German Touring Car Masters 2007
Champions | |
Driver: | Mattias Ekström |
Season dates | |
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Number of races: | 10 |
<2006 season |
The German Touring Car Masters 2007 was the eighth season of the German Touring Car Masters ( DTM ). The first run took place on April 22nd, 2007 at the Hockenheimring and the season finale also took place on October 14th at the Hockenheimring.
A total of 10 races were held in Germany , Great Britain , Italy , the Netherlands and Spain .
The overall winner was the Swede Mattias Ekström in the Audi A4 DTM with 50 points. After 2004 he secured his second DTM championship title.
Starting field
The following drivers started the season:
Season course
Special events
Opening race at the Hockenheimring
At the start of the season at the Hockenheimring, one of the most momentous accidents in DTM history occurred on the first lap. Tom Kristensen spun in the third corner after running into Timo Scheider. Due to the heavy smoke development caused by this, the view of the route was obstructed, so that Alexandre Prémat and Susie Stoddart drove one after the other in Kristensen's car. Stoddart was uninjured, but the doctors found Alexandre Prémat to be torn in the lumbar vertebrae and Tom Kristensen suffered whiplash . Both drivers had to pause in the second race. Prémat was replaced by Marco Werner, Kristensen by Frank Biela. While Prémat was able to start again in the third race, Kristensen paused two more races and was replaced by Markus Winkelhock.
EuroSpeedway Lausitz
On the EuroSpeedway on May 20, 2007, the safety car missed the lead car and led the field of participants around the course in a “wrong order” for several laps. In addition, a new regulation on safety car phases that has been in force since the beginning of the season, during which pit stops are only permitted to a limited extent, led to additional confusion. In the end, the field was mixed up in such a way that after the restart the safety car had to go out again to restore the correct order. On May 22, 2007 the DMSB decided that due to the incidents only half the points would be awarded for the race. In addition, the weight gain and loss provided for in the DTM regulations for the next race was reduced from 7 to 3.5 kg.
It should be noted that in Formula 1, the first safety car phase with these changes led to similar chaos and even disqualifications of two drivers.
Barcelona
Before this race Mercedes had only one realistic championship candidate, Bruno Spengler , who was also ten points behind championship leader Mattias Ekström in the Audi and six on his team-mate Martin Tomczyk .
Tomczyk started the race from pole, Spengler from position 3 and Ekström only from position 10, but was already fifth after a few laps, which would have been enough for the championship. Now there was a collision between Tomczyk and the former Formula 1 world champion Mika Häkkinen in the Mercedes, which meant the end for both drivers. The race management had subsequently disqualified Häkkinen for this (de facto without consequences, since he himself retired) and moved ten places down for the starting grid for the next race.
In addition, there was a collision between the far behind Mercedes driver Daniel la Rosa and Ekström, which also meant the end for both of them. The blame for this incident is attributed to him by all those involved except la Rosa himself, so that he too was moved ten places down for the coming race. The championship decision was definitely postponed.
In the further course of the race there were further collisions between Timo Scheider (Audi) and Mathias Lauda (Mercedes) and between Spengler and Mike Rockenfeller (Audi), in which the Audi drivers were the ones who suffered. After that, the Audi still in the race from Rockenfeller, Lucas Luhr , Markus Winkelhock , Tom Kristensen and Vanina Ickx were taken out of the race by the factory in order to “prevent any of the drivers from doing something we all don't want,” said Audi - Sports director Wolfgang Ulrich. The race, which only six drivers could finish, was won by Jamie Green ahead of Spengler and Paul di Resta .
This meant that three drivers still had championship chances for the final race that was still outstanding. Ex-champion Bernd Schneider lost his chances due to a retirement due to technical problems, di Resta - who as a rookie would have had theoretical chances with a two-year-old car - should have won the race, which would have been possible thanks to the result from the stable order .
Race calendar and results
round | Racetrack | date | distance | Pole position | Fastest lap | winner | vehicle |
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1 | Hockenheimring | April 22 | 169.239 km | Bruno Spengler | Mattias Ekström | Mattias Ekström | Audi A4 DTM 2007 |
2 | Oschersleben | May 6th | 161.348 km | Mika Hakkinen | Jamie Green | Gary Paffett | AMG-Mercedes C-Class 2006 |
3 | Lausitzring | May 20th | 165.216 km | Bruno Spengler | Mattias Ekström | Mika Hakkinen | AMG-Mercedes C-Class 2007 |
4th | Brands Hatch | June 10th | 158.178 km | Mika Hakkinen | Martin Tomczyk | Bernd Schneider | AMG-Mercedes C-Class 2007 |
5 | Norisring | June 24th | 170.200 km | Bruno Spengler | Bruno Spengler | Bruno Spengler | AMG-Mercedes C-Class 2007 |
6th | Mugello | 15th of July | 173.085 km | Mattias Ekström | Martin Tomczyk | Mika Hakkinen | AMG-Mercedes C-Class 2007 |
7th | Zandvoort | 29th of July | 163.666 km | Timo Scheider | Jamie Green | Martin Tomczyk | Audi A4 DTM 2007 |
8th | Nürburgring | September 2nd | 156.047 km | Martin Tomczyk | Bruno Spengler | Martin Tomczyk | Audi A4 DTM 2007 |
9 | Barcelona | September 23rd | 171.042 km | Martin Tomczyk | Bruno Spengler | Jamie Green | AMG-Mercedes C-Class 2007 |
10 | Hockenheimring | October 14th | 169.238 km | Tom Kristensen | Jamie Green | Jamie Green | AMG-Mercedes C-Class 2007 |
Championship results
Point system
Points were awarded to the first 8 classified drivers in the following number:
space | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. |
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Points | 10 | 8th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Driver ranking
A total of 17 drivers made it into the points classification.
space | driver |
HOC1 |
OSC |
LAU |
BRH |
NOR |
MUG |
ZAN |
ONLY |
CAT |
HOC2 |
Points |
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1 | Mattias Ekström | 1 | 7th | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | DNF | 3 | 50 |
2 | Bruno Spengler | 14th | DNF | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 47 |
3 | Martin Tomczyk | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | DNF | DNF | 1 | 1 | DNF | 9 | 40 |
4th | Jamie Green | 6th | 11 | 6th | 6th | 6th | DNF | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 34.5 |
5 | Paul di Resta | 5 | 2 | 2 | DNF | 15th | 3 | 14th | 6th | 3 | 8th | 32 |
6th | Bernd Schneider | 7th | 6th | 4th | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7th | DNF | 5 | 31.5 |
7th | Timo Scheider | 9 | 4th | 5 | 13 | 14th | DNF | 4th | 4th | DNF | 2 | 25th |
8th | Mika Hakkinen | 10 | 17th | 1 | 4th | 9 | 1 | 7th | 10 | DSQ | 17th | 22nd |
9 | Gary Paffett | 8th | 1 | 8th | 10 | 4th | DNF | 9 | 12 | 5 | DNF | 20.5 |
10 | Alexandros Margaritis | 4th | 8th | DNF | 9 | 7th | DNF | 8th | 13 | 4th | 7th | 16 |
11 | Alexandre Prémat | DNF | INJ | DNF | 7th | 8th | 7th | 2 | 9 | 10 * | 16 | 13 |
12 | Mike Rockenfeller | 12 | 3 | 13 | DNF | 13 | 6th | 10 | 17th | 7 * | DSQ | 11 |
13 | Daniel la Rosa | 3 | 14th | 16 * | DSQ | 12 | 5 | DNS | 14th | DSQ | 10 | 10 |
14th | Tom Kristensen | DNF | INJ | INJ | INJ | 5 | 8th | 18 * | 8th | 9 * | 6th | 9 |
15th | Christian Dept. | DNF | 10 | 17 * | 8th | 10 | DNF | 6th | 15th | 11 * | 15th | 4th |
15th | Mathias Lauda | 13 | 13 | 7th | 12 | 11 | 12 * | 15th | 11 | 6th | 11 | 4th |
17th | Lucas Luhr | 11 | 12 | 14th | 11 | 18 * | DNF | 16 | 16 | 8th* | 12 | 1 |
18th | Frank Biela | 18 * | 0 | |||||||||
18th | Adam Carroll | DNF | 9 | 11 | 15th | 17 * | 0 | |||||
18th | Vanina Ickx | 15th | DNF | 15th | 17th | DNF | DNF | DNS | 19th | 13 * | 18th | 0 |
18th | Susie Stoddart | DNF | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 17th | 18th | DNF | 14th | 0 |
18th | Marco Werner | 15th | 0 | |||||||||
18th | Markus Winkelhock | DNF | 14th | 9 | 13 | DNF | 12 * | 13 | 0 | |||
space | driver |
HOC1 |
OSC |
LAU |
BRH |
NOR |
MUG |
ZAN |
ONLY |
CAT |
HOC2 |
Points |
Legend | ||
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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 |
- Remarks
- ↑ After the race, only half the points were awarded according to the scheme 5–4–3–2.5–2–1.5–1–0.5.
Team evaluation
space | team |
HOC1 |
OSC |
LAU |
BRH |
NOR |
MUG |
ZAN |
ONLY |
CAT |
HOC2 |
Points |
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1 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 18th | 6th | 0 | 14th | 6th | 8th | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6th | 90 |
2 | Original parts / DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes | 2 | 3 | 5.5 | 14th | 18th | 5 | 4th | 10 | 8th | 9 | 78.5 |
3 | Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes | 3 | 0 | 6.5 | 8th | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4th | 10 | 10 | 56.5 |
4th | Laureus / Stern AMG-Mercedes | 6th | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 36.5 |
5 | Audi Sport Team Dept. | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 5 | 6th | 0 | 11 | 34 |
6th | TV feature film / JAWA4U.de AMG-Mercedes | 4th | 8th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 3 | 6th | 1 | 32 |
7th | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17th |
8th | TrekStor / Trilux AMG-Mercedes | 6th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14th |
9 | Audi Sport Team Rosberg | 0 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
10 | Futurecom TME | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d DTM website: 2007: Alter Schwede. From: www.dtm.com , accessed November 6, 2018 .
- ^ Motorsport-Total - website: Barcelona 2007 qualification. At: www.motorsport-total.com , accessed on November 6, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Motorsport-Total - Internet site: Penalties for Häkkinen and la Rosa. At: www.motorsport-total.com , accessed on November 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Motorsport-Total - website: The chaos race: That's what the sports bosses say. At: www.motorsport-total.com , accessed on November 6, 2018 .
- ^ Motorsport-Total - website: Schneider: "Fought for the lead". At: www.motorsport-total.com , accessed on November 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Motorsport-Total - website: Di Resta: Successful in the apprenticeship year. At: www.motorsport-total.com , accessed on November 6, 2018 .