The 2018 DTM season was the 32nd DTM season and the 19th since the series was re-established in 2000. The season began on May 4th, 2018 in Hockenheim and ended on October 14th at the same place.
Teams and drivers
All teams used Hankook tires .
Changes in the drivers
In addition to the newcomers and returnees for the 2018 season, the following list includes all drivers who took part in the 2017 DTM season and who did not start for the same team in the 2018 season as in 2017.
Drivers who entered or returned to the DTM:
Drivers who have left the DTM:
Guest starters
Compared to previous years, for the 2018 season every manufacturer is allowed to nominate a guest starter for a race weekend. The guest starter takes part in both runs, but the results achieved are not counted, so that if they are placed in the points, the following drivers move up.
Race calendar and results
The racing calendar was increased from 18 to 20 races on ten race weekends for the 2018 season. The Moscow Raceway event has been removed from the calendar. For the first time, DTM races took place at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli . In addition, the DTM returned to the Brands Hatch Circuit for the first time since the 2013 season. The races at Circuit Park Zandvoort have been moved from August to July.
Championship results
Point system
Points were awarded to the first 10 classified drivers in the following number:
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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:
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1.
2.
3.
Points
3
2
1
Driver ranking
Item
driver
Manufacturer
Germany HO1
Germany LAU
Hungary HUN
Germany NOR
Netherlands ZAN
Great Britain BRH
Italy MIS
Germany ONLY
Austria SPI
Germany HO2
Points
1
2
3
4th
5
6th
7th
8th
9
10
11
12
13
14th
15th
16
17th
18th
19th
20th
0 1
United Kingdom Gary Paffett
Mercedes
1 1
3
9
1 3
6th
15th
2
13 2
1 1
2 1
6th
2 1
DNF
14th
3 2
5 2
10
3 1
4 2
3 3
255
0 2
Germany René Rast
Audi
9
7 2
DNF
DNS
4th
10
16
14th
17th
1 3
4 3
3
DNF 3
3
1 1
1 1
1
1
1
1 2
251
0 3
United Kingdom Paul di Resta
Mercedes
7th
9
6th
4th
1 1
5 3
4th
6th
2 3
3
16
1 2
1 1
6th
18th
2
4th
4 3
8th
14th
233
0 4th
Germany Marco Wittmann
BMW
11 2
11
7th
2
16
1
3 3
1
7th
17th
9
5
9
13
5
3
7th
14th
DNF
2 1
164
0 5
Germany Timo Glock
BMW
3 3
1 1
2
5
14th
2
10
10
6th
10
13
11
7th
15th
4th
16
DNF 2
7th
3 3
10
144
0 6th
Italy Edoardo Mortara
Mercedes
4th
DNF
1
11
5
DSQ
1 1
2
13
8th
8th
17th
3 2
2 2
13
11
16
10
10
13
140
0 7th
Austria Lucas Auer
Mercedes
2
15th
4 1
14th
2 3
DSQ 1
7th
5 3
3
9
3 2
8th
DNF
DNF
11
18 *
6th
DNF
DNF 1
16
121
0 8th
Germany Pascal Wehrlein
Mercedes
5
6th
8th
3 2
13
12 2
13
9
4 2
6th
7th
4 3
6th
12
7th
9
13
6th
11
18th
108
0 9
Austria Philipp Eng
BMW
16
14th
3 2
7 1
18th
3
5 2
11
14th
4 2
5
7th
8th
16
16
8 3
8th
9
12
8th
102
10
Switzerland Nico Müller
Audi
13
13
DNF
17th
3 2
14th
18th
7th
DNF
7th
15th
10
5
10
10
14th
3
2 2
7th
4th
96
11
Germany Mike Rockenfeller
Audi
14th
2
11
8th
11
4th
15th
16
15th
16
10
6th
10
9
6th
13
2 3
8th
6th
11
87
12
Canada Bruno Spengler
BMW
6th
8th
5 3
15th
12
DSQ
6th
4th
12
13
17th
14th
DNF
11
2 3
4th
DNF
15th
9
6th
85
13
Netherlands Robin Frijns
Audi
18th
12
13
10
7th
8th
12
8th
5
DNF
12
12
2
4th
17th
10
11
13
2
5
84
14th
Sweden Joel Eriksson
BMW
12
4 3
12
9
17th
6th
9
12
9
11
14th
13
12
1
12
6th
15th
5
15th
9
72
15th
Spain Daniel Juncadella
Mercedes
8th
18th
14th
12
10
11
8th
3 1
16
12
1 1
9
14th
17 3
15th
17 *
14 1
11
14th
15th
61
16
Brazil Augusto Farfus
BMW
15th
10
10
16
15th
7th
14th
17th
8th
5
2
DNF
11
DNF
9
7th
9
DNF
DNF
7th
56
17th
France Loïc Duval
Audi
10
5
DNF
13
8th
9
17th
18th
11
15th
DNF
16
4th
7 1
8th
12
DNF
16
5
12
54
18th
United Kingdom Jamie Green
Audi
19th
17th
DNF
6th
9
13
11
15th
10
14th
11
15th
DNF
8th
14th
15th
5
12
13
17th
27
Guest starter:
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Sweden Mattias Ekström
Audi
17th
16
-
-
Italy Alessandro Zanardi
BMW
13
5
-
-
France Sébastien Ogier
Mercedes
12
17th
-
Item
driver
Manufacturer
1
2
3
4th
5
6th
7th
8th
9
10
11
12
13
14th
15th
16
17th
18th
19th
20th
Points
Germany HO1
Germany LAU
Hungary HUN
Germany NOR
Netherlands ZAN
Great Britain BRH
Italy MIS
Germany ONLY
Austria SPI
Germany HO2
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, due to the distance covered, but counted
1 - 3 points for fastest qualifying round
2 - 2 points for the second fastest qualifying round
3 - 1 point for third fastest qualifying round
Team evaluation
Item
team
Manufacturer
No.
Germany HO1
Germany LAU
Hungary HUN
Germany NOR
Netherlands ZAN
Great Britain BRH
Italy MIS
Germany ONLY
Austria SPI
Germany HO2
Points
1
2
3
4th
5
6th
7th
8th
9
10
11
12
13
14th
15th
16
17th
18th
19th
20th
0 1
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS
Mercedes
0 2
1 1
3
9
1 3
6th
15th
2
13 2
1 1
2 1
6th
2 1
DNF
14th
3 2
5 2
10
3 1
4 2
3 3
363
94
5
6th
8th
3 2
13
13 2
13
9
4 2
6th
7th
4 3
6th
12
7th
9
13
6th
11
18th
0 2
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS
Mercedes
0 3
7th
9
6th
4th
1 1
5 3
4th
6th
2 3
3
16
1 2
1 1
6th
18th
2
4th
4 3
8th
14th
294
23
8th
18th
14th
12
10
11
8th
3 1
16
12
1 1
9
14th
17 3
15th
17 *
14 1
11
14th
15th
0 3
Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Audi
33
9
7 2
DNF
DNS
4th
10
16
14th
17th
1 3
4 3
3
DNF 3
3
1 1
1 1
1
1
1
1 2
278
53
19th
17th
DNF
6th
9
14th
11
15th
10
14th
11
15th
DNF
8th
14th
15th
5
12
13
17th
0 4th
SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport
Mercedes
22nd
2
15th
4 1
14th
2 3
DSQ 1
7th
5 3
3
9
3 2
8th
DNF
DNF
11
18 *
6th
DNF
DNF 1
16
261
48
4th
DNF
1
11
5
DSQ
1 1
2
13
8th
8th
17th
3 2
2 2
13
11
16
10
10
13
0 5
BMW Team RMR
BMW
16
3 3
1 1
2
5
14th
2
10
10
6th
10
13
11
7th
15th
4th
16
DNF 2
7th
3 3
10
246
25th
16
14th
3 2
7 1
18th
3
5 2
11
14th
4 2
5
7th
8th
16
16
8 3
8th
9
12
8th
0 6th
BMW Team RMG
BMW
11
11 2
11
7th
2
16
1
3 3
1
7th
17th
9
5
9
13
5
3
7th
14th
DNF
2 1
220
15th
15th
10
10
16
15th
7th
14th
17th
8th
5
2
DNF
11
DNF
9
7th
9
DNF
DNF
7th
0 7th
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Audi
0 4th
18th
12
13
10
7th
8th
12
8th
5
DNF
12
12
2
4th
17th
10
11
13
2
5
180
51
13
13
DNF
17th
3 2
12
18th
7th
DNF
7th
15th
10
5
10
10
14th
3
2 2
7th
4th
0 8th
BMW Team RBM
BMW
0 7th
6th
8th
5 3
15th
12
DSQ
6th
4th
12
13
17th
14th
DNF
11
2 3
4th
DNF
15th
9
6th
157
47
12
4 3
12
9
17th
6th
9
12
9
11
14th
13
12
1
12
6th
15th
5
15th
9
0 9
Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Audi
28
10
5
DNF
13
8th
9
17th
18th
11
15th
DNF
16
4th
7 1
8th
12
DNF
16
5
12
141
99
14th
2
11
8th
11
4th
15th
16
15th
16
10
6th
10
9
6th
13
2 3
8th
6th
11
Item
driver
Manufacturer
No.
1
2
3
4th
5
6th
7th
8th
9
10
11
12
13
14th
15th
16
17th
18th
19th
20th
Points
Germany HO1
Germany LAU
Hungary HUN
Germany NOR
Netherlands ZAN
Great Britain BRH
Italy MIS
Germany ONLY
Austria SPI
Germany HO2
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, due to the distance covered, but counted
1 - 3 points for fastest qualifying round
2 - 2 points for the second fastest qualifying round
3 - 1 point for third fastest qualifying round
Brand valuation
Item
Manufacturer
Germany HO1
Germany LAU
Hungary HUN
Germany NOR
Netherlands ZAN
Great Britain BRH
Italy MIS
Germany ONLY
Austria SPI
Germany HO2
Points
1
2
3
4th
5
6th
7th
8th
9
10
11
12
13
14th
15th
16
17th
18th
19th
20th
0 1
Mercedes
78
25th
54
55
66
16
68
59
76
50
63
67
53
31
8th
32
24
40
22nd
16
903
0 2
BMW
26th
46
53
39
0
72
39
38
20th
25th
30th
16
12
26th
43
46
14th
18th
18th
42
623
0 3
Audi
3
36
0
13
41
19th
0
10
11
32
14th
24
42
50
41
29
69
49
67
49
599
Form table
Individual evidence
↑ a b DTM increases the 2018 calendar to ten events. DTM.com, December 18, 2017, accessed December 18, 2017 .
↑ BMW DTM newcomer Philipp Eng: "I'm living my dream" . In: Motorsport-Total.com . ( motorsport-total.com [accessed February 11, 2018]).
^ A b Philipp Eng and Joel Eriksson are new to the BMW DTM line-up. Motorsport-Total.com, December 15, 2017, accessed December 18, 2017 .
↑ a b Audi driver Mattias Ekström ends DTM career. Motorsport-Total.com, January 29, 2018, accessed January 29, 2018 .
↑ a b DTM Mercedes drivers 2018: Wehrlein and Juncadella return . In: Motorsport-Magazin.com . ( motorsport-magazin.com [accessed March 19, 2018]).
↑ Goodbye, DTM! Robert Wickens switches to the IndyCar series. Motorsport-Total.com, October 18, 2017, accessed December 18, 2017 .
↑ DTM driver carousel 2018: Maxime Martin leaves BMW. Motorsport-Total.com, December 14, 2017, accessed December 18, 2017 .
↑ Marko Knab: Formula E: Blomqvist replaces Kobayashi at Andretti. Motorsport-Total.com, December 16, 2017, accessed December 18, 2017 .
↑ Second farewell to the DTM: Maro Engel 2018 not there . In: Motorsport-Total.com . ( motorsport-total.com [accessed on February 6, 2018]).
↑ "Eki" is making a comeback in Hockenheim. DTM.com, April 18, 2018, accessed May 30, 2018 .
↑ Alessandro Zanardi starts in Misano. DTM.com, May 29, 2018, accessed May 30, 2018 .
↑ Five-time WRC champion Sébastien Ogier to guest at Red Bull Ring. TouringCars.net, August 7, 2018, accessed August 7, 2018 .
DTM (German Touring Car Masters and German Touring Car Championship)
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