2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (original) (raw)
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The 2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-ninth season of premier German touring car championship and also sixteenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The season started on 2 May at Hockenheim, and ended on 18 October at the same venue, with Mercedes Benz driver Pascal Wehrlein clinching the Drivers' Championship, Mercedes Benz's HWA AG winning the Teams' Championship and BMW taking the Manufacturer's Championship after a total of nine events.
Marco Wittmann entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion, BMW Team RMG as the defending Teams' Champion and Audi as the defending Manufacturers' Champion.
- Drivers were assigned permanent numbers for the duration of their DTM careers, with the championship adopting a system similar to the one used in Formula One and MotoGP. The number 1 was the champion's right, with drivers free to choose any number from 2 to 99 or 100; the champion's "regular" number was reserved while they were using the number 1.[1]
- The 2015 season saw the DTM series go back to a two races per weekend format. It was the first time since 2002 that the DTM used the format but the usual number of laps were replaced by time limit.
- The usual knockout qualifying format was replaced by 20-minute single-session qualifying format (similar to 60-minute 1996-2002 Formula One single-session qualifying format).
- The weight of all DTM cars were increased to 1,120 kg.
- The performance weights also has been introduced.
- The softer optional tyres were removed to provide overtaking manoeuvre.
The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Hankook.
- ART Grand Prix joined the series in 2015, and ran a Mercedes works team of two cars, for Lucas Auer and Gary Paffett.[9]
Entering DTM
- Maximilian Götz, who won the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series, joined Mercedes-Benz.[10]
- European Formula 3 front-runners Lucas Auer and Tom Blomqvist joined the series, driving for Mercedes-Benz and BMW respectively.[4][8]
Leaving DTM
- Joey Hand, who drove for BMW between 2012 and 2014, left the series and joined the United SportsCar Championship.[3][13]
- Vitaly Petrov, who drove for Mercedes-Benz in 2014, left the series.[9]
Mid-season changes
- Timo Scheider was excluded from participating in the Moscow Raceway round after pushing out both Robert Wickens and Pascal Wehrlein in the second race of the Red Bull Ring. European Formula 3 front-runner Antonio Giovinazzi replaced him at the Russian venue for Audi Sport Team Phoenix.[12]
Performance weights
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Starting from Norisring, ITR introduced a system of ballast based on the results obtained in the previous race. The basis weight is 1120 kg, and performance weight ranges from a minimum of 1105 kg to a maximum of 1140 kg[14]
| Driver | Car | Norisring[15] | Zandvoort[16] | Red Bull Ring[17] | Moscow | Oschersleben | Nürburgring | Hockenheim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marco Wittmann |
BMW | 1105 kg | 1105 kg | 1115 kg | 1107,5 kg | 1107,5 kg | 1117,5 kg | 1117,5 kg |
 Gary Paffett |
Mercedes-Benz | 1120 kg | 1130 kg | 1125 kg | 1125 kg | 1127,5 kg | 1127,5 kg | 1127,5 kg |
| Paul di Resta |
Mercedes-Benz | 1120 kg | 1127,5 kg | 1122,5 kg | 1122,5 kg | 1120 kg | 1120 kg | 1120 kg |
 Mattias Ekström |
Audi | 1137,5 kg | 1130 kg | 1127,5 kg | 1137,5 kg | 1137,5 kg | 1127,5 kg | 1127,5 kg |
 Robert Wickens |
Mercedes-Benz | 1120 kg | 1130 kg | 1125 kg | 1125 kg | 1122,5 kg | 1122,5 kg | 1122,5 kg |
| Bruno Spengler |
BMW | 1105 kg | 1105 kg | 1115 kg | 1105 kg | 1105 kg | 1115 kg | 1115 kg |
| Christian Vietoris |
Mercedes-Benz | 1120 kg | 1130 kg | 1125 kg | 1125 kg | 1122,5 kg | 1122,5 kg | 1122,5 kg |
| Timo Scheider |
Audi | 1135 kg | 1125 kg | 1120 kg | - | 1125 kg | 1115 kg | 1115 kg |
 Daniel Juncadella |
Mercedes-Benz | 1120 kg | 1130 kg | 1125 kg | 1125 kg | 1125 kg | 1125 kg | 1130 kg |
 António Félix da Costa |
BMW | 1105 kg | 1105 kg | 1115 kg | 1107,5 kg | 1107,5 kg | 1117,5 kg | 1117,5 kg |
| Timo Glock |
BMW | 1105 kg | 1105 kg | 1115 kg | 1105 kg | 1105 kg | 1115 kg | 1115 kg |
| Miguel Molina |
Audi | 1135 kg | 1125 kg | 1120 kg | 1125 kg | 1122,5 kg | 1115 kg | 1115 kg |
 Augusto Farfus |
BMW | 1105 kg | 1105 kg | 1115 kg | 1107,5 kg | 1107,5 kg | 1117,5 kg | 1117,5 kg |
 Lucas Auer |
Mercedes-Benz | 1120 kg | 1127,5 kg | 1122,5 kg | 1122,5 kg | 1120 kg | 1120 kg | 1120 kg |
 Adrien Tambay |
Audi | 1130 kg | 1120 kg | 1117,5 kg | 1125 kg | 1122,5 kg | 1112,5 kg | 1112,5 kg |
| Tom Blomqvist |
BMW | 1105 kg | 1105 kg | 1112,5 kg | 1105 kg | 1105 kg | 1115 kg | 1115 kg |
 Maxime Martin |
BMW | 1107,5 kg | 1107,5 kg | 1115 kg | 1105 kg | 1105 kg | 1112,5 kg | 1112,5 kg |
 Edoardo Mortara |
Audi | 1140 kg | 1130 kg | 1125 kg | 1135 kg | 1137,5 kg | 1127,5 kg | 1127,5 kg |
 Nico Müller |
Audi | 1135 kg | 1125 kg | 1120 kg | 1127,5 kg | 1130 kg | 1120 kg | 1120 kg |
| Jamie Green |
Audi | 1137,5 kg | 1130 kg | 1125 kg | 1130 kg | 1132,5 kg | 1125 kg | 1125 kg |
| Martin Tomczyk |
BMW | 1105 kg | 1105 kg | 1110 kg | 1105 kg | 1105 kg | 1112,5 kg | 1112,5 kg |
| Maximilian Götz |
Mercedes-Benz | 1120 kg | 1125 kg | 1120 kg | 1120 kg | 1117,5 kg | 1117,5 kg | 1117,5 kg |
| Pascal Wehrlein |
Mercedes-Benz | 1120 kg | 1130 kg | 1127,5 kg | 1127,5 kg | 1130 kg | 1130 kg | 1130 kg |
| Antonio Giovinazzi |
Audi | - | - | - | 1137,5 kg | - | - | - |
| Mike Rockenfeller |
Audi | 1140 kg | 1130 kg | 1125 kg | 1135 kg | 1137,5 kg | 1127,5 kg | 1127,5 kg |
Race calendar and results
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The nine event calendar was announced on 3 December 2014.[18]
- The round at the Hungaroring – which had been included on the DTM calendar in 1988 and 2014 – was discontinued.
Championship standings
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Scoring system
Points were 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
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Pos. Driver HOC LAU NOR ZAN RBR MSC OSC NÜR HOC Points 1 Pascal Wehrlein 2 8 5 13 1 5 10 6 2 21† 1 10 5 5 3 5 8 20 169 2 Jamie Green 1 13 1 1 7 18 Ret 13 Ret 17 4 5 Ret 8 Ret 17 2 1 150 3 Mattias Ekström 12 1 3 2 17 4 13 7 5 1 Ret 3 14 11 10 11 9 2 147 4 Edoardo Mortara 4 2 2 5 11 15 Ret Ret 1 3 6 8 19† Ret 2 Ret Ret 3 143 5 Bruno Spengler 11 9 11 19 5 3 5 3 15 15 3 2 2 10 19† 3 19† 8 123 6 Marco Wittmann 9 5 13 17 9 13 1 5 9 11 2 7 6 3 7 18 6 Ret 112 7 Maxime Martin 7 14 7 8 Ret 10 3 17 14 19 18 4 11 9 1 13 3 6 94 8 Paul di Resta 3 22 14 15 Ret 6 Ret 14 3 9 14 15 13 6 12 2 4 4 90 9 Gary Paffett Ret 3 23 Ret 3 7 11 10 7 2 7 6 Ret 13 4 Ret Ret 9 89 10 Mike Rockenfeller 5 6 9 10 14 Ret 8 11 8 4 10 1 Ret 19 11 7 5 15 83 11 António Félix da Costa 13 20 19 14 12 12 2 1 13 10 11 22 3 4 9 15 11 7 79 12 Augusto Farfus 10 21 Ret Ret 8 Ret 4 2 6 18 15 11 4 2 18 8 Ret 14 77 13 Robert Wickens Ret 7 6 18 2 1 Ret 19 Ret 20† 12 23 Ret 16 8 Ret Ret 18 61 14 Tom Blomqvist Ret 17 22 Ret Ret DSQ 7 18 17 22† 8 12 7 1 Ret 4 7 17 59 15 Timo Glock 8 10 18 12 13 Ret 6 4 19 14 Ret 17 1 7 13 20 18† 21 56 16 Christian Vietoris 14 11 17 7 4 2 12 8 4 8 Ret 20 18 21 15 14 12 Ret 56 17 Miguel Molina Ret 18 4 3 20 17 Ret 12 18 13 Ret 14 9 Ret Ret 1 17 11 54 18 Timo Scheider Ret 12 8 4 16 16 14 15 16 DSQ 12 12 Ret Ret 1 5 51 19 Martin Tomczyk Ret 4 12 11 6 11 Ret Ret Ret 12 17 Ret 8 20 WD 9 15 10 27 20 Daniel Juncadella Ret 15 10 6 10 8 16 Ret 11 23† 5 13 10 15 17 10 13 12 26 21 Nico Müller 6 19 20 9 18 19† 9 21† 12 5 9 9 Ret Ret 16 16 14 16 26 22 Maximilian Götz 16 16 15 16 Ret Ret 15 16 20 7 16 18 16 18 5 6 10 13 25 23 Lucas Auer Ret DNS 21 21† 15 9 17 20 21 6 13 19 15 17 6 19 16 19 18 24 Adrien Tambay 15 Ret 16 20† 19 14 18 9 10 16 Ret 16 17 14 14 12 Ret Ret 3 25 Antonio Giovinazzi 19 21 0 Pos. Driver HOC LAU NOR ZAN RBR MSC OSC NÜR HOC Points |
Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (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 practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |
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- † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.
Teams' championship
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| Pos. Team Car HOC LAU NOR ZAN RBR MSC OSC NÜR HOC Points 1 gooix/Original-Teile Mercedes-AMG 8 14 11 17 7 4 2 12 8 4 8 Ret 20 18 21 15 14 12 Ret 225 94 2 8 5 13 1 5 10 6 2 21† 1 10 5 5 3 5 8 20 2 BMW Team RMG 1 9 5 13 17 9 13 1 5 9 11 2 7 6 3 7 18 6 Ret 206 36 7 14 7 8 Ret 10 3 17 14 19 18 4 11 9 1 13 3 6 3 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 5 12 1 3 2 17 4 13 7 5 1 Ret 3 14 11 10 11 9 2 201 17 Ret 18 4 3 20 17 Ret 12 18 13 Ret 14 9 Ret Ret 1 17 11 4 BMW Team MTEK 7 11 9 11 19 5 3 5 3 15 15 3 2 2 10 19† 3 19† 8 179 16 8 10 18 12 13 Ret 6 4 19 14 Ret 17 1 7 13 20 18† 21 5 Audi Sport Team Rosberg 51 6 19 20 9 18 19† 9 21† 12 5 9 9 Ret Ret 16 16 14 16 176 53 1 13 1 1 7 18 Ret 13 Ret 17 4 5 Ret 8 Ret 17 2 1 6 Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG 3 3 22 14 15 Ret 6 Ret 14 3 9 14 15 13 6 12 2 4 4 151 6 Ret 7 6 18 2 1 Ret 19 Ret 20† 12 23 Ret 16 8 Ret Ret 18 7 Audi Sport Team Abt 27 15 Ret 16 20† 19 14 18 9 10 16 Ret 16 17 14 14 12 Ret Ret 146 48 4 2 2 5 11 15 Ret Ret 1 3 6 8 19† Ret 2 Ret Ret 3 8 BMW Team RBM 18 10 21 Ret Ret 8 Ret 4 2 6 18 15 11 4 2 18 8 Ret 14 136 31 Ret 17 22 Ret Ret DSQ 7 18 17 22† 8 12 7 1 Ret 4 7 17 9 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 10 Ret 12 8 4 16 16 14 15 16 DSQ 12 12 Ret Ret 1 5 134 93 19 21 99 5 6 9 10 14 Ret 8 11 8 4 10 1 Ret 19 11 7 5 15 10 Euronics/BWT Mercedes-AMG 2 Ret 3 23 Ret 3 7 11 10 7 2 7 6 Ret 13 4 Ret Ret 9 107 22 Ret DNS 21 21† 15 9 17 20 21 6 13 19 15 17 6 19 16 19 11 BMW Team Schnitzer 13 13 20 19 14 12 12 2 1 13 10 11 22 3 4 9 15 11 7 106 77 Ret 4 12 11 6 11 Ret Ret Ret 12 17 Ret 8 20 WD 9 15 10 12 Petronas Mercedes-AMG 12 Ret 15 10 6 10 8 16 Ret 11 23† 5 13 10 15 17 10 13 12 51 84 16 16 15 16 Ret Ret 15 16 20 7 16 18 16 18 5 6 10 13 Pos. Driver Car HOC LAU NOR ZAN RBR MSC OSC NÜR HOC Points |
Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (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 practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |
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Manufacturers' championship
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| Pos. | Driver | HOC |
LAU |
NOR |
ZAN |
RBR |
MSC |
OSC |
NÜR |
HOC |
Points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMW | 13 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 69 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 36 | 88 | 79 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 19 | 602 |
| 2 | Audi | 55 | 51 | 76 | 83 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 23 | 56 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 55 | 68 | 595 |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz | 33 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 71 | 73 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 38 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 37 | 17 | 14 | 534 |
| Pos. | Driver | HOC |
LAU |
NOR |
ZAN |
RBR |
MSC |
OSC |
NÜR |
HOC |
Points |
^ Reserve driver Esteban Ocon participated in FP1 in the second Hockenheim round due to Daniel Juncadella being ill with food poisoning.
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- The official website of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (in German and English)