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2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

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The 2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-first season of premier German touring car championship and also eighth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000.

Mattias Ekström (left) won his second Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Championship while Bruno Spengler (right) finished second in the championship.
The Drivers' Championship was won by Mattias Ekström.

Season summary edit

The season started dramatically with massive crash on opening lap of Hockenheim race. As a result, Tom Kristensen and Alexandre Prémat were forced to sit out races.

The season also included many controversial moments. In Lausitzring, the safety car caught the wrong driver and this shook up race results almost completely. Organizers admitted that Mika Häkkinen deserved the win and Paul di Resta second place, but other drivers were not in the places where they should have been. As a result, half points were awarded and thus race director Roland Bruynseraede was sacked on 31 May 2007.[1]

At Zandvoort, Audi drivers swapped positions in the final straight, giving win to Martin Tomczyk instead of Prémat. Audi boss denied the presence of team orders and instead told that Prémat did the move on his own.

At Barcelona, Häkkinen collided with Martin Tomczyk and Daniel la Rosa with Mattias Ekström. This and couple of other incidents caused that all Audi drivers withdrew from the race with nine laps to go. Häkkinen and la Rosa were excluded from the race (which was meaningless as both drivers retired in the incidents), fined and given 10-place grid penalty for final race of the season.

This was the final season that Vodafone was a front windscreen sponsor as well as Blaupunkt as a front vehicle plate sponsor.

Teams and drivers edit

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

Make Car Team No. Drivers Rounds
Mercedes-Benz AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2007 HWA Team 1   Bernd Schneider All
2   Bruno Spengler All
5   Jamie Green All
6   Mika Häkkinen All
AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006 Persson Motorsport 9   Gary Paffett All
10   Alexandros Margaritis All
AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 19   Paul di Resta All
AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006 Mücke Motorsport 14   Susie Stoddart All
15   Daniel la Rosa All
AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 18   Mathias Lauda All
Audi Audi A4 DTM 2007 Abt Sportsline 3   Mattias Ekström All
4   Martin Tomczyk All
7   Tom Kristensen 1, 5-10
  Frank Biela 2
  Markus Winkelhock 3-4
8   Timo Scheider All
Audi A4 DTM 2006 Team Rosberg 11   Mike Rockenfeller All
12   Lucas Luhr All
Team Phoenix 16   Christian Abt All
17   Alexandre Prémat 1, 3-10
  Marco Werner 2
Audi A4 DTM 2005 Futurecom TME 20   Adam Carroll 1-5
  Markus Winkelhock 6-10
21   Vanina Ickx All
Sources:[2][3]

Race calendar and winners edit

Round Circuit Date Local Time Pole position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer TV
  Präsentation Düsseldorf 15 April 10:00
1   Hockenheimring 22 April 14:00   Bruno Spengler   Mattias Ekström   Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi ARD
2   Oschersleben 6 May 14:00   Mika Häkkinen   Jamie Green   Gary Paffett Laureus AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARD
3   EuroSpeedway 20 May 14:00   Bruno Spengler   Mattias Ekström   Mika Häkkinen AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARD
4   Brands Hatch 10 June 13:00   Mika Häkkinen   Martin Tomczyk   Bernd Schneider Original-Teile AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARD
5   Norisring 24 June 14:00   Bruno Spengler   Bruno Spengler   Bruno Spengler DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARD
6   Mugello 15 July 17:45   Mattias Ekström   Martin Tomczyk   Mika Häkkinen AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARD
7   Zandvoort 29 July 13:00   Timo Scheider   Jamie Green   Martin Tomczyk Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi ARD
8   Nürburgring 2 September 15:00   Martin Tomczyk   Bruno Spengler   Martin Tomczyk Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi ARD
9   Barcelona 23 September 14:00   Martin Tomczyk   Bruno Spengler   Jamie Green Salzgitter AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARD
10   Hockenheimring 14 October 14:00   Tom Kristensen   Jamie Green   Jamie Green Salzgitter AMG Mercedes Mercedes ARD
Source:[4]

Championship standings edit

Scoring system edit

Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.[5]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th 
Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Drivers' championship edit

Pos Driver HOC
  		OSC
  		LAU•
  		BRH
  		NOR
  		MUG
  		ZAN
  		NÜR
  		CAT
  		HOC
  		Pts
1   Mattias Ekström 1 7 10 3 3 2 3 3 Ret 3 50
2   Bruno Spengler 14 Ret 3 5 1 4 5 2 2 4 47
3   Martin Tomczyk 2 5 9 2 Ret Ret 1 1 Ret 9 40
4   Jamie Green 6 11 6 6 6 Ret 11 5 1 1 34.5
5   Paul di Resta 5 2 2 Ret 15 3 14 6 3 8 32
6   Bernd Schneider 7 6 4 1 2 11 12 7 Ret 5 31.5
7   Timo Scheider 9 4 5 13 14 Ret 4 4 Ret 2 25
8   Mika Häkkinen 10 17 1 4 9 1 7 10 DSQ 17 22
9   Gary Paffett 8 1 8 10 4 Ret 9 12 5 Ret 20.5
10   Alexandros Margaritis 4 8 Ret 9 7 Ret 8 13 4 7 16
11   Alexandre Prémat Ret Ret 7 8 7 2 9 10† 16 13
12   Mike Rockenfeller 12 3 13 Ret 13 6 10 17 7† DSQ 11
13   Daniel la Rosa 3 14 16† DSQ 12 5 DNS 14 DSQ 10 10
14   Tom Kristensen Ret 5 8 18† 8 9† 6 9
15   Mathias Lauda 13 13 7 12 11 12† 15 11 6 11 4
16   Christian Abt Ret 10 17† 8 10 Ret 6 15 11† 15 4
17   Lucas Luhr 11 12 14 11 18† Ret 16 16 8† 12 1
18   Adam Carroll Ret 9 11 15 17† 0
19   Markus Winkelhock Ret 14 9 13 Ret 12† 13 0
20   Susie Stoddart Ret 16 12 16 16 10 17 18 Ret 14 0
21   Vanina Ickx 15 Ret 15 17 Ret Ret DNS 19 13† 18 0
22   Marco Werner 15 0
23   Frank Biela 18† 0
Pos Driver HOC
  		OSC
  		LAU•
  		BRH
  		NOR
  		MUG
  		ZAN
  		NÜR
  		CAT
  		HOC
  		Pts
Sources:[6][7]
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.

• Half points were awarded at EuroSpeedway because of mistakes by race director during the safety car period. (Points were awarded 5-4-3-2.5-2-1.5-1-0.5).

Teams' championship edit

Pos. Team No. HOC
  		OSC
  		LAU•
  		BRH
  		NOR
  		MUG
  		ZAN
  		NÜR
  		CAT
  		HOC
  		Points
1 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 3 1 7 10 3 3 2 3 3 Ret 3 90
4 2 5 9 2 Ret Ret 1 1 Ret 9
2 Original-Teile / DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG Mercedes 1 7 6 4 1 2 11 12 7 Ret 5 78.5
2 14 Ret 3 5 1 4 5 2 2 4
3 Salzgitter / AMG Mercedes 5 6 11 6 6 6 Ret 11 5 1 1 56.5
6 10 17 1 4 9 1 7 10 DSQ 17
4 stern / Laureus AMG Mercedes 9 8 1 8 10 4 Ret 9 12 5 Ret 36.5
10 4 8 Ret 9 7 Ret 8 13 4 7
5 Audi Sport Team Abt 7 Ret 18† Ret 14 5 8 18† 8 9† 6 34
8 9 4 5 13 14 Ret 4 4 Ret 2
6 TV Spielfilm / JAWA4U.de AMG Mercedes 14 Ret 16 12 16 16 10 17 18 Ret 14 32
19 5 2 2 Ret 15 3 14 6 3 8
7 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 16 Ret 10 17† 8 10 Ret 6 15 11† 15 17
17 Ret 15 Ret 7 8 7 2 9 10† 16
8 TrekStor / Trilux AMG Mercedes 15 3 14 16† DSQ 12 5 DNS 14 DSQ 10 14
18 13 13 7 12 11 12† 15 11 6 11
9 Audi Sport Team Rosberg 11 12 3 13 Ret 13 6 10 17 7† DSQ 12
12 11 12 14 11 18† Ret 16 16 8† 12
10 Futurecom TME 20 Ret 9 11 15 17† 9 13 Ret 12† 13 0
21 15 Ret 15 17 Ret Ret DNS 19 13† 18
Pos. Team No. HOC
  		OSC
  		LAU•
  		BRH
  		NOR
  		MUG
  		ZAN
  		NÜR
  		CAT
  		HOC
  		Points
Sources:[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ "DTM: Personeelswisselingen in wedstrijdleiding DTM". autosport.nl. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Summary 2007". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ "DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2007: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results 2007". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b "DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2007: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Standings 2007". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. ^ "2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Standings". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

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