The 2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirty-fourth season of premier German touring car championship and also twenty-first season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000 as well as second and final season of "Class 1" regulations era.

Audi entered as the defending Manufacturers' Champion, after winning their seventh title in 2019, Audi Sport Team Rosberg entered as the defending teams' champion and René Rast entered as the defending drivers' champion, after winning his second title in 2019.

After Aston Martin and R-Motorsport decided to withdraw from Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, the 2020 season marks the first season since 2011 that the series featured only two manufacturers.

2020 also marked the final season for Audi Sport in the DTM, shifting their focus to FIA Formula E and customer programmes. It also marked the final season for the "Class 1" regulations, as the DTM switched to GT Pro regulations for 2021.

René Rast retained the DTM driver's title for the second year in a row (third overall).

Teams and drivers

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Hankook.

Manufacturer Car Engine Team No. Rounds Audi Audi RS5 Turbo DTM 2020 Audi RC8 2.0 TFSI I-4t 4 Robin Frijns All 51 Nico Müller All 10 Harrison Newey All 13 Fabio Scherer All 62 All19 Benoît Tréluyer8 28 Loïc Duval 1–7, 9 99 Mike Rockenfeller All 33 René Rast All 53 Jamie Green All BMW BMW M4 Turbo DTM 2020 BMW P48 Turbo I-4t Orlen Team ART 8 Robert Kubica All BMW Team RMG 11 Marco Wittmann All 16 Timo Glock All BMW Team RMR 22 Lucas Auer All 27 Jonathan Aberdein All BMW Team RBM 25 Philipp Eng All 31 Sheldon van der Linde All

Team changes BMW was due to introduce customer teams for the 2020 season, increasing their line-up size to seven cars. This led to the return of ART Grand Prix, which last competed in 2016. Aston Martin terminated their contract with engine partner HWA after the 2019 season. Aston Martin ultimately withdrew from the series in January 2020.

Driver changes 2019 Audi Sport Team WRT drivers Jonathan Aberdein and Pietro Fittipaldi were dropped after one season with the team. They were replaced by another all-rookie lineup consisting of 2016 Indy Lights champion Ed Jones, who left the IndyCar Series after 3 seasons, and FIA Formula 3 Championship driver Fabio Scherer. Jones later pulled out of the championship due to complications in travel owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, paving the way for Harrison Newey to make his début instead. Aberdein moved across to BMW replacing Bruno Spengler, who left the series after fifteen years to join BMW Team RLL in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Fittipaldi planned to return to the Super Formula Championship, but later joined Haas F1 Team as their test and reserve driver. All factory Audi DTM drivers returned for the third season running. Former Mercedes driver Lucas Auer returned to the series with BMW after a one-year hiatus; he replaced Joel Eriksson, who left the series after two seasons to drive in the ADAC GT Masters. Ferdinand von Habsburg moved to Audi Sport Team WRT after Aston Martin failed to return for 2020. His 2019 team-mates Daniel Juncadella, Paul di Resta and Jake Dennis were left without drives after the British marque's departure from the series. Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica made his DTM debut with Orlen Team ART.

Mid-season changes With Loïc Duval forced to miss the second Zolder round due to a clashing commitment at Petit Le Mans, Benoît Tréluyer deputised for him.

Calendar A provisional ten-round calendar was announced on 19 September 2019: five rounds will be held in Germany, and four outside of Germany. However, the calendar was altered twice in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; initially on 26 March before a further modified schedule was published on 3 June. Round Circuit Race 1 Race 2 1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 August 2 August 2 Lausitzring (Sprint Circuit) 15 August 16 August 3 Lausitzring (Grand Prix Circuit) 22 August 23 August 4 TT Circuit Assen 5 September 6 September 5 Nürburgring (Grand Prix Circuit) 12 September 13 September 6 Nürburgring (Sprint Circuit) 19 September 20 September 7 Circuit Zolder 10 October 11 October 8 17 October 18 October 9 Hockenheimring 7 November 8 November Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Circuit Original Dates Igora Drive, Priozersk 30 May 31 May Anderstorp Raceway, Anderstorp 13 June 14 June Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 27 June 28 June Norisring, Nuremberg 11 July 12 July Brands Hatch, Kent 22 August 23 August

Calendar changes Original calendar The Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli was removed from the calendar, owing to declining attendance numbers. It will be replaced by the Autodromo Nazionale Monza which will make its series début. Also making its début on the calendar will be a Swedish round at Anderstorp Raceway. The Hockenheimring will feature just one round instead of the usual two rounds, with Circuit Zolder becoming the new season-opener. Russia will return to DTM for the first time since 2017, with the series inaugurating the Igora Drive circuit near Saint Petersburg.

First amendments The first half of the season was postponed, with the opening race scheduled for the Norisring on its original date in July. Two event slots were left in early August and October respectively for either the Russian or Swedish round, with original season opener Zolder moved to August. The rounds at Brands Hatch, TT Circuit Assen and the Nürburgring were left on their original dates, with events at the Lausitzring, Hockenheimring and Monza moved to October and November.

Second amendments The Norisring Trophy remained the opening round on a schedule restricted to Germany and Benelux. The first blank slot was filled with the series' first event at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps since 2005, and will be followed by two events on back-to-back weekends at the Lausitzring. Further double-header events will be held at the Nürburgring and Zolder, with the Lausitz and Nürburg events punctuated by a round at Assen. The Hockenheimring returned to the season finale slot having been shuffled out by Monza in the first amendment. The Nuremberg season-opener was eventually cancelled after the local council ruled against holding the event behind closed doors on economic and health grounds.

Regulation changes After a successful 2019 season, the push-to-pass overtake system was doubled from and the drag reduction system (DRS) usage became unrestricted. To compensate, the engine's power output was reduced from . On 1 July 2019 it was announced that Hankook would once again extend their DTM tyre partner contract until at least 2023, beating out bids by Continental, Dunlop, Michelin, Pirelli and Yokohama to provide tyres for the series. A High Yaw Lift-Off (HYLO) system was introduced in front of the two rear wing pillars, to avoid cars becoming airborne in the event of a high-speed collision. The fuel-mass flow restrictor rate for all Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters engines was slightly reduced from to compensate more fuel-efficiency and maximum performance with fuel-mass flow restrictor for extra push-to-pass mode slightly increased from .

Results and standings Season summary Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer 1 R1 Spa-Francorchamps Robin Frijns Nico Müller Nico Müller Audi R2 René Rast René Rast Nico Müller Audi 2 R1 EuroSpeedway Lausitz Short Robin Frijns Nico Müller Nico Müller Audi R2 Robin Frijns Robin Frijns René Rast Audi 3 R1 EuroSpeedway Lausitz Long Nico Müller Nico Müller René Rast Audi R2 Robin Frijns Jamie Green Lucas Auer BMW Team RMR BMW 4 R1 TT Circuit Assen Loïc Duval Fabio Scherer Robin Frijns Audi R2 René Rast Sheldon van der Linde Sheldon van der Linde BMW Team RBM BMW 5 R1 Nürburgring Grand Prix Nico Müller Nico Müller Nico Müller Audi R2 Nico Müller Robin Frijns Robin Frijns Audi 6 R1 Nürburgring Sprint René Rast Nico Müller Robin Frijns Audi R2 Robin Frijns René Rast Nico Müller Audi 7 R1 Circuit Zolder I René Rast René Rast René Rast Audi R2 Timo Glock Marco Wittmann René Rast Audi 8 R1 Circuit Zolder II René Rast René Rast René Rast Audi R2 Ferdinand Habsburg René Rast René Rast Audi 9 R1 Hockenheimring René Rast René Rast Nico Müller Audi R2 René Rast René Rast René Rast Audi

Scoring system Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows: Race Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th Points251815121086421 Additionally, the top three placed drivers in qualifying also received points: Qualifying Position 1st  2nd  3rd Points321

Drivers' championship DriverSPALAU1LAU2ASNNÜR1NÜR2ZOL1ZOL2HOCPoints1 René Rast5331713126355122232131113111221113532 Nico Müller1213122221523331151531339621223303 Robin Frijns91223141333112235312122123Ret23Ret3752794 Mike Rockenfeller45115611411439782Ret66421395 Timo Glock81356429671410842419414†81206 Sheldon van der Linde15621591071868461021371091087 Loïc Duval37Ret3878214294Ret91013461088 Jamie Green248Ret104NC1213714†15†Ret1585333989 Marco Wittmann11104359148393515†8108Ret119510DNS156101114871115762773210111146811 Jonathan Aberdein10915914761310861011114Ret5376212 Lucas Auer78121412111101211121312311Ret12165113 Philipp Eng6119781213961041291412Ret9104814 Harrison Newey13Ret101215131215141311115679Ret132715 Robert Kubica1414131316161014161213Ret1412Ret38152016 Fabio Scherer12121411131515Ret1516†Ret141355Ret13†122017 Benoît Tréluyer14Ret0DriverSPALAU1LAU2ASSNÜR1NÜR2ZOL1ZOL2HOCPointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap 1 – 3 Points for Pole 2 – 2 Points for P2 3 – 1 Point for P3

† — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.

Teams' championship TeamCarSPALAU1LAU2ASSNÜR1NÜR2ZOL1ZOL2HOCPoints1491223141333112235312122123Ret23Ret3756095112131222215233311515313396212223353317131263551222321311131112211145153248Ret104NC1213714†15†Ret158533331914Ret2472837Ret3878214294Ret91013469945115611411439782Ret66424 BMW Team RMG1111104359148393515†8108Ret112151681356429671410842419414†85 BMW Team RBM256119781213961041291412Ret9101563115621591071868461021371096 BMW Team RMR2278121412111101211121312311Ret12161132710915914761310861011114Ret53771013Ret101215131215141311115679Ret131031312121411131515Ret1516†Ret141355Ret13†1262DNS156101114871115762773210111148 Orlen Team ART81414131316161014161213Ret1412Ret381520TeamCarSPALAU1LAU2ASSNÜR1NÜR2ZOL1ZOL2HOCPoints

Manufacturers' championship ManufacturerSPALAU1LAU2ASSNÜR1NÜR2ZOL1ZOL2HOCPoints1Audi76766071725176617176657272627467757612532BMW191542312851173933153927243715371613500ManufacturerSPALAU1LAU2ASSNÜR1NÜR2ZOL1ZOL2HOCPoints

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