The 2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-eighth season of premier German touring car championship and also fifteenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The season started on 4 May at Hockenheim, and ended on 19 October at the same venue, after a total of ten rounds.

In his second season in the series, BMW Team RMG driver Marco Wittmann became champion after his consistent finishes throughout the season left him with a comfortable 50-point winning margin. Wittmann took his first series victory in the opening race at Hockenheim, and quickly added a second victory at the Hungaroring. He also won back-to-back races at the Red Bull Ring and the Nürburgring, before clinching the title at Lausitzring. Mattias Ekström finished the season as runner-up for Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline, winning the season's final two races at Zandvoort and Hockenheim – Audi's only victories of the 2014 season. Another Audi driver clinched third in the championship, as defending champion Mike Rockenfeller finished in the position for Audi Sport Team Phoenix; he took three second places during the year, but went winless. Other drivers to take victories were Wittmann's team-mate Maxime Martin at Moscow Raceway, with HWA triumvirate Robert Wickens (Norisring), Christian Vietoris (Oschersleben) and Pascal Wehrlein (Lausitzring) taking victories for Mercedes; for Vietoris and Wehrlein, it was their first in the series.

It was also the last season of the single-legged race format before it was replaced by the two-legged DTM race format for the following season (with both races held on Saturday and Sunday).

Calendar A provisional ten-round calendar was announced on 16 October 2013.

In July, it was announced that the Chinese round – originally scheduled for 28 September on a temporary street circuit in Guangzhou – was cancelled, as the modifications necessary for erecting the circuit proved to be far more extensive than first planned. As a result, a replacement round was scheduled for the same weekend, held at Zandvoort in the Netherlands.

Round Circuit Date Maps 1 Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 4 May 2 18 May 3 Hungaroring, Mogyoród 1 June 4 Norisring, Nuremberg 29 June 5 Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 13 July 6 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 3 August 7 Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate 17 August 8 Lausitzring, Brandenburg 14 September 9 Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland 10 Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 19 October

Teams and drivers The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Hankook. CarTeamDriversRounds Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi Sport Team Phoenix 1 Mike Rockenfeller All 2 Timo Scheider All Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 7 Mattias Ekström All 8 Miguel Molina All Audi Sport Team Abt 15 Edoardo Mortara All 16 Adrien Tambay All Audi Sport Team Rosberg 21 Jamie Green All 22 Nico Müller All BMW BMW M4 DTM BMW Team RBM 3 Augusto Farfus All 4 Joey Hand All BMW Team Schnitzer 9 Bruno Spengler All 10 Martin Tomczyk All BMW Team MTEK 17 Timo Glock All 18 António Félix da Costa All BMW Team RMG 23 Marco Wittmann All 24 Maxime Martin All Mercedes-Benz DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HWA Team 5 Christian Vietoris All 6 Paul di Resta All 11 Gary Paffett All 12 Robert Wickens All 25 Pascal Wehrlein All Mücke Motorsport 19 Daniel Juncadella All 20 Vitaly Petrov All

Driver changes Entering DTM BMW test driver and Marc VDS Racing Team driver Maxime Martin was promoted to a race seat in BMW Team RMG for the 2014 season. Both António Félix da Costa and Nico Müller, who finished third and fifth in the 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season, joined the DTM series, driving for BMW Team MTEK and Team Rosberg respectively. Former Renault and Caterham Formula One driver Vitaly Petrov entered the championship, driving a Mercedes-Benz.

Leaving DTM Filipe Albuquerque, who drove for Audi switched to the marque's LMP and GT programme. Andy Priaulx, who drove for BMW in 2012 and 2013, left the series and joined the United SportsCar Championship. Dirk Werner, who drove for BMW in 2012 and 2013, left the series and joined the BMW endurance programme, including competing at the 24 Hours Nürburgring. Roberto Merhi who drove for Mercedes in 2012 and 2013, left the series and joined Zeta Corse in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. He remained a Mercedes test and reserve driver.

Results and standings Results summary

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer 1 Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 4 May Adrien Tambay Martin Tomczyk Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMG BMW 2 18 May Marco Wittmann Miguel Molina HWA Team Mercedes-Benz 3 Hungaroring, Mogyoród 1 June Marco Wittmann Nico Müller Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMG BMW 4 Norisring, Nuremberg 29 June Robert Wickens Mattias Ekström Robert Wickens HWA Team Mercedes-Benz 5 Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 13 July Maxime Martin Miguel Molina Maxime Martin BMW Team RMG BMW 6 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 3 August Robert Wickens Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMG BMW 7 Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate 17 August Marco Wittmann Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMG BMW 8 Lausitzring, Brandenburg 14 September Pascal Wehrlein Timo Scheider HWA Team Mercedes-Benz 9 Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi 10 Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 19 October Miguel Molina Marco Wittmann Mattias Ekström Audi

Championship standings Scoring system Points were 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

Drivers' championship Driver HOC OSC HUN NOR MSC RBR NÜR LAU ZAN HOC Points 1 Marco Wittmann 1 19 1 6 4 1 1 6 2 5 156 2 Mattias Ekström 2 13 9 3 3 7 Ret Ret 1 1 106 3 Mike Rockenfeller 4 2 10 8 Ret 13 2 10 15 2 72 4 Christian Vietoris 15 1 20† 21† 7 9 6 2 5 14 69 5 Edoardo Mortara 22† 3 4 4 9 16 3 16 4 22† 68 6 Martin Tomczyk 7 9 13 Ret 13 4 8 8 3 7 49 7 Maxime Martin 20 14 6 17 1 14 7 14 6 Ret 47 8 Pascal Wehrlein 11 Ret 14 5 8 Ret 10 1 7 20† 46 9 Timo Scheider 9 7 Ret 10 Ret 5 Ret 3 9 6 44 10 Jamie Green Ret 18† 7 2 Ret 8 14 17† 14 3 43 11 Bruno Spengler 6 12 3 11 2 10 12 15 16 12 42 12 Robert Wickens 18 Ret 11 1 14 DSQ 9 5 8 17 41 13 Augusto Farfus 8 5 21† 14 10 2 Ret 7 Ret 16 39 14 Adrien Tambay 3 10 5 9 Ret 6 11 18† Ret 19† 36 15 Paul di Resta 14 4 18 15 Ret 18 4 Ret Ret 4 36 16 Timo Glock 5 Ret 19 16 6 3 16 Ret 12 11 33 17 Miguel Molina 13 6 2 22† 12 11 Ret 9 18† 8 32 18 Daniel Juncadella 19 Ret 16 13 15 15 5 4 17 21† 22 19 Nico Müller 16 16 12 18 5 19 Ret Ret Ret 13 10 20 Joey Hand 10 15 15 7 17 12 17 11 10 15 8 21 António Félix da Costa 21† 11 8 20 11 Ret 13 Ret 13 9 6 22 Gary Paffett 12 8 Ret 12 16 17 15 13 19† 10 5 23 Vitaly Petrov 17 17 17 19 18 20 18 12 11 18† 0 Driver HOC OSC HUN NOR MSC RBR NÜR LAU ZAN HOC PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.

Teams' championship Team HOC OSC HUN NOR MSC RBR NÜR LAU ZAN HOC Points 1 BMW Team RMG 23 1 19 1 6 4 1 1 6 2 5 203 24 20 14 6 17 1 14 7 14 6 Ret 2 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 7 2 13 9 3 3 7 Ret Ret 1 1 138 8 13 6 2 22† 12 11 Ret 9 18† 8 3 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 1 4 2 10 8 Ret 13 2 10 15 2 116 2 9 7 Ret 10 Ret 5 Ret 3 9 6 4 HWA Team 5 15 1 20† 21† 7 9 6 2 5 14 105 6 14 4 18 15 Ret 18 4 Ret Ret 4 5 Audi Sport Team Abt 15 22† 3 4 4 9 16 3 16 4 22† 104 16 3 10 5 9 Ret 6 11 18† Ret 19† 6 BMW Team Schnitzer 9 6 12 3 11 2 10 12 15 16 12 91 10 7 9 13 Ret 13 4 8 8 3 7 7 Audi Sport Team Rosberg 21 Ret 18† 7 2 Ret 8 14 17† 14 3 53 22 16 16 12 18 5 19 Ret Ret Ret 13 8 BMW Team RBM 3 8 5 21† 14 10 2 Ret 7 Ret 16 47 4 10 15 15 7 17 12 17 11 10 15 9 HWA Team 25 11 Ret 14 5 8 Ret 10 1 7 20† 46 10 HWA Team 11 12 8 Ret 12 16 17 15 13 19† 10 46 12 18 Ret 11 1 14 DSQ 9 5 8 17 11 BMW Team MTEK 17 5 Ret 19 16 6 3 16 Ret 12 11 39 18 21† 11 8 20 11 Ret 13 Ret 13 9 12 Mücke Motorsport 19 19 Ret 16 13 15 15 5 4 17 21† 22 20 17 17 17 19 18 20 18 12 11 18† Team HOC OSC HUN NOR MSC RBR NÜR LAU ZAN HOC PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturers' championship Manufacturer HOC OSC HUN NOR MSC RBR NÜR LAU ZAN HOC Points 1 Audi 47 48 49 52 27 28 33 18 39 70 411 2 BMW 54 12 52 14 64 71 35 18 42 18 380 3 Mercedes-Benz 0 41 0 35 10 2 33 65 20 13 219 Manufacturer HOC OSC HUN NOR MSC RBR NÜR LAU ZAN HOC Points

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