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2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

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The 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-fourth season of premier German touring car championship and also eleventh season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The season began on 25 April at the Hockenheimring, and ended on 28 November at the Shanghai Street Circuit, after eleven rounds held in Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy and China. Having finished second in 2008 and third in 2009, HWA Team's Paul di Resta became champion for the first time, having come out on top of a three-way title battle in Shanghai.

Paul di Resta (left) won his first Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Championship, shortly before announcing his move to Formula One in 2011 while Gary Paffett (right) finished second in the championship.

2010 season would be Dunlop's final season as the sole tyre supplier in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters as the company announced on 19 November 2010 that it would not renew its contract at the end of the season. After several months of deliberation, Hankook was chosen as the tyre supplier for the 2011 season at the Hankook Tire company meeting in Seoul, South Korea on 17 January 2011.

Season summary edit

Di Resta had trailed teammate Bruno Spengler – a race winner at Lausitz and the Nürburgring – by as many as fifteen points after four races, but by the ninth race, di Resta had taken the championship lead after five top-two finishes including three wins. A poor finish for di Resta at Adria – ninth after being helped into spins by Audi drivers Mike Rockenfeller and Miguel Molina – coupled with Spengler's third place allowed the Canadian driver to take a three-point lead into the final race. Another HWA driver, 2005 season champion Gary Paffett remained in mathematical contention, succeeding in needing a top-two finish at Adria, which left him nine points behind with ten available. Spengler left himself immediately in trouble in Shanghai, crashing during the qualification session which left him 17th on the grid, while di Resta and Paffett lined up on the front row. Spengler could only advance to thirteenth in the race, while his teammates battled for victory. Ultimately, Paffett won the race – ended early due to a collision between Rockenfeller and Susie Stoddart – but di Resta's second place allowed him to take the championship by four points. Paffett's victory also enabled him to overhaul Spengler for second place, by just one point.

Best of the rest went to the defending two-time champion Timo Scheider, who finished as top Audi in fourth place in the championship standings. Scheider, albeit scoring in each of the first five races, struggled for form in the early running, but recovered towards the end of the season and took a single victory during the season, winning at Adria. Mattias Ekström was the only other Audi driver to win a race during the season, winning the series' inaugural race at Valencia but only returned twice to the podium after that; finishing the season in fifth place. Jamie Green was the season's other race-winner, winning for the third season in a row at the Norisring, each of which had been taken in a 2008-specification car. Green finished three points behind Ekström, in sixth place in the points standings.

Rule changes for 2010 edit

  • With the championship undergoing a development freeze until the 2011 season, teams will use 2008 and 2009 cars only.[1]

Teams and drivers edit

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

Make Car Team No. Drivers Rounds
Audi Audi A4 DTM 2009 Abt Sportsline 1   Timo Scheider[2] All
2   Oliver Jarvis[3] All
5   Mattias Ekström[2] All
6   Martin Tomczyk[2] All
Audi A4 DTM 2008 18   Miguel Molina[2] All
Team Phoenix 9   Alexandre Prémat[2] 1–10
  Darryl O'Young[4] 11
10   Mike Rockenfeller[2] All
Team Rosberg 14   Markus Winkelhock[2] All
15   Katherine Legge[2] All
Mercedes-Benz AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2009 HWA Team 3   Gary Paffett[5] All
4   Bruno Spengler[6] All
7   Paul di Resta[7] All
8   Ralf Schumacher[8] All
AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 Persson Motorsport 11   Jamie Green[9] All
12   Susie Stoddart[10] All
21   Congfu Cheng[11] All
Mücke Motorsport 16   Maro Engel[6] All
17   David Coulthard[12] All

Driver Changes edit

Changed Teams

Entering DTM

Leaving DTM

Race calendar and results edit

  • A nine-round calendar was announced on 18 December 2009.[13] This was later expanded to ten races, with the addition of a street race in Shanghai, China that was announced on 28 January 2010. This race closed the season on 28 November.[14] On 15 July 2010, it was announced that an additional round would take place on 31 October at Adria; returning to the circuit which held races in 2003 and 2004.[15]
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1   Hockenheimring (GP Circuit) 25 April   Gary Paffett   Bruno Spengler   Gary Paffett HWA Team
2   Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 23 May   Mattias Ekström   Mattias Ekström   Mattias Ekström Abt Sportsline
3   EuroSpeedway Lausitz 6 June   Paul di Resta   Mike Rockenfeller   Bruno Spengler HWA Team
4   Norisring, Nuremberg 4 July   Ralf Schumacher   Ralf Schumacher   Jamie Green Persson Motorsport
5   Nürburgring 8 August   Mattias Ekström   Bruno Spengler   Bruno Spengler HWA Team
6   Circuit Park Zandvoort 22 August   Timo Scheider   Timo Scheider   Gary Paffett HWA Team
7   Brands Hatch, Kent 5 September   Paul di Resta   Miguel Molina   Paul di Resta HWA Team
8   Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 19 September   Paul di Resta   Timo Scheider   Paul di Resta HWA Team
9   Hockenheimring (National Circuit) 17 October   Timo Scheider   Paul di Resta   Paul di Resta HWA Team
10   Adria International Raceway 31 October   Gary Paffett   Mattias Ekström   Timo Scheider Abt Sportsline
11   Shanghai Street Circuit 28 November   Paul di Resta   David Coulthard   Gary Paffett HWA Team

Championship standings edit

Drivers' championship edit

Pos Driver HOC
  		VAL
  		LAU
  		NOR
  		NÜR
  		ZAN
  		BRH
  		OSC
  		HOC
  		ADR
  		SHA
  		Points
1   Paul di Resta 4 5 2 10 2 2 1 1 1 9 2 71
2   Gary Paffett 1 7 5 6 3 1 5 4 4 2 1 67
3   Bruno Spengler 2 2 1 3 1 7 2 2 Ret 3 13 66
4   Timo Scheider 7 4 8 5 4 3 3 11 2 1 3 53
5   Mattias Ekström 6 1 Ret 2 7 4 Ret 3 Ret 8 9 35
6   Jamie Green 3 9 3 1 5 10 10 7 8 12 6 32
7   Mike Rockenfeller 5 6 4 12 9 13 9 5 3 16 12 22
8   Martin Tomczyk 17† DSQ 6 8 13 8 7 8 5 6 4 20
9   Oliver Jarvis Ret 14† 11 4 11 6 6 13 6 5 17 18
10   Miguel Molina 8 8 13 Ret 14 5 4 Ret Ret 17† 5 15
11   Alexandre Prémat 10 3 Ret 7 Ret 11 8 6 Ret Ret 12
12   Markus Winkelhock 15 15† 10 Ret Ret DNS 15† Ret Ret 4 7 7
13   Susie Stoddart 11 10 7 15 Ret 15 Ret 10 7 14 11 4
14   Ralf Schumacher 9 Ret 9 11 6 9 Ret 9 Ret 11 10 3
15   Maro Engel 16 11 15 9 8 Ret 11 12 9 7 16 3
16   David Coulthard 12 13† Ret 13 10 12 12 14 Ret 10 8 1
17   Congfu Cheng 13 12 12 14 12 16 13 Ret Ret 13 15 0
18   Katherine Legge 14 DNS 14 16 15 14 14 Ret Ret 15 14 0
–   Darryl O'Young DNS 0
Pos Driver HOC
  		VAL
  		LAU
  		NOR
  		NÜR
  		ZAN
  		BRH
  		OSC
  		HOC
  		ADR
  		SHA
  		Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

  • † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Teams' championship edit

Pos. Team No. HOC
  		VAL
  		LAU
  		NOR
  		NÜR
  		ZAN
  		BRH
  		OSC
  		HOC
  		ADR
  		SHA
  		Points
1 Salzgitter / Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG 3 1 7 5 6 3 1 5 4 4 2 1 133
4 2 2 1 3 1 7 2 2 Ret 3 13
2 Laureus AMG Mercedes 7 4 5 2 10 2 2 1 1 1 9 2 74
8 9 Ret 9 11 6 9 Ret 9 Ret 11 10
3 Audi Sport Team Abt 1 7 4 8 5 4 3 3 11 2 1 3 71
2 Ret 14† 11 4 11 6 6 13 6 5 17
4 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 5 6 1 Ret 2 7 4 Ret 3 Ret 8 9 55
6 17† DSQ 6 8 13 8 7 8 5 6 4
5 TV Spielfilm / Junge Sterne AMG Mercedes 11 3 9 3 1 5 10 10 7 8 12 6 36
12 11 10 7 15 Ret 15 Ret 10 7 14 11
6 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 9 10 3 Ret 7 Ret 11 8 6 Ret Ret DNS 34
10 5 6 4 12 9 13 9 5 3 16 12
7 Audi Sport Rookie Team Abt 18 8 8 13 Ret 14 5 4 Ret Ret 17† 5 15
8 Audi Sport Team Rosberg 14 15 15† 10 Ret Ret DNS 15† Ret Ret 4 7 7
15 14 DNS 14 16 15 14 14 Ret Ret 15 14
8 Deutsche Post / GQ AMG Mercedes 16 16 11 15 9 8 Ret 11 12 9 7 16 4
17 12 13† Ret 13 10 12 12 14 Ret 10 8
Pos. Team No. HOC
  		VAL
  		LAU
  		NOR
  		NÜR
  		ZAN
  		BRH
  		OSC
  		HOC
  		ADR
  		SHA
  		Points

References edit

  1. ^ Freeman, Glenn (2009-08-20). "DTM development freeze begins". Racer. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Anderson, Ben (2010-02-18). "Molina moves to DTM with Audi". autosport.com. Haymarket Publishing. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  3. ^ Beer, Matt (2009-12-09). "Jarvis to get 2010 Audi with Abt". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  4. ^ Beer, Matt (17 November 2010). "Premat dropped by Audi". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  5. ^ English, Steven (2010-01-16). "Paffett to stay on as McLaren tester". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-01-16. I've got a job in DTM with Mercedes and a job in Formula 1 with McLaren. There is still a relationship between the two through the engines and, although there is a rivalry there now, I'm very much with McLaren in F1 and Mercedes in DTM.
  6. ^ a b Freeman, Glenn (2010-04-15). "Mercedes confirms DTM line-up". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
  7. ^ Meissner, Johan (2010-02-05). "F1 not going to stop Paul di Resta". touringcartimes.com. TouringCarTimes. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  8. ^ Elizalde, Pablo (2010-03-23). "Ralf Schumacher stays on in the DTM". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  9. ^ Glendenning, Mark (2010-01-15). "Green hopes for current car in 2010". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  10. ^ Тонкий намек. auto-sport.ru (in Russian). Auto Sport. 2010-01-21. Archived from the original on 2011-01-15. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  11. ^ Freeman, Glenn, ed. (2010-04-01). "Pit & Paddock: Coulthard says yes to DTM deal". Autosport. 200 (1): 30. Coulthard will be joined in the 2008 Mercedes line-up by former A1GP racer Franky Cheng.
  12. ^ Beer, Matt (2010-04-03). "Coulthard seals Mercedes DTM drive". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
  13. ^ "2010 International Series: DTM" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2009-12-19.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Contract signed: DTM finale at Shanghai on 28 November". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V. 2010-06-05. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  15. ^ English, Steven (2010-07-15). "Adria added to DTM schedule". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-07-15.

External links edit

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