# 1993 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft

The 1993 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft was the tenth season of premier German touring car championship and also eighth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. It was the first DTM to utilize FIA Class 1 Touring Cars regulations which limited engines to a maximum of six cylinders and 2.5 litres capacity, but allowed liberal modifications to engine, chassis and aerodynamics. Italian driver Nicola Larini won the championship for Alfa Corse after scoring 11 wins (series record) ahead of Roland Asch and Bernd Schneider, both driving for the AMG-Mercedes team.

## Teams and drivers

| Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Mercedes 190E Class 1 | AMG-Mercedes | 1 | Klaus Ludwig | All* |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Mercedes 190E Class 1 | AMG-Mercedes | 2 | Ellen Lohr | All* |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Mercedes 190E Class 1 | Zakspeed | 3 | Kurt Thiim | All* |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Mercedes 190E Class 1 | Zakspeed | 4 | Jörg van Ommen | All* |
| Opel | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing | 5 | Manuel Reuter | 10 |
| Opel | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing | 6 | Keke Rosberg | 10 |
| Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti | Alfa Corse | 7 | Alessandro Nannini | All* |
| Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti | Alfa Corse | 8 | Nicola Larini | All* |
| BMW | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | Linder Motorsport | 10 | Harald Becker | All* |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Mercedes 190E Class 1 | AMG-Mercedes | 11 | Bernd Schneider | All* |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Mercedes 190E Class 1 | AMG-Mercedes | 12 | Roland Asch | All* |
| Ford | Ford Mustang GT | Challenger Auto Racing | 13 | Jürgen Feucht | All* |
| Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti | Schübel Engineering | 14 | Christian Danner | All* |
| Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti | Schübel Engineering | 15 | Giorgio Francia | All* |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II | Persson Motorsport | 16 | Uwe Alzen | 1-7, 9-10* |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II | Persson Motorsport | 17 | Olaf Manthey | All* |
| BMW | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | Auto Maass | 18 | Kurt König | 1-8, 10* |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II | DTM Junior Team | 20 | Alexander Grau | 1-9* |
| Opel | Opel Omega 3000 24V Evo | Kissling Motorsport | 22 | Marco Werner | 10 |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II | DTM Junior Team | 23 | Stig Amthor | All* |
| Opel | Opel Omega 3000 24V Evo | Kissling Motorsport | 25 | Volker Strycek | 1-9* |
| BMW | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | Kaucuk Motorsport | 32 | Josef Venc | All* |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II | Persson Motorsport | 44 | Markus Oestreich | 8 |
| Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | Scuderia Giudici | 51 | Gianni Giudici | All* |
| Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | Engstler Motorsport | 52 | Franz Engstler | 5-10* |
| Opel | Opel Astra 16V | Dürkopp Euroent Motorsport | 54 | Marco Werner | 1-2, 5, 8 |
| Opel | Opel Astra 16V | Dellenbach Motorsport | 55 | Luigino Pagotto | 2, 4, 6-7, 10 |
| Opel | Opel Astra 16V | Dellenbach Motorsport | 59 | Hermann Roth | 2-4, 6-7, 10 |
| Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall Cavalier | Maxted Motorsport | 60 | Ian Khan | * |
| BMW | BMW 318i | Team Dynamics | 61 | Matt Neal | * |
| BMW | BMW 318i | Pinkney Motorsport | 62 | David Pinkney | * |
Numbers from 51 entered the 2000 Cup, drivers with the asterisk took part at Donington non-championship round.

## Schedule and results

| Round | Round | Country | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report |
| 1 | R1 | Belgium | Zolder | 4 April | Nicola Larini | Christian Danner | Nicola Larini | Alfa Corse | Report |
| 1 | R2 | Belgium | Zolder | 4 April | | Nicola Larini | Nicola Larini | Alfa Corse | Report |
| 2 | R1 | Germany | Hockenheimring | 18 April | Alessandro Nannini | Nicola Larini | Bernd Schneider | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 2 | R2 | Germany | Hockenheimring | 18 April | | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 3 | R1 | Germany | Nürburgring | 2 May | Bernd Schneider | Nicola Larini | Nicola Larini | Alfa Corse | Report |
| 3 | R2 | Germany | Nürburgring | 2 May | | Bernd Schneider | Klaus Ludwig | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 4 | R1 | Germany | Wunstorf | 16 May | Nicola Larini | Nicola Larini | Nicola Larini | Alfa Corse | Report |
| 4 | R2 | Germany | Wunstorf | 16 May | | Nicola Larini | Kurt Thiim | Zakspeed | Report |
| 5 | R1 | Germany | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 10 June | Jörg van Ommen | Klaus Ludwig | Nicola Larini | Alfa Corse | Report |
| 5 | R2 | Germany | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 10 June | | Nicola Larini | Nicola Larini | Alfa Corse | Report |
| 6 | R1 | Germany | Norisring | 27 June | Kurt Thiim | Nicola Larini | Nicola Larini | Alfa Corse | Report |
| 6 | R2 | Germany | Norisring | 27 June | | Nicola Larini | Nicola Larini | Alfa Corse | Report |
| NC | R1 | Great Britain | Donington Park | 18 July | Christian Danner | Alessandro Nannini | Christian Danner | Schübel | Report |
| NC | R2 | Great Britain | Donington Park | 18 July | | Nicola Larini | Nicola Larini | Alfa Corse | Report |
| 7 | R1 | Germany | Diepholz Airfield Circuit | 8 August | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Roland Asch | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 7 | R2 | Germany | Diepholz Airfield Circuit | 8 August | | Nicola Larini | Nicola Larini | Alfa Corse | Report |
| 8 | R1 | Germany | Alemannenring | 29 August | Nicola Larini | Bernd Schneider | Nicola Larini | Alfa Corse | Report |
| 8 | R2 | Germany | Alemannenring | 29 August | | Christian Danner | Bernd Schneider | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 9 | R1 | Germany | AVUS | 12 September | Alessandro Nannini | Alessandro Nannini | Roland Asch | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 9 | R2 | Germany | AVUS | 12 September | | Nicola Larini | Roland Asch | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 10 | R1 | Germany | Hockenheimring | 19 September | Kurt Thiim | Nicola Larini | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Corse | Report |
| 10 | R2 | Germany | Hockenheimring | 19 September | | Klaus Ludwig | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Corse | Report |

## Driver standings/results

Points system is as follows: 1st=20, 2nd=15, 3rd=12, 4th=10, 5th=8, 6th=6, 7th=4, 8th=3, 9th=2, 10th=1
| Pos | Driver | ZOL | ZOL | HOC1 | HOC1 | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | WUN | WUN | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | NOR | NOR | DON‡ | DON‡ | DIE | DIE | SIN | SIN | AVU | AVU | HOC2 | HOC2 | Pts |
| 1 | Nicola Larini | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 261 |
| 2 | Roland Asch | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 204 |
| 3 | Bernd Schneider | Ret | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | Ret | 6 | 172 |
| 4 | Klaus Ludwig | 4 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 22 | 5 | Ret | 171 |
| 5 | Christian Danner | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 161 |
| 6 | Kurt Thiim | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 138 |
| 7 | Giorgio Francia | 7 | Ret | 6 | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 2 | 127 |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Ret | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 18 | 3 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 121 |
| 9 | Jörg van Ommen | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 2 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 80 |
| 10 | Ellen Lohr | 6 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 43 |
| 11 | Uwe Alzen | Ret | 11 | 5 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | | | 7 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 40 |
| 12 | Olaf Manthey | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 13 | Alexander Grau | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | 21 |
| 14 | Harald Becker | 12 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 11 | 6 | NC | 8 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 14 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 15 |
| 15 | Stig Amthor | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 10 | Ret | 11 |
| 16 | Kurt König | 11 | 14 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | DNS | 14 | 11 | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 22 | DNS | | | 13 | Ret | 7 |
| 17 | Markus Oestreich | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 10 | | | | | 4 |
| 18 | Keke Rosberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | 4 |
| 19 | Volker Strycek | 14 | 16 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 20 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | 2 |
| 20 | Josef Venc | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 1 |
| 21 | Armin Hahne | | | | | | | | | 25 | 10 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 1 |
| 22 | Gerd Ruch | Ret | DNS | 18 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | DNS | DNS | 10 | 12 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 15 | 11 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 1 |
| 23 | Marco Werner | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 24 | Achille Voltolina | 16 | 22 | 17 | Ret | 21 | 14 | 16 | 11 | | | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 16 | | | 22 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Jürgen Ruch | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | DNQ | Ret | 23 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 21 | Ret | 11 | 0 |
| 26 | Georg Severich | Ret | 18 | Ret | DNS | 13 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 18 | 16 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 13 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 0 |
| 27 | Vaclav Bervid | Ret | 19 | 15 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 17 | 21 | Ret | 16 | 15 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 15 | 15 | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| 28 | German Tauber | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | 12 | 14 | 16 | DNS | Ret | DNS | 21 | Ret | 18 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | Marc Gindorf | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | | | 16 | 12 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 15 | 20 | 0 |
| 30 | Armin Bernhard | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | 19 | 14 | 17 | 12 | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| 31 | Carsten Struwe | 15 | 17 | Ret | 17 | 19 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 32 | Wolfgang Lackinger | | | Ret | Ret | 20 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 19 | DNS | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 33 | Jürgen Feucht | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 19 | 14 | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 34 | Hermann Duller | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Ret | 19 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 0 |
| 35 | Gianni Giudici | Ret | Ret | Ret | 21 | 25 | Ret | 21 | 15 | 22 | 16 | | | 24 | 22 | NC | Ret | | | | | 14 | Ret | 0 |
| 36 | Werner Lenk | Ret | 20 | 16 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 18 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | | | | | Ret | DNS | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Axel Göbel | | | | | | | | | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 38 | Václav Švarc | Ret | 23 | Ret | DNS | 23 | 16 | Ret | DNS | 24 | DNS | DNQ | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 39 | Franz Engstler | | | | | | | | | 21 | 20 | DNQ | 18 | 20 | 20 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 0 |
| 40 | Hermann Roth | | | Ret | Ret | 24 | Ret | 23 | Ret | | | DNQ | 19 | | | 22 | Ret | | | | | 20 | 18 | 0 |
| 41 | Luigino Pagotto | | | 21 | 20 | | | 22 | Ret | | | DNQ | Ret | | | NC | Ret | | | | | 21 | Ret | 0 |
| 42 | Ralf Kludt | | | | | | | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Andreas Henningsen | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Josef Bröhling | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Marco Munding | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Manuel Reuter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| – | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| – | Ian Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | | 0† |
| – | Matt Neal | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 19 | | | | | | | | | 0† |
| – | David Pinkney | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 21 | | | | | | | | | 0† |
| Pos | Driver | ZOL | ZOL | HOC1 | HOC1 | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | WUN | WUN | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | NOR | NOR | DON‡ | DON‡ | DIE | DIE | SIN | SIN | AVU | AVU | HOC2 | HOC2 | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
† Not classified in championship due to only entering in non-championship event.
‡ Non-championship event.