2017 DTM season

2017 DTM season

Champions
Driver:	René Rast
Manufacturer:	Audi
Team:	Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Season dates
Number of races:	18th
<2016 season	2018 season>

The 2017 DTM season was the 31st season of the DTM and the 18th since the series was re-established in 2000. The season began on May 5th in Hockenheim and ended on October 15th at the same location.

Sporting and technical changes

Manufacturer

In August 2016 it was announced that in the course of cost savings for the 2017 season, all three manufacturers should reduce their line-up from eight to six vehicles. This was confirmed at the end of October.

Teams

In the course of trying to reduce traffic parted Mercedes of Mücke Motorsport and ART Grand Prix , every six vehicles of the future HWA AG looked after. At Audi , the Abt Sportsline team will only look after two vehicles instead of the previous four. At BMW , the MTEK team , which will be included in BMW's program in the endurance world championship from the 2018 season , withdrew from the DTM.

On December 6, 2016, BMW announced that in addition to Team MTEK, Schnitzer Motorsport would also be leaving the DTM and that Team RBM and Team RMG would each provide three vehicles from the 2017 season.

Regulations

The performance of the engines has been increased by enlarging the air flow limiter from 28 mm to 29 mm, and further developments are permitted in defined areas of the intake system.

In order to reduce the pressure of the vehicles, various changes to the aerodynamics were decided. In addition to increased ground clearance, the regulations in the area of ​​the front spoiler, underbody and diffuser have changed . In addition, when using the drag reduction system, the entire rear wing no longer folds down, but only the upper rear wing element.

In addition to the tires, the rims are now the same for all vehicles, ATS has been announced as the supplier. The use of electric blankets to preheat the tires is now prohibited.

The originally 40-minute race on Saturday was extended to 55 minutes, and the race on Sunday was shortened from 60 to 55 minutes. There is also a mandatory pit stop on Saturday. During the pit stop, a maximum of eight mechanics are allowed to work on the vehicle instead of 15, and only one impact wrench is allowed on each side of the vehicle.

The point system has also been changed. The best three drivers in qualifying will now also receive points. The first receives three points, the second two points and the third one point.

Teams and drivers

All teams use Hankook tires .

No.	driver	team	Race weekend
2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG DTM Team HWA	1-9
3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG DTM Team HWA	1-9
5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	1-9
6th	Robert Wickens	Mercedes-AMG DTM Team HWA	1-9
7th	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	1-9
11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1-9
15th	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	1-9
16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	1-9
22nd	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG DTM Team HWA	1-9
31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	1-9
33	René Rast	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	1-9
36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	1-9
48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG DTM Team HWA	1-9
51	Nico Müller	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	1-9
53	Jamie Green	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	1-9
63	Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG DTM Team HWA	1-9
77	Loïc Duval	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	1-9
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	1-9

Changes in the drivers

In addition to the newcomers and returnees for the 2017 season, the following list includes all drivers who took part in the 2016 DTM season and who did not start for the same team in the 2017 season as in 2016.

Drivers who have changed their team:

• Edoardo Mortara : Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline → HWA
• Augusto Farfus : BMW Team MTEK → BMW Team RMG
• Bruno Spengler : BMW Team MTEK → BMW Team RBM
• Lucas Auer : Mücke Motorsport → HWA
• Gary Paffett : ART Grand Prix → HWA

Drivers who entered or returned to the DTM:

• Loïc Duval : FIA World Endurance Championship ( Audi ) → Audi Sport Team Phoenix
• Maro Engel : FIA Formula E Championship ( Venturi Formula E Team ) → HWA

Drivers who have left the DTM:

• Martin Tomczyk : BMW Team Schnitzer → IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
• António Félix da Costa : BMW Team Schnitzer → FIA Formula E Championship ( Andretti Autosport )
• Timo Scheider : Audi Sport Team Phoenix → 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship (MJP Racing Team Austria)
• Miguel Molina : Audi Sport Team Abt → FIA World Endurance Championship
• Adrien Tambay : Audi Sport Team Rosberg → unknown
• Esteban Ocon : ART Grand Prix → Formula 1 ( Force India )
• Christian Vietoris : Mücke Motorsport → unknown
• Maximilian Götz : HWA → ADAC GT Masters
• Daniel Juncadella : HWA → Blancpain Endurance Series / VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring
• Felix Rosenqvist : ART Grand Prix → FIA Formula E Championship ( Mahindra Racing )

Performance weights

Starting from the basic weight of 1125 kg, performance weights were loaded or unloaded in the season leading up to the race on the Nürburgring. From the race on the Red Bull Ring, the performance weights were abolished and all vehicles drove with the same weight as at the beginning of the season.

run	HO1				LAU				HUN				NOR				MOS				ZAN				ONLY				RBR				HO2
vehicle	Q1	R1	Q2	R2	Q1	R1	Q2	R2	Q1	R1	Q2	R2	Q1	R1	Q2	R2	Q1	R1	Q2	R2	Q1	R1	Q2	R2	Q1	R1	Q2	R2	Q1	R1	Q2	R2	Q1	R1	Q2	R2
Audi RS 5 DTM	0 kg	-5 kg		-5 kg		-10 kg		-10 kg			-5 kg		-2.5 kg		-2.5 kg		-7.5 kg		-7.5 kg		-2.5 kg		+2.5 kg		+7.5 kg		+7.5 kg		0 kg
BMW M4 DTM	0 kg	-5 kg		0 kg		-5 kg		-5 kg			-10 kg		-7.5 kg		-7.5 kg		-2.5 kg		-2.5 kg		-7.5 kg		-12.5 kg		-17.5 kg		-17.5 kg		0 kg
Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM	0 kg	+5 kg		0 kg		+5 kg		+5 kg			0 kg		-2.5 kg		-2.5 kg		+2.5 kg		+2.5 kg		+2.5 kg		+2.5 kg		-2.5 kg		-2.5 kg		0 kg

Race calendar and results

The racing calendar for the 2017 season once again includes 18 races on nine race weekends. The event on the Red Bull Ring was moved from May to autumn, the race on the Hungaroring taking place on this date took place in June, the race on the EuroSpeedway Lausitz took place in May. The two races at Moscow Raceway and Circuit Park Zandvoort also swapped places.

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest race lap	Overall leading driver	Overall leading manufacturer
01	May 6th	Hockenheim	Lucas Auer	Timo Glock	Mike Rockenfeller	Lucas Auer	Mattias Ekström	Lucas Auer	Mercedes
02	May 7th		Jamie Green	Gary Paffett	Marco Wittmann	Timo Glock	Jamie Green
03	May 20th	Klettwitz	Lucas Auer	Robert Wickens	René Rast	Lucas Auer	René Rast
04th	May 21		Jamie Green	Mattias Ekström	Robert Wickens	Robert Wickens	René Rast
05	17th of June	Mogyoród	Paul di Resta	Timo Glock	Bruno Spengler	René Rast	Mike Rockenfeller		Audi
06th	18th of June		René Rast	Mattias Ekström	Maxime Martin	René Rast	Mattias Ekström	René Rast
07th	July 1	Nuremberg	Bruno Spengler	Maxime Martin	Mattias Ekström	Maxime Martin	Tom Blomqvist	Mattias Ekström
08th	2nd July		Maxime Martin	Lucas Auer	Edoardo Mortara	Tom Blomqvist	Bruno Spengler
09	22nd of July	Volokolamsk	René Rast	Mike Rockenfeller	Marco Wittmann	René Rast	Robert Wickens	René Rast
10	July 23		Maro Engel	Mattias Ekström	Bruno Spengler	Bruno Spengler	Jamie Green	Mattias Ekström
11	August 19th	Zandvoort	Timo Glock	Marco Wittmann	Maxime Martin	Timo Glock	René Rast	René Rast
12	20th of August		Mike Rockenfeller	Loïc Duval	Mattias Ekström	Augusto Farfus	Loïc Duval	Mattias Ekström
13	the 9th of September	Nürburg	Lucas Auer	Paul di Resta	Robert Wickens	Lucas Auer	Nico Müller
14th	September 10		Robert Wickens	Paul di Resta	Marco Wittmann	Marco Wittmann	René Rast
15th	September 23rd	Spielberg	Mattias Ekström	Jamie Green	Nico Müller	Jamie Green	Jamie Green
16	September 24th		René Rast	Mike Rockenfeller	Nico Müller	Jamie Green	Jamie Green
17th	October 14th	Hockenheim	Jamie Green	Mike Rockenfeller	Timo Glock	Timo Glock	Mike Rockenfeller
18th	15th October		Marco Wittmann	René Rast	Mike Rockenfeller	Tom Blomqvist	Jamie Green	René Rast

1. ↑ Marco Wittmann achieved the fastest lap in qualifying and received 3 points for pole position. However, due to a penalty transfer by five places due to three warnings, he started from sixth place and René Rast started from first place on the grid.
2. ↑ Marco Wittmann was the first to cross the finish line in the race. However, he was subsequently disqualified because the required amount of residual gasoline was no longer in the tank during the follow-up inspection of his vehicle. Thus, it was Mike Rockenfeller appointed the new winner.

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

The first three drivers in qualifying also received the following points:

space	1.	2.	3.
Points	3	2	1

Driver ranking

Item driver Manufacturer  HO1  LAU  HUN  NOR  MOS  ZAN  ONLY  SPI  HO2 Points 01  R. Rast Audi 6th DNF 2 3 7th 6 1 1 1 12 2 DNF 1 2 4 3 9 DNF 5 12 13 1 2 6th 2 2 179 02  M. Ekström Audi 5 11 8th 2 5 3 2 3 3 4th 8th 2 2 17 * 3 15th 6th 1 3 5 11 8th 176 03  J. Green Audi 18th 1 3 10 1 3 DSQ 2 5 7th 8th 9 5 5 9 6th 7th 2 1 14 1 1 3 5 173 04th  M. Rockenfeller Audi 3 7th 5 5 4th 10 13 DNF 2 3 12 4th 1 14th 17th 7th 2 2 3 167 05  M. Wittmann BMW 10 3 13 9 8th DNF 2 4th 5 3 1 6th 2 3 DSQ 2 9 2 3 1 5 6 3 13 1 3 160 06th  L. Auer Mercedes 1 1 4th 1 1 10 12 DNF DNF 2 6th 8th 15th 14th 1 1 13 8th DNF 8th 10 136 07th  T. Glock BMW 2 8 1 11 15th 2 7th 5 10 5 13 1 1 7th 12 8th 10 7th 3 1 12 133 08th  M. Martin BMW 11 DNF 4 3 8th DNF 3 2 1 1 16 DNF 3 6 3 17th 11 6th 11 4 2 6th 132 09  R. Wickens Mercedes 15th DNF 2 2 3 1 DNF 8th DNF 11 2 4th 9 11 15 * 3 3 1 3 4th 10 7th 17 * 119 10  G. Paffett Mercedes 7 2 2 6th 4th 7th 9 10 DNF 7th 16 8th 5 10 14th 17th 4th 9 4th 102 11  P. di Resta Mercedes 8th 6th 16 13 1 6th 11 6th 14th DSQ 7th DNF 2 2 2 11 9 14th 16 99 12  N. Muller Audi 9 5 DSQ 6th 10 4th 9 13 3 15th 15th 10 4th 11 DNF 3 2 3 12 11 81 13  B. Spengler BMW 12 9 14th 16 3 14th 1 3 12 12 3 1 14th 10 13 4th 12 16 10 14th 75 14th  E. Mortara Mercedes 4 3 13 7th 11 9 11 8th 3 13 10 12 12 7th 16 9 17th 5 9 61 15th  M. Engel Mercedes 17th 10 9 12 13 15th 14th 14th 10 1 16 11 4th 5 15th 15th 16 13 51 16  A. Farfus BMW 13 DNF 12 14th 11 12 DNF 7th 17th 11 6 2 8 1 8th 9 DNF 12 17th 7th 35 17th  T. Blomqvist BMW 16 12 17th 17 2 15 * 13 6th 9 1 DNF 7th DNF 13 16 10 16 13 15th DNF 1 25th 18th  L. Duval Audi 14th DNF 15th 18th 14th 16 15th 15th 11 14th 13 2 18th 15th 14th 8th 18th 15th 22nd Item driver Manufacturer  HO1  LAU  HUN  NOR  MOS  ZAN  ONLY  SPI  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 1 - 3 points for pole position 2 - 2 points for starting position 2 3 - 1 point for starting position 3

Manufacturer rating

Item	Manufacturer	HO1		LAU		HUN		NOR		MOS		ZAN		ONLY		SPI		HO2		Points
1	Audi	35	44	30th	68	37	70	25th	17th	52	43	25th	72	18th	14th	70	77	52	49	798
2	Mercedes	53	39	64	31	33	14th	5	43	27	32	10	10	81	56	18th	15th	22nd	15th	568
3	BMW	19th	21st	13	8th	37	23	77	47	28	32	72	25th	8th	37	19th	15th	33	43	560

Individual evidence

1. ↑ DTM 2017: Reduction to six cars to come Motorsport-Total.com, August 23, 2016, accessed on December 11, 2016.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Confirmed: DTM manufacturer 2017 with six cars each Motorsport-Total.com, October 27, 2016, accessed on December 11, 2016.
3. ↑ New structure at BMW: Schnitzer and MTEK leave DTM Motorsport-Total.com, December 6, 2016, accessed on December 11, 2016.
4. ↑ ^{a b c} DTM 2017: More power, new tires, new DRS. Motorsport-Total.com, March 17, 2017, accessed March 17, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Julia Spacek, Roman Wittemeier: With cold tires out of the box: It depends on the driver. Motorsport-Total.com, April 21, 2017, accessed April 21, 2017 . 
6. ↑ Julia Spacek: New pit-stop procedure: pit stops take longer in 2017. Motorsport-Total.com, April 21, 2017, accessed April 21, 2017 . 
7. ↑ DTM regulations 2017: Points also for qualifying. Motorsport-Total.com, May 1, 2017, accessed May 7, 2017 . 
8. ↑ Editorial team rallye-magazin.de: Timo Scheider becomes a full-time rallycrosser. Retrieved May 2, 2017 .