2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season

2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season
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Support series: Formula 3 Euro Series

The 2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season was the thirteenth season of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. New technical regulations applyed from the 2012 season. BMW returned to the championship for the first time since 1993.^[1]

The points system for the 2012 season was changed to reflect the system used by the FIA for world championships. The top ten drivers in each race are awarded points on a scale of 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1.^[2]

[edit] Teams and drivers

Manufacturer	Car	Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
BMW	BMW M3 DTM	BMW Team RMG^[3]	1	Martin Tomczyk^[4]	All
		BMW Team RMG^[3]	2	Joey Hand^[5]	All
		BMW Team Schnitzer^[3]	7	Bruno Spengler^[6]	All
		BMW Team Schnitzer^[3]	8	Dirk Werner^[7]	All
		BMW Team RBM^[3]	15	Andy Priaulx^[8]	All
		BMW Team RBM^[3]	16	Augusto Farfus^[8]	All
Audi	Audi A5 DTM	Abt Sportsline^[9]	3	Mattias Ekström^[9]	All
		Abt Sportsline^[9]	4	Timo Scheider^[9]	All
		Phoenix Racing^[9]	9	Mike Rockenfeller^[9]	All
		Phoenix Racing^[9]	10	Miguel Molina^[9]	All
		Audi Sport Team Abt^[9]	17	Rahel Frey^[9]	All
		Audi Sport Team Abt^[9]	18	Adrien Tambay^[10]	All
		Team Rosberg^[9]	21	Edoardo Mortara^[9]	All
		Team Rosberg^[9]	22	Filipe Albuquerque^[9]	All
Mercedes-Benz	DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé	Mercedes AMG	5	Jamie Green^[11]	All
		Mercedes AMG	6	Ralf Schumacher^[12]	All
		HWA Team	11	Gary Paffett^[13]	All
		HWA Team	12	Christian Vietoris^[14]	All
		Mücke Motorsport^[15]	19	David Coulthard^[15]	All
		Mücke Motorsport^[15]	20	Robert Wickens^[14]	All
		Persson Motorsport	23	Roberto Merhi^[14]	All
		Persson Motorsport	24	Susie Wolff^[16]	All

[edit] Driver changes

Changed Teams

2011 champion Martin Tomczyk left Team Phoenix and Audi to join Team RMG, one of the three teams running BMW machinery.
2011 runner-up Bruno Spengler left Mercedes' HWA Team and also joined BMW with Team Schnitzer.
Rahel Frey left Team Phoenix to join Abt Sportsline, with Mike Rockenfeller and Miguel Molina moving over from Abt to fill the seats at Team Phoenix.
Christian Vietoris switched from Persson Motorsport to HWA Team.

Entering DTM

Long-time BMW factory drivers Augusto Farfus, Joey Hand, Andy Priaulx and Dirk Werner made their début in the series with BMW. Farfus and Priaulx are driving for Team RBM, Hand for Team RMG and Werner with Team Schnitzer.
Formula 3 Euro Series champion Roberto Merhi and Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion Robert Wickens joined Mercedes teams Persson Motorsport and Mücke Motorsport respectively.
After competing in Auto GP, French driver Adrien Tambay joined Abt Sportsline for his debut in the series.

Leaving DTM

Maro Engel left the series.
Oliver Jarvis was promoted to the Audi LMP1 sportscar squad and the FIA GT1 World Championship with Team WRT, and was replaced by Adrien Tambay.
Renger van der Zande left the DTM series.^[17]

[edit] Race calendar and results

An eleven-round calendar was announced on 11 November, including the non-championship event in Munich.^[18]

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning manufacturer
1	Hockenheimring	29 April	Mattias Ekström	Jamie Green	Gary Paffett	HWA Team	Mercedes-Benz
2	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	6 May	Bruno Spengler	Jamie Green	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW
3	Brands Hatch, Kent	20 May	Gary Paffett	Martin Tomczyk	Gary Paffett	HWA Team	Mercedes-Benz
4	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	3 June	Edoardo Mortara	Timo Scheider	Edoardo Mortara	Team Rosberg	Audi
5	Norisring, Nuremberg	1 July	Gary Paffett	Jamie Green	Jamie Green	Mercedes AMG	Mercedes-Benz

NC	Showevent Olympiastadion München	14 July	Relay races		Jamie Green Ralf Schumacher	Mercedes AMG	Mercedes-Benz
NC	Showevent Olympiastadion München	15 July	Knockout races		Mattias Ekström	Abt Sportsline	Audi

6	Nürburgring	19 August	Bruno Spengler	Bruno Spengler	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW
7	Circuit Park Zandvoort	26 August	Timo Scheider	Gary Paffett	Edoardo Mortara	Team Rosberg	Audi
8	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	16 September	Bruno Spengler	Roberto Merhi	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW
9	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	30 September	Augusto Farfus	Bruno Spengler	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RBM	BMW
10	Hockenheimring	21 October	Augusto Farfus	Gary Paffett	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW

[edit] Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

[edit] Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	HOC	LAU	BRH	RBR	NOR	OLY^‡		NÜR	ZAN	OSC	VAL	HOC	Points
1	Bruno Spengler	Ret	1	2	Ret	3	5	3	1	6	1	6	1	149
2	Gary Paffett	1	2	1	3	4	3	3	6	7	2	Ret	2	145
3	Jamie Green	2	4	8	5	1	1	2	4	4	3	10	4	121
4	Mike Rockenfeller	5	13	3	7	6	DNQ	5	5	2	6	5	Ret	85
5	Edoardo Mortara	11	8	9	1	Ret	DNQ	9	2	1	Ret	16†	6	82
6	Mattias Ekström	3	5	5	4	Ret	5	1	11	3	8	3	Ret	81
7	Augusto Farfus	15	3	11	10	Ret	5	5	10	9	5	1	3	69
8	Martin Tomczyk	Ret	7	4	2	2	DNQ	5	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	69
9	Dirk Werner	17	19	16	Ret	10	4	17	12	8	4	9	5	29
10	Adrien Tambay	Ret	18	12	Ret	15	2	9	Ret	5	16	2	Ret	28
11	Filipe Albuquerque	10	9	10	8	11	DNQ	9	8	15†	9	4	11	26
12	Christian Vietoris	4	11	6	Ret	8	3	9	16	Ret	12	12	10	25
13	Andy Priaulx	6	17	Ret	Ret	7	DNQ	17	19	13	Ret	8	7	24
14	Timo Scheider	Ret	6	Ret	6	16	2	17	9	Ret	10	Ret	12	19
15	David Coulthard	8	12	15	Ret	5	DNQ	5	20	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	14
16	Robert Wickens	14	22†	14	13	9	DNQ	9	7	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	14
17	Ralf Schumacher	7	10	19	11	Ret	1	17	13	10	13	14	9	10
18	Miguel Molina	9	15	7	Ret	12	5	9	15	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	8
19	Rahel Frey	16	20	18	15	17	DNQ	9	14	Ret	Ret	7	16	6
20	Joey Hand	13	14	13	9	14	4	9	18	14	11	15†	8	6
—	Roberto Merhi	18	16	17	12	13	DNQ	17	Ret	11	14	Ret	15	—
—	Susie Wolff	12	21	20†	14	Ret	DNQ	17	17	12	Ret	13	13	—
Pos.	Driver	HOC	LAU	BRH	RBR	NOR	OLY^‡		NÜR	ZAN	OSC	VAL	HOC	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Finished, in points
Blue	Finished, no points
Blue	Not classified (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate
Blank	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

† — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
‡ — No points are awarded for the non-championship Munich Olympiastadion event.

[edit] Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	No.	HOC	LAU	BRH	RBR	NOR	OLY^‡		NÜR	ZAN	OSC	VAL	HOC	Points
1	BMW Team Schnitzer	7	Ret	1	2	Ret	3	5	3	1	6	1	6	1	178
1	BMW Team Schnitzer	8	17	19	16	Ret	10	4	17	12	8	4	9	5	178
2	HWA Team	11	1	2	1	3	4	3	3	6	7	2	Ret	2	170
2	HWA Team	12	4	11	6	Ret	8	3	9	16	Ret	12	12	10	170
3	Mercedes AMG	5	2	4	8	5	1	1	2	4	4	3	10	4	131
3	Mercedes AMG	6	7	10	19	11	Ret	1	17	13	10	13	14	9	131
4	Team Rosberg	21	11	8	9	1	Ret	DNQ	9	2	1	Ret	16†	6	108
4	Team Rosberg	22	10	9	10	8	11	DNQ	9	8	15†	9	4	11	108
5	Abt Sportsline	3	3	5	5	4	Ret	5	1	11	3	8	3	Ret	100
5	Abt Sportsline	4	Ret	6	Ret	6	16	2	17	9	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	100
6	BMW Team RBM	15	6	17	Ret	Ret	7	DNQ	17	19	13	Ret	8	7	93
6	BMW Team RBM	16	15	3	11	10	Ret	5	5	10	9	5	1	3	93
7	Phoenix Racing	9	5	13	3	7	6	DNQ	5	5	2	6	5	Ret	93
7	Phoenix Racing	10	9	15	7	Ret	12	5	9	15	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	93
8	BMW Team RMG	1	Ret	7	4	2	2	DNQ	5	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	75
8	BMW Team RMG	2	13	14	13	9	14	4	9	18	14	11	15†	8	75
9	Audi Sport Team Abt	17	16	20	18	15	17	DNQ	9	14	Ret	Ret	7	16	34
9	Audi Sport Team Abt	18	Ret	18	12	Ret	15	2	9	Ret	5	16	2	Ret	34
10	Mücke Motorsport	19	8	12	15	Ret	5	DNQ	5	20	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	28
10	Mücke Motorsport	20	14	22†	14	13	9	DNQ	9	7	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	28
—	Persson Motorsport	23	18	16	17	12	13	DNQ	17	Ret	11	14	Ret	15	—
—	Persson Motorsport	24	12	21	20†	14	Ret	DNQ	17	17	12	Ret	13	13	—
Pos.	Team	No.	HOC	LAU	BRH	RBR	NOR	OLY^‡		NÜR	ZAN	OSC	VAL	HOC	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Finished, in points
Blue	Finished, no points
Blue	Not classified (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate
Blank	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

† — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
‡ — No points are awarded for the non-championship Munich Olympiastadion event.

[edit] Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	HOC	LAU	BRH	RBR	NOR	OLY^‡		NÜR	ZAN	OSC	VAL	HOC	Points
1	BMW	8	46	30	21	40	0	0	41	14	47	39	60	346
2	Audi	28	24	34	55	8	0	0	34	68	15	61	8	335
3	Mercedes-Benz	65	31	37	25	53	0	0	26	19	39	1	33	329
Pos.	Manufacturer	HOC	LAU	BRH	RBR	NOR	OLY^‡		NÜR	ZAN	OSC	VAL	HOC	Points

Notes:

‡ — No points are awarded for the non-championship Munich Olympiastadion event.

[edit] References

^ "DTM 2012 – a third force joins the party". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 25 October 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10755. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
^ "Sporting regulation 2012". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V.. http://www.dtm.com/reglement_s.php?lang=en. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c O'Leary, Jamie (3 February 2012). "Martin Tomczyk placed with new squad Team RMG as BMW reveals DTM pairings". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97311. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^ "BMW signs Martin Tomczyk as works driver". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 23 November 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10805. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
^ "ALMS Champion Joey Hand switches to BMW’s DTM project". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 15 December 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10846. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
^ "Bruno Spengler to drive for BMW in the DTM from 2012". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 26 October 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10754. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
^ "Werner dernière recrue de BMW [Werner newest member of BMW]" (in French). AUTOhebdo (Groupe Hommell). 13 January 2012. http://www.autohebdo.fr/tourisme/dtm/breve-29-16-20752/130112-dtm-werner-derniere-recrue-de-bmw. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Launch of the BMW M3 DTM Concept Car". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 15 July 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10444. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Meissner, Johan (24 February 2012). "Audi reveals 2012 DTM drivers line-up". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7231. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
^ "Audi gives young talent opportunity in DTM". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 14 March 2012. http://dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10961. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
^ Freeman, Glenn (16 March 2012). "Jamie Green retains Mercedes DTM seat for 2012". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98073. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ "Fifth DTM season for Ralf Schumacher in 2012". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 20 October 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10725. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
^ "Paffett extends Mercedes DTM contract". GPUpdate.net (GPUpdate). 15 June 2011. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/262247/paffett-extends-mercedes-dtm-contract/. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c O'Leary, Jamie (2 April 2012). "Robert Wickens and Roberto Merhi join Mercedes for DTM assault". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/66g1cHbap. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b O'Leary, Jamie (29 February 2012). "David Coulthard will race in the DTM for a third straight year with Mercedes". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97722. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ O'Leary, Jamie (9 March 2012). "Susie Wolff to remain with Persson Mercedes squad in DTM". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97920. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
^ Freeman, Glenn (8 March 2012). "Renger van der Zande left without DTM seat for 2012 season". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97894. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
^ "2012 DTM schedule – the start of a new era". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 11 November 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10785. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

[edit] External links

The official website of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (English)

[1] "DTM 2012 – a third force joins the party". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 25 October 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10755. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

[2] "Sporting regulation 2012". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V.. http://www.dtm.com/reglement_s.php?lang=en. Retrieved 23 April 2012.

[BMW_teams-3] O'Leary, Jamie (3 February 2012). "Martin Tomczyk placed with new squad Team RMG as BMW reveals DTM pairings". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97311. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

[4] "BMW signs Martin Tomczyk as works driver". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 23 November 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10805. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

[5] "ALMS Champion Joey Hand switches to BMW’s DTM project". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 15 December 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10846. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

[6] "Bruno Spengler to drive for BMW in the DTM from 2012". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 26 October 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10754. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

[7] "Werner dernière recrue de BMW [Werner newest member of BMW]" (in French). AUTOhebdo (Groupe Hommell). 13 January 2012. http://www.autohebdo.fr/tourisme/dtm/breve-29-16-20752/130112-dtm-werner-derniere-recrue-de-bmw. Retrieved 13 January 2012.

[Farfus_and_Priaulx-8] "Launch of the BMW M3 DTM Concept Car". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 15 July 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10444. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

[Audi-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Meissner, Johan (24 February 2012). "Audi reveals 2012 DTM drivers line-up". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7231. Retrieved 24 February 2012.

[Tambay-10] "Audi gives young talent opportunity in DTM". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 14 March 2012. http://dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10961. Retrieved 14 March 2012.

[11] Freeman, Glenn (16 March 2012). "Jamie Green retains Mercedes DTM seat for 2012". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98073. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

[12] "Fifth DTM season for Ralf Schumacher in 2012". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 20 October 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10725. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

[13] "Paffett extends Mercedes DTM contract". GPUpdate.net (GPUpdate). 15 June 2011. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/262247/paffett-extends-mercedes-dtm-contract/. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

[MercedesJunior-14] O'Leary, Jamie (2 April 2012). "Robert Wickens and Roberto Merhi join Mercedes for DTM assault". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/66g1cHbap. Retrieved 2 April 2012.

[DC-15] O'Leary, Jamie (29 February 2012). "David Coulthard will race in the DTM for a third straight year with Mercedes". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97722. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

[16] O'Leary, Jamie (9 March 2012). "Susie Wolff to remain with Persson Mercedes squad in DTM". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97920. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

[17] Freeman, Glenn (8 March 2012). "Renger van der Zande left without DTM seat for 2012 season". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97894. Retrieved 8 March 2012.

[18] "2012 DTM schedule – the start of a new era". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 11 November 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10785. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

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2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season

Contents

[edit] Teams and drivers

[edit] Driver changes

[edit] Race calendar and results

[edit] Championship standings

[edit] Drivers' championship

[edit] Teams' championship

[edit] Manufacturers' championship

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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