2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
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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,[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
2020 also marked the final season for Audi Sport in the DTM, shifting their focus to FIA Formula E and customer programmes.[4] It also marked the final season for the "Class 1" regulations, as the DTM will switch to GT Pro regulations for 2021.[5]
René Rast retains the DTM driver's title for the second year in a row (third overall).