2018 DTM season

2018 DTM season

Champions
Driver:	Gary Paffett
Manufacturer:	Mercedes
Team:	HWA
Season dates
Number of races:	20th
<2017 season	Season 2019>

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 .

No.	driver	team	Race weekend
02	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG DTM Team HWA	1-10
03	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG DTM Team HWA	1-10
04th	Robin Frijns	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	1-10
07th	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	1-10
11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1-10
15th	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	1-10
16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	1-10
22nd	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG DTM Team HWA	1-10
23	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG DTM Team HWA	1-10
25th	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RMR	1-10
28	Loïc Duval	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	1-10
33	René Rast	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	1-10
47	Joel Eriksson	BMW Team RBM	1-10
48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG DTM Team HWA	1-10
51	Nico Müller	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	1-10
53	Jamie Green	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	1-10
94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mercedes-AMG DTM Team HWA	1-10
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	1-10

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:

• Philipp Eng : ADAC GT Masters → BMW Team RBM
• Joel Eriksson : European Formula 3 Championship ( Motopark Academy ) → BMW Team RBM
• Robin Frijns : FIA Formula E Championship ( Andretti Autosport ) → Audi Sport Team Dept.
• Daniel Juncadella : HWA (test driver) → HWA
• Pascal Wehrlein : Formula 1 ( Sauber Motorsport ) → HWA

Drivers who have left the DTM:

• Robert Wickens : HWA → IndyCar Series ( Schmidt Peterson Motorsports )
• Maxime Martin : BMW Team RBM → WEC
• Tom Blomqvist : BMW Team RBM → FIA Formula E Championship ( Andretti Autosport )
• Mattias Ekström : Audi Sport Team Abt → FIA World Rallycross Championship ( Team EKS RX )
• Maro Engel : HWA → FIA Formula E Championship ( Venturi Formula E Team )

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.

No.	Guest starters	Manufacturer	Race weekend
5	Mattias Ekström	Audi	1
12	Alessandro Zanardi	BMW	7th
17th	Sébastien Ogier	Mercedes Benz	9

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.

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest race lap	Overall leading driver	Overall leading manufacturer
01	5th of May	Hockenheim	Gary Paffett	Lucas Auer	Timo Glock	Gary Paffett	Daniel Juncadella	Gary Paffett	Mercedes
02	May 6th		Timo Glock	Mike Rockenfeller	Gary Paffett	Timo Glock	Gary Paffett	Timo Glock
03	May 19th	Klettwitz	Edoardo Mortara	Timo Glock	Philipp Eng	Lucas Auer	Daniel Juncadella
04th	May 20th		Gary Paffett	Marco Wittmann	Pascal Wehrlein	Philipp Eng	Marco Wittmann
05	2th of June	Mogyoród	Paul di Resta	Lucas Auer	Nico Müller	Paul di Resta	Lucas Auer	Gary Paffett
06th	3rd of June		Marco Wittmann	Timo Glock	Philipp Eng	Lucas Auer	Daniel Juncadella	Timo Glock
07th	23rd June	Nuremberg	Edoardo Mortara	Gary Paffett	Marco Wittmann	Edoardo Mortara	Daniel Juncadella	Gary Paffett
08th	June 24th		Marco Wittmann	Edoardo Mortara	Daniel Juncadella	Daniel Juncadella	Jamie Green
09	July 14th	Zandvoort	Gary Paffett	Paul di Resta	Lucas Auer	Gary Paffett	Gary Paffett
10	15th of July		René Rast	Gary Paffett	Paul di Resta	Gary Paffett	Mike Rockenfeller
11	August 11th	Brands Hatch	Daniel Juncadella	Augusto Farfus	Lucas Auer	Daniel Juncadella	Marco Wittmann
12	12. August		Paul di Resta	Gary Paffett	René Rast	Gary Paffett	Paul di Resta
13	August 25	Misano	Paul di Resta	Robin Frijns	Edoardo Mortara	Paul di Resta	Augusto Farfus
14th	26th of August		Joel Eriksson	Edoardo Mortara	René Rast	Loïc Duval	Edoardo Mortara	Paul di Resta
15th	September 8th	Nürburg	René Rast	Bruno Spengler	Gary Paffett	René Rast	René Rast	Gary Paffett
16	the 9th of September		René Rast	Paul di Resta	Marco Wittmann	René Rast	Gary Paffett
17th	September 22	Spielberg	René Rast	Mike Rockenfeller	Nico Müller	Daniel Juncadella	Lucas Auer	Paul di Resta
18th	September 23rd		René Rast	Nico Müller	Gary Paffett	Gary Paffett	Gary Paffett
19th	October 13th	Hockenheim	René Rast	Robin Frijns	Timo Glock	Lucas Auer	Timo Glock	Gary Paffett
20th	October 14th		René Rast	Marco Wittmann	Gary Paffett	Marco Wittmann	Robin Frijns

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		ZAN		BRH		MIS		ONLY		SPI		HO2		Points
			1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th
01	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
02	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
03	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
04th	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
05	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
06th	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
07th	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
08th	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
09	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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:
-	Mattias Ekström	Audi	17th	16																			-
-	Alessandro Zanardi	BMW													13	5							-
-	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
			HO1		LAU		HUN		NOR		ZAN		BRH		MIS		ONLY		SPI		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.	HO1		LAU		HUN		NOR		ZAN		BRH		MIS		ONLY		SPI		HO2		Points
				1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th
01	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS	Mercedes	02	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
02	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS	Mercedes	03	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
03	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
04th	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
05	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
06th	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
07th	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	04th	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
08th	BMW Team RBM	BMW	07th	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
09	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
				HO1		LAU		HUN		NOR		ZAN		BRH		MIS		ONLY		SPI		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	HO1		LAU		HUN		NOR		ZAN		BRH		MIS		ONLY		SPI		HO2		Points
		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th
01	Mercedes	78	25th	54	55	66	16	68	59	76	50	63	67	53	31	8th	32	24	40	22nd	16	903
02	BMW	26th	46	53	39	0	72	39	38	20th	25th	30th	16	12	26th	43	46	14th	18th	18th	42	623
03	Audi	3	36	0	13	41	19th	0	10	11	32	14th	24	42	50	41	29	69	49	67	49	599

Form table

Item	Surname	Points qualification	Saturday race points	Sunday race points	Points race	total score
01.	Gary Paffett	25th	114	116	230	255
02.	René Rast	13	101	137	238	251
03.	Paul di Resta	11	110	112	222	233
04th	Marco Wittmann	6th	47	111	158	164
05.	Timo Glock	7th	75	62	137	144
06th	Edoardo Mortara	7th	92	41	133	140
07th	Lucas Auer	13	92	16	108	121
08th.	Pascal Wehrlein	7th	46	55	101	108
09.	Philipp Eng	10	43	49	92	102
010.	Nico Müller	4th	47	45	92	96
011.	Mike Rockenfeller	1	36	50	86	87
012.	Bruno Spengler	2	46	37	83	85
013.	Robin Frijns	0	52	32	84	84
014th	Joel Eriksson	1	4th	67	71	72
015th	Daniel Juncadella	10	34	17th	51	61
016.	Augusto Farfus	0	27	29	56	56
017th	Loïc Duval	3	31	20th	51	54
018th	Jamie Green	0	13	14th	27	27

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} DTM increases the 2018 calendar to ten events. DTM.com, December 18, 2017, accessed December 18, 2017 . 
2. ↑ BMW DTM newcomer Philipp Eng: "I'm living my dream" . In: Motorsport-Total.com . ( motorsport-total.com [accessed February 11, 2018]).
3. ^ ^{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 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Audi driver Mattias Ekström ends DTM career. Motorsport-Total.com, January 29, 2018, accessed January 29, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} DTM Mercedes drivers 2018: Wehrlein and Juncadella return . In: Motorsport-Magazin.com . ( motorsport-magazin.com [accessed March 19, 2018]).
6. ↑ Goodbye, DTM! Robert Wickens switches to the IndyCar series. Motorsport-Total.com, October 18, 2017, accessed December 18, 2017 . 
7. ↑ DTM driver carousel 2018: Maxime Martin leaves BMW. Motorsport-Total.com, December 14, 2017, accessed December 18, 2017 . 
8. ↑ Marko Knab: Formula E: Blomqvist replaces Kobayashi at Andretti. Motorsport-Total.com, December 16, 2017, accessed December 18, 2017 . 
9. ↑ Second farewell to the DTM: Maro Engel 2018 not there . In: Motorsport-Total.com . ( motorsport-total.com [accessed on February 6, 2018]).
10. ↑ "Eki" is making a comeback in Hockenheim. DTM.com, April 18, 2018, accessed May 30, 2018 . 
11. ↑ Alessandro Zanardi starts in Misano. DTM.com, May 29, 2018, accessed May 30, 2018 . 
12. ↑ Five-time WRC champion Sébastien Ogier to guest at Red Bull Ring. TouringCars.net, August 7, 2018, accessed August 7, 2018 .