DTM season 2019

DTM season 2019

Champions
Driver:	René Rast
Manufacturer:	Audi
Team:	Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Season dates
Number of races:	18 + 2
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The 2019 DTM season was the 33rd DTM season and the 20th since the series was re-established in 2000. It began on May 3, 2019 in Hockenheim and ended on October 6 at the same place. The season consisted of 18 races on nine race weekends as well as two other races, which were held in November together with the Japanese Super GT , and was organized by the German Motor Sport Association and the ITR .

The 2018 DTM champion, Briton Gary Paffett , no longer competed in the series in 2019 and was thus unable to defend his title. The same was true for the winners in the team and manufacturers' championships, HWA and Mercedes-Benz . René Rast , runner-up in 2018, started the 2019 season as the best-placed driver of the previous year. As the third manufacturer alongside Audi and BMW , Aston Martin took part in the DTM in 2019 instead of Mercedes . In addition, Honda , Lexus and Nissan were part of the season finale in Hockenheim as part of a guest start with one vehicle each.

After 16 of 18 races, René Rast prematurely won his second championship title in the DTM after 2017. Audi secured victory in the brand classification. The teams' championship was won by Audi Sport Team Rosberg .

Changes in 2019

Race tracks and regulations

The number of races was reduced from 20 to 18 on nine race weekends for the 2019 season. The events in Zandvoort , the Red Bull Ring and the Hungaroring have been removed from the racing calendar. On the other hand, the TT Circuit Assen was added , and the DTM made a guest appearance at the Circuit Zolder for the first time since 2002 .

Compared to previous years, the number of free practice sessions on each race weekend was reduced from three to two on Friday. These had a duration of 45 and 30 minutes, respectively, after which a further five minutes were available for starting exercises . All races started at 1.30 p.m. local time , the night races in Misano , which were held for the first time last year, were canceled, while the track itself remained part of the calendar. A number of laps was set for the races at the start of the season, based on a race duration of 58 minutes. Before that, all races had a time of 55 minutes followed by another lap, so the exact number of laps was not determined. Each race had a maximum duration of 70 minutes. Laps neutralized by the safety car were added to the previously determined distance; the maximum number of racing laps to be added was three. These changes were partially withdrawn after the first race weekend at Hockenheim and they returned to the previous format with 55 minutes to drive and one more lap. However, the race director could still add up to two laps completed under safety car conditions. This reversal was done in order to do justice to the partly shorter transmission time of the TV partner Sat.1 after the races compared to 2018 . Only the best four vehicles per brand in each race were evaluated for the manufacturers' classification. This change was necessary due to the different number of vehicles used by the manufacturers.

The weight of the vehicles without that of the driver and the fuel was reduced from 1031 to 986 kilograms . As a result of the Class 1 regulations that arose from the cooperation between the DTM and the Japanese Super GT , four - cylinder turbo engines with a displacement of two liters were used for the first time in 2019 instead of the previous eight - cylinder naturally aspirated engines . These had an output of around 620  horsepower and speeds of more than 300  kilometers per hour were possible. In the area of ​​aerodynamics, in addition to new diffusers at the front and rear of the vehicles, underbodies and rear wings based on those of the Japanese Super GT vehicles were used. The mode of use of the drag reduction system , which has been in use since 2013, has been adapted; a driver now had to be less than three seconds away from the vehicle in front to be able to use it. In the last five laps of a race, use was permitted for all participants, with the exception of the leader, regardless of this distance. With the newly introduced push-to-pass function, it was possible to briefly increase the engine output by 30 horsepower. The function was allowed to be used a maximum of twelve times per race, otherwise the same rules apply as for the drag reduction system. The parking brake previously used at the start has been dispensed with. The so-called firewall shielded the interior of the vehicles behind the driver and was intended to protect them from the dangers of accidents. The inside mirror was replaced by a reversing system.

The aim of the joint regulations is to make both series attractive to new manufacturers at low cost. From 2020 the Super GT will also drive according to the Class 1 regulations . Already at the end of 2019 there will be joint races of the DTM and the Super GT, which will be held at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg and the Fuji Speedway . There was initially a guest start of three vehicles from the Japanese series at the DTM season finale in Hockenheim from October 4th to 6th, 2019. One of these vehicles was sent by the manufacturers of the Super GT - Honda , Lexus and Nissan  .

“We are thus offering the DTM fans a real highlight at the end of the season. Six brands on the grid for a DTM race - simply impressive. This is proof of the enormous potential of the cooperation between the Super GT and DTM. "

- Achim Kostron, Managing Director of ITR : DTM.com, March 29, 2019

A joint event for both racing series will take place in Fuji on November 23 and 24, 2019. As in the DTM, but unlike the Super GT, this will include two races without refueling during the pit stops and without a driver change .

Manufacturers, teams and drivers

In July 2017, Mercedes-Benz announced that it would be leaving the series at the end of the 2018 DTM season in order to take part in the FIA Formula E championship from 2019 in addition to its ongoing commitment as a designer and team in the Formula 1 World Championship . The British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin entered the DTM in 2019 as the third manufacturer alongside Audi and BMW . However, it was initially unclear in which race Aston Martin's debut would take place. With the departure of Mercedes-Benz, the Mercedes works team HWA also withdrew from the DTM for the 2019 season, which, however, now competed in the 2018/19 FIA Formula E championship . Team R-Motorsport , based in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen , took part in the series as a team for Aston Martin . The team cooperated in a joint venture with HWA, which was responsible for the development and use of the vehicles. In addition, the Belgian W Racing Team, as WRT Team Audi Sport, used two non-factory-supported customer vehicles for Audi.

The two-time DTM champion and defending champion of the 2018 season Gary Paffett switched to the FIA Formula E championship for the 2018/19 season , in which he competed for HWA - as he did recently in the DTM. Daniel Juncadella , who, unlike Paffett, was only used as a test and reserve driver for HWA in Formula E , initially took the same step . On February 19, 2019, it was announced that Juncadella would also remain in the DTM for R-Motorsport. With Edoardo Mortara and Pascal Wehrlein , two more former Mercedes DTM drivers started in the electric racing series in 2018/19. Mortara had already completed a season in Formula E for the Venturi Formula E team in 2017/18 parallel to his DTM commitment , for which he also competed in 2018/19. At the same time, he remained a Mercedes works driver. Wehrlein, on the other hand, left the manufacturer and drove for Mahindra Racing . Lucas Auer also returned to monoposto racing and switched to B-Max Racing in Super Formula .

On the BMW side, Augusto Farfus , who was part of BMW Team RMG in the preseason , left the DTM after seven years, worked in the manufacturer's GT program in 2019 and competed for the BRC Racing Team in the World Touring Car Cup . On the other hand, Sheldon van der Linde joined the company . He started for BMW Team RBM , replacing Bruno Spengler , who in turn changed to RMG as a replacement for Farfus within the BMW team. Jonathan Aberdein drove for the new WRT Team Audi Sport . He and van der Linde were the first South African drivers in the history of the racing series. But your teammate was Pietro Fittipaldi . At 21 and 22 respectively, the two formed the youngest driver pairing on a team this season. Since Fittipaldi was both test and reserve driver for the Haas F1 Team in the Formula 1 World Championship and was to be used in this role at the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix , he was replaced by former motorcycle world champion Andrea at the race weekend in Misano Dovizioso represented in the WRT Team Audi Sport. Because Jamie Green from Audi Sport Team Rosberg was unable to attend this weekend due to appendicitis , he was replaced by Fittipaldi, who is now not needed in Canada.

Paul di Resta was the only former Mercedes driver alongside Juncadella to keep the DTM at R-Motorsport. Di Resta's compatriot Jake Dennis was signed as the third driver of the team . Together with Juncadella, Ferdinand von Habsburg was confirmed as the fourth driver on February 19, 2019 . At the beginning of September, the former Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button announced that he would start as a guest driver for Honda in both races of the season finale in Hockenheim. At Lexus and Nissan, however, two drivers took turns at the wheel over the weekend; for Lexus these were Ryō Hirakawa and Nick Cassidy , for Nissan Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli .

Teams and drivers

Changes in the overview

The following list contains an overview of the drivers who took part in the 2018 DTM season and who did not start for the same team in 2019 as in the previous year. The beginners of the 2019 season are also listed.

Drivers who have changed their team:

• Bruno Spengler : BMW Team RBM → BMW Team RMG
• Paul di Resta : HWA → R-Motorsport
• Daniel Juncadella : HWA → R-Motorsport

Drivers entering the DTM:

• Sheldon van der Linde : ADAC GT Masters ( Land Motorsport ) / Blancpain GT Series ( W Racing Team ) → BMW Team RBM
• Jake Dennis : Blancpain GT Series (R-Motorsport) → R-Motorsport
• Ferdinand von Habsburg : European Formula 3 Championship ( Carlin Motorsport ) → R-Motorsport
• Jonathan Aberdein : European Formula 3 Championship ( Motopark Academy ) → WRT Team Audi Sport
• Pietro Fittipaldi : IndyCar Series ( Dale Coyne Racing ) → Audi Sport Team Rosberg / WRT Team Audi Sport
• Andrea Dovizioso : MotoGP ( Ducati MotoGP Team ) → WRT Team Audi Sport
• Jenson Button : Super GT ( Team Kunimitsu ) → Team Kunimitsu
• Nick Cassidy : Super GT ( KeePer Motor Sports ) → Lexus Team KeePer TOM’S
• Ryō Hirakawa : Super GT (KeePer Motor Sports) → Lexus Team KeePer TOM’S
• Tsugio Matsuda : Super GT ( Nismo ) → Nismo
• Ronnie Quintarelli : Super GT (Nismo) → Nismo

Drivers who have left the DTM:

• Pascal Wehrlein : HWA → FIA Formula E Championship ( Mahindra Racing )
• Gary Paffett : HWA → FIA Formula E Championship (HWA)
• Edoardo Mortara : HWA → FIA Formula E Championship ( Venturi Formula E Team )
• Augusto Farfus : BMW Team RMG → GT-Sport ( BMW ) / Touring Car World Cup ( BRC Racing Team )
• Lucas Auer : HWA → Super Formula ( B-Max Racing )

List of participants

Hankook Tire tires at the Brands Hatch event

Without guest starters, the field of participants comprised 18 vehicles. As in previous years, all teams used tires from Hankook Tire . As the team classification could only include the results of two vehicles per team, Timo Glock and Philipp Eng drove for the BMW Team RMR, which was jointly managed by Reinhold Motorsport and Racing Bart Mampaey . At Aston Martin there was the R-Motorsport 1 team , consisting of Paul di Resta and Jake Dennis , and R-Motorsport 2 , to which Daniel Juncadella and Ferdinand von Habsburg belonged. The following table gives an overview of which drivers competed in which team in the 2019 DTM season. First, the established teams are listed in the order of the team rating from the previous year. This is followed by the newly entered teams and the Japanese GT teams in alphabetical order.

team	No.	driver	vehicle	run	image
Audi Sport Team Rosberg	33	René Rast	Audi Sport RS 5 DTM	1-18
	53	Jamie Green	Hoffmann Group Audi RS 5 DTM	1-4, 7-18
	21st	Pietro Fittipaldi	Hoffmann Group Audi RS 5 DTM	5, 6
BMW Team RMR	16	Timo Glock	JIVS BMW M4 DTM	1-18
	25th	Philipp Eng	ZF BMW M4 DTM	1-18
BMW Team RMG	07th	Bruno Spengler	BMW Bank M4 DTM	1-18
	11	Marco Wittmann	Schaeffler BMW M4 DTM	1-18
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	04th	Robin Frijns	Aral Ultimate Audi RS 5 DTM	1-18
	51	Nico Müller	Castrol Edge Audi RS 5 DTM	1-18
BMW Team RBM	31	Sheldon van der Linde	Shell BMW M4 DTM	1-18
	47	Joel Eriksson	CATL BMW M4 DTM	1-18
Audi Sport Team Phoenix	28	Loïc Duval	Mascot workwear Audi RS 5 DTM	1-18
	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Akrapovič Audi RS 5 DTM	1-18
R-Motorsport 1	03	Paul di Resta	Aston Martin Vantage DTM	1-18
	76	Jake Dennis	Aston Martin Vantage DTM	1-18
R-Motorsport 2	23	Daniel Juncadella	Aston Martin Vantage DTM	1-18
	62	Ferdinand of Habsburg	Aston Martin Vantage DTM	1-18
WRT Team Audi Sport	21st	Pietro Fittipaldi	WRT Audi RS 5 DTM	1-4, 7-18
	27	Jonathan But yours	WRT Audi RS 5 DTM	1-18
	34	Andrea Dovizioso	Audi RS 5 DTM	5, 6
Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S	37	Ryō Hirakawa	Lexus LC500	17th
		Nick Cassidy	Lexus LC500	18th
Nismo	35	Tsugio Matsuda	Nissan GT-R	17th
		Ronnie Quintarelli	Nissan GT-R	18th
Team Kunimitsu	01	Jenson Button	Honda NSX-GT	17, 18

Season preparation

The first test drives with the vehicles for the 2019 season took place between November 12 and 14, 2018 in Estoril , Portugal . Nico Müller , René Rast and Mike Rockenfeller competed for Audi, and Bruno Spengler and Marco Wittmann tested for BMW . Aston Martin has not yet participated in these tests. For the first time, the British took to the track with Jake Dennis and Paul di Resta in the tests in Jerez de la Frontera in early March 2019 . Müller and Rast drove there for Audi, Timo Glock and Spengler for BMW . From March 27 to 29, 2019, Dennis, Ferdinand von Habsburg and Daniel Juncadella completed three more test days for Aston Martin in Estoril.

The official ITR test drives took place from April 15 to 18, 2019 at the Lausitzring . Audi was there with nine, BMW with three and Aston Martin with two vehicles, which were also used in a rollout that took place on Sunday. However, each team was only allowed to use one vehicle during the test drives, so Audi had four, BMW three and Aston Martin two vehicles.

There was a triple guided tour for Audi on the first day of the test. Mike Rockenfeller set the fastest lap in 1: 35.190 minutes ahead of Jamie Green and Nico Müller. The test lasted six hours and was interrupted as planned by a three-hour break. On April 16, the Audi drivers were able to confirm the performance of the previous day: Loïc Duval set the fastest lap in 1: 36.130 minutes. He was followed by René Rast and Robin Frijns in second and third. On that day, all three had taken over the vehicles from their respective teammates at Phoenix (Duval), Rosberg (Rast) and Abt (Frijns). BMW struggled with technical difficulties: Spengler was only able to drive one lap that was not timed and Joel Eriksson completed only 14 laps due to electronic problems. The test lasted five hours and 40 minutes. The third day was also dominated by Audi vehicles at the top of the ranking. With a time of 1: 35.169 minutes, Frijns was fastest ahead of Rast and Rockenfeller. Frijns also undercut Rockenfeller's record on Monday. Compared to the first two days, the pilots sometimes took turns at the wheel given the eleven hours of testing. On the fourth day, eleven hours of testing were also available. Müller drove the fastest lap in 1: 35.681 minutes ahead of Green and Duval. This means that at least three Audi drivers formed the front of the field on the fourth day of testing.

In total, the 18 drivers covered 3921 laps over the four days, which corresponds to a distance of 17,777.814 kilometers. Robin Frijns set the fastest lap on Wednesday, while Sheldon van der Linde completed the longest distance with 348 laps. Audi seemed to have an advantage over its competitors in terms of reliability and speed. Aston Martin driver Jake Dennis commented to Motorsport-Total.com : “When it comes to the racing pace, we can definitely keep up with Audi, if we are not even better.” René Rast saw it similarly: “They watched from Jerez made the right step here. After the first test in Jerez it didn't look like it, but suddenly they are really strong here. ”BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt drew a mixed conclusion on the first two days of the brand's technical problems.

Results of the test drives from April 15 to 18, 2019

April 15th Item driver Manufacturer Fastest lap Rounds completed 01 Mike Rockenfeller Audi 1: 35.190 101 02 Jamie Green Audi 1: 35.233 084 03 Nico Müller Audi 1: 35.569 124 04th Bruno Spengler BMW 1: 35.957 108 05 Timo Glock BMW 1: 36.030 084 06th Jonathan But yours Audi 1: 36.053 067 07th Ferdinand of Habsburg Aston Martin 1: 36.503 095 08th Daniel Juncadella Aston Martin 1: 36.705 118 09 Joel Eriksson BMW 1: 37.380 036 April 16 Item driver Manufacturer Fastest lap Rounds completed 01 Loïc Duval Audi 1: 36.130 080 02 René Rast Audi 1: 36.288 105 03 Robin Frijns Audi 1: 36.631 073 04th Daniel Juncadella Aston Martin 1: 36.701 117 05 Jake Dennis Aston Martin 1: 37.194 072 06th Sheldon van der Linde BMW 1: 37.292 116 07th Pietro Fittipaldi Audi 1: 38.020 092 08th Joel Eriksson BMW 1: 40.787 014th 09 Bruno Spengler BMW - 001 17th April Item driver Manufacturer Fastest lap Rounds completed 01 Robin Frijns Audi 1: 35.169 072 02 René Rast Audi 1: 35.487 079 03 Mike Rockenfeller Audi 1: 35.688 082 04th Joel Eriksson BMW 1: 35.884 134 05 Pietro Fittipaldi Audi 1: 36.194 063 06th Sheldon van der Linde BMW 1: 36.249 058 07th Marco Wittmann BMW 1: 36.255 051 08th Jake Dennis Aston Martin 1: 36.345 086 09 Paul di Resta Aston Martin 1: 36.580 105 10 Jamie Green Audi 1: 36.583 017th 11 Timo Glock BMW 1: 36.773 066 12 Nico Müller Audi 1: 36.801 028 13 Loïc Duval Audi 1: 36.978 072 14th Jonathan But yours Audi 1: 37.153 080 15th Philipp Eng BMW 1: 37.286 083 April 18 Item driver Manufacturer Fastest lap Rounds completed 01 Nico Müller Audi 1: 35.681 112 02 Jamie Green Audi 1: 35.794 087 03 Loïc Duval Audi 1: 36.076 101 04th René Rast Audi 1: 36.360 075 05 Jonathan But yours Audi 1: 36.369 067 06th Mike Rockenfeller Audi 1: 36.602 069 07th Sheldon van der Linde BMW 1: 36.626 174 08th Joel Eriksson BMW 1: 36.701 152 09 Robin Frijns Audi 1: 36.797 035 10 Philipp Eng BMW 1: 36.823 181 11 Paul di Resta Aston Martin 1: 37.067 062 12 Ferdinand of Habsburg Aston Martin 1: 37.274 125 13 Pietro Fittipaldi Audi 1: 37.519 100

Racing calendar

The provisional racing calendar was published on October 12, 2018.

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest race lap
01	May 4th	Hockenheim	Marco Wittmann ( BMW Team RMG )	Mike Rockenfeller ( Audi Sport Team Phoenix )	Robin Frijns ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Marco Wittmann ( BMW Team RMG )	Timo Glock ( BMW Team RMR )
02	5th of May		René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Robin Frijns ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Philipp Eng ( BMW Team RMR )	Pietro Fittipaldi ( WRT Team Audi Sport )
03	May 18	Zolder	Philipp Eng ( BMW Team RMR )	Joel Eriksson ( BMW Team RBM )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Marco Wittmann ( BMW Team RMG )	Robin Frijns ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )
04th	May 19th		René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Philipp Eng ( BMW Team RMR )	Jamie Green ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Sheldon van der Linde ( BMW Team RBM )	Philipp Eng ( BMW Team RMR )
05	June 7th	Misano	Marco Wittmann ( BMW Team RMG )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Loïc Duval ( Audi Sport Team Phoenix )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Philipp Eng ( BMW Team RMR )
06th	8th June		Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Philipp Eng ( BMW Team RMR )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Robin Frijns ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )
07th	July 6th	Nuremberg	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Joel Eriksson ( BMW Team RBM )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )
08th	7th of July		Bruno Spengler ( BMW Team RMG )	Jamie Green ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Mike Rockenfeller ( Audi Sport Team Phoenix )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )
09	20th of July	Aces	Marco Wittmann ( BMW Team RMG )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Marco Wittmann ( BMW Team RMG )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )
10	21 July		Mike Rockenfeller ( Audi Sport Team Phoenix )	Marco Wittmann ( BMW Team RMG )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Philipp Eng ( BMW Team RMR )
11	August 10	Brands Hatch	Marco Wittmann ( BMW Team RMG )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Marco Wittmann ( BMW Team RMG )	Philipp Eng ( BMW Team RMR )
12	August 11th		René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Robin Frijns ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Pietro Fittipaldi ( WRT Team Audi Sport )
13	August 24th	Klettwitz	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Robin Frijns ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Mike Rockenfeller ( Audi Sport Team Phoenix )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Robin Frijns ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )
14th	August 25		René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Mike Rockenfeller ( Audi Sport Team Phoenix )	Jamie Green ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Philipp Eng ( BMW Team RMR )
15th	September 14th	Nürburg	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Bruno Spengler ( BMW Team RMG )	Marco Wittmann ( BMW Team RMG )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )
16	September 15th		Jamie Green ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Robin Frijns ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Jamie Green ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )
17th	5th October	Hockenheim	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Marco Wittmann ( BMW Team RMG )	Mike Rockenfeller ( Audi Sport Team Phoenix )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )
18th	October 6th		Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Mike Rockenfeller ( Audi Sport Team Phoenix )	René Rast ( Audi Sport Team Rosberg )	Nico Müller ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline )	Mike Rockenfeller ( Audi Sport Team Phoenix )

Season course

Overview

Overall leader
	run
	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th
Driver ranking	Wittmann			Closely	Rest
Team evaluation	RMG	Abt Sportsline		Rosberg	RMG	Rosberg							Abt Sportsline		Rosberg
Brand valuation	BMW	Audi

The driver's title of the 2019 DTM season was prematurely won by the German René Rast in the third last race of the season at the Nürburgring . He had taken the overall lead in the fifth race at Misano and did not give it up until the end of the year. For Rast, in his third full season in the series, it was the second title after a few starts in 2016, after becoming champion for the first time in 2017 and only marginally inferior to Gary Paffett from the United Kingdom the previous year . It was also the second driver title for his Audi Sport Team Rosberg after 2017. For the ninth time since the series was re-established in 2000, the master driver drove a vehicle from Audi . This left Mercedes-Benz (eight drivers' titles) behind in these statistics. Rast's brand colleague Nico Müller was runner-up . The Swiss , who drove for the Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline , achieved his best overall result in his sixth DTM season. Previously, this was ninth in the 2016 season. Third place in the drivers' standings was the German Marco Wittmann from BMW Team RMG , overall winner in 2014 and 2016, and this year the best-placed BMW driver. With the Briton Jamie Green as the second driver, Audi Sport Team Rosberg also secured its second title in the team championship prematurely after 2017 in the penultimate race of the season. The other two Audi works teams, Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline and Audi Sport, followed in this classification Team Phoenix , on ranks two and three. Audi had previously set a record when it won the brand championship in the 14th of the 18 races of the season at the Lausitzring . It was the seventh brand name for Audi. BMW and Aston Martin followed in the places.

In addition to the overall victory, René Rast was also able to record seven daily victories. He set his personal best from the previous year. Only Laurent Aïello could win more races within one season in 2002. Rast also won 17 races from the last three years. In addition, Marco Wittmann (four wins) and Nico Müller (three) won several races. Philipp Eng achieved his first DTM victory in Zolder on Saturday. The winners of the other races were Bruno Spengler , Mike Rockenfeller and Jamie Green. It was the first victory for all three since 2017. Rast started the race most often from the front starting position with eight pole positions , while Eng achieved the fastest race laps with five . The Aston Martin drivers were unable to achieve any podium positions during the season. The best results were two sixth places for Jake Dennis in Zolder's Sunday race and Daniel Juncadella in Nuremberg's Saturday race . Juncadella was the brand's best-placed driver in the final ranking with 23 points in 14th place. The teams from R-Motorsport took the last places in the respective ranking. So they were still behind the only customer team of the season, the WRT Team Audi Sport , whose best results were achieved by Jonathan Aberdein , who was fourth in the Sunday race at Assen and Saturday at the Nürburgring. He also started from the front row several times, but neither he nor his team-mate Pietro Fittipaldi was able to achieve a podium finish throughout the year.

Race reports

Season start in Hockenheim

Saturday space driver team time 01 Marco Wittmann RMG 1: 03: 30,158 02 Mike Rockenfeller Phoenix + 13.727 03 Robin Frijns Abt Sportsline + 20,954 PP Marco Wittmann RMG 1: 48.215 SR Timo Glock RMR 1: 42.469 Sunday space driver team time 01 René Rast Rosberg 58: 53.819 02 Nico Müller Abt Sportsline + 11.922 03 Robin Frijns Abt Sportsline + 12,184 PP Philipp Eng RMR 1: 28.972 SR Pietro Fittipaldi WRT 1: 30.401

The first race of the 2019 DTM season took place on May 4, 2019 at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg and ran over 34 laps of 4.574 kilometers , which corresponds to a total distance of 155.516 kilometers. Marco Wittmann , who started from pole position , scored the twelfth victory of his career in the DTM in the race, which was characterized by the wet and rainy track, ahead of Mike Rockenfeller and Robin Frijns . He led the race from start to finish. The fastest lap went Timo Glock in 1: 42.469 minutes. Daniel Juncadella scored the first points in the DTM for Aston Martin in ninth place , and Paul di Resta was able to score another point for the debut manufacturer with third place in qualifying. Wittmann interrupted René Rast's winning streak, which had lasted six races, and took the lead in the drivers' championship. In the team standings, BMW Team RMG led the manufacturers, BMW. On Sunday, May 5, 2019, a distance of 37 laps, i.e. 169.238 kilometers, was completed in the second race of the season. René Rast won the race. For him it was the eleventh victory in the DTM and the seventh in the last eight races across all seasons. Behind him, the duo from the Abt Sportsline team crossed the finish line: Nico Müller finished second, Robin Frijns third like the day before. This meant that three Audi drivers were in the first three places. Philipp Eng , who started from pole position, achieved fourth place. In his second DTM race, Pietro Fittipaldi set the fastest race lap for the first time in 1: 30.401 minutes . It was also the first fastest race lap in the racing series for his WRT Team Audi Sport . Wittmann held his first place in the drivers' championship. Team Abt Sportsline took over the teams, while Audi took the lead.

Zolder

Saturday space driver team time 01 Philipp Eng RMR 59: 34.758 02 Joel Eriksson RBM + 8.645 03 Nico Müller Abt Sportsline + 8.829 PP Marco Wittmann RMG 1: 21.307 SR Robin Frijns Abt Sportsline 1: 23.751 Sunday space driver team time 01 René Rast Rosberg 59: 24.539 02 Philipp Eng RMR + 9.845 03 Jamie Green Rosberg + 11.791 PP Sheldon van der Linde RBM 1: 21.590 SR Philipp Eng RMR 1: 23,600

On May 18, 2019, the first DTM race on Circuit Zolder since May 5, 2002 took place. It went over 39 laps of 4.011 kilometers , a total of 156.429 kilometers. Philipp Eng won the race. It was his first victory in the DTM in the 23rd race. He was followed by Joel Eriksson and Nico Müller in second and third place. Pole setter Marco Wittmann crossed the finish line in seventh place. He had been in second place behind Bruno Spengler and ahead of René Rast for a long time before the field was mixed up by a safety car phase . This gave drivers who had previously completed their mandatory pit stop , such as Eng, an advantage. The leaders up to then fell behind, however: In addition to Wittmann's seventh place, Spengler was tenth, Rast had to retire after 27 laps due to an engine failure. The fastest lap went in 1: 23.751 minutes Robin Frijns . With regard to the overall lead, there was no change in any of the three ratings. The race on Sunday, like the one on Saturday, ran over 39 laps, i.e. 156.429 kilometers. In qualifying, Sheldon van der Linde achieved his first pole position in the DTM. In the race that René Rast won ahead of Philipp Eng and Jamie Green , he finished fifth. Eng drove the fastest race lap in 1: 23.600 minutes. The best Aston Martin driver was Jake Dennis in sixth. However, the points obtained from this were not included in the brand classification, as Aston Martin had exceeded the maximum quota of six engines for four vehicles during the season. In such cases, the regulations stipulate that the result of the best-placed driver of the manufacturer concerned in the next race will not be taken into account for the brand classification. With second place, Eng took the lead in the drivers' championship. Wittmann fell back to third place behind Rast. In the team standings, the Rosberg team from Rast and Green was now in front, while Audi stayed ahead among the manufacturers.

Misano

Saturday space driver team time 01 Marco Wittmann RMG 1: 00: 42.631 02 René Rast Rosberg + 8.238 03 Loïc Duval Phoenix + 17.686 PP René Rast Rosberg 1: 25.294 SR Philipp Eng RMR 1: 27.991 Sunday space driver team time 01 Nico Müller Abt Sportsline 57: 37.468 02 Philipp Eng RMR + 7.628 03 René Rast Rosberg + 16.804 PP René Rast Rosberg 1: 25.384 SR Robin Frijns Abt Sportsline 1: 27.291

For the second time after 2018, the DTM made a guest appearance at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli from June 7th to 9th, 2019 . The first race on June 8, 2019 led over 39 laps, each 4.226 kilometers , for a total distance of 164.814 kilometers. Marco Wittmann , starting from last place on the grid, scored his second win of the season, followed by pole setter René Rast and Loïc Duval . Wittmann benefited from his strategy of completing the mandatory pit stop after the first lap and a safety car phase that was triggered on lap four after Joel Eriksson had parked his BMW due to a defect. The fastest race lap went to Philipp Eng for the second time in a row with a time of 1: 27.991 minutes . With pole position and second place, Rast took the overall lead in the drivers' championship. In the team classification, too, there was a change in leadership from Audi Sport Team Rosberg to BMW Team RMG . Audi remained in the front in the brand classification. The Sunday race, which was one lap shorter than the previous day, covered a distance of 160.588 kilometers. In qualifying, as on Saturday, René Rast achieved pole position, from which he drove to third place and thus his third podium in a row and the fourth of the season. Nico Müller won the race ahead of Philipp Eng . For Müller it was the second race win in the DTM after his maiden win on June 26, 2016 at the Norisring . He also ended the series of his team Abt Sportsline of 28 previously winless championship races. Müller's team-mate Robin Frijns achieved the fastest race lap in 1: 27.291 minutes. René Rast and Audi stayed ahead in the drivers 'and brands' championships. The lead in the team standings was now again with the Rosberg team.

Nuremberg

Saturday space driver team time 01 René Rast Rosberg 57: 31.554 02 Nico Müller Abt Sportsline + 34.498 03 Joel Eriksson RBM + 34.692 PP Nico Müller Abt Sportsline 46.337 SR Nico Müller Abt Sportsline 47.391 Sunday space driver team time 01 Bruno Spengler RMG 56: 15.610 02 Jamie Green Rosberg + 5.765 03 Mike Rockenfeller Phoenix + 6.833 PP René Rast Rosberg 46,146 SR Nico Müller Abt Sportsline 46.618

On July 6, 2019, the first of two races was held on the season's only street circuit , the Norisring . It led over 69 laps of 2.3 kilometers , for a total of 158.7 kilometers. Despite a bad start, René Rast clinched his third win of the season. He benefited from a safety car phase from the fourth lap on, as he had already completed his mandatory pit stop at this point. It was also his fourth consecutive podium result. Also on the podium were Nico Müller , who started from pole position, in second place and Joel Eriksson in third. Müller also achieved the fastest race lap in 46.337 seconds . Rast extended his lead in the drivers' standings. Among the teams and manufacturers, the Rosberg and Audi teams also stayed in front. The race on Sunday was one lap longer, covering 70 laps and 161 kilometers. In qualifying, overall leader René Rast achieved his third pole position from the past four races. In the first lap there was contact between him and Nico Müller. As a result, Rast and subsequently also Müller fell back because of a drive-through penalty received for causing the collision . The two ultimately came in seventh and eighth. Bruno Spengler won the race . It was his 16th race win in the DTM and the first since 2017, when he was also able to win at the Norisring. Jamie Green and Mike Rockenfeller, who returned this weekend after a forced break due to illness, completed the podium in second and third place. As on the day before, Müller drove the fastest race lap, this time in 46.618 seconds. Rast, the Rosberg team and Audi respectively stayed in front in the three ratings.

Qualifying and racing duels

The following two tables show which drivers in each team achieved the better positions in qualifying and in the race. If no driver of a team reaches the rating in a race, this will be rated as zero to zero (as of July 21, 2019).

Qualifying duels driver : driver Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Robin Frijns 6: 4 Nico Müller Audi Sport Team Phoenix Loïc Duval 6: 2 Mike Rockenfeller Audi Sport Team Rosberg René Rast 7: 1 Jamie Green 2-0 Pietro Fittipaldi BMW Team RBM Sheldon van der Linde 7: 3 Joel Eriksson BMW Team RMG Bruno Spengler 4: 6 Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMR Timo Glock 3: 7 Philipp Eng R-Motorsport 1 Paul di Resta 6: 4 Jake Dennis R-Motorsport 2 Daniel Juncadella 10-0 Ferdinand of Habsburg WRT Team Audi Sport Pietro Fittipaldi 3: 5 Jonathan But yours Andrea Dovizioso 0: 2

Racing duels driver : driver Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Robin Frijns 2: 8 Nico Müller Audi Sport Team Phoenix Loïc Duval 4: 5 Mike Rockenfeller Audi Sport Team Rosberg René Rast 5: 3 Jamie Green 2-0 Pietro Fittipaldi BMW Team RBM Sheldon van der Linde 5: 5 Joel Eriksson BMW Team RMG Bruno Spengler 5: 5 Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMR Timo Glock 1: 9 Philipp Eng R-Motorsport 1 Paul di Resta 3: 7 Jake Dennis R-Motorsport 2 Daniel Juncadella 5: 4 Ferdinand of Habsburg WRT Team Audi Sport Pietro Fittipaldi 3: 5 Jonathan But yours Andrea Dovizioso 0: 2

Championship stands

Point system

The ten best placed drivers in each race received points according to the following scheme:

space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10
Points	25th	18th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	2	1

In addition, the first three drivers of each qualifying received points according to the following scheme:

space	1	2	3
Points	3	2	1

Driver ranking

Item	driver	Manufacturer	HO1		ZOL		MIS		NOR		ASS		BRH		LAU		ONLY		HO2		Points
			1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th
01	R. Rast	Audi	16 *	1	DNF 2	1 2	2 1	3 1	1 3	7 1	3 2	5 1	2 2	1 1	DNF 1	1	1 1	3 2	1 1	3	322
02	N. Muller	Audi	8th	2	3	8th	5	1	2 1	8 2	2	3	3	2	1 3	2 3	15 3	6th	17th	1 2	250
03	M. Wittmann	BMW	1 1	8 2	7 1	13	1	DNF	8th	16 *	1 1	2	1 1	10	4th	6th	3	DNF	2 2	12	202
04th	M. Rockenfeller	Audi	2 2	DNF	5	4th	6th	10	DNF	3	9	1 3	7th	6th	3	3	DNF	7 3	3 3	2 1	182
05	R. Frijns	Audi	3	3 3	12	DNF	NC	4 2	DNF	4th	DNF	6th	4th	3 3	2	5	DSQ	2	4th	7th	157
06th	P. Eng	BMW	14th	4 1	1	2 3	7th	2	7th	5	4th	13	6th	5	5	10	13	8th	DNF	14th	144
07th	L. Duval	Audi	5	DNF	4th	11	3 3	11	4th	6 3	8 3	11	5 3	4 2	6th	8th	5	4th	5	10	134
08th	J. Green	Audi	12	9	6th	3	INJ	INJ	11	2	7th	9	11	15th	10 2	4 1	6th	1 1	11	5	115
09	B. Spengler	BMW	7th	5	10 3	7th	4th	8th	5 2	1	15th	DNF	12	DNF	9	14th	2 2	10	8th	9	106
10	J. But yours	Audi	15th	12	DNF	12	8 2	7 3	13	14th	6th	4 2	9	13	14th	6 2	4th	5	12	DNF	67
11	J. Eriksson	BMW	13	10	2	10	DNF	6th	3	13	16	16 *	DNS	DNF	8th	13	8th	11	9	6th	61
12	T. Glock	BMW	4th	6th	13	14th	10	DNF	DNF	9	5	14th	13	12	DNF	15 *	9	9	6th	4 3	58
13	S. van der Linde	BMW	6th	14th	11	5 1	9	9	DNF	DNF	10	15th	8th	7th	16	11	7th	16	14th	13	42
14th	D. Juncadella	Aston Martin	9	16 *	DNF	DNF	13	14th	6th	10	DNF	7th	10	8th	12	12	10	12	DNF	DNF	23
15th	P. Fittipaldi	Audi	10	15th	14th	9	11	5	DNF	15th	11	10	DNS	16	7th	9	14th	13	13	15th	22nd
16	P. di Resta	Aston Martin	DNF 3	7th	8th	DNS	16 *	DNF	12	DNF	14th	8th	14 *	14th	13	DNF	12	DNS	7th	DNS	21st
17th	J. Dennis	Aston Martin	11	11	DNF	6th	15th	13	9	12	12	DNF	DNF	9	11	DNF	DNF	14th	10	8th	17th
18th	F. von Habsburg	Aston Martin	DNF	13	9	DNF	14th	12	10	11	13	12	15 *	11	15th	DNF	11	15th	DNS	11	3
-	A. Dovizioso	Audi					12	15th													0
Guest starter: Not eligible for points .
-	J. Button	Honda																	9	16	-
-	R. Hirakawa	Lexus																	13		-
-	R. Quintarelli	Nissan																		17th	-
-	T. Matsuda	Nissan																	NC		-
-	N. Cassidy	Lexus																		DNF	-
Item	driver	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	Points
			HO1		ZOL		MIS		NOR		ASS		BRH		LAU		ONLY		HO2

^Note The results of the guest starters are not taken into account in the actual evaluation.

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	No.	HO1		ZOL		MIS		NOR		ASS		BRH		LAU		ONLY		HO2		Points
			1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th
01	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	33	16 *	1	DNF 2	1 2	2 1	3 1	1 3	7 1	3 2	5 1	2 2	1 1	DNF 1	1	1 1	3 2	1 1	3	447
		53/21	12	9	6th	3	11	5	11	2	7th	9	11	15th	10 2	4 1	6th	1 1	11	5
02	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	4th	3	3 3	12	DNF	NC	4 2	DNF	4th	DNF	6th	4th	3 3	2	5	DSQ	2	4th	7th	407
		51	8th	2	3	8th	5	1	2 1	8 2	2	3	3	2	1 3	2 3	15 3	6th	17th	1 2
03	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	28	5	DNF	4th	11	3 3	11	4th	6 3	8 3	11	5 3	4 2	6th	8th	5	4th	5	10	316
		99	2 2	DNF	5	4th	6th	10	DNF	3	9	1 3	7th	6th	3	3	DNF	7 3	3 3	2 1
04th	BMW Team RMG	7th	7th	5	10 3	7th	4th	8th	5 2	1	15th	DNF	12	DNF	9	14th	2 2	10	8th	9	308
		11	1 1	8 2	7 1	13	1	DNF	8th	16 *	1 1	2	1 1	10	4th	6th	3	DNF	2 2	12
05	BMW Team RMR	16	4th	6th	13	14th	10	DNF	DNF	9	5	14th	13	12	DNF	15 *	9	9	6th	4 3	202
		25th	14th	4 1	1	2 3	7th	2	7th	5	4th	13	6th	5	5	10	13	8th	DNF	14th
06th	BMW Team RBM	31	6th	14th	11	5 1	9	9	DNF	DNF	10	15th	8th	7th	16	11	7th	16	14th	13	103
		47	13	10	2	10	DNF	6th	3	13	16	16 *	DNS	DNF	8th	13	8th	11	9	6th
07th	WRT Team Audi Sport	21/34	10	15th	14th	9	12	15th	DNF	15th	11	10	DNS	16	7th	9	14th	13	13	15th	79
		27	15th	12	DNF	12	8 2	7 3	13	14th	6th	4 2	9	13	14th	6 2	4th	5	12	DNF
08th	R-Motorsport 1	3	DNF 3	7th	8th	DNS	16 *	DNF	12	DNF	14th	8th	14 *	14th	13	DNF	12	DNS	7th	DNS	38
		76	11	11	DNF	6th	15th	13	9	12	12	DNF	DNF	9	11	DNF	DNF	14th	10	8th
09	R-Motorsport 2	23	9	16 *	DNF	DNF	13	14th	6th	10	DNF	7th	10	8th	12	12	10	12	DNF	DNF	26th
		62	DNF	13	9	DNF	14th	12	10	11	13	12	15 *	11	15th	DNF	11	15th	DNS	11
Item	driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	Points
			HO1		ZOL		MIS		NOR		ASS		BRH		LAU		ONLY		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		ZOL		MIS		NOR		ASS		BRH		LAU		ONLY		HO2		Points
		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th
01	Audi	49	61	47	58	57	68	59	59	50	68	58	76	72	76	59	76	66	73	1132
02	BMW	54	39	54	39	45	32	37	37	51	18th	3	17th	28	9	45	7th	34	1	550
03	Aston Martin	3	6th	6th	0	0	0	11	1	0	10	1	6th	0	0	1	0	0	4th	49
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	Points
		HO1		ZOL		MIS		NOR		ASS		BRH		LAU		ONLY		HO2

Others

Charisma

As in the previous year, all races can be seen as live broadcast on Sat.1 under the ran brand . These are commented on by Edgar Mielke , with Timo Scheider as a sports expert at his side . Well come again Andrea Kaiser and Matthias Killing as a reporter at the track and in the pits used.

Supporting program

The newly created W Series , a formula racing series in which only women sit behind the wheel, will be held in its debut 2019 season as part of the DTM's supporting program. In addition, nine other series appear at DTM events. Which series are in the program on the respective race weekend can be seen from the colored markings in the following table:

Racing series	HO1	ZOL	MIS	NOR	ASS	BRH	LAU	ONLY	HO2
Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup
Belcar Endurance Championship
Boss GP
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup
Lotus Cup Europe
Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Porsche Carrera Cup France
Touring car classics
W Series

In addition, the Formula European Masters 2019 should start at all nine events. However, this was canceled on March 22, 2019 due to insufficient number of participants.

Web links

• The official website of the DTM

Individual evidence

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