Series

DTM

Germany’s touring car tradition, reinvented with GT3 machines. Close racing, tactical pit stops, eight manufacturer brands on track.

Last Race

Hockenheimring 2026

11. Oct 2026

  1. 1
    Maro Engel Winward Racing
  2. 2
    Ricardo Feller Manthey EMA
  3. 3
    Thomas Preining Manthey EMA

Next Session

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Driver Ranking

  1. 1. Thomas Preining 225 pts.
  2. 2. Maro Engel 213 pts.
  3. 3. Marco Wittmann 198 pts.
  4. 4. Lucas Auer 182 pts.
  5. 5. Matteo Cairoli 160 pts.
  6. 6. Nicki Thiim 149 pts.
  7. 7. Ben Dörr 140 pts.
  8. 8. Arjun Maini 132 pts.
  9. 9. Ricardo Feller 121 pts.
  10. 10. Jules Gounon 112 pts.
  11. 11. Thierry Vermeulen 107 pts.
  12. 12. Luca Engstler 98 pts.
  13. 13. Mirko Bortolotti 97 pts.
  14. 14. Kelvin van der Linde 96 pts.
  15. 15. Finn Wiebelhaus 78 pts.
  16. 16. Bastian Buus 66 pts.
  17. 17. Marco Mapelli 57 pts.
  18. 18. Tom Kalender 49 pts.
  19. 19. Timo Glock 30 pts.
  20. 20. Maximilian Paul 14 pts.
  21. 21. Nicolas Baert 7 pts.
  22. 22. Christian Engelhart 2 pts.
  23. 23. Simon Connor Primm 1 pts.

Team Ranking

  1. 1. Manthey EMA 346 pts.
  2. 2. Winward Racing 325 pts.
  3. 3. Schubert Motorsport 294 pts.
  4. 4. Emil Frey Racing 267 pts.
  5. 5. Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf 231 pts.
  6. 6. HRT Ford Performance 210 pts.
  7. 7. Dörr Motorsport 170 pts.
  8. 8. Comtoyou Racing 156 pts.
  9. 9. Abt Sportsline 155 pts.
  10. 10. GRT Grasser Racing Team 111 pts.
  11. 11. Land Motorsport 66 pts.
  12. 12. TGI Team by GRT 2 pts.
  13. 13. Seyffarth Motorsport 1 pts.
Teams & Drivers 2026
MEManthey EMA346 Points
WRWinward Racing325 Points
SMSchubert Motorsport294 Points
EFREmil Frey Racing267 Points
MTLMercedes-AMG Team Landgraf231 Points
HFPHRT Ford Performance210 Points
DMDörr Motorsport170 Points
CRComtoyou Racing156 Points
ASAbt Sportsline155 Points
GGRGRT Grasser Racing Team111 Points
LMLand Motorsport66 Points
TTBTGI Team by GRT2 Points
SMSeyffarth Motorsport1 Points

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Past Races

The History of DTM

DTM was founded in 1984 as the Deutsche Produktionswagen-Meisterschaft (German Production Car Championship), emerging from the financially derailed Deutsche Rennsport-Meisterschaft, which had by then turned to costly Group C sports prototypes. The first round was held in March 1984 at the Belgian Circuit Zolder; after 15 races, Volker Strycek became the series’ first champion in a BMW 635 CSi, despite not winning a single race. In 1986 the series adopted the name still used today: Deutsche Tourenwagen-Meisterschaft (DTM).

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the DTM became a stage for factory teams from Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Opel and Alfa Romeo, fielding increasingly elaborate touring car prototypes. This era reached its technical peak in 1993 with Nicola Larini’s Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI, whose carbon-fibre bodywork and Formula 1-derived electronics left the competition trailing.

Escalating costs eventually pushed the series toward internationalisation: in 1995, the DTM ran alongside the newly created International Touring Car Championship (ITC); by 1996 the national DTM had disappeared entirely, and by the end of that year the ITC too collapsed under exploding budgets. Only in 2000 did the series return as the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, led by Gerhard Berger and the ITR. Bernd Schneider became the defining figure of the new DTM, earning the nickname “Mr. DTM” and remaining the series’ record champion to this day with five titles (1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006).

Between 2000 and 2018, Mercedes, Audi and BMW competed with naturally aspirated V8 touring cars, before the series attempted to revive full factory involvement in 2019 with high-performance turbocharged four-cylinder engines under the international “Class 1” ruleset, aligned with Japan’s Super GT. The project lasted only two seasons: Mercedes had already withdrawn at the end of 2018, and Audi’s exit at the end of 2020 left the DTM without any factory teams.

Since 2021, the DTM has run GT3 cars from numerous manufacturers, fielded by customer teams rather than factories. Maximilian Götz became the first GT3-era champion, followed by drivers including Thomas Preining and Mirko Bortolotti, before Ayhancan Güven, driving a Porsche, became the first Turkish champion in 2025. Mercedes-AMG won that same season’s manufacturers’ title, its 16th in the series’ history, a new record.

Records & Milestones

Drivers

  • Record champion: Bernd Schneider (5 titles: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006)
  • Most race starts: Bernd Schneider, 236 (1986–2008)
  • First champion: Volker Strycek (1984, BMW 635 CSi)
  • Reigning champion: Ayhancan Güven (2025, Porsche)

Manufacturers

  • Record manufacturer: Mercedes-AMG (16 titles)
  • Series relaunch: 2000 as Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
  • GT3 regulations introduced: 2021 (first champion: Maximilian Götz)
  • Current manufacturer champion: Mercedes-AMG (2025)

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