2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

German touring car championship season 2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Champion Marco Wittmann Teams' Champion Abt Sportsline Manufacturers' Championship Audi 2015 2017 right horizontal 300 2014 DTM HockenheimringII Marco Wittmann by 2eight 8SC1699.jpg 2014 DTM HockenheimringII Edoardo Mortara by 2eight 8SC3371 (cropped).jpg Marco Wittmann (left) won his second Drivers' Championship while Edoardo Mortara (right) finished second in the championship. The 2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirtieth season of premier German touring car championship and also seventeenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The season started on 7 May at Hockenheim, and ended on 16 October at the same venue. Marco Wittmann won his 2nd DTM championship after a total of nine events.http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/11/30/itr-reveals-the-2016-dtm-calendar/ ITR reveals the 2016 DTM calendar TouringCarTimes.com Mediaempire Stockholm AB 30 November 2015 30 November 2015 Rule changes for 2016 Technical The Balance of Performance DTM car weights were revised to improve racing spectacle.https://www.dtm.com/en/news/new-performance-weight-regulations-2016-07-26.html The New Performance-Weight Regulations DTM.com DTM.com 26 July 2016 Teams and drivers The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Hankook. Manufacturer Car Team No. Car number Drivers Rounds Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG C63 DTMhttp://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/09/04/mercedes-amg-presents-their-2016-dtm-car/ Mercedes AMG present their 2016 DTM car TouringCarTimes.com Mediaempire Stockholm AB 4 September 2015 1 December 2015 FRA Mercedes-AMG Team ARThttp://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/02/18/mercedes-amg-announces-driver-pairings-for-the-2016-dtm-season/ Mercedes AMG announces driver pairings for the 2016 DTM season TouringCarTimes.com Mediaempire Stockholm AB 18 February 2016 18 February 2016 2 GBR Gary Paffetthttp://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/02/11/esteban-ocon-completes-2016-dtm-line-up-for-mercedes/ Esteban Ocon completes 2016 DTM line-up for Mercedes TouringCarTimes.com Mediaempire Stockholm AB 11 February 2016 11 February 2016 All 34 FRA Esteban Ocon 1–5 88 SWE Felix Rosenqvisthttp://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/08/10/felix-rosenqvist-to-make-dtm-debut-for-mercedes/ Felix Rosenqvist to make DTM debut for Mercedes Touringcartimes.com Mediaempire Stockholm AB 10 August 2016 15 October 2016 6–9 DEU Mercedes-AMG Team HWA II 3 GBR Paul di Resta All 84 GER Maximilian Götz All DEU Mercedes-AMG Team HWA I 6 CAN Robert Wickens All 12 ESP Daniel Juncadella All DEU Mercedes-AMG Team Mücke 8 DEU Christian Vietoris All 22 AUT Lucas Auer All Audi Audi RS5 DTM DEU Audi Sport Team Abt Sportslinehttp://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/11/28/audi-sport-dtm-driver-line-up-unchanged-for-2016/ Audi Sport DTM driver line up unchanged for 2016 TouringCarTimes.com Mediaempire Stockholm AB 28 November 2015 30 November 2015 5 SWE Mattias Ekström 1–8 48 ITA Edoardo Mortarahttp://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/02/23/miguel-molina-and-edoardo-mortara-swap-teams-for-2016/ Miguel Molina and Edoardo Mortara swap teams for 2016 TouringCarTimes.com Mediaempire Stockholm AB 23 February 2015 9 March 2016 All 99 DEU Mike Rockenfellerhttp://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/10/10/mike-rockenfeller-to-switch-team-for-season-finale-at-hockenheim/ Mike Rockenfeller switches teams for Hockenheim finale TouringCarTimes.com Mediaempire Stockholm AB 10 October 2016 10 October 2016 9 DEU Audi Sport Team Phoenix 10 DEU Timo Scheider All 72 DEU René Rasthttp://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/09/22/rene-rast-to-take-mattias-ekstroms-place-in-hockenheim/ René Rast to take Mattias Ekström’s place in Hockenheim TouringCarTimes.com Mediaempire Stockholm AB 22 September 2016 5 October 2016 9 99 DEU Mike Rockenfeller 1–8 DEU Audi Sport Team Abt 17 ESP Miguel Molina All 51 CHE Nico Müller All DEU Audi Sport Team Rosberg 27 FRA Adrien Tambay All Only race 1 in round 5 53 GBR Jamie Green All 72 DEU René Rasthttp://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/07/17/rene-rast-gets-last-minute-call-up-to-replace-tambay-in-zandvoort/ René Rast gets last minute call-up to replace Tambay in Zandvoort TouringCarTimes.com Mediaempire Stockholm AB 17 July 2016 17 July 2016 5 Only race 2 BMW BMW M4 DTM DEU BMW Team MTEKhttp://www.bmw-motorsport.com/en/news/current-news/2016/2/dtm-teams-2016.html BMW Motorsport announces driver pairings for the 2016 DTM. 4 February 2016 BMW Motorsport BMW 4 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161104165318/http://www.bmw-motorsport.com/en/news/current-news/2016/2/dtm-teams-2016.html 4 November 2016 dead dmy-all 7 CAN Bruno Spenglerhttp://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/12/04/bmw-motorsport-maintains-all-its-eight-drivers-for-2016/ BMW Motorsport retains all eight of its drivers for 2016 TouringCarTimes.com Mediaempire Stockholm AB 4 December 2015 5 December 2015 All 18 BRA Augusto Farfus All DEU BMW Team RMG 11 DEU Marco Wittmann All 16 DEU Timo Glock All DEU BMW Team Schnitzer 13 POR António Félix da Costa All 100 DEU Martin Tomczyk All BEL BMW Team RBM 31 GBR Tom Blomqvist All 36 BEL Maxime Martin All Driver changes Entering DTM 2015 GP3 Series champion and Mercedes DTM reserve driver Esteban Ocon made his DTM debut with Mercedes-Benz. Leaving DTM 2015 DTM champion Pascal Wehrlein left the series to race in Formula One with Manor Racing. Mid-season changes Adrien Tambay was injured in the first race of Round 5 with René Rast replacing him for race 2. 　 After Round 5, Esteban Ocon left the DTM to race in Formula One with Manor Racing. He was replaced by 2015 European Formula 3 champion and Mercedes DTM reserve driver Felix Rosenqvist. René Rast replaced Mattias Ekström at Hockenheim for the final round. After that he and Mike Rockenfeller were swapped in the team. Calendar The nine event calendar was announced on 30 November 2015. Oschersleben was officially removed from calendar. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer 1 R1 DEU Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 7 May CHE Nico Müller CAN Robert Wickens ITA Edoardo Mortara Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi R2 8 May GBR Paul di Resta GBR Paul di Resta GBR Paul di Resta Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA II Mercedes-Benz 2 R1 AUT Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 21 May DEU Marco Wittmann SWE Mattias Ekström DEU Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMG BMW R2 22 May GBR Jamie Green CAN Robert Wickens DEU Timo Glock BMW Team RMG BMW 3 R1 DEU Lausitzring, Brandenburg 4 June ESP Miguel Molina ESP Miguel Molina ESP Miguel Molina Audi Sport Team Abt Audi R2 5 June AUT Lucas Auer GBR Jamie Green AUT Lucas Auer Mercedes-Benz DTM Team Mücke Mercedes-Benz 4 R1 DEU Norisring, Nuremberg 25 June DEU Christian Vietoris ITA Edoardo Mortara ITA Edoardo Mortara Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi R2 26 June GBR Tom BlomqvistN Originally scored by Mattias Ekström, the Swede had to serve a three-place grid penalty after causing a collision in the previous race.DTM Norisring: Blomqvist gets race two pole after Ekstrom penalty https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/dtm-norisring-blomqvist-gets-race-two-pole-after-ekstrom-penalty-5042201/5042201/ Autosport 26 June 2016 25 October 2024 GBR Tom Blomqvist CHE Nico Müller Audi Sport Team Abt Audi 5 R1 NLD Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland 16 July CAN Robert Wickens CAN Robert Wickens CAN Robert Wickens Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA I Mercedes-Benz R2 17 July GBR Jamie Green ESP Daniel Juncadella GBR Jamie Green Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi 6 R1 RUS Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 20 August GBR Gary Paffett ESP Daniel Juncadella CAN Robert Wickens Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA I Mercedes-Benz R2 21 August DEU Marco Wittmann CHE Nico Müller DEU Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMG BMW 7 R1 DEU Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate 10 September DEU Marco WittmannN Originally scored by Lucas Auer, the Austrian had to serve a five-place grid penalty after receiving his third warning of the season in the previous round.DTM Nurburgring: Marco Wittmann on pole for race one https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/dtm-nurburgring-marco-wittmann-on-pole-for-race-one-5035593/5035593/ Autosport 10 September 2016 25 October 2024 GBR Jamie Green DEU Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMG BMW R2 11 September AUT Lucas Auer CHE Nico Müller ITA Edoardo Mortara Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi 8 R1 HUN Hungaroring, Mogyoród 24 September ITA Edoardo Mortara ITA Edoardo Mortara ITA Edoardo Mortara Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi R2 25 September ITA Edoardo Mortara SWE Mattias Ekström SWE Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi 9 R1 DEU Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 15 October PRT António Félix da Costa PRT António Félix da Costa ESP Miguel Molina Audi Sport Team Abt Audi R2 16 October PRT António Félix da Costa ITA Edoardo Mortara ITA Edoardo Mortara Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi N Championship standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows: Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Drivers' championship + Pos. Position Driver HOCDEU RBRAUT LAUDEU NORDEU ZANNLD MSCRUS NÜRDEU HUNHUN HOCDEU Points 1 DEU Marco Wittmann 16 8 1 7 4 6 4 6 2 4 19 1 1 3 7 DSQ 2 4 206 2 ITA Edoardo Mortara 1 11 3 Ret 8 12 1 8 17 3 8 6 4 1 1 19† 3 1 202 3 GBR Jamie Green 15 Ret 14 3 2 4 2 17† 5 1 7 22 3 16 2 Ret 8 8 145 4 CAN Robert Wickens 2 5 11 20 3 3 Ret 11 1 16 1 5 9 13 10 10 23† 9 124 5 GBR Paul di Resta 4 1 7 15 13 21† 3 4 15 8 2 20 6 Ret Ret 13 10 3 116 6 GBR Tom Blomqvist 13 6 2 6 22 11 15 2 16 10 22 2 2 8 22 4 9 7 113 7 SWE Mattias Ekström 9 Ret 16 Ret 6 2 Ret Ret 7 7 5 9 DSQ 4 18 Ret 107 8 BEL Maxime Martin 8 3 6 5 9 13 6 3 10 Ret 6 17 8 10 13 7 13 6 90 9 CHE Nico Müller 3 7 10 Ret 10 8 20 1 20 5 13 7 11 5 5 Ret 15 13 88 10 DEU Timo Glock Ret DSQ 4 1 12 10 21 9 21 6 11 24† 5 14 13 5 7 5 84 11 GBR Gary Paffett 11 4 18 13 14 5 14 DSQ 4 2 3 18 19 7 20 16 19 15 73 12 AUT Lucas Auer 17† 15† 21 16 7 1 13 5 12 9 18 10 7 2 15 15 18 16 68 13 ESP Miguel Molina 10 Ret 19 14 1 19 17 14 18 Ret 17 11 15 20 3 18 1 14 66 14 DEU Christian Vietoris 5 14 Ret 17 5 7 10 15 3 20† 23 14 13 17 17 14 22 2 60 15 CAN Bruno Spengler 6 Ret 13 9 11 9 5 7 13 14 15 3 18 6 14 12 14 12 51 16 BRA Augusto Farfus 14 2 9 4 21 Ret 11 Ret Ret 13 14 4 22 21 19 Ret 11 Ret 44 17 POR António Félix da Costa 7 Ret 22 21 15 14 9 DSQ 6 17 20 19 20 19 16 3 4 Ret 43 18 FRA Adrien Tambay Ret 13 8 11 20 20 7 DSQ Ret 12 8 Ret 15 6 2 12 Ret 40 19 DEU Mike Rockenfeller Ret 10 12 8 19 17 18 DSQ 14 15 16 15 14 22 4 8 5 11 31 20 DEU Maximilian Götz Ret 12 15 22 16 Ret 8 12 Ret Ret 4 16 10 23 21 17 17 19 17 21 DEU Martin Tomczyk 12 9 5 19 Ret 18 12 10 19 11 21 23 16 12 23 9 20 10 16 22 DEU Timo Scheider Ret Ret 17 10 17 16 16 16 11 Ret 9 13 21 11 9 6 16 18 13 23 DEU René Rast 19 6 17 8 24 ESP Daniel Juncadella Ret 16† Ret 12 18 Ret 19 DSQ 8 12 24 12 17 9 11 DSQ 21 Ret 6 25 SWE Felix Rosenqvist 10 21 12 18 8 11 Ret Ret 5 26 FRA Esteban Ocon Ret Ret 20 18 23 15 Ret 13 9 18 2 Pos. Position Driver HOCDEU RBRAUT LAUDEU NORDEU ZANNLD MSCRUS NÜRDEU HUNHUN HOCDEU PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance. Manufacturers' championship Pos. Position Driver HOCDEU RBRAUT LAUDEU NORDEU ZANNLD MSCRUS NÜRDEU HUNHUN HOCDEU Points 1 Audi 43 7 20 38 56 34 49 29 16 56 22 20 27 47 90 55 62 29 700 2 BMW 18 47 75 63 14 11 32 50 27 21 8 70 57 28 6 45 38 37 647 3 Mercedes-Benz 40 47 6 0 31 56 20 22 58 24 71 11 17 26 5 1 1 35 471 Pos. Position Driver HOCDEU RBRAUT LAUDEU NORDEU ZANNLD MSCRUS NÜRDEU HUNHUN HOCDEU Points Teams' championship Pos. Position Team Points 1 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 319 2 BMW Team RMG 290 3 BMW Team RBM 203 4 Audi Sport Team Rosberg 185 5 Audi Sport Team Abt 154 6 Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA II 133 7 Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA I 130 8 Mercedes-Benz DTM Team Mücke 128 9 BMW Team MTEK 95 10 Mercedes-Benz DTM Team ART 80 11 BMW Team Schnitzer 59 12 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 42 References 2 Bibliography Upietz Tim 1 December 2016 DTM 2016: Das offizielle Jahrbuch Gruppe C Motorsport Verlag Duisburg 978-3-928540-87-2 External links http://www.dtm.com The official website of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters de en Category:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters seasons Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters