The 2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirty-seventh season of the premier German motor racing championship and also the twenty-fourth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. It was the third season of the DTM to be run under Group GT3 regulations, and the first season with ADAC as the promoter after ITR ceased operations at the end of the previous year.
Teams and drivers All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli. On 22 February all participating teams were announced.
ManufacturerCarEngineTeamDriverStatusRounds Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 Abt Sportsline 3 Kelvin van der Linde All 7 Ricardo Feller All Liqui Moly Team Engstler 8 Luca Engstler All Tresor Attempto Racing 40 Mattia Drudi All 83 Patric Niederhauser All BMW BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 Schubert Motorsport 1 Sheldon van der Linde All 33 René Rast 1, 3–8 Dries Vanthoor 2 Project 1 11 Marco Wittmann All 56 Sandro Holzem 4 5–8 Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 Emil Frey Racing 14 Jack Aitken 1, 3–8 Albert Costa 2 69 Thierry Vermeulen All Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 SSR Performance 6 Alessio Deledda All 92 Mirko Bortolotti All 94 Franck Perera All GRT Grasser Racing Team 19 Mick Wishofer 1–3 Maximilian Paul 4–5 Andrea Caldarelli 7 Christian Engelhart8 63 Clemens Schmid All Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT 4 Luca Stolz All 36 Arjun Maini All Mercedes-AMG Team Winward 22 Lucas Auer All 27 David Schumacher All Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter Mercedes-AMG Team BWT 48 Maro Engel All 84 Jusuf Owega All Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Toksport WRT 9 Tim Heinemann All 99 Christian Engelhart 1–4 Marvin Dienst 5–8 KÜS Team Bernhard 24 Ayhancan Güven All 75 Laurin Heinrich All Manthey EMA 90 Dennis Olsen All 91 Thomas Preining AllIconStatusGuest drivers ineligible for points
Race calendar Round Circuit Location Race 1 Race 21 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt 27 May 28 May 2 Circuit Zandvoort Zandvoort, North Holland 24 June 25 June 3 Norisring Nuremberg, Bavaria 8 July 9 July 4 Nürburgring Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate 5 August 6 August 5 Lausitzring Klettwitz, Brandenburg 19 August 20 August 6 Sachsenring Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Sachsen 9 September 10 September 7 Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria 23 September 24 September 8 Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg 21 October 22 October Source:
Results and standings
Season summary RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamWinning manufacturer1R1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben Franck Perera Ayhancan Güven Franck Perera SSR Performance LamborghiniR2 Thomas Preining Thomas Preining Christian Engelhart Toksport WRT Porsche2R1 Circuit Zandvoort Maro Engel Maro Engel Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf Mercedes-AMGR2 Ricardo Feller Ricardo Feller Ricardo Feller Abt Sportsline Audi3R1 Norisring Sheldon van der Linde Laurin Heinrich Sheldon van der Linde Schubert Motorsport BMWR2 René Rast Kelvin van der Linde Thomas Preining Manthey EMA Porsche4R1 Nürburgring(Sprint Circuit) Mirko Bortolotti Lucas Auer Mirko Bortolotti SSR Performance LamborghiniR2 Ricardo Feller Marco Wittmann Maximilian Paul GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini5R1 Lausitzring(Sprint Circuit) Jack Aitken Jack Aitken Jack Aitken Emil Frey Racing FerrariR2 Mirko Bortolotti Luca Stolz Mirko Bortolotti SSR Performance Lamborghini6R1 Sachsenring Luca Stolz Ayhancan Güven Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Mercedes-AMGR2 Mirko Bortolotti Ricardo Feller Mirko Bortolotti SSR Performance Lamborghini7R1 Red Bull Ring Laurin Heinrich René Rast Kelvin van der Linde Abt Sportsline AudiR2 René Rast Sheldon van der Linde René Rast Schubert Motorsport BMW8R1 Hockenheimring Thomas Preining Thomas Preining Thomas Preining Manthey EMA PorscheR2 Thomas Preining Sheldon van der Linde Thomas Preining Manthey EMA Porsche
Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen classified finishers as follows: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Race252016131110987654321 Additionally, the top three placed drivers in qualifying also received points: Qualifying Position 1st 2nd 3rd Points321
Drivers' championship DriverOSCZANNORNÜRLAUSACRBRHOCPoints 1 Thomas Preining 11 31 7 22 122 12 32 5 15 4 2 4 6 3 11 11 246 2 Mirko Bortolotti 83 6 4 11 6 4 11 DNS 22 11 9 11 9 21 5 22 213 3 Ricardo Feller 4 7 15 11 8 14 43 61 7 22 4 6 3 15 4 9 179 4 Sheldon van der Linde Ret 11 22 10 11 33 7 172 5 13 6 Ret 13 22 20 4 151 5 René Rast 5 Ret 221 20 19 8 11 8 8 4 11 Ret 3 140 6 Luca Stolz Ret Ret 11 3 Ret 10 15 13 6 3 11 23 7 Ret 8 73 133 7 Dennis Olsen 10 4 16 9 3 6 5 Ret 12 5 7 Ret 10 5 23 12 129 8 Kelvin van der Linde 6 Ret 12 6 21 5 8 20 3 8 53 13 12 Ret 6 25 119 9 Lucas Auer 16 10 6 Ret 4 11 2 3 43 6 Ret 15 15 11 15 8 111 10 Maro Engel 13 14 11 53 7 9 12 4 13 Ret Ret Ret 5 12 17 5 107 11 Franck Perera 11 12 3 13 11 12 23 10 Ret Ret 11 3 19 13 14 14 95 12 Laurin Heinrich 7 9 Ret Ret 10 7 19 2 DSQ Ret 12 Ret21 16 10 6 94 13 Marco Wittmann Ret 18 53 4 9 13 6 15 10 10 18 12 8 4 9 17 91 14 Jack Aitken 32 17 17 20 22 183 11 7 Ret Ret2 20 83 7 10 82 15 Ayhancan Güven 20 Ret 13 7 53 8 Ret WD 16 Ret 32 Ret 113 7 Ret 11 70 16 Thierry Vermeulen 15 16 Ret Ret 20 21 10 8 9 9 10 5 DSQ 9 11 23 58 17 Christian Engelhart 9 1 23 12 Ret 17 Ret WD 32 Ret 54 18 Tim Heinemann 2 22 19 16 Ret 16 14 12 Ret 16 16 14 21 20 Ret Ret 50 19 Clemens Schmid 12 53 21 Ret 18 Ret 18 DSQ 11 Ret3 Ret 17 25 6 12 24 32 20 Arjun Maini Ret 15 17 17 13 15 16 DSQ Ret 14 13 7 14 10 Ret 13 3021 Maximilian Paul 13 1 19 Ret 28 22 Jusuf Owega 14 8 10 Ret Ret 18 17 16 14 17 14 10 Ret 19 22 15 28 23 Patric Niederhauser Ret 19 20 8 15 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 23 17 19 19 23 24 Luca Engstler 17 DSQ 14 14 Ret 19 Ret 7 DSQ 15 19 Ret 12 Ret Ret 22 18 25 David Schumacher 18 13 Ret 15 16 Ret Ret 9 DSQ Ret 17 11 18 18 18 16 16 26 Mattia Drudi Ret Ret 18 DSQ 14 Ret 11 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 16 20 1327 Marvin Dienst 18 12 15 Ret 22 14 13 1811 28 Albert Costa 8 Ret 8 29 Dries Vanthoor 9 Ret 730 Sandro Holzem 21 14 17 18 20 16 24 Ret 21 21031 Andrea Caldarelli 17 DSQ0 32 Alessio Deledda 19 20 24 Ret 19 Ret Ret DSQ Ret 19 21 18 26 22 Ret Ret 033 Mick Wishofer Ret Ret 22 Ret DSQ Ret 0DriverOSCZANNORNÜRLAUSACRBRHOCPointsBold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
1 – 3 Points for Pole
2 – 2 Points for P2
3 – 1 Point for P3
Teams' championship TeamPoints1 Manthey EMA3572 SSR Performance2913 Abt Sportsline2864 Schubert Motorsport2825 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT1586 KÜS Team Bernhard1577 Emil Frey Racing1398 Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf1319 Mercedes-AMG Team Winward12610 Toksport WRT9511 Project 19012 GRT Grasser Racing Team7413 Tresor Attempto Racing3614 Liqui Moly Team Engstler18
Manufacturers' championship Only points scored by the top three drivers of a manufacturer in races count for the manufacturers' championship. ManufacturerPoints1 Porsche4642 Lamborghini3963 Mercedes-AMG3644 BMW3565 Audi3366 Ferrari199
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