2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

The 2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-eighth season of premier German touring car championship and also fifteenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The season started on 4 May at Hockenheim, and ended on 19 October at the same venue, after a total of ten rounds.

Marco Wittmann (left) won his first Drivers' Championship while Mattias Ekström (right) finished second in the championship.

In his second season in the series, BMW Team RMG driver Marco Wittmann became champion after his consistent finishes throughout the season left him with a comfortable 50-point winning margin. Wittmann took his first series victory in the opening race at Hockenheim, and quickly added a second victory at the Hungaroring. He also won back-to-back races at the Red Bull Ring and the Nürburgring, before clinching the title at Lausitzring. Mattias Ekström finished the season as runner-up for Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline, winning the season's final two races at Zandvoort and Hockenheim – Audi's only victories of the 2014 season. Another Audi driver clinched third in the championship, as defending champion Mike Rockenfeller finished in the position for Audi Sport Team Phoenix; he took three second places during the year, but went winless. Other drivers to take victories were Wittmann's team-mate Maxime Martin at Moscow Raceway, with HWA triumvirate Robert Wickens (Norisring), Christian Vietoris (Oschersleben) and Pascal Wehrlein (Lausitzring) taking victories for Mercedes; for Vietoris and Wehrlein, it was their first in the series.

It was also the last season of the single-legged race format before it was replaced by the two-legged DTM race format for the following season (with both races held on Saturday and Sunday).

Calendar

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A provisional ten-round calendar was announced on 16 October 2013.[1]

In July, it was announced that the Chinese round – originally scheduled for 28 September on a temporary street circuit in Guangzhou – was cancelled, as the modifications necessary for erecting the circuit proved to be far more extensive than first planned. As a result, a replacement round was scheduled for the same weekend, held at Zandvoort in the Netherlands.[2]

Round Circuit Date Maps
1   Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 4 May
2   Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt 18 May
3   Hungaroring, Mogyoród 1 June
4   Norisring, Nuremberg 29 June
5   Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 13 July
6   Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 3 August
7   Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate 17 August
8   Lausitzring, Brandenburg 14 September
9   Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland 28 September
10   Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 19 October

Teams and drivers

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The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Hankook.

Make Car Team No. Drivers Rounds
Audi Audi RS5 DTM   Audi Sport Team Phoenix[3] 1   Mike Rockenfeller[3] All
2   Timo Scheider[3] All
  Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline[3] 7   Mattias Ekström[3] All
8   Miguel Molina[3] All
  Audi Sport Team Abt[3] 15   Edoardo Mortara[3] All
16   Adrien Tambay[3] All
  Audi Sport Team Rosberg[3] 21   Jamie Green[3] All
22   Nico Müller[3] All
BMW BMW M4 DTM[4]   BMW Team RBM[5] 3   Augusto Farfus[6] All
4   Joey Hand[6] All
  BMW Team Schnitzer[5] 9   Bruno Spengler[6] All
10   Martin Tomczyk[6] All
  BMW Team MTEK[5] 17   Timo Glock[6] All
18   António Félix da Costa[6] All
  BMW Team RMG[5] 23   Marco Wittmann[6] All
24   Maxime Martin[6] All
Mercedes-Benz DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé   HWA Team[7] 5   Christian Vietoris[8] All
6   Paul di Resta[9] All
11   Gary Paffett[10] All
12   Robert Wickens[8] All
25   Pascal Wehrlein[8] All
  Mücke Motorsport[7] 19   Daniel Juncadella[11] All
20   Vitaly Petrov[12] All

Driver changes

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Entering DTM
Leaving DTM

Results and standings

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Results summary

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer
1   Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 4 May   Adrien Tambay   Martin Tomczyk   Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMG BMW
2   Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt 18 May   Marco Wittmann   Miguel Molina   Christian Vietoris HWA Team Mercedes-Benz
3   Hungaroring, Mogyoród 1 June   Marco Wittmann   Nico Müller   Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMG BMW
4   Norisring, Nuremberg 29 June   Robert Wickens   Mattias Ekström   Robert Wickens HWA Team Mercedes-Benz
5   Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 13 July   Maxime Martin   Miguel Molina   Maxime Martin BMW Team RMG BMW
6   Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 3 August   Robert Wickens   Mike Rockenfeller   Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMG BMW
7   Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate 17 August   Marco Wittmann   Marco Wittmann   Marco Wittmann BMW Team RMG BMW
8   Lausitzring, Brandenburg 14 September   Pascal Wehrlein   Timo Scheider   Pascal Wehrlein HWA Team Mercedes-Benz
9   Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland 28 September   Mike Rockenfeller   Marco Wittmann   Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi
10   Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 19 October   Miguel Molina   Marco Wittmann   Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi

Championship standings

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Scoring system

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

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Drivers' championship
Pos. Driver HOC
 
OSC
 
HUN
 
NOR
 
MSC
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
LAU
 
ZAN
 
HOC
 
Points
1   Marco Wittmann 1 19 1 6 4 1 1 6 2 5 156
2   Mattias Ekström 2 13 9 3 3 7 Ret Ret 1 1 106
3   Mike Rockenfeller 4 2 10 8 Ret 13 2 10 15 2 72
4   Christian Vietoris 15 1 20† 21† 7 9 6 2 5 14 69
5   Edoardo Mortara 22† 3 4 4 9 16 3 16 4 22† 68
6   Martin Tomczyk 7 9 13 Ret 13 4 8 8 3 7 49
7   Maxime Martin 20 14 6 17 1 14 7 14 6 Ret 47
8   Pascal Wehrlein 11 Ret 14 5 8 Ret 10 1 7 20† 46
9   Timo Scheider 9 7 Ret 10 Ret 5 Ret 3 9 6 44
10   Jamie Green Ret 18† 7 2 Ret 8 14 17† 14 3 43
11   Bruno Spengler 6 12 3 11 2 10 12 15 16 12 42
12   Robert Wickens 18 Ret 11 1 14 DSQ 9 5 8 17 41
13   Augusto Farfus 8 5 21† 14 10 2 Ret 7 Ret 16 39
14   Adrien Tambay 3 10 5 9 Ret 6 11 18† Ret 19† 36
15   Paul di Resta 14 4 18 15 Ret 18 4 Ret Ret 4 36
16   Timo Glock 5 Ret 19 16 6 3 16 Ret 12 11 33
17   Miguel Molina 13 6 2 22† 12 11 Ret 9 18† 8 32
18   Daniel Juncadella 19 Ret 16 13 15 15 5 4 17 21† 22
19   Nico Müller 16 16 12 18 5 19 Ret Ret Ret 13 10
20   Joey Hand 10 15 15 7 17 12 17 11 10 15 8
21   António Félix da Costa 21† 11 8 20 11 Ret 13 Ret 13 9 6
22   Gary Paffett 12 8 Ret 12 16 17 15 13 19† 10 5
23   Vitaly Petrov 17 17 17 19 18 20 18 12 11 18† 0
Pos. Driver HOC
 
OSC
 
HUN
 
NOR
 
MSC
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
LAU
 
ZAN
 
HOC
 
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 75% of the winner's race distance.
Teams' championship
Pos. Team No. HOC
 
OSC
 
HUN
 
NOR
 
MSC
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
LAU
 
ZAN
 
HOC
 
Points
1 BMW Team RMG 23 1 19 1 6 4 1 1 6 2 5 203
24 20 14 6 17 1 14 7 14 6 Ret
2 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 7 2 13 9 3 3 7 Ret Ret 1 1 138
8 13 6 2 22† 12 11 Ret 9 18† 8
3 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 1 4 2 10 8 Ret 13 2 10 15 2 116
2 9 7 Ret 10 Ret 5 Ret 3 9 6
4 HWA Team 5 15 1 20† 21† 7 9 6 2 5 14 105
6 14 4 18 15 Ret 18 4 Ret Ret 4
5 Audi Sport Team Abt 15 22† 3 4 4 9 16 3 16 4 22† 104
16 3 10 5 9 Ret 6 11 18† Ret 19†
6 BMW Team Schnitzer 9 6 12 3 11 2 10 12 15 16 12 91
10 7 9 13 Ret 13 4 8 8 3 7
7 Audi Sport Team Rosberg 21 Ret 18† 7 2 Ret 8 14 17† 14 3 53
22 16 16 12 18 5 19 Ret Ret Ret 13
8 BMW Team RBM 3 8 5 21† 14 10 2 Ret 7 Ret 16 47
4 10 15 15 7 17 12 17 11 10 15
9 HWA Team 25 11 Ret 14 5 8 Ret 10 1 7 20† 46
10 HWA Team 11 12 8 Ret 12 16 17 15 13 19† 10 46
12 18 Ret 11 1 14 DSQ 9 5 8 17
11 BMW Team MTEK 17 5 Ret 19 16 6 3 16 Ret 12 11 39
18 21† 11 8 20 11 Ret 13 Ret 13 9
12 Mücke Motorsport 19 19 Ret 16 13 15 15 5 4 17 21† 22
20 17 17 17 19 18 20 18 12 11 18†
Pos. Team No. HOC
 
OSC
 
HUN
 
NOR
 
MSC
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
LAU
 
ZAN
 
HOC
 
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

Manufacturers' championship
Pos. Manufacturer HOC
 
OSC
 
HUN
 
NOR
 
MSC
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
LAU
 
ZAN
 
HOC
 
Points
1 Audi 47 48 49 52 27 28 33 18 39 70 411
2 BMW 54 12 52 14 64 71 35 18 42 18 380
3 Mercedes-Benz 0 41 0 35 10 2 33 65 20 13 219
Pos. Manufacturer HOC
 
OSC
 
HUN
 
NOR
 
MSC
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
LAU
 
ZAN
 
HOC
 
Points

References

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