(A) 2007 German Touring Car Championship

The 2007 German Touring Car Championship was the 13th Season of the German Touring Car Championship. It began at Oschersleben on 15 April and ended at the Nürburgring, on the 23 September.
The series used the brand new cost-cutting Super 2000 regulations for the first time, replacing the ageing Super Production regulations. The season will also boasted 1 new circuit, Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. The series also supported 4 rounds of the 2007 European Touring Car Championship.
The drivers championship was won by Klaus Koeing driving a Mercedes C200 for AMG Mercedes and the manufacturers championship was won by Alfa Romeo with their Alfa Romeo 156 while the teams championship was won by the independent Liqui Moli Team Engstler. The independent drivers championship was won by Franz Engstler for Liqui Moli Team Engstler and the independent teams championship was won by Liqui Moli Team Engstler fielding a fleet of BMW 320i's.
== Entry List ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"	 	 	 	 	
Team 	Car 	No.	Drivers 	Class	Rounds
Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320i 	1 	Franz Engstler 	I 	All
Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320i 	3 	Martin Brukl 	I 	All
Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320i 	5 	Jack Lemvard 	I 	All
Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320i 	17 	Thomas Winklehock 	I 	All
SEAT Sport Deutschland 	Seat Leon 	2 	Peter Terting 	M 	All
SEAT Sport Deutschland 	Seat Leon 	99 	Uwe Alzen 	M 	All
BMW Team Deutschland 	BMW 320si 	4 	Jorg Muller 	M 	All
AMG Mercedes 	Mercedes C200 	8 	Klaus Koeing 	M 	All
AMG Mercedes 	Mercedes C200 	12 	Fritz Kreutzpointer 	M 	All
Abt Sportsline Audi 	Audi A4 	10 	Christian Abt 	I 	All
Bastuck Racing 	Opel Astra GTC 	14 	Ranier Bastuk 	I 	4
Alfa Deutschland 	Alfa Romeo 156 	15 	Augusto Farfus 	M 	All
Alfa Deutschland 	Alfa Romeo 156 	16 	Matt Emmens 	M 	1, 3-8, 10-11
Alfa Deutschland 	Alfa Romeo 156 	77 	Markus Zelic 	M 	1, 3-8, 10-11
SUNRED Engineering 	Seat Toledo Cupra	18 	Tom Coronel 	I 	All
SUNRED Engineering 	Seat Toledo Cupra	19 	Tim Coronel 	I 	All
GR-Asia 	Seat Leon 	22 	Emmet O'Brien 	I 	All
Exagon Engineering 	Seat Leon 	23 	Pierre-Yves Corthals	I 	All
Racing For Denmark 	Peugeot 308 	33 	Jan Magnussen 	I 	1, 3-11
==Calendar==
Event	Event	Track 	Date
1 	R1 	Oschersleben 	15 April
1 	R2 	Oschersleben 	15 April
2 	R3 	Hockenheim 	29 April
2 	R4 	Hockenheim 	29 April
3 	R5 	A1-Ring 	13 May
3 	R6 	A1-Ring 	13 May
4 	R7 	Nürburgring 	20 May
4 	R8 	Nürburgring 	20 May
5 	R9 	Spa-Francorchamps 	3 June
5 	R10 	Spa-Francorchamps 	3 June
6 	R11 	Zandvoort 	10 June
6 	R12 	Zandvoort 	10 June
7 	R13 	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	8 July
7 	R14 	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	8 July
8 	R15 	Norisring 	22 July
8 	R16 	Norisring 	22 July
9 	R17 	Hockenheim 	19 August
9 	R18 	Hockenheim 	19 August
10 	R19 	Oschersleben 	9 September
10 	R20 	Oschersleben 	9 September
11 	R21 	Nürburgring 	23 September
11 	R22 	Nürburgring 	23 September
== Race Calender and Results ==
Race	Race Name 	Pole Position 	Fastest lap 	Winning driver 	Winning team 	Winning Independent
1 	Oschersleben 	Jorg Muller 	Jan Magnussen 	Peter Terting 	SEAT Sport Deutschland 	Franz Engstler
2 	Oschersleben 	 	Jorg Muller 	Klaus Koeing 	AMG Mercedes 	Emmet O'Brien
3 	Hockenheim 	Peter Terting 	Franz Engstler 	Jorg Muller 	BMW Team Deutschland 	Thomas Winklehock
4 	Hockenheim 	 	Jorg Muller 	Franz Engstler 	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Franz Engstler
5 	A1-Ring 	Klaus Koeing 	Thomas Winklehock	Klaus Koeing 	AMG Mercedes 	Thomas Winklehock
6 	A1-Ring 	 	Matt Emmens 	Jorg Muller 	BMW Team Deutschland 	Jack Lemvard
7 	Nurburgring 	Thomas Winklehock	Thomas Winklehock	Thomas Winklehock 	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Thomas Winklehock
8 	Nurburgring 	 	Thomas Winklehock	Klaus Koeing 	AMG Mercedes 	Franz Engstler
9 	Spa-Francorchamps 	Thomas Winklehock	Augusto Farfus 	Matt Emmens 	Alfa Deutschland 	Pierre-Yves Corthals
10 	Spa-Francorchamps 	 	Matt Emmens 	Peter Terting 	SEAT Sport Deutschland 	Thomas Winklehock
11 	Zandvoort 	Klaus Koeing 	Augusto Farfus 	Peter Terting 	SEAT Sport Deutschland 	Franz Engstler
12 	Zandvoort 	 	Peter Terting 	Jan Magnussen 	Racing For Denmark 	Jan Magnussen
13 	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	Klaus Koeing 	Peter Terting 	Klaus Koeing 	AMG Mercedes 	Franz Engstler
14 	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	 	Klaus Koeing 	Franz Engstler 	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Franz Engstler
15 	Norisring 	Jorg Muller 	Klaus Koeing 	Klaus Koeing 	AMG Mercedes 	Thomas Winklehock
16 	Norisring 	 	Franz Engstler 	Thomas Winklehock 	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Thomas Winklehock
17 	Hockenheim 	Jorg Muller 	Jan Magnussen 	Jorg Muller 	BMW Team Deutschland 	Franz Engstler
18 	Hockenheim 	 	Jan Magnussen 	Klaus Koeing 	AMG Mercedes 	Franz Engstler
19 	Oschersleben 	Markus Zelic 	Jorg Muller 	Markus Zelic 	Alfa Deutschland 	Jan Magnussen
20 	Oschersleben 	 	Klaus Koeing 	Fritz Kreutzpointer	AMG Mercedes 	Pierre-Yves Corthals
21 	Nurburgring 	Klaus Koeing 	Matt Emmens 	Jorg Muller 	BMW Team Deutschland 	Franz Engstler
22 	Nurburgring 	 	Klaus Koeing 	Thomas Winklehock 	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Thomas Winklehock
==Championship Standings==
===Drivers Championship===
Championship points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first eight positions in each race.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 55%; text-align: center;"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pos	Driver 	OSC	OSC	HOC	HOC	A1	A1	NUR	NUR	SPA	SPA	ZAN	ZAN	EUR	EUR	NOR	NOR	HOC	HOC	OSC	OSC	NUR	NUR	 Pts 
1 	Klaus Koeing 	4 	1 	3 	4 	1 	6 	3 	1 	12 	8 	4 	5 	1 	2 	1 	9 	8 	1 	14 	18 	2 	8 	113
2 	Jorg Muller 	3 	6 	1 	9 	4 	1 	2 	6 	15 	17 	10 	8 	11 	8 	4 	11 	1 	4 	5 	2 	1 	3 	96
3 	Franz Engstler 	7 	Ret	8 	1 	13	13	8 	3 	10 	4 	5 	3 	2 	1 	3 	4 	3 	5 	4 	4 	7 	2 	91
4 	Peter Terting 	1 	4 	2 	8 	2 	7 	11 	7 	3 	1 	1 	6 	Ret	10 	12 	Ret	2 	7 	Ret	13 	5 	6 	84
5 	Matt Emmens 	2 	7 	 	 	3 	8 	5 	10 	1 	6 	2 	2 	2 	3 	Ret	16 	 	 	Ret	16 	3 	5 	74
6 	Thomas Winklehock 	Ret	17 	4 	7 	5 	4 	1 	8 	Ret	3 	8 	Ret	8 	13 	2 	1 	6 	6 	Ret	14 	8 	1 	73
7 	Augusto Farfus 	5 	5 	7 	6 	10	9 	17 	13 	2 	18 	6 	4 	6 	4 	15 	13 	4 	2 	3 	7 	6 	4 	66
8 	Fritz Kreutzpointer 	15 	11 	9 	2 	15	12	7 	2 	7 	2 	9 	Ret	7 	7 	8 	2 	7 	3 	7 	1 	9 	9 	61
9 	Markus Zelic 	6 	3 	 	 	12	10	9 	5 	6 	5 	3 	7 	16 	11 	9 	14 	 	 	1 	5 	4 	7 	49
10 	Emmet O'Brien 	14 	8 	10 	10 	6 	5 	6 	4 	5 	14 	14 	9 	5 	5 	7 	8 	9 	15 	8 	6 	11 	11 	35
11 	Jack Lemvard 	11 	9 	5 	5 	8 	2 	4 	9 	14 	12 	11 	13 	4 	6 	10 	6 	10 	10 	13 	11 	12 	12 	33
12 	Uwe Alzen 	8 	2 	6 	3 	11	15	16 	16 	11 	10 	15 	14 	10 	9 	5 	3 	Ret	13 	11 	12 	14 	17 	28
13 	Jan Magnussen 	10 	13 	 	 	14	14	12 	17 	Ret	15 	7 	1 	15 	14 	13 	17 	5 	8 	2 	8 	10 	10 	26
14 	Pierre-Yves Corthals	9 	10 	13 	13 	7 	3 	13 	11 	4 	7 	12 	10 	13 	13 	11 	10 	11 	9 	6 	3 	15 	15 	24
15 	Martin Brukl 	16 	15 	14 	Ret	17	17	10 	14 	9 	16 	13 	11 	12 	15 	6 	5 	14 	12 	Ret	15 	18 	18 	7
16 	Christian Abt 	13 	14 	12 	12 	9 	11	14 	18 	13 	9 	17 	16 	17 	17 	14 	7 	13 	14 	12 	17 	14 	16 	2
17 	Tom Coronel 	12 	12 	11 	11 	16	16	15 	15 	8 	14 	16 	12 	9 	12 	16 	12 	12 	11 	9 	10 	13 	13 	1
18 	Tim Coronel 	17 	16 	15 	14 	18	18	18 	12 	16 	11 	Ret	15 	14 	18 	Ret	15 	15 	16 	10 	9 	17 	16 	0
19 	Ranier Bastuk 	 	 	 	 	 	 	DNS	DNS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
Pos	Driver 	OSC	OSC	HOC	HOC	A1	A1	NUR	NUR	SPA	SPA	ZAN	ZAN	EUR	EUR	NOR	NOR	HOC	HOC	OSC	OSC	NUR	NUR	 Pts 
===Manufacturers Championship===
Championship points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first eight positions in each race. However only the two best placed cars per manufacturer were eligible to score points.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 63%; text-align: center;"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pos	Manufacturer 	OSC	OSC	HOC	HOC	A1	A1	NUR	NUR	SPA	SPA	ZAN	ZAN	EUR	EUR	NOR	NOR	HOC	HOC	OSC	OSC	NUR	NUR	 Pts 
1 	Alfa Romeo 	2 	3 	7 	6 	3 	8 	5 	5 	1 	5 	2 	2 	2 	3 	9 	13 	4 	2 	1 	5 	3 	4 	249
1 	Alfa Romeo 	5 	5 	 	 	10	9 	9 	10 	2 	6 	3 	4 	6 	4 	15 	14 	 	 	3 	7 	4 	5 	249
2 	Mercedes-Benz	4 	1 	3 	2 	1 	6 	3 	1 	7 	2 	4 	5 	1 	2 	1 	2 	7 	1 	7 	1 	2 	8 	240
2 	Mercedes-Benz	15 	11 	6 	4 	15	12	7 	2 	12 	8 	9 	Ret	7 	7 	8 	9 	8 	3 	14 	18 	9 	9 	240
3 	SEAT 	1 	2 	2 	3 	2 	7 	15 	7 	3 	1 	1 	6 	10 	9 	5 	3 	2 	7 	11 	12 	6 	6 	191
3 	SEAT 	8 	4 	6 	8 	11	15	16 	11 	11 	10 	15 	14 	Ret	10 	12 	Ret	Ret	13 	Ret	13 	14 	17 	191
4 	BMW 	3 	6 	1 	9 	4 	1 	2 	6 	15 	17 	10 	8 	11 	8 	4 	11 	1 	4 	5 	2 	1 	3 	128
Pos	Manufacturer 	OSC	OSC	HOC	HOC	A1	A1	NUR	NUR	SPA	SPA	ZAN	ZAN	EUR	EUR	NOR	NOR	HOC	HOC	OSC	OSC	NUR	NUR	 Pts 
===Teams Championship===
Championship points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first eight positions in each race. However only the two best placed cars per team were eligible to score points.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 63%; text-align: center;"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pos	Team 	OSC	OSC	HOC	HOC	A1	A1	NUR	NUR	SPA	SPA	ZAN	ZAN	EUR	EUR	NOR	NOR	HOC	HOC	OSC	OSC	NUR	NUR	 Pts 
1 	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	7 	9 	4 	1 	5 	2 	1 	3 	9 	3 	5 	3 	2 	1 	2 	1 	3 	5 	4 	4 	7 	1 	187
1 	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	10 	15 	5 	5 	8 	4 	4 	8 	10 	4 	8 	11 	4 	6 	3 	4 	6 	6 	13 	11 	8 	2 	187
2 	AMG Mercedes 	4 	1 	3 	2 	1 	6 	3 	1 	7 	2 	4 	5 	1 	2 	1 	2 	7 	1 	7 	1 	2 	8 	174
2 	AMG Mercedes 	15 	11 	6 	4 	15	12	6 	2 	12 	8 	9 	Ret	7 	7 	8 	9 	8 	3 	14 	18 	9 	9 	174
3 	Alfa Deutschland 	2 	3 	7 	6 	3 	8 	5 	5 	1 	5 	2 	2 	2 	3 	9 	13 	4 	2 	1 	5 	3 	4 	171
3 	Alfa Deutschland 	5 	5 	 	 	10	9 	9 	10 	2 	6 	3 	4 	6 	4 	15 	14 	 	 	3 	7 	4 	5 	171
4 	SEAT Sport Deutschland 	1 	2 	2 	3 	2 	7 	11 	7 	3 	1 	1 	6 	10 	9 	5 	3 	2 	7 	11 	12 	6 	6 	111
4 	SEAT Sport Deutschland 	8 	4 	6 	8 	11	15	16 	16 	11 	10 	15 	14 	Ret	10 	12 	Ret	Ret	13 	Ret	13 	14 	17 	111
5 	BMW Team Deutschland 	3 	6 	1 	9 	4 	1 	2 	6 	15 	17 	10 	8 	11 	8 	4 	11 	1 	4 	5 	2 	1 	3 	96
6 	GR-Asia 	14 	8 	10 	10 	6 	5 	6 	4 	5 	14 	14 	9 	5 	5 	7 	8 	9 	15 	8 	6 	11 	11 	36
7 	Racing For Denmark 	10 	13 	 	 	14	14	12 	17 	Ret	15 	7 	1 	15 	14 	13 	17 	5 	8 	2 	8 	10 	10 	26
8 	Exagon Engineering 	9 	10 	13 	13 	7 	3 	13 	11 	4 	7 	12 	10 	13 	13 	11 	10 	11 	9 	6 	3 	15 	15 	24
9 	Abt Sportsline Audi 	13 	14 	12 	12 	9 	11	14 	18 	13 	9 	17 	16 	17 	17 	14 	7 	13 	14 	12 	17 	14 	16 	2
10 	SUNRED Engineering 	12 	12 	11 	11 	16	16	15 	12 	8 	11 	16 	12 	9 	12 	16 	12 	12 	11 	9 	9 	13 	13 	1
10 	SUNRED Engineering 	17 	16 	15 	14 	18	18	18 	15 	16 	14 	Ret	15 	14 	18 	Ret	15 	15 	16 	10 	10 	17 	16 	1
11 	Bastuck Racing 	 	 	 	 	 	 	DNS	DNS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
Pos	Team 	OSC	OSC	HOC	HOC	A1	A1	NUR	NUR	SPA	SPA	ZAN	ZAN	EUR	EUR	NOR	NOR	HOC	HOC	OSC	OSC	NUR	NUR	 Pts 
===Independent Drivers Championship===
Championship points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first eight positions in each race.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 63%; text-align: center;"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pos	Driver 	OSC	OSC	HOC	HOC	A1	A1	NUR	NUR	SPA	SPA	ZAN	ZAN	EUR	EUR	NOR	NOR	HOC	HOC	OSC	OSC	NUR	NUR	 Pts 
1 	Franz Engstler 	7 	Ret	8 	1 	13	13	8 	3 	10 	4 	5 	3 	3 	1 	3 	4 	3 	5 	4 	4 	7 	2 	172
2 	Thomas Winklehock 	Ret	17 	4 	7 	5 	4 	1 	8 	Ret	3 	8 	Ret	8 	13 	2 	1 	6 	6 	Ret	14 	8 	1 	124
3 	Emmet O'Brien 	14 	8 	10 	10 	6 	5 	6 	4 	5 	14 	14 	9 	5 	5 	7 	8 	9 	15 	8 	6 	11 	11 	115
4 	Jack Lemvard 	11 	9 	5 	5 	8 	2 	4 	9 	14 	12 	11 	13 	4 	6 	10 	6 	10 	10 	13 	11 	12 	12 	111
5 	Pierre-Yves Corthals	9 	10 	13 	13 	7 	3 	13 	11 	4 	7 	12 	10 	13 	13 	11 	10 	11 	9 	6 	3 	15 	15 	99
6 	Jan Magnussen 	10 	13 	 	 	14	14	12 	17 	Ret	15 	7 	1 	15 	14 	13 	17 	5 	8 	2 	8 	10 	10 	80
7 	Tom Coronel 	12 	12 	11 	11 	16	16	15 	15 	8 	14 	16 	12 	9 	12 	16 	12 	12 	11 	9 	10 	13 	13 	58
8 	Christian Abt 	13 	14 	12 	12 	9 	11	14 	18 	13 	9 	17 	16 	17 	17 	14 	7 	13 	14 	12 	17 	14 	16 	42
9 	Martin Brukl 	16 	15 	14 	Ret	17	17	10 	14 	9 	16 	13 	11 	12 	15 	6 	5 	14 	12 	Ret	15 	18 	18 	40
10 	Tim Coronel 	17 	16 	15 	14 	18	18	18 	12 	16 	11 	Ret	15 	14 	18 	Ret	15 	15 	16 	10 	9 	17 	16 	18
11 	Ranier Bastuk 	 	 	 	 	 	 	DNS	DNS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
Pos	Driver 	OSC	OSC	HOC	HOC	A1	A1	NUR	NUR	SPA	SPA	ZAN	ZAN	EUR	EUR	NOR	NOR	HOC	HOC	OSC	OSC	NUR	NUR	 Pts 
===Independent Teams Championship===
Championship points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first eight positions in each race. However only the two best placed cars per team were eligible to score points.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 63%; text-align: center;"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pos	Team 	OSC	OSC	HOC	HOC	A1	A1	NUR	NUR	SPA	SPA	ZAN	ZAN	EUR	EUR	NOR	NOR	HOC	HOC	OSC	OSC	NUR	NUR	 Pts 
1 	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	7 	9 	4 	1 	5 	2 	1 	3 	9 	3 	1 	3 	3 	1 	2 	1 	3 	5 	4 	4 	7 	1 	341
1 	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	10 	15 	5 	5 	8 	4 	4 	8 	10 	4 	8 	11 	4 	6 	3 	4 	6 	6 	13 	11 	8 	2 	341
2 	GR-Asia 	14 	8 	10 	10 	6 	5 	6 	4 	5 	14 	14 	9 	5 	5 	7 	8 	9 	15 	8 	6 	11 	11 	115
3 	Exagon Engineering 	9 	10 	13 	13 	7 	3 	13 	11 	4 	7 	12 	10 	13 	13 	11 	10 	11 	9 	6 	3 	15 	15 	99
4 	Racing For Denmark 	10 	13 	 	 	14	14	12 	17 	Ret	15 	7 	1 	15 	14 	13 	17 	5 	8 	2 	8 	10 	10 	80
5 	SUNRED Engineering 	12 	12 	11 	11 	16	16	15 	12 	8 	11 	16 	12 	9 	12 	16 	12 	12 	11 	9 	9 	13 	13 	76
5 	SUNRED Engineering 	17 	16 	15 	14 	18	18	18 	15 	16 	14 	Ret	15 	14 	18 	Ret	15 	10 	10 	15 	16 	17 	16 	76
6 	Abt Sportsline Audi 	13 	14 	12 	12 	9 	11	14 	18 	13 	9 	17 	16 	17 	17 	14 	7 	13 	14 	12 	17 	14 	16 	42
7 	Bastuck Racing 	 	 	 	 	 	 	DNS	DNS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
Pos	Team 	OSC	OSC	HOC	HOC	A1	A1	NUR	NUR	SPA	SPA	ZAN	ZAN	EUR	EUR	NOR	NOR	HOC	HOC	OSC	OSC	NUR	NUR	 Pts