2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season

The 2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season is the thirteenth season of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. New technical regulations apply from the 2012 season. BMW will return to the championship for the first time since 1993.^[1]

The points system for the 2012 season was changed to reflect the system used by the FIA for world championships. The top ten drivers in each race are awarded points on a scale of 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Manufacturer	Car	Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
BMW	BMW M3 DTM	BMW Team RMG[3]	1	Martin Tomczyk[4]	1–3
			2	Joey Hand[5]	1–3
		BMW Team Schnitzer[3]	7	Bruno Spengler[6]	1–3
			8	Dirk Werner[7]	1–3
		BMW Team RBM[3]	15	Andy Priaulx[8]	1–3
			16	Augusto Farfus[8]	1–3
Audi	Audi A5 DTM	Abt Sportsline[9]	3	Mattias Ekström[9]	1–3
			4	Timo Scheider[9]	1–3
		Phoenix Racing[9]	9	Mike Rockenfeller[9]	1–3
			10	Miguel Molina[9]	1–3
		Audi Sport Team Abt[9]	17	Rahel Frey[9]	1–3
			18	Adrien Tambay[10]	1–3
		Team Rosberg[9]	21	Edoardo Mortara[9]	1–3
			22	Filipe Albuquerque[9]	1–3
Mercedes-Benz	DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé	HWA Team	5	Jamie Green[11]	1–3
			6	Ralf Schumacher[12]	1–3
			11	Gary Paffett[13]	1–3
			12	Christian Vietoris[14]	1–3
		Mücke Motorsport[15]	19	David Coulthard[15]	1–3
			20	Robert Wickens[14]	1–3
		Persson Motorsport	23	Roberto Merhi[14]	1–3
			24	Susie Wolff[16]	1–3

Driver changes

Changed Teams

• 2011 champion Martin Tomczyk left Team Phoenix and Audi to join Team RMG, one of the three teams running BMW machinery.
• 2011 runner-up Bruno Spengler left Mercedes' HWA Team and also joined BMW with Team Schnitzer.
• Rahel Frey left Team Phoenix to join Abt Sportsline, with Mike Rockenfeller and Miguel Molina moving over from Abt to fill the seats at Team Phoenix.
• Christian Vietoris switched from Persson Motorsport to HWA Team.

Entering DTM

• Long-time BMW factory drivers Augusto Farfus, Joey Hand, Andy Priaulx and Dirk Werner made their début in the series with BMW. Farfus and Priaulx are driving for Team RBM, Hand for Team RMG and Werner with Team Schnitzer.
• Formula 3 Euro Series champion Roberto Merhi and Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion Robert Wickens joined Mercedes teams Persson Motorsport and Mücke Motorsport respectively.
• After competing in Auto GP, French driver Adrien Tambay joined Abt Sportsline for his debut in the series.

Leaving DTM

• Maro Engel left the series.
• Oliver Jarvis was promoted to the Audi LMP1 sportscar squad and the FIA GT1 World Championship with Team WRT, and was replaced by Adrien Tambay.
• Renger van der Zande left the DTM series.^[17]

Race calendar and results

An eleven-round calendar was announced on 11 November, including the non-championship event in Munich.^[18]

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning manufacturer
1	Hockenheimring	29 April	Mattias Ekström	Jamie Green	Gary Paffett	HWA Team	Mercedes-Benz
2	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	6 May	Bruno Spengler	Jamie Green	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW
3	Brands Hatch, Kent	20 May	Gary Paffett	Martin Tomczyk	Gary Paffett	HWA Team	Mercedes-Benz
4	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	3 June
5	Norisring, Nuremberg	1 July
NC	Showevent Olympiastadion München	14–15 July
6	Nürburgring	19 August
7	Circuit Park Zandvoort	26 August
8	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	16 September
9	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	30 September
10	Hockenheimring	21 October

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver HOC LAU BRH RBR NOR OLY‡ NÜR ZAN OSC VAL HOC Points 1 Gary Paffett 1 2 1 68 2 Bruno Spengler Ret 1 2 43 3 Mattias Ekström 3 5 5 35 4 Jamie Green 2 4 8 34 5 Mike Rockenfeller 5 13 3 25 6 Christian Vietoris 4 11 6 20 7 Martin Tomczyk Ret 7 4 18 8 Augusto Farfus 15 3 11 15 9 Andy Priaulx 6 17 Ret 8 10 Timo Scheider Ret 6 Ret 8 11 Miguel Molina 9 15 7 8 12 Ralf Schumacher 7 10 19 7 13 Edoardo Mortara 11 8 9 6 14 David Coulthard 8 12 15 4 15 Filipe Albuquerque 10 9 10 4 — Adrien Tambay Ret 18 12 — — Susie Wolff 12 21 20† — — Joey Hand 13 14 13 — — Robert Wickens 14 22† 14 — — Roberto Merhi 18 16 17 — — Dirk Werner 17 19 16 — — Rahel Frey 16 20 18 — Pos. Driver HOC LAU BRH RBR NOR OLY‡ NÜR ZAN OSC VAL HOC Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Finished, in points Blue Finished, no points Not classified (NC) Purple Did not finish (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 participate Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

• † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
• ‡ — No points are awarded for the non-championship Munich Olympiastadion event.

Teams' championship

Pos. Team No. HOC LAU BRH RBR NOR OLY‡ NÜR ZAN OSC VAL HOC Points 1 HWA Team 11 1 2 1 88 12 4 11 6 2 BMW Team Schnitzer 7 Ret 1 2 43 8 17 19 16 3 Abt Sportsline 3 3 5 5 43 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 Mercedes AMG 5 2 4 8 41 6 7 10 19 5 Phoenix Racing 9 5 13 3 33 10 9 15 7 6 BMW Team RBM 15 6 17 Ret 23 16 15 3 11 7 BMW Team RMG 1 Ret 7 4 18 2 13 14 13 8 Team Rosberg 21 11 8 9 10 22 10 9 10 9 Mücke Motorsport 19 8 12 15 4 20 14 22† 14 — Persson Motorsport 23 18 16 17 — 24 12 21 20† — Audi Sport Team Abt 17 16 20 18 — 18 Ret 18 12 Pos. Driver No. HOC LAU BRH RBR NOR OLY‡ NÜR ZAN OSC VAL HOC Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Finished, in points Blue Finished, no points Not classified (NC) Purple Did not finish (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 participate Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

• † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
• ‡ — No points are awarded for the non-championship Munich Olympiastadion event.

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	HOC	LAU	BRH	RBR	NOR		OLY‡			NÜR	ZAN	OSC	VAL	HOC	Points
1	Mercedes-Benz	65	31	37												133
2	Audi	28	24	34												86
3	BMW	8	46	30												84
Pos.	Manufacturer	HOC	LAU	BRH	RBR	NOR		OLY‡			NÜR	ZAN	OSC	VAL	HOC	Points

Notes:

• ‡ — No points are awarded for the non-championship Munich Olympiastadion event.

References

External links

• The official website of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (English)