# Deutscher Tourenwagen Cup

The Deutsche Tourenwagen Cup (DTC, formerly known as ADAC Procar Series) was a yearly motorsport series in Germany and some surrounding countries. The series began in 1995 and folded in 2017.

## Current status

The DTC was the highest level of German motorsport that ran cars to the Super 2000 regulations used in World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). To fill up the grid, and to promote new, young drivers the few Super 2000 cars were joined by the less advanced Division 2 and 3 series (the Super 2000 cars being called Division 1), bringing up the total number of starting drivers to around 20 to 25. Division 1 also allowed cars of BTCC-spec – the 2005 champion Mathias Schläppi won in a BTCC-built MG ZS.
As of 2016 there are 3 different classes in the DTC
* Superproduction - 1.6 L, turbocharged cars up to 300 Bhp
* Production 1 - 1.6 L, turbocharged cars up to 230 Bhp
* Production 2 - 2.0 L, turbocharged cars up to 260 Bhp

## History

The DTC began 1995 as a championship for Super Production cars under the name DTC (Deutsche Tourenwagen Challenge). Ford and Hotfiel Sport had an important presence in the early and middle parts of the history of the series with Thomas Klenke winning the championship in 2002. The series was called the DMSB Produktionswagen Meisterschaft in 2004 and raced in two rounds of the European Touring Car Championship.
The 2005 season saw the introduction of Super 2000 rules for Division 1 and the series changed its name to the DMSB Produktionswagen Meisterschaft. Mathias Schläppi in a MG ZS for Maurer Motorsport was the undisputed champion, winning 12 out of 16 races. 2006 saw Maurer Motorsport swapping their MG's for Chevrolet's and Mathias Schläppi for ex-BTCC driver Vincent Radermecker. Schläppi instead drove for the new TFS-Yaco team running Toyota Corollas. Vincent Radermecker would win Maurer's second title while Schläppi was second in the championship.
While arguably having some talented drivers and teams such as Radermecker, Schläppi, Maurer Motorsport and so on the DTC is very minor compared to the immensely popular DTM series.

## Scoring system

* Below is the scoring system used for the results of each race during the 2010 season:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

## Champions

| Season | Champion | Car | Team Champion |
| 1995 | Mario Hebler | Renault Clio Williams | Arkenau Motorsport |
| 1996 | Jürgen Hohenester | Volkswagen Golf GTI | Hohenester Motorsport |
| 1997 | Jürgen Hohenester | Volkswagen Golf GTI | Hohenester Motorsport |
| 1998 | Thomas Winkelhock | BMW 320i | Brinkmann Motorsport |
| 1999 | Jürgen Hohenester | Volkswagen Golf GTI | Hohenester Motorsport |
| 2000 | Franz Engstler | BMW 320i | Bertrand Schäfer Racing |
| 2001 | Markus Gedlich | BMW 320i | Schubert Motors |
| 2002 | Thomas Klenke | Ford Focus | Hotfiel Sport |
| 2003 | Claudia Hürtgen | BMW 320i | Schubert Motors |
| 2004 | Claudia Hürtgen | BMW 320i | Schubert Motors |
| 2005 | Mathias Schläppi | MG ZS | Maurer Motorsport |
| 2006 | Vincent Radermecker | Chevrolet Lacetti | Maurer Motorsport |
| 2007 | Franz Engstler | BMW 320i | Engstler Motorsport |
| 2008 | Philip Geipel | Toyota Auris | TFS Yaco Racing |
| 2009 | Remo Friberg | BMW 320i | Liqui Moly Team Engstler |
| 2010 | Roland Hertner | BMW 320si | Liqui Moly Team Engstler |
| 2011 | Johannes Leidinger | BMW 320si E90 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler |
| 2012 | Jens Guido Weimann | BMW 320si E90 | Thate Motorsport |
| 2013 | Jens Guido Weimann | BMW 320si E90 | Thate Motorsport |
| 2014 | Heiko Hammel | Ford Fiesta ST | Wolf Racing |
| 2015 | Fredrik Lestrup | Mini John Cooper Works | Besapalast Team Dombek |
| 2016 | Milenko Vukovic | Audi S3 Saloon | Vukovic Motorsport |