# 2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

The 2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirty-eighth season of the premier German touring car championship and also the twenty-fifth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. It's the fourth season of the DTM to be run under Group GT3 regulations, and the second under ADAC's promotion.

## Teams and drivers

All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli.
| Manufacturer | Car | Engine | Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Audi | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | Abt Sportsline | 3 | Kelvin van der Linde | All |
| Audi | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | Abt Sportsline | 7 | Ricardo Feller | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | Schubert Motorsport | 11 | Marco Wittmann | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | Schubert Motorsport | 31 | Sheldon van der Linde | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | Schubert Motorsport | 33 | René Rast | All |
| Ferrari | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 | Emil Frey Racing | 14 | Jack Aitken | All |
| Ferrari | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 | Emil Frey Racing | 69 | Thierry Vermeulen | All |
| Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT Lamborghini Team TGI by GRT | 19 | Luca Engstler | All |
| Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT Lamborghini Team TGI by GRT | 63 | Christian Engelhart | 1–3 |
| Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT Lamborghini Team TGI by GRT | 63 | Franck Perera | 4–5, 7–8 |
| Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT Lamborghini Team TGI by GRT | 63 | Jordan Pepper | 6 |
| Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | Paul Motorsport | 71 | Maximilian Paul | All |
| Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | SSR Performance | 92 | Mirko Bortolotti | All |
| Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | SSR Performance | 94 | Nicki Thiim | All |
| McLaren | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Twin Turbo V8 | Dörr Motorsport | 25 | Ben Dörr | All |
| McLaren | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Twin Turbo V8 | Dörr Motorsport | 85 | Clemens Schmid | All |
| Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | 4 | Luca Stolz | 1–7 |
| Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | 4 | Jules Gounon | 8 |
| Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | 36 | Arjun Maini | All |
| Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter Mercedes-AMG Team Winward | 22 | Lucas Auer | All |
| Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter Mercedes-AMG Team Winward | 130 | Maro Engel | All |
| Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | Manthey EMA | 90 | Ayhancan Güven | All |
| Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | Manthey EMA | 91 | Thomas Preining | All |
| Icon | Status |
| G | Guest drivers ineligible for points |

### Driver and team changes

* Maximilian Paul returned to the series with a privately entered Lamborghini, having last competed as a replacement driver at GRT Grasser Racing Team.
* GRT Grasser Racing Team entered a completely new line-up, fielding a pair of cars for Christian Engelhart, who drove for them in the 2023 season finale, and Luca Engstler, who switched from Engstler Motorsport.
* SSR Performance scaled down to two cars. Alessio Deledda left the team to compete in International GT Open with Oregon Team, while Franck Perera left to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Iron Lynx. Nicki Thiim, who last competed in European Le Mans Series with GMB Motorsport, was signed as their replacement.
* Dörr Motorsport entered the series, fielding a pair of McLaren 720S GT3 Evos. Clemens Schmid switched from GRT Grasser Racing Team to join them, with Ben Dörr named as the second driver.
* Project 1 left the series, with Sandro Holzem joining Land Motorsport to compete in ADAC GT Masters. Second driver Marco Wittmann switched to Schubert Motorsport, with the team expanding to three cars as a result.
* Porsche teams Toksport WRT and KÜS Team Bernhard left the series. Their drivers Laurin Heinrich, Marvin Dienst and Tim Heinemann left the series to compete in IMSA, GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie respectively. Ayhancan Güven moved KÜS Team Bernhard to Manthey EMA to replace Dennis Olsen, who joined Proton Competition in WEC instead.
* Tresor Attempto Racing left the series, with both drivers Mattia Drudi and Patric Niederhauser moving to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
* Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf left the series, having fielded two cars in 2023 under Team Mann-Filter and Team BWT. Jusuf Owega left the series to compete in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Maro Engel switched to Winward Racing to replace ADAC GT Masters-bound David Schumacher, with the American team entering his car as Mercedes-AMG Team Winward and Lucas Auer’s car under Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter.

## Race calendar

| Round | Circuit | Location | Race 1 | Race 2 |
| 1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt | 27 April | 28 April |
| 2 | Lausitzring | Klettwitz, Brandenburg | 25 May | 26 May |
| 3 | Circuit Zandvoort | Zandvoort, North Holland | 8 June | 9 June |
| 4 | Norisring | Nuremberg, Bavaria | 6 July | 7 July |
| 5 | Nürburgring | Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate | 17 August | 18 August |
| 6 | Sachsenring | Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Sachsen | 7 September | 8 September |
| 7 | Red Bull Ring | Spielberg, Styria | 28 September | 29 September |
| 8 | Hockenheimring | Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg | 19 October | 20 October |
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## Results and standings
### Season summary

| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning manufacturer |
| 1 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Jack Aitken | Ricardo Feller | Jack Aitken | Emil Frey Racing | Ferrari |
| 1 | R2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Mirko Bortolotti | Luca Stolz | Luca Engstler | Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT | Lamborghini |
| 2 | R1 | Lausitzring (Sprint Circuit) | Kelvin van der Linde | Kelvin van der Linde | Kelvin van der Linde | Abt Sportsline | Audi |
| 2 | R2 | Lausitzring (Sprint Circuit) | Thomas Preining | Kelvin van der Linde | Thomas Preining | Manthey EMA | Porsche |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit Zandvoort | Jack Aitken | Ben Dörr | Jack Aitken | Emil Frey Racing | Ferrari |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit Zandvoort | Maximilian Paul | Nicki Thiim | Marco Wittmann | Schubert Motorsport | BMW |
| 4 | R1 | Norisring | Jack Aitken | Maximilian Paul | René Rast | Schubert Motorsport | BMW |
| 4 | R2 | Norisring | Nicki Thiim | Nicki Thiim | Nicki Thiim | SSR Performance | Lamborghini |
| 5 | R1 | Nürburgring (Sprint Circuit) | Kelvin van der Linde | Kelvin van der Linde | Kelvin van der Linde | Abt Sportsline | Audi |
| 5 | R2 | Nürburgring (Sprint Circuit) | Maro Engel | Ayhancan Güven | Sheldon van der Linde | Schubert Motorsport | BMW |
| 6 | R1 | Sachsenring | Jack Aitken | Thierry Vermeulen | Jack Aitken | Emil Frey Racing | Ferrari |
| 6 | R2 | Sachsenring | Thierry Vermeulen | Thierry Vermeulen | Luca Stolz | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | Mercedes-AMG |
| 7 | R1 | Red Bull Ring | Arjun Maini | Maro Engel | Mirko Bortolotti | SSR Performance | Lamborghini |
| 7 | R2 | Red Bull Ring | Mirko Bortolotti | Thomas Preining | René Rast | Schubert Motorsport | BMW |
| 8 | R1 | Hockenheimring | Kelvin van der Linde | Jules Gounon | Kelvin van der Linde | Abt Sportsline | Audi |
| 8 | R2 | Hockenheimring | Mirko Bortolotti | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Lamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT | Lamborghini |

### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen classified finishers as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Race | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Additionally, the top three placed drivers in qualifying also received points:
| Qualifying Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Points | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | OSC | OSC | LAU | LAU | ZAN | ZAN | NOR | NOR | NÜR | NÜR | SAC | SAC | RBR | RBR | HOC | HOC | Points |
| 1 | Mirko Bortolotti | 2$^2$ | 15$^1$ | 11 | 4$^3$ | 9 | 2$^2$ | 5$^3$ | 3$^2$ | 2$^2$ | 9 | 2$^3$ | 7 | 1 | 4$^1$ | 5 | 2$^1$ | 238 |
| 2 | Kelvin van der Linde | 12 | 5 | 1$^1$ | 2 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1$^1$ | 4 | 8 | 2$^2$ | 8 | 5 | 1$^1$ | 12 | 221 |
| 3 | Maro Engel | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2$^3$ | 3 | 2$^1$ | 3 | 5 | 2$^3$ | 8 | 4 | 10 | 203 |
| 4 | René Rast | 7 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1$^3$ | 7 | 3 | 172 |
| 5 | Thomas Preining | 10 | 13 | 3$^2$ | 1$^1$ | 14 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6$^1$ | 4 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 158 |
| 6 | Sheldon van der Linde | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7$^2$ | 14 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 142 |
| 7 | Arjun Maini | 8$^3$ | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3$^3$ | 6 | 15 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 3$^1$ | 3 | 8 | 13 | 139 |
| 8 | Jack Aitken | 1$^1$ | Ret$^3$ | 16 | 14 | 1$^1$ | 16 | 9$^1$ | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1$^2$ | 6 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 128 |
| 9 | Luca Stolz | 5 | 3$^2$ | 10 | DSQ | 10 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1$^3$ | 4 | Ret | | | 127 |
| 10 | Lucas Auer | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 4$^3$ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 2$^2$ | 8 | 116 |
| 11 | Ricardo Feller | 3 | 9 | 5$^3$ | 3$^2$ | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8$^2$ | Ret | Ret | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6$^3$ | 115 |
| 12 | Marco Wittmann | 18 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3$^3$ | 13 | DSQ | Ret | 11 | 9 | 7 | 110 |
| 13 | Nicki Thiim | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1$^1$ | 8 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 5$^2$ | 93 |
| 14 | Luca Engstler | 11 | 1 | 14 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret$^2$ | 15 | 1 | 92 |
| 15 | Thierry Vermeulen | 9 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 15 | 4$^3$ | 17 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3$^1$ | DSQ | 13 | 13 | 11 | 71 |
| 16 | Ayhancan Güven | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 8 | 17 | 5 | DSQ | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3$^3$ | 19 | 69 |
| 17 | Franck Perera | | | | | | | 2 | 13 | 14 | 10 | | | 16 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 39 |
| 18 | Maximilian Paul | 17 | DSQ | 12 | Ret | Ret | 9$^1$ | 10 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 6$^2$ | 14 | 16 | 14 | 38 |
| 19 | Clemens Schmid | 15 | 12 | 19 | Ret | 4$^2$ | Ret | 18 | 17 | 20 | DNS | Ret | 11 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 27 |
| 20 | Christian Engelhart | 16 | 8 | 9 | 16 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 21 | Jules Gounon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | 10 |
| 22 | Jordan Pepper | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | | | | 6 |
| 23 | Ben Dörr | Ret | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
| Pos. | Driver | OSC | OSC | LAU | LAU | ZAN | ZAN | NOR | NOR | NÜR | NÜR | SAC | SAC | RBR | RBR | HOC | HOC | Points |
| 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) |

### Teams' championship

| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Schubert Motorsport | 361 |
| 2 | Abt Sportsline | 326 |
| 3 | Winward Racing | 316 |
| 4 | SSR Performance | 312 |
| 5 | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | 272 |
| 6 | Manthey EMA | 226 |
| 7 | Emil Frey Racing | 193 |
| 8 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 155 |
| 9 | Paul Motorsport | 39 |
| 10 | Dörr Motorsport | 37 |

### Manufacturers' championship

Only points scored by the top two drivers of a manufacturer in races count for the manufacturers' championship.
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Mercedes-AMG | 434 |
| 2 | Lamborghini | 424 |
| 3 | BMW | 382 |
| 4 | Audi | 350 |
| 5 | Porsche | 264 |
| 6 | Ferrari | 237 |
| 7 | McLaren | 97 |