German Touring Car Masters 2001

2001 DTM season

Champions
Driver:	Bernd Schneider
Season dates
Number of races:	20th
<2000 season	2002 season>

The German Touring Car Masters 2001 was the second season of the German Touring Car Masters ( DTM ). The first run took place on April 22nd, 2001 at the Hockenheimring and the season finale also took place on October 7th at the Hockenheimring.

A total of 20 races were held in Germany , Austria and the Netherlands . Two runs were carried out on each of the 10 race weekends.

Overall winner was Bernd Schneider in the AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM with 161 points. For Schneider it was the third title win after 1995 and 2000. He was the first driver to defend the DTM championship title.

history

background

After the DTM restarted in 2000 as the German Touring Car Masters, some changes to the regulations were introduced for the 2001 season. These concerned the process of the tests, the training, the two races and the allocation of points.

Regulations

Instead of a ten-minute function test , a 15-minute rollout and two 90-minute test sessions were estimated on Fridays, which was more attractive for fans .

On Saturday morning, there was a one-hour free practice session for the final fine-tuning of the car. Qualifying took place in the early afternoon . Each driver had twelve laps available that he could complete in 45 minutes. The driver with the best time was on pole position in the qualifying run on Sunday .

For the first time since the 1988 DTM season , there were no two runs over a distance of around 100 km. Instead, a qualification run was run as a short sprint over 35 km to determine the starting order for the race over the approximately 100 km. Between the two runs, the drivers and teams had 25 minutes to refuel the cars, change tires or carry out repairs. In the race, the drivers were obliged to make a pit stop in which all four tires had to be changed, but were not allowed to be refueled. The races got off to a flying start .

In the qualification run, only the first three pilots, in the order 3–2–1, received points. In the race, points were awarded according to the scheme 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 for the first ten drivers. There were no deleted results in the championship standings.

Starting field

The following drivers started the season:

No.	driver	team	vehicle	Race weekend
1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001	all
2	Peter Dumbreck			all
3	Joachim Winkelhock	Opel Team Holzer I	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2001	all
4th	Timo Scheider			all
5	Uwe Alzen	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001	all
6th	Marcel Fässler			all
7th	Manuel Reuter	Opel Team Phoenix	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2001	all
8th	Yves Olivier		Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2000	all
9	Bernd Mayländer	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001	1, 2, 6-10
	Marcel Tiemann			3-5
10	Patrick Huisman			all
11	Michael Bartels	Opel Team Holzer II	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2001	all
14th	Thomas Hunter	Original parts AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2000	all
15th	Christijan Albers			all
16	Alain Menu	Opel Euroteam	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2000	all
17th	Hubert Haupt			all
18th	Christian Dept.	Team Abt Sportsline	Abt-Audi TT-R 2001	all
19th	Laurent Aïello			1-3, 5-10
	Kris Nissen			4th
20th	Peter Mamerow	Mamerow Racing Team	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2000	all
22nd	Martin Tomczyk	Team Abt Sportsline junior	Abt-Audi TT-R 2001	all
23	Mattias Ekström			all
24	Pedro Lamy	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2000	1, 2
	David Saelens			3-10
42	Darren Turner			all

Race calendar and results

round		Racetrack	date	distance	Pole position	Fastest lap	winner	vehicle
1	Q. run	Hockenheimring racing festival	April 22		Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
	W. run					Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
2	Q. run	Eifel race Nürburgring	May 6th		Laurent Aïello	Alain Menu	Laurent Aïello	Abt-Audi TT-R 2001
	W. run					Martin Tomczyk	Laurent Aïello	Abt-Audi TT-R 2001
3	Q. run	ADAC Prize from Saxony-Anhalt Oschersleben	May 20th		Marcel Fässler	Marcel Fässler	Marcel Fässler	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
	W. run					Bernd Schneider	Marcel Fässler	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
4th	Q. run	Circuit race Sachsenring Sachsenring	17th of June		Peter Dumbreck	Christian Dept.	Peter Dumbreck	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
	W. run					Christian Dept.	Bernd Schneider	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
5	Q. run	Norisring Speedweekend Norisring	8th of July		Bernd Schneider	Marcel Fässler	Bernd Schneider	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
	W. run					Bernd Schneider	Uwe Alzen	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
6th	Q. run	Lausitz 200 Lausitzring	12. August		Uwe Alzen	Christian Dept.	Uwe Alzen	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
	W. run					Laurent Aïello	Peter Dumbreck	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
7th	Q. run	Nürburgring Touring Car Grand Prix	26th of August		Laurent Aïello	Laurent Aïello	Laurent Aïello	Abt-Audi TT-R 2001
	W. run					Bernd Schneider	Laurent Aïello	Abt-Audi TT-R 2001
8th	Q. run	Circuit race A1-Ring A1-Ring	the 9th of September		Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
	W. run					Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
9	Q. run	Circuit race Zandvoort Zandvoort	September 23rd		Christian Dept.	Christian Dept.	Christian Dept.	Abt-Audi TT-R 2001
	W. run					Christian Dept.	Uwe Alzen	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
10	Q. run	DMV Prize Hockenheim Hockenheimring	October 7th		Michael Bartels	Patrick Huisman	Patrick Huisman	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001
	W. run					Bernd Mayländer	Bernd Mayländer	AMG-Mercedes CLK DTM 2001

Championship results

Point system

In the qualification run, points were awarded to the first three classified drivers in the following number:

space	1.	2.	3.
Points	3	2	1

In the race, points were awarded to the first 10 classified drivers in the following number:

space	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.
Points	20th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	3	2	1

Driver ranking

A total of 22 drivers made it into the points classification.

space	driver	HOC1		ONLY1		OSC		SAC		NOR		LAU		ONLY2		A1R		ZAN		HOC2		Points
1	Bernd Schneider	1	1	6th	2	3	2	4th	1	1	2	3	2	4th	6th	1	1	10	3	DNF	3	161
2	Uwe Alzen	5	4th	7th	19th	4th	3	11	DNF	2	1	1	DNF	2	2	3	3	7th	1	7th	7th	101
3	Peter Dumbreck	2	3	3	8th	5	4th	1	6th	7th	5	4th	1	DNF	DNS	2	DNF	3	7th	3	2	88
4th	Marcel Fässler	7th	2	8th	5	1	1	6th	8th	4th	DNF	2	8th	7th	DNF	7th	6th	6th	5	DNF	5	76
5	Laurent Aïello	8th	7th	1	1	2	5			10	12	6th	12	1	1	4th	2	5	DNF	DNF	DNS	75
6th	Patrick Huisman	16	DNF	12	7th	7th	9	5	3	DNF	7th	DNF	5	10	3	12	5	4th	4th	1	18th	63
7th	Thomas Hunter	3	5	4th	3	9	10	14th	13	20th	DNS	7th	4th	DNF	4th	DNF	DNS	12	12	12	10	43
8th	Mattias Ekström	17th	DNS	10	9	6th	7th	2	5	11	9	DNF	3	6th	14th	DNF	11	2	DNF	6th	6th	38
9	Manuel Reuter	12	12	DNF	DNS	13	15th	8th	14th	15th	8th	13	7th	12	5	13	4th	9	13	11	4th	35
10	Christian Dept.	10	10	NC	DNF	8th	6th	3	9	5	17th	5	18th	3	DSQ	18th	DNS	1	2	8th	11	29
11	Bernd Mayländer	9	9	11	20th							8th	13	5	7th	9	DNF	DNF	DNS	2	1	28
12	Marcel Tiemann					12	8th	7th	4th	3	3											26th
13	Martin Tomczyk	20th	DNF	2	4th	10	20 *	21 *	7th	16	10	DNF	6th	9	DNF	6th	DNF	16	DNF	DNF	16	23
14th	Christijan Albers	13	13	13	12	11	11	16	2	13	16	12	16	8th	9	11	DNF	8th	DNF	14th	9	19th
15th	Darren Turner	6th	8th	9	16	14th	DSQ	9	DNF	DNF	11	10	9	DNF	8th	14th	10	15th	8th	9	8th	15th
16	Joachim Winkelhock	DNF	DNS	19th	13	21st	17th	15th	DNF	6th	4th	DNF	14th	16	13	16	9	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNS	12
16	Pedro Lamy	4th	6th	5	6th																	12
18th	Michael Bartels	14th	DNF	20th	14th	17th	14th	17th	10	8th	6th	14th	DNF	14th	11	8th	DNF	18th	10	4th	12	8th
19th	Timo Scheider	15th	11	16	10	18th	12	13	12	9	DNF	9	11	11	DNF	DNF	DNS	13	6th	5	DNF	7th
20th	Hubert Haupt	18th	15th	15th	15th	20th	18th	10	DNF	17th	DNF	15th	15th	17th	16	17th	7th	17th	15th	DNF	13	4th
20th	David Saelens					19th	19th	12	11	12	13	16	10	13	10	10	DNF	11	9	13	15th	4th
22nd	Yves Olivier	19th	14th	14th	11	15th	13	18th	DNF	14th	DNF	17th	DNF	15th	DNF	15th	8th	19th	14th	16	DNF	3
23	Alain Menu	11	DNF	17th	17th	16	16	22 *	DNF	18th	14th	11	19th	DNF	12	5	DNF	14th	11	10	14th	0
23	Peter Mamerow	21st	16	18th	18th	DNF	DNF	20th	DNF	19th	15th	18th	17th	18th	15th	DNF	DNS	20th	DNF	15th	17th	0
23	Kris Nissen							19th	DNF													0
space	driver	HOC1		ONLY1		OSC		SAC		NOR		LAU		ONLY2		A1R		ZAN		HOC2		Points

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Brand valuation

space	constructor	HOC1		ONLY1		OSC		SAC		NOR		LAU		ONLY2		A1R		ZAN		HOC2		Points
1	Mercedes Benz	6th	76	1	48	4th	63	3	66	6th	59	6th	59	2	53	6th	47	1	59	6th	65	636
2	Audi	0	5	5	32	2	18th	3	14th	0	3	0	18th	4th	20th	0	15th	5	15th	0	6th	165
3	Opel	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	19th	0	4th	0	8th	0	19th	0	7th	0	10	69

Team evaluation

space	team	HOC1		ONLY1		OSC		SAC		NOR		LAU		ONLY2		A1R		ZAN		HOC2		Points
1	D2 AMG-Mercedes	5	32	1	18th	1	25th	3	26th	3	23	1	35	0	6th	5	20th	1	16	1	27	249
2	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	0	25th	0	8th	3	32	0	3	2	20th	5	3	2	15th	1	18th	0	28	0	12	177
3	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes	0	2	0	4th	0	5	0	22nd	1	16	0	8th	0	16	0	8th	0	10	5	20th	117
4th	Team Abt Sportsline	0	5	3	20th	2	14th	1	2	0	0	0	0	4th	20th	0	15th	3	15th	0	0	104
5	Original parts AMG-Mercedes	1	8th	0	12	0	1	0	15th	0	0	0	10	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	62
6th	Team Abt Sportsline Junior	0	0	2	12	0	4th	2	12	0	3	0	18th	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6th	61
7th	Opel Team Phoenix	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4th	0	8th	0	13	0	0	0	10	38
8th	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	0	9	0	6th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4th	0	1	0	5	0	3	31
9	Opel Team Holzer I	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6th	0	0	19th
10	Opel Team Holzer II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8th
11	Opel Euroteam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4th	0	0	0	0	4th
12	Mamerow Racing Team	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Web links

• The 2001 DTM season on the official DTM website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} DTM website: 2001: Again Schneider. From: www.dtm.com , accessed October 8, 2018 .