The 2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirty-first season of premier German touring car championship and also eighteenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The season is scheduled to run from 6 May until 15 October over 18 races. René Rast won his first DTM championship after a total of nine events.[1]
Supplier changes
- German wheel rim company ATS became official standard control wheel rim supplier from 2017 season onwards as it was announced on 15 March 2016.[2]
- Hankook Tire extend their DTM tyre supplier role until 2019 as the South Korean tyre company announced on 6 May 2016.[3]
Rule changes
Sporting rules
- On 17 September 2016, DTM announced that the field may be reduced from 24 to 18 competitors.[4][5]
- The DTM race formats will be changed to 55 minutes respectively for race 1 and race 2 as it was announced on 30 March 2017.[6]
- The team-to-driver radio has been banned for 2017 season onwards as it was announced on 1 May 2017.[7]
- The simultaneously 4 tyre change in the pit stop has been replaced by the separated 4 tyre change in the pit stop to make longer pit duration up to 10 seconds (similar to 24 Hours of Le Mans).[8]
- Points will be awarded for qualification positions with the top three earning points.[9]
Technical rules
- After using single-element rear wings for five seasons, the rear wing of all DTM cars has been changed back from a single-element plane wing to a dual-element plane wing. The double-element rear wing was last featured in the DTM in the 2011 season.[10]
- All DTM engines from 2017 season will be increased to 500 bhp as well as the increase of intake air restrictors diameter to 29 mm.
- All DTM entrants to utilize all-new Hankook tyre compounds from 2017 season to produce aggressive grip.[11]
Mid-season changes
- The allocation of Balance of Performance DTM car weights were revised again for fine tuning.[12]
- After several criticisms and protests from DTM teams, the Balance of Performance DTM car weights were officially abolished just before Austrian race.[13]
Teams and drivers
The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Hankook.
Team changes
- Leaving DTM
Driver changes
- Entering DTM
- Changing teams
- The 2016 DTM championship runner-up Edoardo Mortara left Audi to join Mercedes.[15]
- Leaving DTM
Calendar
The nine event calendar was announced on 16 December 2016. All races from 2016 will return in 2017.[1]
- ^ Originally scored by Marco Wittmann, the German had to serve a 5-place grid penalty after receiving his third warning of the season in the previous round.
- ^ Originally won by Marco Wittmann, he was disqualified for not having enough fuel at the end of the race.
Championship standings
- Scoring system
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, starting 2017, the top three placed drivers in qualifying will also receive points.
Qualifying Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
Points | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championship
| 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 1 – 3 Points for Pole 2 – 2 Points for P2 3 – 1 Point for P3 |
- † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.
Manufacturers' championship
Teams' championship
References
- ^ a b "DTM calendar for 2017 announced". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "ATS From 2017 Official And Excluisve Wheel Supplier Of DTM". DTM.com. DTM.com. March 15, 2016. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ "DTM extends Hankook deal til 2019". Tirebusiness.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "18 Autos 2017? Das ist der aktuelle Stand in der DTM". Motorsport-magazin.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (August 22, 2016). "DTM teams confirm six-car line-ups a possibility for 2017". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ Adam, Mitchell (March 30, 2017). "DTM changes race formats for 2017". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ Adam, Mitchell (May 1, 2017). "DTM bans team-to-driver radio for 2017 races". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ "Six reasons why the 2017 DTM season is one to watch". touringcartimes.com. touringcartimes.com. May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Sporting Regulations". DTM.com. DTM. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "BMW Motorsport". Facebook.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "New generation of Hankook tyres for the 2017 DTM season". DTM.com. DTM.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Fine-tuning: Allocation of Performance Weight Revised". DTM.com. DTM.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ Hewitt, Chloe. "DTM Scraps Performance Weights With Immediate Effect". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Maro Engel back with Mercedes in major line-up reshuffle". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Mortara leaves Audi for Mercedes for 2017". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Loic Duval and Rene Rast in finalised line-up for Audi in 2017". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "BMW Motorsport to retain its six DTM drivers for 2017". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (9 February 2017). "Audi reveals DTM team line-up for 2017 season". autosport.com. autosport.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ a b Klein, Jamie. "BMW announces team structure for 2017 DTM season". motorsport.com. motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (27 October 2016). "Mercedes confirms reduction to six cars for 2017". motorsport.com. motorsport.com. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Martin Tomczyk to leave DTM at the end of the season - TouringCarTimes". Touringcartimes.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Two-time champion Scheider to retire from DTM". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Antonio Felix da Costa to leave DTM to focus on Formula E". Autosport.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Adam, Mitchell. "Mercedes DTM team drops four drivers in 2017 shake-up". Autosport.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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