The 2020 DTM Trophy was the inaugural season of the DTM support series for GT cars eligible for E2-SH and E2-SC-class FIA categories. The series will be run by ITR, the association also organising the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. The championship ran as part of selected DTM race weekends in 2020, commencing in Spa-Franchorchamps on 1 August and finishing on 8 November at the Hockenheimring.[1]

Teams and drivers edit

The following teams and drivers compete in the 2020 DTM Trophy. All teams compete with tyres supplied by Hankook. The entry list was revealed on 29 July 2020.[2]

Make Car Team No. Driver Status Rounds
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG GT4   Leipert Motorsport[3] 2   Fidel Leib[3] XP All
4   Jan Kisiel[3] All
9   Marc de Fulgencio[3] J All
  Superdrink by Bremotion[4] 7   Jan Philipp Springob[4] J All
  HP Racing International[5] 46   Tim Heinemann[5] All
Audi Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo   Racing One[6] 5   Lucas Mauron[7] J All
6   Kelvin Snoeks[8] 1–3
  Dominique Schaak[9] 4–6
  Carbogaz Racing[10] 77   David Serban[10] J 1–4, 6
  Superdrink by Spielkind Racing[11] 94   Felix von der Laden[11] 1–4
BMW BMW M4 GT4   FK Performance[12] 10   Ben Green[13] J All
11   Luke Wankmüller[14] J All
  Walkenhorst Motorsport[15] 34   Ben Tuck[15] All
35   Max Koebolt[16] All
  Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport[17] 61   Michael Schrey[17] G 3
Porsche Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport   Phoenix Racing[18] 17   Rudolf Rhyn[18] J All
  Allied Racing[19] 30   Felix Hirsiger[19] J 1–4
  Bastian Buus[20] 5
  Nicolas Schöll[21] J 6
Porsche Cayman PRO4 GT4   PROsport Performance[22] 18   Peter Terting[22] All
KTM KTM X-Bow GT4   Teichmann Racing[23] 19   Kevin Strohschänk[23] 1–2
  Reinhard Kofler[24] 3
20   Laura Kraihamer[25] G 2
  Georg Griesemann[24] G 3
58   Yves Volte[26] G 2
Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT4   TGR Ring Racing[27] 90   José María López[28] 2, 6
  Heiko Hammel[29] 3
  Nico Verdonck[30] 4–6
91   Heiko Hammel[31] 2
  Andreas Gülden[29] XP 3
  Michael Tischner[30] XP 4–5
Icon Legend
J Junior class
XP XP class
G Guest driver[a]

Calendar edit

The race calendar follows the DTM calendar, and was therefore also altered multiple times in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[32][33]

Round Circuit Race 1 Race 2
1   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 August 2 August
2   Lausitzring 22 August 23 August
3   Nürburgring Grand Prix 12 September 13 September
4   Nürburgring Sprint 19 September 20 September
5   Circuit Zolder 17 October 18 October
6   Hockenheimring 7 November 8 November

Results and Standings edit

Season summary edit

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1   Spa-Francorchamps   Ben Tuck   Marc de Fulgencio   Ben Tuck   Walkenhorst Motorsport
R2   Tim Heinemann   Ben Green   Ben Green   FK Performance
2 R1   Lausitzring   Felix Hirsiger   Jan Kisiel   Tim Heinemann   HP Racing International
R2   Jan Kisiel   Tim Heinemann   Tim Heinemann   HP Racing International
3 R1   Nürburgring Grand Prix   Tim Heinemann   Tim Heinemann   Tim Heinemann   HP Racing International
R2   Tim Heinemann   Tim Heinemann   Tim Heinemann   HP Racing International
4 R1   Nürburgring Sprint   Tim Heinemann   Tim Heinemann   Tim Heinemann   HP Racing International
R2   Tim Heinemann   Peter Terting   Tim Heinemann   HP Racing International
5 R1   Circuit Zolder   Lucas Mauron   Lucas Mauron   Lucas Mauron   racing one
R2   Lucas Mauron   Lucas Mauron   Lucas Mauron   racing one
6 R1   Hockenheimring   Lucas Mauron   Lucas Mauron   Lucas Mauron   racing one
R2   Lucas Mauron   Lucas Mauron   Tim Heinemann   HP Racing International

Scoring system edit

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:

Race Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Additionally, the top three placed drivers in qualifying also received points:

Qualifying Position  1st   2nd   3rd 
Points 3 2 1

Drivers' championship edit

No. Driver(s) Points
1   Tim Heinemann 275
2   Jan Kisiel 165
3   Ben Tuck 133
4   Ben Green 120
5   Lucas Mauron 115
6   Peter Terting 72
7   Max Koebolt 62
8   Marc de Fulgencio 62
9   Jan Philipp Springob 54
10   Felix Hirsiger 52
11   Nico Verdonck 36
12   Nicolas Schöll 29
13   Luke Wankmüller 24
14   Reinhard Kofler 21
15   Rudolf Rhyn 20
16   Kelvin Snoeks 12
17   José María López 12
18   Bastian Buus 12
19   Felix von der Laden 4
20   Fidel Leib 3
21   Dominique Schaak 1
23   Kevin Strohschänk 0
22   Heiko Hammel 0
24   David Serban 0
25   Michael Tischner 0
26   Andreas Gülden 0
27   Michael Schrey 0
Source:[34]

Junior standings edit

The junior standings is based on only race results of eligible drivers, and thus any bonus points for qualifying do not count towards the junior classification.

Pos. Driver Points
1   Ben Green 113
2   Lucas Mauron 103
3   Marc de Fulgencio 60
4   Jan Philipp Springob 54
5   Felix Hirsiger 49
6   Nicolas Schöll 25
7   Luke Wankmüller 24
8   Rudolf Rhyn 18
9   Bastian Buus 12
10   David Serban 0
Pos. Driver Points
Source:[34]

XP standings edit

Pos. Driver Points
1   Fidel Leib 286
2   Michael Tischner 72
3   Andreas Gülden 50
Pos. Driver Points
Source:[34]

Teams' championship edit

Pos. Team Points[b]
1   HP Racing International 254
2   Leipert Motorsport 161
3   Walkenhorst Motorsport 149
4   FK Performance Motorsport 135
5   Hella Pagid-Racing One 133
6   Allied Racing 51
7   PROsport Performance 70
8   Superdrink by Bremotion 68
9   Ring Racing 58
10   Phoenix Racing 32
11   Teichmann Racing 31
12   Carbogaz Racing 4
13   Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport 0
Pos. Team Points[b]

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ As a guest driver, the driver is ineligible to score points
  2. ^ a b The teams championship only includes results of the highest placed entrant of each team. Any subsequent point scoring entrant of the same team is ignored. This is valid for both the race results as well as qualifying bonus points.[35]


Notes edit

References edit

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  22. ^ a b "DTM Trophy: Peter Terting startet für PROsport Racing". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  23. ^ a b "DTM Trophy: Teichmann Racing puts KTM X-Bow on the grid". automobilsport.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
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  26. ^ "DTM Trophy: Yves Volte auf Lausitzring im dritten Teichmann KTM". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  27. ^ "Ring Racing to run Toyota GR Supra in the DTM Trophy". automobilsport.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  28. ^ "DTM Trophy: José María López startet für Ring Racing". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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  30. ^ a b "DTM Trophy: Nico Verdonck und Michael Tischner für Ring Racing". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  31. ^ "DTM Trophy: Heiko Hammel für Ring Racing". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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  35. ^ DTM Trophy Regulations '20 (DMSB 612/20). ITR GmbH. March 9, 2020.