Team Phoenix 18 7 15 13 4 16 8 7 Ret Ret 7 43 19 6 6 5 2 4 6 10 Ret 10 4 6 OPC Team Holzer 7 9 Ret 9 12 13 Ret 15† 10 4 19† 14 8 18 8 6 6 10 Ret 9 7 Ret 10 7 Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 24 13 Ret Ret 15 Ret 9 8 6 12 18† 4 42 17 Ret 15DNS 15 11 12 11 17 14 8 OPC Euroteam 16 16 9 10 11 8 10 13 14 15 Ret 3 17 14 11 11 18† 14 13 17† 12 7 15 9 Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes 11 10 Ret 12 14 9 7 Ret 9 13 11 2 12 11 10 17 16 Ret 12 14 15 16 20† 10 S Line Audi Junior Team 14 12 Ret 18DNS Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 13 2 15 Ret 13 14DNS 12 14 18† 13 14 8 11 ARTA AMG-Mercedes 20 19 14 19 17 17† Ret 16† 17 18 16 0 Pos. Position Team No. Car number HOCDEU ADRITA NÜRDEU LAUDEU NORDEU DONGBR NÜRDEU A1RAUT ZANNLD HOCDEU Points Sources:DTM (German Touringcar Masters) - Season 2003: Results https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/touringcars/dtm-itc/2003-results.html Speedsport Magazine 31 December 2023 Manufacturers' championship Pos. Position Manufacturer HOCDEU ADRITA NÜRDEU LAUDEU NORDEU DONGBR NÜRDEU A1RAUT ZANNLD HOCDEU Points 1 Mercedes 27 21 23 16 28 29 22 27 25 19 237 2 Audi 7 14 9 7 5 6 15 10 7 13 93 3 Opel 5 4 7 16 6 4 2 2 7 7 60 Pos. Position Manufacturer HOCDEU ADRITA NÜRDEU LAUDEU NORDEU DONGBR NÜRDEU A1RAUT ZANNLD HOCDEU Points Source: References Bibliography Dietzel André November 2003 Tourenwagen Story 2003: Die Rennen, die Fahrer, die Technik German Heel Verlag Königswinter 978-3-89365-991-3 External links Official DTM website Category:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters seasons Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters