2014 DTM season

2014 DTM season

Champions
Driver:	Marco Wittmann
Manufacturer:	Audi
Team:	BMW Team RMG
Season dates
Number of races:	10
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The 2014 DTM season was the 28th DTM season and the 15th since the series was re-established in 2000. The season began on May 4th in Hockenheim and ended on October 19th at the same point.

Sporting and technical changes

Manufacturer

BMW took off the 2014 season the BMW M4 DTM one, of the since 2012 used BMW M3 DTM replaced.

Regulations

The rollout on Friday was divided into two segments, each lasting 15 minutes. The rollouts took place separately for vehicles with even and odd start numbers, so that each team was only allowed to use one vehicle. After the third race, it was decided to replace the 90-minute free practice on Saturday with two 60-minute practice sessions.

The qualifying mode was aligned with that of the Formula 1 World Championship , so the individual time trial of the fastest four drivers from the third qualifying segment was omitted. The reason for this change was the reduction in TV airtime by ARD .

The number of mandatory pit stops was reduced to one for the 2014 season; two tire changes were required in the previous season. The mandatory pit stop had to take place in the so-called pit stop window , which corresponded to the second third of the race. However , it was not allowed to take it during a safety car phase. Instead, it was allowed to do it in the first six laps after a safety car phase, even if this stop did not take place in the second third of the race. With the soft tire compound, however, no more than half of the race distance could be covered. The only permitted exception was again a safety car phase, but then the tire change had to be carried out in the first six laps after the phase had ended. After the second race of the season, the rule was revised: On courses with an even number of laps in the race, the softer tire compound was allowed to be used a maximum of one lap less than the half of the race; in races with an odd number of laps, it was 1.5 laps less than a calculated half of the race. After the third race it was decided that the pit stop window would not be applicable in rain races.

The Drag Reduction System (DRS) introduced in the previous season was allowed to be used until the end of the race this season; previously it was deactivated in the last three laps. In addition, the drivers decided to be able to use it during the race in Zandvoort. In the previous year, this was not permitted due to safety concerns.

Depending on the race results achieved, all vehicles of a brand had to be given so-called performance weights . The maximum payload was ten kilograms. Only two replacement motors per manufacturer were allowed to be used.

Teams and drivers

All teams used Hankook tires .

team	vehicle	No.	driver	run
Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi RS 5 DTM 2014	01	Mike Rockenfeller	1-10
		02	Timo Scheider	1-10
BMW team RBM	BMW M4 DTM 2014	03	Augusto Farfus	1-10
		04th	Joey hand	1-10
Original parts / AMG Mercedes	DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé 2014	05	Christian Vietoris	1-10
		06th	Paul di Resta	1-10
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi RS 5 DTM 2014	07th	Mattias Ekström	1-10
		08th	Miguel Molina	1-10
BMW team blunder	BMW M4 DTM 2014	09	Bruno Spengler	1-10
		10	Martin Tomczyk	1-10
EURONICS / FREE MAN'S WORLD Mercedes AMG	DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé 2014	11	Gary Paffett	1-10
		12	Robert Wickens	1-10
Audi Sport Team Dept.	Audi RS 5 DTM 2014	15th	Edoardo Mortara	1-10
		16	Adrien Tambay	1-10
BMW Team MTEK	BMW M4 DTM 2014	17th	Timo Glock	1-10
		18th	António Félix da Costa	1-10
Petronas / AMG Mercedes	DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé 2014	19th	Daniel Juncadella	1-10
		20th	Vitaly Petrov	1-10
Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi RS 5 DTM 2014	21st	Jamie Green	1-10
		22nd	Nico Müller	1-10
BMW Team RMG	BMW M4 DTM 2014	23	Marco Wittmann	1-10
		24	Maxime Martin	1-10
Gooix Mercedes AMG	DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé 2014	25th	Pascal Wehrlein	1-10

• Roberto Merhi is a test driver for the Mercedes teams.

Changes in the drivers

In addition to the newcomers and returnees for the 2014 season, the following list includes all drivers who took part in the 2013 DTM season and who did not start for the same team in the 2014 season as in 2013.

Drivers who have changed their team:

• Jamie Green : Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline → Audi Sport Team Rosberg
• Miguel Molina : Audi Sport Team Phoenix → Audi Sport Team Dept.
• Edoardo Mortara : Audi Sport Team Rosberg → Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
• Timo Scheider : Audi Sport Team Abt → Audi Sport Team Phoenix
• Martin Tomczyk : BMW-Team-RMG → BMW-Team-Schnitzer
• Pascal Wehrlein : star / AMG Mercedes → Gooix Mercedes AMG
• Marco Wittmann : BMW-Team-MTEK → BMW-Team-RMG

Drivers entering or returning to the DTM:

• António Félix da Costa : Formula Renault 3.5 ( Arden Caterham ) → BMW-Team-MTEK
• Maxime Martin : Blancpain Endurance Series ( Marc VDS Racing Team ) → BMW-Team-RMG
• Nico Müller : Formula Renault 3.5 ( International Draco Racing ) → Audi Sport Team Rosberg
• Vitaly Petrow : Time out → Petronas / AMG Mercedes
• Paul di Resta : Formula 1 ( Sahara Force India F1 Team ) → Genuine Parts / AMG Mercedes

Drivers who have left the DTM:

• Filipe Albuquerque : Audi Sport Team Rosberg → United SportsCar Championship ( Flying Lizard Motorsports )
• Roberto Merhi : EURONICS / THOMAS SABO Mercedes AMG → Formula Renault 3.5 ( Zeta Corse )
• Andy Priaulx : BMW-Team-RMG → United SportsCar Championship ( BMW Team RLL )
• Dirk Werner : BMW Team Schnitzer → Blancpain Endurance Series (Marc VDS Racing Team)

Race calendar and results

The racing calendar has been slightly modified compared to the previous season. The race at Brands Hatch in the United Kingdom was no longer part of the racing calendar in 2014, instead the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary, was added to the DTM calendar. Running is also in the Dutch Zandvoort was originally a race on a specially designed for the DTM street circuit in Chinese Guangzhou to be replaced. However, after delays occurred in the reconstruction of the track in Guangzhou, negotiations began to switch to another Chinese circuit. The main focus was on the Zhuhai International Circuit . When these negotiations also failed, it was decided in July 2014 to hold the ninth DTM round again in Zandvoort, the Netherlands, in September 2014.

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest race lap	Overall leading driver	Overall leading manufacturer
01	May 4th	Hockenheim	Marco Wittmann	Mattias Ekström	Adrien Tambay	Adrien Tambay	Martin Tomczyk	Marco Wittmann	BMW
02	May 18	Oschersleben	Christian Vietoris	Mike Rockenfeller	Edoardo Mortara	Marco Wittmann	Miguel Molina	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi
03	June 1st	Mogyoród	Marco Wittmann	Miguel Molina	Bruno Spengler	Marco Wittmann	Nico Müller	Marco Wittmann
04th	June 29th	Nuremberg	Robert Wickens	Jamie Green	Mattias Ekström	Robert Wickens	Mattias Ekström
05	July 13th	Volokolamsk	Maxime Martin	Bruno Spengler	Mattias Ekström	Maxime Martin	Miguel Molina
06th	3rd August	Spielberg	Marco Wittmann	Augusto Farfus	Timo Glock	Robert Wickens	Mike Rockenfeller		BMW
07th	17th August	Nürburg	Marco Wittmann	Mike Rockenfeller	Edoardo Mortara	Marco Wittmann	Marco Wittmann
08th	September 14th	Klettwitz	Pascal Wehrlein	Christian Vietoris	Timo Scheider	Pascal Wehrlein	Timo Scheider
09	September 28th	Zandvoort	Mattias Ekström	Marco Wittmann	Martin Tomczyk	Mike Rockenfeller	Marco Wittmann
10	October 19th	Hockenheim	Mattias Ekström	Mike Rockenfeller	Jamie Green	Miguel Molina	Marco Wittmann		Audi

Championship results

Point system

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	25th	18th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	2	1

Driver ranking

Item driver Manufacturer HO1 OSC HUN NOR MOS RBR ONLY LAU ZAN HO2 Points 01  M. Wittmann BMW 1 19th 1 6th 4th 1 1 6th 2 5 156 02  M. Ekström Audi 2 13 9 3 3 7th DNF DNF 1 1 106 03  M. Rockenfeller Audi 4th 2 10 8th DNF 13 2 10 15th 2 72 04th  C. Vietoris Mercedes 15th 1 20 * 21 * 7th 9 6th 2 5 14th 69 05  E. Mortara Audi *22 * 3 4th 4th 9 16 3 16 4th 22 * 68 06th  M. Tomczyk BMW 7th 9 13 DNF 13 4th 8th 8th 3 7th 49 07th  M. Martin BMW 20th 14th 6th 17th 1 14th 7th 14th 6th DNF 47 08th  P. Wehrlein Mercedes 11 DNF 14th 5 8th DNF 10 1 7th 20 * 46 09  T. Scheider Audi 9 7th DNF 10 DNF 5 DNF 3 9 6th 44 10  J. Green Audi DNF 18 * 7th 2 DNF 8th 14th 17 * 14th 3 43 11  B. Spengler BMW 6th 12 3 11 2 10 12 15th 16 12 42 12  R. Wickens Mercedes 18th DNF 11 1 14th DSQ 9 5 8th 17th 41 13  A. Farfus BMW 8th 5 21 * 14th 10 2 DNF 7th DNF 16 39 14th  A. Tambay Audi 3 10 5 9 DNF 6th 11 18 * DNF 19 * 36 15th  P. di Resta Mercedes 14th 4th 18th 15th DNF 18th 4th DNF DNF 4th 36 16  T. Glock BMW 5 DNF 19th 16 6th 3 16 DNF 12 11 33 17th  M. Molina Audi 13 6th 2 22 * 12 11 DNF 9 18 * 8th 32 18th  D. Juncadella Mercedes 19th DNF 16 13 15th 15th 5 4th 17th 21 * 22nd 19th  N. Muller Audi 16 16 12 18th 5 19th DNF DNF DNF 13 10 20th  J. Hand BMW 10 15th 15th 7th 17th 12 17th 11 10 15th 8th 21st  A. Felix da Costa BMW *21 * 11 8th 20th 11 DNF 13 DNF 13 9 6th 22nd  G. Paffett Mercedes 12 8th DNF 12 16 17th 15th 13 19 * 10 5 -  W. Petrov Mercedes 17th 17th 17th 19th 18th 20th 18th 12 11 18 * 0 Item driver Manufacturer HO1 OSC HUN NOR MOS RBR ONLY LAU ZAN HO2 Points

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green Placement in the points blue Classified outside the point ranks violet Race not finished ( DNF ) not classified (NC) red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start ( DNS ) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) colourless not participated in the training (DNP) injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) did not appear (DNA) Bold - pole position Italic - fastest race lap Underlined - overall leader

Team evaluation

Item	team	HO1	OSC	HUN	NOR	MOS	RBR	ONLY	LAU	ZAN	HO2	Points
1	BMW Team RMG	25th	0	33	8th	37	25th	31	8th	26th	10	203
2	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	18th	8th	20th	15th	15th	6th	DNF	2	25th	29	138
3	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	14th	24	1	5	DNF	10	18th	16	2	26th	116
4th	Original parts / AMG Mercedes	0	37	0	0	6th	2	20th	18th	10	12	105
5	Audi Sport Team Dept.	15th	16	22nd	14th	2	8th	15th	0	12	0	104
6th	BMW Team Schnitzer	14th	2	15th	0	18th	13	4th	4th	15th	6th	91
7th	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	6th	0	0	18th	10	4th	0	0	0	15th	53
8th	BMW team RBM	5	10	0	6th	1	18th	0	6th	1	0	47
9	Gooix Mercedes AMG	0	DNF	0	10	4th	DNF	1	25th	6th	0	46
10	EURONICS / FREE MAN'S WORLD Mercedes AMG	0	4th	0	25th	0	DNF	2	10	4th	1	46
11	BMW Team MTEK	10	0	4th	0	8th	15th	0	DNF	0	2	39
12	Petronas / AMG Mercedes	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	12	0	0	22nd
Item	team	HO1	OSC	HUN	NOR	MOS	RBR	ONLY	LAU	ZAN	HO2	Points

Manufacturer rating

Item	Manufacturer	HO1	OSC	HUN	NOR	MOS	RBR	ONLY	LAU	ZAN	HO2	Points
1	Audi	47	48	49	52	27	28	33	18th	39	70	411
2	BMW	54	12	52	14th	64	71	35	18th	42	18th	380
3	Mercedes	0	41	0	35	10	2	33	65	20th	13	219

Web links

• The 2014 DTM season on the official DTM website

Individual evidence

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