Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
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The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touring Car Masters) is a sports car racing series sanctioned by ADAC. The series is based in Germany, with rounds elsewhere in Europe. The series currently races a modified version of Group GT3 grand touring cars, replacing the silhouette later Class 1 touring cars of earlier years.
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Country | Europe (6 races are held in Germany and 2 in other European countries in 2023) |
Inaugural season | 2000 |
Constructors | |
Tyre suppliers | Pirelli |
Drivers' champion | Thomas Preining |
Makes' champion | Porsche |
Teams' champion | Manthey EMA |
Official website | www |
Current season |
From 2000 to 2020, the new DTM continued the former Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (German Touring Car Championship) and ITC (International Touring Car Championship) which had been discontinued after 1996 due to high costs. The series raced prototype silhouette racing cars based on a mass-production road car in the same period.