2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

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.

2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
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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

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

Teams and drivers

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

Changed Teams

Entering DTM

Leaving DTM

Race calendar and results
  • 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 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 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
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
— Congfu Cheng 13 12 12 14 12 16 13 Ret Ret 13 15 0
— 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
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (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
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

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