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2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

The 2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirty-first season of premier German touring car championship and also eighteenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The season is scheduled to run from 6 May until 15 October over 18 races. René Rast won his first DTM championship after a total of nine events.[1]

René Rast (left) won his first Drivers' Championship while Mattias Ekström (right) finished second in the championship.

Supplier changes edit

  • German wheel rim company ATS became official standard control wheel rim supplier from 2017 season onwards as it was announced on 15 March 2016.[2]
  • Hankook Tire extend their DTM tyre supplier role until 2019 as the South Korean tyre company announced on 6 May 2016.[3]

Rule changes edit

Sporting rules edit

  • On 17 September 2016, DTM announced that the field may be reduced from 24 to 18 competitors.[4][5]
  • The DTM race formats will be changed to 55 minutes respectively for race 1 and race 2 as it was announced on 30 March 2017.[6]
  • The team-to-driver radio has been banned for 2017 season onwards as it was announced on 1 May 2017.[7]
  • The simultaneously 4 tyre change in the pit stop has been replaced by the separated 4 tyre change in the pit stop to make longer pit duration up to 10 seconds (similar to 24 Hours of Le Mans).[8]
  • Points will be awarded for qualification positions with the top three earning points.[9]

Technical rules edit

  • After using single-element rear wings for five seasons, the rear wing of all DTM cars has been changed back from a single-element plane wing to a dual-element plane wing. The double-element rear wing was last featured in the DTM in the 2011 season.[10]
  • All DTM engines from 2017 season will be increased to 500 bhp as well as the increase of intake air restrictors diameter to 29 mm.
  • All DTM entrants to utilize all-new Hankook tyre compounds from 2017 season to produce aggressive grip.[11]

Mid-season changes edit

  • The allocation of Balance of Performance DTM car weights were revised again for fine tuning.[12]
  • After several criticisms and protests from DTM teams, the Balance of Performance DTM car weights were officially abolished just before Austrian race.[13]

Teams and drivers edit

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Hankook.

Make Car Team No. Drivers Rounds
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM   Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Mercedes Me 2   Gary Paffett[14] All
6   Robert Wickens[14] All
  Mercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy 3   Paul di Resta[14] All
63   Maro Engel[14] All
  Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT 22   Lucas Auer[14] All
48   Edoardo Mortara[15] All
Audi Audi RS5 DTM   Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 5   Mattias Ekström[16] All
51   Nico Müller[16] All
  Team Rosberg 33   René Rast[16] All
53   Jamie Green[16] All
  Team Phoenix 77   Loïc Duval[16] All
99   Mike Rockenfeller[16] All
BMW BMW M4 DTM   BMW Team RBM[17] 7   Bruno Spengler[17] All
31   Tom Blomqvist[17] All
36   Maxime Martin[17] All
  BMW Team RMG[17] 11   Marco Wittmann[17] All
15   Augusto Farfus[17] All
16   Timo Glock[17] All

Team changes edit

Leaving DTM

Driver changes edit

Entering DTM
Changing teams
Leaving DTM

Calendar edit

The nine event calendar was announced on 16 December 2016. All races from 2016 will return in 2017.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer
1 R1   Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 6 May   Lucas Auer   Mattias Ekström   Lucas Auer Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT Mercedes-Benz
R2 7 May   Timo Glock   Jamie Green   Jamie Green Team Rosberg Audi
2 R1   Lausitzring, Brandenburg 20 May   Lucas Auer   René Rast   Lucas Auer Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT Mercedes-Benz
R2 21 May   Robert Wickens   René Rast   Jamie Green Team Rosberg Audi
3 R1   Hungaroring, Mogyoród 17 June   René Rast   Mike Rockenfeller   Paul di Resta Mercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-Benz
R2 18 June   René Rast   Mattias Ekström   René Rast Team Rosberg Audi
4 R1   Norisring, Nuremberg 1 July   Maxime Martin   Tom Blomqvist   Bruno Spengler BMW Team RBM BMW
R2 2 July   Tom Blomqvist   Bruno Spengler   Maxime Martin BMW Team RBM BMW
5 R1   Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 22 July   René Rast[N 1]   Robert Wickens   René Rast Team Rosberg Audi
R2 23 July   Bruno Spengler   Jamie Green   Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-Benz
6 R1   Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland 19 August   Timo Glock   René Rast   Timo Glock BMW Team RMG BMW
R2 20 August   Augusto Farfus   Loïc Duval   Mike Rockenfeller[N 2] Team Phoenix Audi
7 R1   Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate 9 September   Lucas Auer   Nico Müller   Lucas Auer Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT Mercedes-Benz
R2 10 September   Marco Wittmann   René Rast   Robert Wickens Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Mercedes Me Mercedes-Benz
8 R1   Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 23 September   Jamie Green   Jamie Green   Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi
R2 24 September   Jamie Green   Jamie Green   René Rast Team Rosberg Audi
9 R1   Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 14 October   Timo Glock   Mike Rockenfeller   Jamie Green Team Rosberg Audi
R2 15 October   Tom Blomqvist   Jamie Green   Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMG BMW
  1. ^ Originally scored by Marco Wittmann, the German had to serve a 5-place grid penalty after receiving his third warning of the season in the previous round.
  2. ^ Originally won by Marco Wittmann, he was disqualified for not having enough fuel at the end of the race.

Championship standings edit

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 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Additionally, starting 2017, the top three placed drivers in qualifying will also receive points.

Qualifying Position  1st   2nd   3rd 
Points 3 2 1

Drivers' championship edit

Pos. Driver HOC
  		LAU
  		HUN
  		NOR
  		MSC
  		ZAN
  		NÜR
  		RBR
  		HOC
  		Points
1   René Rast 6 Ret2 3 7 61 11 122 Ret 12 43 9 Ret 5 12 13 12 6 22 179
2   Mattias Ekström 5 11 8 2 53 23 3 4 8 22 17† 3 15 6 13 5 11 8 176
3   Jamie Green 18 13 10 13 DSQ2 5 7 8 9 5 5 9 6 7 21 141 13 5 173
4   Mike Rockenfeller 3 7 5 5 4 10 13 Ret 23 12 4 1 14 17 7 2 2 3 167
5   Marco Wittmann 10 3 13 9 8 Ret2 4 5 31 6 23 DSQ2 92 31 5 63 13 13 160
6   Lucas Auer 11 4 11 10 12 Ret Ret 2 6 8 15 14 11 13 8 Ret 8 10 136
7   Timo Glock 2 81 11 15 2 7 5 10 5 13 11 7 12 8 10 7 31 12 133
8   Maxime Martin 11 Ret 43 8 Ret 3 21 1 16 Ret 3 63 17 11 6 11 42 6 132
9   Robert Wickens 15 Ret 22 31 Ret 8 Ret 112 4 9 11 15† 33 13 4 10 7 17† 119
10   Gary Paffett 72 2 6 4 7 9 10 Ret 7 16 8 5 10 14 17 4 9 4 102
11   Paul di Resta 8 6 16 13 1 6 11 6 14 DSQ 7 Ret 2 22 11 9 14 16 99
12   Nico Müller 9 5 18 6 10 4 9 133 15 15 10 4 11 Ret 32 3 12 11 81
13   Bruno Spengler 12 9 14 16 3 14 13 12 12 31 14 10 13 4 12 16 10 14 75
14   Edoardo Mortara 43 13 7 11 9 11 8 3 13 10 12 12 7 16 9 17† 5 9 61
15   Maro Engel 17 10 9 12 13 15 14 14 10 1 16 11 4 5 15 15 16 13 51
16   Augusto Farfus 13 Ret 12 14 11 12 Ret 7 17 11 62 81 8 9 Ret 12 17 7 35
17   Tom Blomqvist 16 12 17 172 15† 13 6 91 Ret 7 Ret 13 16 10 16 13 15 Ret1 25
18   Loïc Duval 14 Ret 15 18 14 16 15 15 11 14 13 2 18 15 14 8 18 15 22
Pos. Driver HOC
  		LAU
  		HUN
  		NOR
  		MSC
  		ZAN
  		NÜR
  		RBR
  		HOC
  		Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – 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.

Manufacturers' championship edit

Pos. Driver HOC
  		LAU
  		HUN
  		NOR
  		MSC
  		ZAN
  		NÜR
  		RBR
  		HOC
  		Points
1 Audi 35 44 30 68 37 70 25 17 52 43 25 72 18 14 70 77 52 49 798
2 Mercedes-Benz 53 39 64 31 33 14 5 43 27 32 10 10 81 56 18 15 22 15 568
3 BMW 19 24 13 8 37 23 77 47 28 32 72 25 8 37 19 14 33 43 560
Pos. Driver HOC
  		LAU
  		HUN
  		NOR
  		MSC
  		ZAN
  		NÜR
  		RBR
  		HOC
  		Points

Teams' championship edit

Pos. Team Points
1 Audi Sport Team Rosberg 352
2 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 257
3 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Mercedes me 221
4 BMW Team RBM (#7, #36) 207
5 BWT Mercedes-AMG Motorsport 197
6 BMW Team RMG (#11, #15) 195
7 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 189
8 BMW Team RMR (#16, #31) 158
9 SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport 150

References edit

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