2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Motorsports season 2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Champion Mattias Ekström Teams' Champion Abt Sportsline 2006 2008 right horizontal 300 Mattias Ekström (EKS) (32864603293) (cropped).jpg Bruno Spengler - Nürburgring 2006.jpg Mattias Ekström (left) won his second Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Championship while Bruno Spengler (right) finished second in the championship. thumb|right|The Drivers' Championship was won by Mattias Ekström. The 2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-first season of premier German touring car championship and also eighth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. Season summary The season started dramatically with massive crash on opening lap of Hockenheim race. As a result, Tom Kristensen and Alexandre Prémat were forced to sit out races.Meissner Johan 24 April 2007 Kristensen and Prémat are ok https://www.touringcartimes.com/2007/04/24/kristensen-and-premat-are-ok/ 25 October 2024 TouringCarTimesDumitru Mihai 21 November 2012 Werner, Biela to fill in for Prémat, Kristensen https://www.autoevolution.com/news/werner-biela-to-fill-in-for-premat-kristensen-1282.html 25 October 2024 AutoEvolution The season also included many controversial moments. In Lausitzring, the safety car caught the wrong driver and this shook up race results almost completely. Organizers admitted that Mika Häkkinen deserved the win and Paul di Resta second place, but other drivers were not in the places where they should have been. As a result, half points were awarded and thus race director Roland Bruynseraede was sacked on 31 May 2007.DTM: Personeelswisselingen in wedstrijdleiding DTM https://autosport.nl/klasse/nieuws/3802/personeelswisselingen-in-wedstrijdleiding-dtm autosport.nl 31 May 2007 31 May 2007 en At Zandvoort, Audi drivers swapped positions on the start/finish straight on the final lap, handing the race win to Martin Tomczyk instead of Prémat.29 July 2007 Tomczyk inherits win https://www.eurosport.com/dtm/zandvoort/2007/tomczyk-inherits-win_sto1261586/story.shtml 25 October 2024 Eurosport Audi Motorsport Director Wolfgang Ullrich denied the presence of team orders and instead said that Prémat did the move on his own.29 July 2007 Ullrich: "Fahrer haben selbst entschieden" Ullrich: "Drivers decided for themselves" https://www.motorsport-total.com/dtm/news/ullrich-fahrer-haben-selbst-entschieden-07072905 25 October 2024 Motorsport-Total.com de At the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona before 42,000 spectators, Häkkinen collided with Martin Tomczyk and Daniel la Rosa with Mattias Ekström. This and couple of other incidents caused that all Audi drivers withdrew from the race on the instruction of Audi Motorsport Director Wolfgang Ullrich with nine laps to go. Häkkinen and la Rosa were excluded from the race (which was meaningless as both drivers retired in the incidents), fined and given 10-place grid penalty for final race of the season.Collantine Keith DTM Barcelona: Scandal as Audi withdraw https://www.racefans.net/2007/09/23/dtm-barcelona-scandal-as-audi-withdraw/ RaceFans 23 September 2007 21 September 2024Wester Arno DTM heute vor 15 Jahren: Der unglaubliche Barcelona-Skandal DTM 15 years ago today: The unbelievable Barcelona scandal https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/dtm/news-279549-dtm-heute-vor-15-jahren-der-unglaubliche-barcelona-skandal/ Motorsport Magazin de 23 September 2022 21 September 2024 This was the final season that Vodafone was a front windscreen sponsor as well as Blaupunkt as a front vehicle plate sponsor. Teams and drivers The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop. ManufacturerCarTeamNo.DriversRounds Mercedes-Benz AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2007 HWA Team 1 DEU Bernd Schneider All 2 CAN Bruno Spengler All 5 GBR Jamie Green All 6 FIN Mika Häkkinen All AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006 Persson Motorsport 9 GBR Gary Paffett All 10 GRC Alexandros Margaritis All AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 19 GBR Paul di Resta All AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006 Mücke Motorsport 14 GBR Susie Stoddart All 15 DEU Daniel la Rosa All AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 18 AUT Mathias Lauda All Audi Audi A4 DTM 2007 Abt Sportsline 3 SWE Mattias Ekström All 4 DEU Martin Tomczyk All 7 DNK Tom Kristensen 1, 5-10 DEU Frank Biela 2 DEU Markus Winkelhock 3-4 8 DEU Timo Scheider All Audi A4 DTM 2006 Team Rosberg 11 DEU Mike Rockenfeller All 12 DEU Lucas Luhr All Team Phoenix 16 DEU Christian Abt All17 FRA Alexandre Prémat 1, 3-10 DEU Marco Werner 2 Audi A4 DTM 2005 Futurecom TME 20 GBR Adam Carroll 1-5DEU Markus Winkelhock 6-10 21 BEL Vanina Ickx AllSources:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Summary 2007 https://motorsportstats.com/series/deutsche-tourenwagen-masters/summary/2007 Motorsport Stats 3 October 2023DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2007: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/touringcars/dtm-itc/2007-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 3 October 2023 Driver changes Jean Alesi left the DTM after five seasons in the championship, citing frustration with driving a year old car in 2006.Alesi to leave DTM after this year https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/alesi-to-leave-dtm-after-this-year-4405943/4405943/ 2006 Formula 3 Euro Series champion Paul di Resta joined the series with Persson Motorsport.Many new teams up for 2007 8 September 2006 https://www.touringcartimes.com/2006/09/08/many-new-teams-up-for-2007/ Stefan Mücke left the series after five seasons.Stefan Mucke quits the DTM 17 February 2007 https://www.touringcartimes.com/2007/02/17/stefan-mucke-quits-the-dtm/ He was replaced at Mücke Motorsport by Mathias Lauda who had driven for Perrsson Motorsport the previous season. 2005 DTM champion Gary Paffett returned to the series with Perrsson Motorsport after spending the previous year focussing on his role as test driver at the McLaren F1 Team.Mercedes confirm Paffett return https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/mercedes-confirm-paffett-return-4408621/4408621/ Heinz-Harald Frentzen left the series after claiming that he had no support from Audi.Frentzen hits out at Audi team https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/frentzen-hits-out-at-audi-team-4406659/4406659/ He was replaced by Timo Scheider who had driven for Team Rosberg the previous season.Audi completes squad for 2007 DTM https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/audi-completes-squad-for-2007-dtm-8224 Mike Rockenfeller and Lucas Luhr joined the series with Team Rosberg after both switching from being Porsche factory drivers to Audi factory drivers. GP2 frontrunner Alexandre Prémat joined the series with Team Phoenix. GP2 driver Adam Carroll joined the series with Futurecom TME.Carroll gets final Audi seat https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/carroll-gets-final-audi-seat-4408187/4408187/ Pierre Kaffer and Frank Stippler both left the series. Mid season changes Tom Kristensen had to miss three rounds due to injuries sustained at the season opener in Hockenheim. He was replaced by Frank Biela at Oschersleben and Markus Winkelhock at EuroSpeedway and Brands Hatch.Biela to replace Kristensen https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/biela-to-replace-kristensen-4409696/4409696/Winkelhock Joins Audi https://www.eurosport.com/dtm/eurospeedway/2007/winkelhock-joins-audi_sto1182691/story.shtml Alexandre Prémat had to miss the Oschersleben round due to injuries sustained at the season opener in Hockenheim. He was replaced by Marco Werner.Premat set for layoff https://www.eurosport.com/dtm/hockenheim/2007/premat-set-for-lay-off_sto1158798/story.shtml Adam Carroll left Futurecom TME after the fifth round after failing to fulfill sponsorship obligations and returned to the GP2 Series. He was replaced by Markus Winkelhock for the remainder of the season.Carroll dropped by TME https://www.eurosport.com/dtm/mugello/2007/carroll-dropped-by-tme_sto1242915/story.shtml Race calendar and winners Round Circuit Date Local Time Pole position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer TV DEU Präsentation Düsseldorf 15 April 10:00 1 DEU Hockenheimring 22 April 14:00 CAN Bruno Spengler SWE Mattias Ekström SWE Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi ARD 2 DEU Oschersleben 6 May 14:00 FIN Mika Häkkinen GBR Jamie Green GBR Gary Paffett Laureus AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARD 3 DEU EuroSpeedway 20 May 14:00 CAN Bruno Spengler SWE Mattias Ekström FIN Mika Häkkinen AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARD 4 GBR Brands Hatch 10 June 13:00 FIN Mika Häkkinen DEU Martin Tomczyk DEU Bernd Schneider Original-Teile AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARD 5 DEU Norisring 24 June 14:00 CAN Bruno Spengler CAN Bruno Spengler CAN Bruno Spengler DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARD 6 ITA Mugello 15 July 17:45 SWE Mattias Ekström DEU Martin Tomczyk FIN Mika Häkkinen AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARD 7 NLD Zandvoort 29 July 13:00 DEU Timo Scheider GBR Jamie Green DEU Martin Tomczyk Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi ARD 8 DEU Nürburgring 2 September 15:00 DEU Martin Tomczyk CAN Bruno Spengler DEU Martin Tomczyk Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi ARD 9 ESP Barcelona 23 September 14:00 DEU Martin Tomczyk CAN Bruno Spengler GBR Jamie Green Salzgitter AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARD 10 DEU Hockenheimring 14 October 14:00 DNK Tom Kristensen GBR Jamie Green GBR Jamie Green Salzgitter AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARDSource:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results 2007 https://motorsportstats.com/series/deutsche-tourenwagen-masters/results/2007 Motorsport Stats 3 October 2023 Championship standings Scoring system Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2007: Point standings https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/touringcars/dtm-itc/2007-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' championship Pos Driver HOCDEU OSCDEU LAU•DEU BRHGBR NORDEU MUGITA ZANNLD NÜRDEU CATESP HOCDEU Pts 1 SWE Mattias Ekström 1 7 10 3 3 2 3 3 Ret 3 50 2 CAN Bruno Spengler 14 Ret 3 5 1 4 5 2 2 4 47 3 DEU Martin Tomczyk 2 5 9 2 Ret Ret 1 1 Ret 9 40 4 GBR Jamie Green 6 11 6 6 6 Ret 11 5 1 1 34.5 5 GBR Paul di Resta 5 2 2 Ret 15 3 14 6 3 8 32 6 DEU Bernd Schneider 7 6 4 1 2 11 12 7 Ret 5 31.5 7 DEU Timo Scheider 9 4 5 13 14 Ret 4 4 Ret 2 25 8 FIN Mika Häkkinen 10 17 1 4 9 1 7 10 DSQ 17 22 9 GBR Gary Paffett 8 1 8 10 4 Ret 9 12 5 Ret 20.5 10 GRC Alexandros Margaritis 4 8 Ret 9 7 Ret 8 13 4 7 16 11 FRA Alexandre Prémat Ret Ret 7 8 7 2 9 10† 16 13 12 DEU Mike Rockenfeller 12 3 13 Ret 13 6 10 17 7† DSQ 11 13 DEU Daniel la Rosa 3 14 16† DSQ 12 5 DNS 14 DSQ 10 10 14 DNK Tom Kristensen Ret 5 8 18† 8 9† 6 9 15 AUT Mathias Lauda 13 13 7 12 11 12† 15 11 6 11 4 16 DEU Christian Abt Ret 10 17† 8 10 Ret 6 15 11† 15 4 17 DEU Lucas Luhr 11 12 14 11 18† Ret 16 16 8† 12 1 18 GBR Adam Carroll Ret 9 11 15 17† 0 19 DEU Markus Winkelhock Ret 14 9 13 Ret 12† 13 0 20 GBR Susie Stoddart Ret 16 12 16 16 10 17 18 Ret 14 0 21 BEL Vanina Ickx 15 Ret 15 17 Ret Ret DNS 19 13† 18 0 22 DEU Marco Werner 15 0 23 DEU Frank Biela 18† 0 Pos Driver HOCDEU OSCDEU LAU•DEU BRHGBR NORDEU MUGITA ZANNLD NÜRDEU CATESP HOCDEU Pts Sources:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Standings 2007 https://motorsportstats.com/series/deutsche-tourenwagen-masters/standings/2007 Motorsport Stats 3 October 20232007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Standings https://www.touringcars.net/database/standings.php?series=DTM&year=2007 TouringCars.net 3 October 2023August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance. • Half points were awarded at EuroSpeedway because of mistakes by race director during the safety car period. (Points were awarded 5-4-3-2.5-2-1.5-1-0.5). Teams' championship Pos. Position Team No. Car number HOCDEU OSCDEU LAU•DEU BRHGBR NORDEU MUGITA ZANNLD NÜRDEU CATESP HOCDEU Points 1 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 3 1 7 10 3 3 2 3 3 Ret 3 90 4 2 5 9 2 Ret Ret 1 1 Ret 9 2 Original-Teile / DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG Mercedes 1 7 6 4 1 2 11 12 7 Ret 5 78.5 2 14 Ret 3 5 1 4 5 2 2 4 3 Salzgitter / AMG Mercedes 5 6 11 6 6 6 Ret 11 5 1 1 56.5 6 10 17 1 4 9 1 7 10 DSQ 17 4 stern / Laureus AMG Mercedes 9 8 1 8 10 4 Ret 9 12 5 Ret 36.5 10 4 8 Ret 9 7 Ret 8 13 4 7 5 Audi Sport Team Abt 7 Ret 18† Ret 14 5 8 18† 8 9† 6 34 8 9 4 5 13 14 Ret 4 4 Ret 2 6 TV Spielfilm / JAWA4U.de AMG Mercedes 14 Ret 16 12 16 16 10 17 18 Ret 14 32 19 5 2 2 Ret 15 3 14 6 3 8 7 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 16 Ret 10 17† 8 10 Ret 6 15 11† 15 17 17 Ret 15 Ret 7 8 7 2 9 10† 16 8 TrekStor / Trilux AMG Mercedes 15 3 14 16† DSQ 12 5 DNS 14 DSQ 10 14 18 13 13 7 12 11 12† 15 11 6 11 9 Audi Sport Team Rosberg 11 12 3 13 Ret 13 6 10 17 7† DSQ 12 12 11 12 14 11 18† Ret 16 16 8† 12 10 Futurecom TME 20 Ret 9 11 15 17† 9 13 Ret 12† 13 0 21 15 Ret 15 17 Ret Ret DNS 19 13† 18 Pos. Position Team No. Car number HOCDEU OSCDEU LAU•DEU BRHGBR NORDEU MUGITA ZANNLD NÜRDEU CATESP HOCDEU Points Sources: References Bibliography Voigt Thomas November 2007 DTM Jahrbuch 2007: Das offizielle Buch der DTM German Heel Verlag Königswinter 978-3-89880-824-8 Schröder Torben November 2007 Tourenwagen Story 2007 German Adrenalin Verlag Saint Vith 978-3-940672-03-2 External links http://www.dtm.de Category:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters seasons Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters