2015 DTM season

2015 DTM season

Champions
Driver:	Pascal Wehrlein
Manufacturer:	BMW
Team:	gooix / original parts Mercedes-AMG
Season dates
Number of races:	18th
<2014 season	2016 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 .

team	vehicle	No.	driver	run
BMW Team RMG	BMW M4 DTM 2015	01	Marco Wittmann	1-18
		36	Maxime Martin	1-18
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi RS 5 DTM 2015	05	Mattias Ekström	1-18
		17th	Miguel Molina	1-18
Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi RS 5 DTM 2015	10	Timo Scheider	1-10, 13-18
		93	Antonio Giovinazzi	11, 12
		99	Mike Rockenfeller	1-18
gooix / original parts Mercedes-AMG	Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 2015	08th	Christian Vietoris	1-18
		94	Pascal Wehrlein	1-18
Audi Sport Team Dept.	Audi RS 5 DTM 2015	27	Adrien Tambay	1-18
		48	Edoardo Mortara	1-18
BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW M4 DTM 2015	13	António Félix da Costa	1-18
		77	Martin Tomczyk	1-18
Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi RS 5 DTM 2015	51	Nico Müller	1-18
		53	Jamie Green	1-18
BMW Team RBM	BMW M4 DTM 2015	18th	Augusto Farfus	1-18
		31	Tom Blomqvist	1-18
SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG	Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 2015	03	Paul di Resta	1-18
		06th	Robert Wickens	1-18
BMW Team MTEK	BMW M4 DTM 2015	07th	Bruno Spengler	1-18
		16	Timo Glock	1-18
PETRONAS Mercedes-AMG	Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 2015	12	Daniel Juncadella	1-18
		84	Maximilian Götz	1-18
EURONICS / BWT Mercedes-AMG	Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 2015	02	Gary Paffett	1-18
		22nd	Lucas Auer	1-18

• 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.

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest race lap	Overall leading driver	Overall leading manufacturer
01	2.May	Hockenheim	Jamie Green	Pascal Wehrlein	Paul di Resta	Jamie Green	Paul di Resta	Jamie Green	Audi
02	May 3rd		Mattias Ekström	Edoardo Mortara	Gary Paffett	Mike Rockenfeller	Timo Scheider	Edoardo Mortara
03	30th May	Klettwitz	Jamie Green	Edoardo Mortara	Mattias Ekström	Miguel Molina	Jamie Green	Jamie Green
04th	31. May		Jamie Green	Mattias Ekström	Miguel Molina	Jamie Green	Jamie Green
05	June 27th	Nuremberg	Pascal Wehrlein	Robert Wickens	Gary Paffett	Christian Vietoris	Jamie Green
06th	June 28th		Robert Wickens	Christian Vietoris	Bruno Spengler	Bruno Spengler	Robert Wickens
07th	July 11th	Zandvoort	Marco Wittmann	António Félix da Costa	Maxime Martin	Augusto Farfus	António Félix da Costa
08th	July 12		António Félix da Costa	Augusto Farfus	Bruno Spengler	António Félix da Costa	Timo Glock
09	August 1st	Spielberg	Edoardo Mortara	Pascal Wehrlein	Paul di Resta	Edoardo Mortara	Edoardo Mortara	Pascal Wehrlein
10	August 2nd		Mattias Ekström	Gary Paffett	Edoardo Mortara	Mattias Ekström	Mattias Ekström	Mattias Ekström	Mercedes
11	29th August	Volokolamsk	Pascal Wehrlein	Marco Wittmann	Bruno Spengler	Marco Wittmann	Pascal Wehrlein	Pascal Wehrlein
12	August 30th		Mike Rockenfeller	Bruno Spengler	Mattias Ekström	Mike Rockenfeller	Mike Rockenfeller	Mattias Ekström	Audi
13	12th September	Oschersleben	Timo Glock	Bruno Spengler	António Félix da Costa	Timo Glock	Timo Glock	Pascal Wehrlein
14th	13.september		Tom Blomqvist	Augusto Farfus	Marco Wittmann	Augusto Farfus	Tom Blomqvist		BMW
15th	September 26th	Nürburg	Maxime Martin	Edoardo Mortara	Pascal Wehrlein	Lucas Auer	Maxime Martin
16	September 27th		Miguel Molina	Paul di Resta	Bruno Spengler	Miguel Molina	Miguel Molina
17th	October 17th	Hockenheim	Timo Scheider	Jamie Green	Maxime Martin	Maxime Martin	Timo Scheider
18th	October 18		Jamie Green	Mattias Ekström	Edoardo Mortara	Gary Paffett	Edoardo Mortara

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 LAU NOR ZAN RBR MOS OSC ONLY HO2 Points 01  P. Wehrlein Mercedes 2 8th 5 13 1 5 10 6th 2 21 * 1 10 5 5 3 5 8th 21st 169 02  J. Green Audi 1 13 1 1 7th 18th DNF 13 DNF 17th 4th 5 DNF 8th DNF 17th 2 1 150 03  M. Ekström Audi 12 1 3 2 17th 4th 13 7th 5 1 DNF 3 14th 11 10 11 9 2 147 04th  E. Mortara Audi 4th 2 2 5 11 15th DNF DNF 1 3 6th 8th 19 * DNF 2 DNF DNF 3 143 05  B. Spengler BMW 11 9 11 19th 5 3 5 3 15th 15th 3 2 2 10 19 * 3 19 * 8th 123 06th  M. Wittmann BMW 9 5 13 17th 9 13 1 5 9 11 2 7th 6th 3 7th 18th 6th DNF 112 07th  M. Martin BMW 7th 14th 7th 8th DNF 10 3 17th 14th 19th 18th 4th 11 9 1 13 3 6th 94 08th  P. di Resta Mercedes 3 22nd 14th 15th DNF 6th DNF 14th 3 9 14th 15th 13 6th 12 2 4th 4th 90 09  G. Paffett Mercedes DNF 3 23 DNF 3 7th 11 10 7th 2 7th 6th DNF 13 4th DNF DNF 9 89 10  M. Rockenfeller Audi 5 6th 9 10 14th DNF 8th 11 8th 4th 10 1 DNF 19th 11 7th 5 16 83 11  A. Felix da Costa BMW 13 20th 19th 14th 12 12 2 1 13 10 11 23 3 4th 9 15th 11 7th 79 12  A. Farfus BMW 10 21st DNF DNF 8th DNF 4th 2 6th 18th 15th 11 4th 2 18th 8th DNF 15th 77 13  R. Wickens Mercedes DNF 7th 6th 18th 2 1 DNF 19th DNF 20 * 12 22nd DNF 16 8th DNF DNF 19th 61 14th  T. Blomqvist BMW DNF 17th 22nd DNF DNF DSQ 7th 18th 17th 22 * 8th 12 7th 1 DNF 4th 7th 18th 59 15th  T. Glock BMW 8th 10 18th 12 13 DNF 6th 4th 19th 14th DNF 17th 1 7th 13 20th 18 * 12 56 16  C. Vietoris Mercedes 14th 11 17th 7th 4th 2 12 8th 4th 8th DNF 20th 18th 21st 15th 14th 12 DNF 56 17th  M. Molina Audi DNF 18th 4th 3 20th 17th DNF 12 18th 13 DNF 14th 9 DNF DNF 1 14th 11 54 18th  T. Scheider Audi DNF 12 8th 4th 16 16 14th 15th 16 DSQ EX EX 12 12 DNF DNF 1 5 51 19th  M. Tomczyk BMW DNF 4th 12 11 6th 11 DNF DNF DNF 12 17th DNF 8th 20th WD 9 16 10 27 20th  D. Juncadella Mercedes DNF 15th 10 6th 10 8th 16 DNF 11 23 * 5 13 10 15th 17th 10 13 13 26th 21st  N. Muller Audi 6th 19th 20th 9 18th 19 * 9 21 * 12 5 9 9 DNF DNF 16 16 15th 17th 26th 22nd  M. Goetz Mercedes 16 16 15th 16 DNF DNF 15th 16 20th 7th 16 18th 16 18th 5 6th 10 14th 25th 23  L. Auer Mercedes DNF DNS 21st 21 * 15th 9 17th 20th 21st 6th 13 19th 15th 17th 6th 19th 17th 20th 18th 24  A. Tambay Audi 15th DNF 16 20 * 19th 14th 18th 9 10 16 DNF 16 17th 14th 14th 12 DNF DNF 3 -  A. Giovinazzi Audi                     19th 21st             0 Item driver Manufacturer HO1 LAU NOR ZAN RBR MOS OSC ONLY 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 * - not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered

• 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
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
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

1. ↑ After exceeding the BMW engine contingent, the best-placed BMW driver was not counted for the manufacturers' championship.
2. ↑ 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

• The 2015 DTM season on the official DTM website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{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 . 
2. ↑ 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 . 
3. ↑ Stefan Ziegler: DTM season 2015: One short qualifying per race. Motorsport-Total.com, March 14, 2015, accessed on March 18, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Stefan Ziegler: DTM season 2015: three times DRS per lap. Motorsport-Total.com, March 19, 2015, accessed March 20, 2015 . 
5. ↑ ^{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 . 
6. ↑ Stefan Ziegler: New: DTM drivers choose their starting number themselves. Motorsport-Total.com, February 27, 2015, accessed on February 27, 2015 . 
7. ↑ ^{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 . 
8. ↑ ^{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 . 
9. ^ Giovinazzi replaces Scheider in Moscow. dtm.com, August 28, 2015, accessed August 28, 2015 . 
10. ↑ ^{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 . 
11. ↑ DTM - BMW: Blomqvist confirmed. Finally a factory driver. Motorsport-Magazin.com, February 2, 2015, accessed February 2, 2015 . 
12. ↑ 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 . 
13. ↑ Andrew van Leeuwen: Gary Paffett extends Mercedes DTM deal into 2015. autosport.com, October 17, 2014, accessed January 29, 2015 . 
14. ↑ DTM - Lucas Auer starts 2015 for Mercedes. From the Macau podium to the DTM. Motorsport-Magazin.com, January 29, 2015, accessed January 29, 2015 . 
15. ↑ ^{a b} DMSB sports court condemns unsporting behavior , DMSB notification of August 26, 2015, accessed on August 27, 2015.