2015 DTM season
Champions | |
Driver: | Pascal Wehrlein |
Manufacturer: | BMW |
Team: | gooix / original parts Mercedes-AMG |
Season dates | |
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Number of races: | 18th |
<2014 season |
The 2015 DTM season was the 29th season of the DTM and the 16th since the series was re-established in 2000. The season began on May 2 in Hockenheim and ended on October 18 at the same point. The season was very balanced. The 18 races were won by 13 different drivers and only the top three in the championship won more than one race.
Sporting and technical changes
Manufacturer
For the 2015 season, Mercedes renamed the vehicles previously used under the name DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé to Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM .
Teams
Mercedes increased its line-up from seven to eight vehicles. In the course of this, the ART Grand Prix team entered the DTM, HWA reduced the number of vehicles from five to four.
Regulations
In the 2015 season, two races were held on each race weekend, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. Between 1988 and 2000 there had already been two races on a race weekend, but both on Sunday. As the number of race weekends decreased from ten to nine, the number of races increased from ten to 18.
The race on Saturday lasted 40 minutes, the race on Sunday 60 minutes. There was only a mandatory pit stop in the Sunday race. A qualifying session lasting 20 minutes was carried out before both races. Although the two races were of different lengths, the same number of points were awarded.
The drivers were allowed to use the DRS a maximum of three times instead of once in one lap this season. The position on the racetrack was left up to the drivers ; there were no fixed DRS zones, as in the Formula 1 World Championship . In addition, the distance to the vehicle in front was only allowed to be a maximum of one second, previously it was two seconds.
There were only four sets of tires available per vehicle for both qualifying sessions and the two races. Since two sets of tires had to be used in the second race, one set of tires had to be used twice.
Similar to Formula 1, there was now a curfew in the DTM , the mechanics were not allowed to work for eleven hours straight from Saturday to Sunday. However, once a season each driver was allowed to use a joker , in which case the mechanics were allowed to ignore the curfew.
For cost reasons, only one engine was allowed per driver for the entire season, but each manufacturer had only one replacement engine for all drivers instead of two.
As of the 2015 season, drivers kept their starting numbers for several seasons, similar to those in Formula 1 since 2014. The drivers were free to choose the numbers from 2 to 99. The number 1 was reserved for the reigning master.
Teams and drivers
All teams used Hankook tires .
- Esteban Ocon took part in a free practice session for Mücke Motorsport at the last race weekend.
Changes in the drivers
In addition to the newcomers and returnees for the 2015 season, the following list includes all drivers who took part in the 2014 DTM season and who did not start for the same team in the 2015 season as in 2014.
Drivers who have changed their team:
- António Félix da Costa : BMW-Team-MTEK → BMW-Team-Schnitzer
- Gary Paffett : EURONICS / FREE MAN'S WORLD Mercedes AMG → ART Grand Prix
- Bruno Spengler : BMW Team Schnitzer → BMW Team MTEK
Drivers who entered or returned to the DTM:
- Lucas Auer : European Formula 3 Championship ( Mücke Motorsport ) → ART Grand Prix
- Tom Blomqvist : European Formula 3 Championship ( Jagonya Ayam with Carlin ) → BMW Team RBM
- Antonio Giovinazzi : European Formula 3 Championship (Jagonya Ayam with Carlin) → Audi Sport Team Phoenix
- Maximilian Götz : Blancpain Sprint Series ( HTP Motorsport ) → Petronas / AMG Mercedes
Drivers who have left the DTM:
- Joey Hand : BMW-Team-RBM → United SportsCar Championship ( Chip Ganassi Racing )
- Vitaly Petrow : Petronas / AMG Mercedes → unknown
Race calendar and results
The racing calendar has been slightly modified compared to the previous season. The race in Mogyoród , Hungary , was removed from the DTM calendar after just one year.
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. |
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Points | 25th | 18th | 15th | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 2 | 1 |
Driver ranking
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- At the second Spielberg race, Scheider was disqualified for causing a collision. Scheider was first overtaken by Pascal Wehrlein after he had followed Wehrlein's slower-moving brand colleague Robert Wickens . Before the next bend, Scheider braked later than Wickens and pushed Wickens into Wehrlein. Both drivers retired, while Scheider crossed the finish line in sixth. The race stewards saw Scheider to be responsible for this incident and disqualified him. Shortly before the incident, Audi Motorsport Director Wolfgang Ullrich could be heard over Scheider's pit radio , who radioed the instruction "Timo, push him out". Scheider was also suspended for two races. Wolfgang Ulrich was prohibited from entering the pit lane and using the team radio for the remainder of the season and Audi was fined 200,000 euros.
Team evaluation
Item | team | No. |
HO1 |
LAU |
NOR |
ZAN |
RBR |
MOS |
OSC |
ONLY |
HO2 |
Points | |||||||||
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1 | gooix / original parts Mercedes-AMG | 8th | 14th | 11 | 17th | 7th | 4th | 2 | 12 | 8th | 4th | 8th | DNF | 20th | 18th | 21st | 15th | 14th | 12 | DNF | 225 |
94 | 2 | 8th | 5 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6th | 2 | 21 * | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8th | 21st | |||
2 | BMW Team RMG | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 17th | 9 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7th | 6th | 3 | 7th | 18th | 6th | DNF | 206 |
36 | 7th | 14th | 7th | 8th | DNF | 10 | 3 | 17th | 14th | 19th | 18th | 4th | 11 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6th | |||
3 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17th | 4th | 13 | 7th | 5 | 1 | DNF | 3 | 14th | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 201 |
17th | DNF | 18th | 4th | 3 | 20th | 17th | DNF | 12 | 18th | 13 | DNF | 14th | 9 | DNF | DNF | 1 | 14th | 11 | |||
4th | BMW Team MTEK | 7th | 11 | 9 | 11 | 19th | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15th | 15th | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 19 * | 3 | 19 * | 8th | 179 |
16 | 8th | 10 | 18th | 12 | 13 | DNF | 6th | 4th | 19th | 14th | DNF | 17th | 1 | 7th | 13 | 20th | 18 * | 12 | |||
5 | Audi Sport Team Rosberg | 51 | 6th | 19th | 20th | 9 | 18th | 19 * | 9 | 21 * | 12 | 5 | 9 | 9 | DNF | DNF | 16 | 16 | 15th | 17th | 176 |
53 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7th | 18th | DNF | 13 | DNF | 17th | 4th | 5 | DNF | 8th | DNF | 17th | 2 | 1 | |||
6th | SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG | 3 | 3 | 22nd | 14th | 15th | DNF | 6th | DNF | 14th | 3 | 9 | 14th | 15th | 13 | 6th | 12 | 2 | 4th | 4th | 151 |
6th | DNF | 7th | 6th | 18th | 2 | 1 | DNF | 19th | DNF | 20 * | 12 | 22nd | DNF | 16 | 8th | DNF | DNF | 19th | |||
7th | Audi Sport Team Dept. | 27 | 15th | DNF | 16 | 20 * | 19th | 14th | 18th | 9 | 10 | 16 | DNF | 16 | 17th | 14th | 14th | 12 | DNF | DNF | 146 |
48 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15th | DNF | DNF | 1 | 3 | 6th | 8th | 19 * | DNF | 2 | DNF | DNF | 3 | |||
8th | BMW Team RBM | 18th | 10 | 21st | DNF | DNF | 8th | DNF | 4th | 2 | 6th | 18th | 15th | 11 | 4th | 2 | 18th | 8th | DNF | 15th | 136 |
31 | DNF | 17th | 22nd | DNF | DNF | DSQ | 7th | 18th | 17th | 22 * | 8th | 12 | 7th | 1 | DNF | 4th | 7th | 18th | |||
9 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 10 | DNF | 12 | 8th | 4th | 16 | 16 | 14th | 15th | 16 | DSQ | EX | EX | 12 | 12 | DNF | DNF | 1 | 5 | 134 |
93 | 19th | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
99 | 5 | 6th | 9 | 10 | 14th | DNF | 8th | 11 | 8th | 4th | 10 | 1 | DNF | 19th | 11 | 7th | 5 | 16 | |||
10 | EURONICS / BWT Mercedes-AMG | 2 | DNF | 3 | 23 | DNF | 3 | 7th | 11 | 10 | 7th | 2 | 7th | 6th | DNF | 13 | 4th | DNF | DNF | 9 | 107 |
22nd | DNF | DNS | 21st | 21 * | 15th | 9 | 17th | 20th | 21st | 6th | 13 | 19th | 15th | 17th | 6th | 19th | 17th | 20th | |||
11 | BMW Team Schnitzer | 13 | 13 | 20th | 19th | 14th | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 4th | 9 | 15th | 11 | 7th | 106 |
77 | DNF | 4th | 12 | 11 | 6th | 11 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 12 | 17th | DNF | 8th | 20th | WD | 9 | 16 | 10 | |||
12 | PETRONAS Mercedes-AMG | 12 | DNF | 15th | 10 | 6th | 10 | 8th | 16 | DNF | 11 | 23 * | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15th | 17th | 10 | 17th | 20th | 51 |
84 | 16 | 16 | 15th | 16 | DNF | DNF | 15th | 16 | 20th | 7th | 16 | 18th | 16 | 18th | 5 | 6th | 10 | 14th | |||
Item | team | No. |
HO1 |
LAU |
NOR |
ZAN |
RBR |
MOS |
OSC |
ONLY |
HO2 |
Points |
Manufacturer rating
Item | Manufacturer |
HO1 |
LAU |
NOR |
ZAN |
RBR |
MOS |
OSC |
ONLY |
HO2 |
Points | |||||||||
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1 | BMW | 13 | 25th | 6th | 4th | 24 | 16 | 69 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 36 | 88 | 79 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 19th | 602 |
2 | Audi | 55 | 51 | 76 | 83 | 6th | 12 | 6th | 8th | 40 | 0 | 23 | 56 | 2 | 4th | 19th | 31 | 55 | 68 | 595 |
3 | Mercedes | 33 | 25th | 19th | 14th | 71 | 73 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 38 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 18th | 49 | 37 | 17th | 14th | 534 |
- Remarks
- ↑ After exceeding the BMW engine contingent, the best-placed BMW driver was not counted for the manufacturers' championship.
- ↑ Due to unsportsmanlike behavior by a driver at the direction of Audi Motorsport Director Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich did not receive any points in the manufacturers' championship for Audi.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Even more action: DTM calendar 2015 includes 18 races. (No longer available online.) DTM.com, December 3, 2014, archived from the original on December 27, 2014 ; accessed on January 1, 2015 .
- ↑ Stefan Ziegler: The new racing format for the 2015 DTM season has been set. Motorsport-Total.com, March 13, 2015, accessed on March 18, 2015 .
- ↑ Stefan Ziegler: DTM season 2015: One short qualifying per race. Motorsport-Total.com, March 14, 2015, accessed on March 18, 2015 .
- ↑ Stefan Ziegler: DTM season 2015: three times DRS per lap. Motorsport-Total.com, March 19, 2015, accessed March 20, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c d Stefan Ziegler, Roman Wittemeier: New details on the regulations for the 2015 DTM season. Motorsport-Total.com, March 19, 2015, accessed on March 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Stefan Ziegler: New: DTM drivers choose their starting number themselves. Motorsport-Total.com, February 27, 2015, accessed on February 27, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g BMW retains seven drivers for 2015, drops Joey Hand. touringcartimes.com, December 6, 2014, accessed January 29, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Audi: Growth also in motorsport. (No longer available online.) Audi-motorsport.info, December 17, 2014, archived from the original on December 18, 2014 ; accessed on January 29, 2015 .
- ^ Giovinazzi replaces Scheider in Moscow. dtm.com, August 28, 2015, accessed August 28, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c d e Dominik Sharaf: Mercedes announces DTM driver squad: Vitali Petrow flies! Motorsport-Total.com, January 30, 2015, accessed January 30, 2015 .
- ↑ DTM - BMW: Blomqvist confirmed. Finally a factory driver. Motorsport-Magazin.com, February 2, 2015, accessed February 2, 2015 .
- ↑ Mercedes-Benz names Maximilian Götz as the second driver in the DTM. Götz becomes the second driver at Mercedes. sport1.de, October 16, 2015, accessed on October 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Andrew van Leeuwen: Gary Paffett extends Mercedes DTM deal into 2015. autosport.com, October 17, 2014, accessed January 29, 2015 .
- ↑ DTM - Lucas Auer starts 2015 for Mercedes. From the Macau podium to the DTM. Motorsport-Magazin.com, January 29, 2015, accessed January 29, 2015 .
- ↑ a b DMSB sports court condemns unsporting behavior , DMSB notification of August 26, 2015, accessed on August 27, 2015.