2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season

2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season
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The 2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season will be the thirteenth season of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The 2012 season will be the first season that cars will run based on the new technical regulations. BMW will return to the championship for the first time since 1993.[1]

Contents

Teams and drivers

Make Car No. Drivers
Audi Audi A5 DTM Mattias Ekström[2]
Rahel Frey[3]
Timo Scheider[2]
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
BMW BMW M3 DTM Augusto Farfus[4]
Joey Hand[5]
Andy Priaulx[4]
Bruno Spengler[6]
Martin Tomczyk[7]
TBA
Mercedes-Benz DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé Gary Paffett[8]
Ralf Schumacher[9]
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA

Driver Changes

Changed Teams
Entering DTM

Race calendar

An eleven-round calendar was announced on 11 November, including the non-championship event in Munich.[10]

Round Circuit Date
1 Hockenheimring 29 April
2 EuroSpeedway Lausitz 6 May
3 Brands Hatch, Kent 20 May
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

References

  1. ^ "DTM 2012 – a third force joins the party". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 25 October 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10755. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Meissner, Johan (21 November 2011). "Martin Tomczyk leaves Audi for 2012". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7039. Retrieved 27 November 2011. "Audi has not yet revealed any other drivers than Mattias Ekström and Timo Scheider, who still are under contract, for 2012." 
  3. ^ "Frey: "Ich muss abgebrühter werden" [Frey: "I must be hard-nosed"]" (in German). Motorsport-Total.com (Motorsport Total.com GmbH). 28 November 2011. http://www.motorsport-total.com/dtm/news/2011/11/Frey_Ich_muss_abgebruehter_werden_11112801.html. Retrieved 28 November 2011. "Diese Erfahrungen will Frey nun verarbeiten und 2012 erneut in der DTM mit Audi angreifen. [These experiences will now help Frey to attack again in the 2012 DTM with Audi.]" 
  4. ^ a b "Launch of the BMW M3 DTM Concept Car". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 15 July 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10444. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 
  5. ^ "ALMS Champion Joey Hand switches to BMW’s DTM project". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 15 December 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10846. Retrieved 15 December 2011. 
  6. ^ "Bruno Spengler to drive for BMW in the DTM from 2012". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 26 October 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10754. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 
  7. ^ "BMW signs Martin Tomczyk as works driver". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 23 November 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10805. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 
  8. ^ "Paffett extends Mercedes DTM contract". GPUpdate.net (GPUpdate). 15 June 2011. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/262247/paffett-extends-mercedes-dtm-contract/. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 
  9. ^ "Fifth DTM season for Ralf Schumacher in 2012". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 20 October 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10725. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 
  10. ^ "2012 DTM schedule – the start of a new era". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (ITR e.V.). 11 November 2011. http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10785. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 

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