2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

The 2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-seventh season of premier German touring car championship and also fourteenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000.

2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
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Mike Rockenfeller (left) won his first Drivers' Championship while Augusto Farfus (right) finished second in the championship.

Bruno Spengler started the season as the defending drivers' champion. BMW was the defending manufacturers' champion, and BMW Team Schnitzer the defending teams' champion. Mike Rockenfeller clinched his first DTM title at the penultimate round of the season at Zandvoort, driving for Audi.

This was the first season since the 2005 season without any female DTM drivers due to Susie Wolff and Rahel Frey left the series after 2012 season.

Rule changes

Technical
  • For the first time that all-DTM cars introduced the F1-style Drag Reduction Systems (DRS) to adjust the rear wing and assist overtaking with rear wing inclination angle to 15°.
  • The minimum weight of the cars has been increased from 1,100 kg (2,425 lb) to 1,110 kg (2,447 lb) to better aerodynamic reasons.
  • The softer option tyre were introduced to improve spectacle and more degradable as well as pit stop window allocation tweaked.

Teams and drivers

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Hankook.

Make Car Team No. Drivers Rounds
BMW[1] BMW M3 DTM BMW Team Schnitzer[2] 1 Bruno Spengler[3] All
2 Dirk Werner[3] All
BMW Team RBM[2] 7 Augusto Farfus[3] All
8 Joey Hand[3] All
BMW Team RMG[2] 15 Martin Tomczyk[3] All
16 Andy Priaulx[3] All
BMW Team MTEK[2] 21 Marco Wittmann[3] All
22 Timo Glock[4] All
Mercedes-Benz DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HWA Team 3 Gary Paffett[5] All
4 Roberto Merhi[5] All
9 Christian Vietoris[5] All
10 Robert Wickens[5] All
Mücke Motorsport[6] 17 Daniel Juncadella[5] All
18 Pascal Wehrlein[6] All
Audi Audi RS5 DTM Team Rosberg[7] 5 Edoardo Mortara[8] All
6 Filipe Albuquerque[8] All
Abt Sportsline[7] 11 Mattias Ekström[8] All
12 Jamie Green[8] All
Phoenix Racing[7] 19 Mike Rockenfeller[8] All
20 Miguel Molina[9] All
Audi Sport Team Abt[7] 23 Timo Scheider[8] All
24 Adrien Tambay[8] All

Team changes
  • After competing with six cars in 2012, BMW increased its involvement in the series by expanding to eight cars.[1] Team MTEK ran the new team for the marque.[3]
  • Mercedes-Benz initially submitted eight entries to the grid, but later scaled back their commitment to six cars after parting company with Persson Motorsport.[5]

Driver changes

Race calendar and results

A provisional eleven-round calendar was announced on 23 October 2012,[13] and the final schedule was published on 21 November 2012.[14] A revised calendar was released by series organisers on 19 December 2012, with the Norisring round moved back by a week to avoid a clash with the German Grand Prix. To accommodate the change of date, the Zandvoort meeting was moved from July to September, and would become the penultimate event of the season, with the Oschersleben and second Hockenheim meetings also being held later than originally scheduled.[15]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer
1 Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 5 May Timo Scheider Augusto Farfus Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW
2 Brands Hatch, Kent 19 May Mike Rockenfeller Gary Paffett Mike Rockenfeller Phoenix Racing Audi
3 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 2 June Bruno Spengler Marco Wittmann Bruno Spengler BMW Team Schnitzer BMW
4 EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Brandenburg 16 June Christian Vietoris Mike Rockenfeller Gary Paffett HWA Team Mercedes-Benz
5 Norisring, Nuremberg 14 July Robert Wickens Christian Vietoris No winner[N 1]
6 Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 4 August Mike Rockenfeller Adrien Tambay Mike Rockenfeller Phoenix Racing Audi
7 Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate 18 August Augusto Farfus Pascal Wehrlein Robert Wickens HWA Team Mercedes-Benz
8 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt 15 September Jamie Green Joey Hand Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW
9 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Noord-Holland 29 September Marco Wittmann Marco Wittmann Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW
10 Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 20 October Bruno Spengler Christian Vietoris Timo Glock BMW Team MTEK BMW
Notes
  1. Mattias Ekström was disqualified from the race after infringing parc ferme regulations. Following an appeal by Abt Sportsline to the Deutscher Motor Sport Bund, the disqualification was confirmed; however, drivers were not promoted in the race results, and as such, no driver was officially recognised as having finished in first place.[16]

Calendar changes
  • The 2013 season saw the DTM series travel to Russia for the first time, with the inclusion of a round at the Moscow Raceway scheduled for August.
  • The non-championship exhibition rounds held at the Munich Olympic Stadium in 2011 and 2012 was discontinued in 2013.
  • The race at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain – which had been included on the DTM calendar in 2011 and 2012 – was discontinued.

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

Drivers' championship
Pos. Driver HOC
 BRH
 RBR
 LAU
 NOR
 MSC
 NÜR
 OSC
 ZAN
 HOC
 Points
1 Mike Rockenfeller 8 1 4 2 5 1 4 2 2 16 142
2 Augusto Farfus 1 Ret 6 12 16 3 2 1 1 11 116
3 Bruno Spengler 5 2 1 7 6 19 14 21† 20 3 82
4 Christian Vietoris 3 8 7 3 3 10 3 18 15 7 77
5 Robert Wickens Ret 3 12 4 2 12 1 22† 16 18 70
6 Gary Paffett 4 6 9 1 18† 5 17 6 9 9 69
7 Mattias Ekström Ret 7 5 8 DSQ 2 13 7 4 4 68
8 Marco Wittmann 9 4 2 21† 10 15 7 12 5 DSQ 49
9 Timo Glock Ret 13 3 14 13 16 18 15 18 1 40
10 Timo Scheider 6 9 16 20 Ret 9 Ret 5 3 13 37
11 Jamie Green 14 15 18 5 19† 6 9 3 13 12 35
12 Joey Hand 7 5 Ret 15 8 7 Ret 16 7 20 32
13 Dirk Werner 2 12 8 13 11 8 15 13 21† 8 30
14 Adrien Tambay Ret 18 11 11 15 4 6 9 6 14 30
15 Roberto Merhi 10 16 20 10 7 14 19 14 Ret 2 26
16 Daniel Juncadella 12 20 13 6 4 18 Ret 17 17 10 21
17 Miguel Molina 15 11 14 16 14 Ret 8 8 10 5 19
18 Filipe Albuquerque 16 17 17 18 12 13 11 4 8 Ret 16
19 Martin Tomczyk 13 14 Ret 19 Ret 17 5 20† 11 19 10
20 Andy Priaulx 17† 19 19 22 9 20 16 19 19 6 10
21 Edoardo Mortara Ret 21† 15 9 17† Ret 12 10 14 15 3
22 Pascal Wehrlein 11 10 10 17 20† 11 10 11 12 17 3
Pos. Driver HOC
 BRH
 RBR
 LAU
 NOR
 MSC
 NÜR
 OSC
 ZAN
 HOC
 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

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

Teams' championship
Pos. Team No. HOC
 BRH
 RBR
 LAU
 NOR
 MSC
 NÜR
 OSC
 ZAN
 HOC
 Points
1 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 19 8 1 4 2 5 1 4 2 2 16 161
20 15 11 14 16 14 Ret 8 8 10 5
2 BMW Team RBM 7 1 Ret 6 12 16 3 2 1 1 11 148
8 7 5 Ret 15 8 7 Ret 16 7 20
3 HWA Team 9 3 8 7 3 3 10 3 18 15 7 147
10 Ret 3 12 4 2 12 1 22† 16 18
4 BMW Team Schnitzer 1 5 2 1 7 6 19 14 21† 20 3 112
2 2 12 8 13 11 8 15 13 21† 8
5 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 11 Ret 7 5 8 DSQ 2 13 7 4 4 103
12 14 15 18 5 19† 6 9 3 13 12
6 HWA Team 3 4 6 9 1 18 5 17 6 9 9 95
4 10 16 20 10 7 14 19 14 Ret 2
7 BMW Team MTEK 21 9 4 2 21† 10 15 7 12 5 DSQ 89
22 Ret 13 3 14 13 16 18 15 18 1
8 Audi Sport Team Abt 23 6 9 16 20 Ret 9 Ret 5 3 13 67
24 Ret 18 11 11 15 4 6 9 6 14
9 Mücke Motorsport 17 12 20 13 6 4 18 Ret 17 17 10 24
18 11 10 10 17 20† 11 10 11 12 17
10 BMW Team RMG 15 13 14 Ret 19 Ret 17 5 20† 11 19 20
16 17† 19 19 22† 9 20 16 19 19 6
11 Audi Sport Team Rosberg 5 Ret 21† 15 9 17 Ret 12 10 14 15 19
6 16 17 17 18 12 13 11 4 8 Ret
Pos. Team No. HOC
 BRH
 RBR
 LAU
 NOR
 MSC
 NÜR
 OSC
 ZAN
 HOC
 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturers' championship
Pos. Manufacturer HOC
 BRH
 RBR
 LAU
 NOR
 MSC
 NÜR
 OSC
 ZAN
 HOC
 Points
1 BMW 61 40 70 6 15 25 34 25 41 52 369
2 Audi 12 33 22 34 10 65 26 65 58 22 347
3 Mercedes-Benz 28 28 9 61 51 11 41 8 2 27 266
Pos. Manufacturer HOC
 BRH
 RBR
 LAU
 NOR
 MSC
 NÜR
 OSC
 ZAN
 HOC
 Points

References
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  3. "Number seven". BMW Motorsport. BMW. 1 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  4. O'Leary, Jamie (25 January 2013). "BMW confirms Timo Glock for 2013 DTM season". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  5. "No DTM drive for Kubica in 2013 as Mercedes signs Juncadella". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  6. Noble, Jonathan (16 March 2013). "Ralf Schumacher retires from racing to take managerial role". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 16 March 2013. Schumacher's place in the Mercedes squad will be taken by teenager Pascal Wehrlein, who was last year's F3 Euro Series runner-up with Mucke. Wehrlein will drive alongside Daniel Juncadella at the team.
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  8. "Audi: full speed ahead in motorsport too". Audi Sport. Audi. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  9. Elizalde, Pablo (4 February 2013). "Miguel Molina keeps Audi DTM seat". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  10. "David Coulthard to bow out at DTM season finale in Hockenheim". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012. The former Formula 1 driver is ending his DTM career after three seasons and 33 races in order to concentrate more on his role as a Formula 1 expert and commentator for the BBC
  11. O'Leary, Jamie (6 February 2012). "Marco Wittmann joins BMW as DTM reserve and GT race driver". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  12. O'Leary, Jamie (19 October 2012). "Susie Wolff to leave DTM after 2012". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  13. "2013 DTM calendar – Debut appearance in Moscow". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V. 23 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  14. "Compact season comprising 10 races held in a two-week rhythm". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  15. "The 2013 calendar: Norisring rescheduled – fans can attend both DTM and F1". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  16. "DMSB-Berufungsgericht bestätigt Ekström-Ausschluss beim DTM-Rennen auf dem Norisring" [DMSB Court of Appeal confirms Ekstrom exclusion in the DTM race at the Norisring]. DMSB.de (in German). Deutscher Motor Sport Bund. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

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