2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

The 2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirty-sixth season of the premier German motor racing championship and also the twenty-third season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. It was the second season of the DTM to be run under Group GT3 regulations.

2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Drivers' Champion:
Sheldon van der Linde
Teams' Champion:
Schubert Motorsport
Manufacturers' Championship:
Audi

Previous

2021

Next

2023

Support series:
DTM Trophy
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
BMW M2 Cup

Sheldon van der Linde was the driver's champion, driving for Schubert Motorsport, who were the teams' champions

Sheldon van der Linde won his first DTM championship driving a BMW M4 GT3 for Schubert Motorsport and Schubert Motorsport won the Teams' Championship.

Teams and drivers

All teams competed with tyres supplied by Michelin.

Manufacturer Car Engine Team No. Driver Status Rounds Ref. Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 Team Abt Sportsline[N 1] Team Abt[N 1] 3 Kelvin van der Linde All [1] 7 Ricardo Feller All [2] 33 René Rast All [3][4] Team Rosberg 12 Dev Gore All [5] 51 Nico Müller All Attempto Racing 66 Marius Zug All [6] BMW BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 Walkenhorst Motorsport 10 Esteban Muth 1–6 [7][8] Leon Köhler 7–8 [9] 11 Marco Wittmann All [7][8] 34 Theo Oeverhaus G 5 [10] Schubert Motorsport 25 Philipp Eng All [7][8] 31 Sheldon van der Linde All Ceccato Motors 50 Timo Glock G 3 [11] Ferrari Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Twin Turbo V8 AlphaTauri AF Corse[N 2] Red Bull AF Corse[N 2] 37 Sébastien Loeb 1 [12] Nick Cassidy 2–3, 5–8 [13][14][15] Ayhancan Güven 4 [16] 74 Felipe Fraga All [13][14][15] Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 GRT[N 3] GRT grasser-racing.com[N 3] 6 Alessio Deledda All [17][18][19] 19 Rolf Ineichen 1–3, 5–8 Franck Perera 4 [20] 63 Mirko Bortolotti All [17][18][19] 85 Clemens Schmid All [21] T3 Motorsport 26 Esmee Hawkey 1–2 [22][23] 95 Nicki Thiim 1–2 Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Racing[N 4] Mercedes-AMG Team Winward[N 4] 1 Maximilian Götz All [24][25] 22 Lucas Auer All 27 David Schumacher All [26] Mercedes-AMG Team HRT 4 Luca Stolz All [27][25] 36 Arjun Maini All Mercedes-AMG Team Mücke Motorsport 18 Maximilian Buhk All [28][25] Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing 55 Mikaël Grenier All [29][25] 88 Maro Engel All Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche M97/80 4.0 L Flat-6 KÜS Team Bernhard 24 Thomas Preining All [30] SSR Performance 92 Laurens Vanthoor 1–7 [31][32] Christian Engelhart 8 [33] 94 Dennis Olsen All [31][32]

Icon Status G Guest drivers ineligible for points

Team changes

• GT World Challenge Europe regulars Attempto Racing joined the DTM full-time, running a single Audi R8 LMS Evo II car.^[6]
• Rowe Racing, which ran two BMW M6 GT3 cars full-time in 2021, left the DTM in order to concentrate on endurance racing.^[34]
• Schubert Motorsport joined the series full-time by fielding two BMW M4 GT3 cars. Walkenhorst Motorsport also fielded two BMW M4 GT3 cars full-time in 2022, after racing with a single BMW M6 GT3 car in 2021.^[8]
• GRT Grasser Racing Team joined the series full-time by fielding a total of four Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo cars.^[17] The Austrian team is factory-backed by Lamborghini.^[35]
• T3 Motorsport were initially set not to be factory-backed by Lamborghini, after racing two Huracán GT3 Evo cars full-time in 2021, but the decision was reversed shortly before the start of the season.^[36][37] The team confirmed the retainment of their 2021 driver Esmee Hawkey and the signing of Nicki Thiim.^[38][39][23]
• JP Motorsport did not return to the series in 2022, after making guest appearances at three rounds in 2021 by fielding a single McLaren 720S GT3 car.^[40]
• Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed left the series after running a single-car effort for Arjun Maini in 2021.^[41]
• Timo Bernhard's KÜS Team Bernhard team joined the DTM full-time, entering a single Porsche 911 GT3 R car.^[30]
• SSR Performance joined the series full-time by fielding two Porsche 911 GT3 R cars, after making a guest appearance with a single car at the Nürburgring round in 2021.^[31]

Driver changes

• Three-time DTM champion René Rast returned to the series with Abt Sportsline and replaced Mike Rockenfeller, who retired from the series at the end of the 2021 season.^[4] Ricardo Feller, who won the 2021 ADAC GT Masters, joined the DTM for the first time, replacing Sophia Flörsch in the third Abt Sportsline car.^[2]
• German teen racer Marius Zug made his DTM debut for new team Attempto Racing.^[6]
• Esteban Muth left Lamborghini for BMW and T3 Motorsport for Walkenhorst Motorsport to become the team's second driver alongside Marco Wittmann.^[8]
• Philipp Eng returned to the DTM after a one-year absence and joined Schubert Motorsport to partner Sheldon van der Linde, who drove for Rowe Racing in 2021. Timo Glock, the other Rowe Racing driver in 2021, did not return to the DTM full-time in 2022.^[8]
• Mirko Bortolotti joined the series full-time for the GRT Grasser Racing Team, after making a guest appearance for T3 Motorsport at the Assen round in 2021 and finishing second in the first race. He is partnered by ADAC GT Masters racer Clemens Schmid, Formula 2 driver Alessio Deledda and Swiss gentleman driver Rolf Ineichen, all three making their DTM debuts.^[19]
• Aston Martin factory driver Nicki Thiim made his DTM debut, driving a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo for T3 Motorsport.^[23]
• Liam Lawson and Alex Albon, who drove for the Red Bull-backed AF Corse team in 2021, did not return to the series in 2022, as Lawson switched his focus to Formula 2 and Albon returned to Formula One with Williams Racing.^[14] They were replaced by Felipe Fraga, who made his DTM debut, and Nick Cassidy, who already stood in for Albon at the 2021 season finale.^[15]
• Defending champion Maximilian Götz left Team HRT to replace Philip Ellis at Team Winward, both teams running a Mercedes-AMG. Team HRT replaced Götz with Luca Stolz, who joined the DTM full-time after making a guest appearance at the Nürburgring round in 2021. Arjun Maini also moved between Mercedes-AMG teams, as he left Team GetSpeed for Team HRT to replace Vincent Abril.^[25]
• Maro Engel returned to the DTM for the first time since 2017 to drive a Mercedes-AMG for Team GruppeM Racing alongside Mikaël Grenier, who joined the series for the first time to replace Daniel Juncadella.^[25]
• Former FIA Formula 3 driver David Schumacher joined the series for the first time to drive a third car for Mercedes-AMG Team Winward, partnering Götz and Lucas Auer.^[26]
• Thomas Preining joined the series for the first time, driving KÜS Team Bernhard's sole Porsche 911 GT3 R car.^[30]
• Laurens Vanthoor and Dennis Olsen joined the series for the first time, driving the two Porsche 911 GT3 R cars fielded by SSR Performance.^[32]

Rule changes

Sporting

• One championship point will be awarded for the fastest race lap.^[42]
• Team orders were completely outlawed in the wake of the 2021 season finale controversy at the Norisring.^[43] Teams and drivers who influence the race via team orders might be excluded from the championship.^[44]
• Introduction of "full-course yellow" (FCY) to replace safety car interventions when appropriate. Restarts will be done two-abreast, similar to the series' race and safety car restarts.^[45]
• The mandatory pit stop can now be made while the safety car is deployed.^[42]
• The race start procedure has been revised: the race gets underway with a starting light at the hands of the race director. Previously, the pole-sitter could decide when to go full-throttle. The starting formation can now be left as soon as the starting light releases the field.^[46][44]
• Pit stop procedures have been modified: a maximum of two mechanics on each side of the car have to change the rear wheels first before the change at the front axle can begin. Mandatory pit stops can not be served prior to minute 10 or after minute 40 of the race.^[44]

Technical

• Balance of performance (BoP) can now be changed at any time throughout the season up until the last race.^[42]

Race calendar

A nine-round 2022 calendar was announced on 3 September 2021. On 23 December 2021, it was announced that an unconfirmed round outside Germany on 4 and 5 June 2022 would not take place, making it an eight-round calendar.

Round	Circuit	Location	Race 1	Race 2
1	Algarve International Circuit	Portimão, Algarve	30 April	1 May
2	Lausitzring (GP Circuit with Banked Turn 1)	Klettwitz, Brandenburg	21 May	22 May
3	Imola Circuit	Imola, Emilia-Romagna	18 June	19 June
4	Norisring	Nuremberg, Bavaria	2 July	3 July
5	Nürburgring (Sprint Circuit)	Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate	27 August	28 August
6	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Stavelot, Liège	10 September	11 September
7	Red Bull Ring	Spielberg, Styria	24 September	25 September
8	Hockenheimring	Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg	8 October	9 October
Source:[47][48]

Calendar changes

• Spa-Francorchamps returns to the DTM calendar after a one-year hiatus while Portimão and Imola will make their DTM débuts. On the opposite side, the rounds at Zolder, Assen and Monza were ousted from the calendar.
• The Norisring round will return to its traditional spot in early July, after the circuit hosted the season finale for the first time in 2021. On the other hand, the Hockenheimring round will retain its traditional spot in early October and return to being the final round of the season.^[47]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning manufacturer	Reports
1	R1	Algarve International Circuit	Mirko Bortolotti	Luca Stolz	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Team Winward	Mercedes	Report
	R2		Nico Müller	Felipe Fraga	Nico Müller	Team Rosberg	Audi
2	R1	Lausitzring (GP Circuit with Banked Turn 1)	Lucas Auer	Sheldon van der Linde	Sheldon van der Linde	Schubert Motorsport	BMW	Report
	R2		Sheldon van der Linde	Maro Engel	Sheldon van der Linde	Schubert Motorsport	BMW
3	R1	Imola Circuit	René Rast	Mirko Bortolotti	René Rast	Team Abt	Audi	Report
	R2		Ricardo Feller	Nick Cassidy	Ricardo Feller	Team Abt Sportsline	Audi
4	R1	Norisring	Kelvin van der Linde	Thomas Preining	Thomas Preining	KÜS Team Bernhard	Porsche	Report
	R2		Felipe Fraga	Mirko Bortolotti	Felipe Fraga	Red Bull AF Corse	Ferrari
5	R1	Nürburgring (Sprint Circuit)	Mirko Bortolotti[N 5]	Kelvin van der Linde	Sheldon van der Linde	Schubert Motorsport	BMW	Report
	R2		Sheldon van der Linde	Luca Stolz	Luca Stolz	Mercedes-AMG Team HRT	Mercedes
6	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Dennis Olsen	Maximilian Götz	Dennis Olsen	SSR Performance	Porsche	Report
	R2		René Rast	Rolf Ineichen	Nick Cassidy	AlphaTauri AF Corse	Ferrari
7	R1	Red Bull Ring	Nick Cassidy	Mirko Bortolotti	Nick Cassidy	AlphaTauri AF Corse	Ferrari	Report
	R2		Maro Engel	Lucas Auer	Thomas Preining	KÜS Team Bernhard	Porsche
8	R1	Hockenheimring	Lucas Auer	Sheldon van der Linde	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Team Winward	Mercedes	Report
	R2		René Rast	Marco Wittmann	Marco Wittmann	Walkenhorst Motorsport	BMW

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	FL
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1

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

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

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver POR LAU IMO NOR NÜR SPA RBR HOC Points 1 Sheldon van der Linde 7 8 12 11 8 5 Ret 15 1 91 12 22 11 11 2 3 164 2 Lucas Auer 13 22 31 8 Ret 4 Ret 13 5 3 Ret3 4 4 6 11 7 153 3 René Rast Ret 12 8 32 11 Ret 3 3 9 Ret 4 Ret1 21 10 5 21 149 4 Mirko Bortolotti 31 32 6 6 3 10 Ret 22 Ret 19 8 10 3 8 73 Ret 121 5 Thomas Preining 13 Ret Ret Ret 43 Ret 12 9 Ret 7 32 3 5 1 Ret DNS 116 6 Luca Stolz 2 Ret 2 12 11 12 7 8 17 1 15 5 10 2 92 9 108 7 Nico Müller Ret 11 Ret 5 22 8 Ret 12 Ret 6 6 22 63 7 8 6 105 8 Marco Wittmann NC 4 Ret 10 7 33 Ret 43 8 10 9 9 14 12 3 1 98 9 Kelvin van der Linde 4 6 Ret 20 5 13 Ret1 Ret 2 42 5 14 8 Ret 12 5 90 10 Dennis Olsen 5 11 Ret 11 9 Ret 2 5 Ret 23 11 19 Ret 9 Ret DNS 89 11 Maximilian Götz 11 5 10 15 20 9 6 6 4 5 2 15 9 202 15 Ret 74 12 Maro Engel 10 10 53 23 10 7 Ret 10 16 Ret Ret 23 7 31 11 Ret 65 13 Nick Cassidy 9 23 14 17 7 Ret 10 13 12 183 Ret DNS 64 14 Philipp Eng 9 Ret Ret 4 12 6 5 11 6 Ret Ret 7 12 5 6 Ret 64 15 Ricardo Feller 6 9 Ret 7 Ret 11 8 Ret 3 Ret 18 13 15 22 Ret 12 63 16 Felipe Fraga Ret 23 Ret DNS Ret Ret2 Ret 11 Ret DSQ 7 8 Ret 15 13 DNS 60 17 Dev Gore Ret 20 16 17 Ret 2 Ret 19 Ret Ret 21 25 20 Ret 4 11 30 18 Laurens Vanthoor 8 7 7 9 13 Ret 4 16 Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 16 30 19 Arjun Maini 17 13 4 13 16 18 Ret 14 15 14 14 11 13 4 Ret DNS 24 20 Mikaël Grenier 152 Ret Ret Ret 19 15 9 Ret 10 8 Ret 6 Ret DNS Ret DNS 17 21 Marius Zug 18 16 15 Ret 17 Ret 11 Ret 14 12 17 16 19 19 Ret 43 13 22 Clemens Schmid 21 19 17 Ret 6 Ret 10 17 12 Ret 22 26 Ret 17 Ret Ret2 11 23 Ayhancan Güven Ret3 7 7 24 Leon Köhler Ret 13 16 8 4 25 Maximilian Buhk 19 17 11 22 18 Ret Ret Ret 11 13 16 21 17 14 10 Ret 1 26 Alessio Deledda 22 23 19 21 22 16 Ret 18 20 16 20 18 21 21 Ret 10 1 27 Rolf Ineichen Ret Ret 14 16 15 Ret 18 17 19 17 18 23 Ret DNS 1 28 David Schumacher 20 15 Ret 14 21 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 20 16 24 Ret DNS 0 29 Esteban Muth 14 14 12 18 Ret 14 Ret DNS 13 15 13 24 0 30 Nicki Thiim 12 Ret 13 Ret 0 31 Christian Engelhart 14 Ret 0 32 Sébastien Loeb 16 18 0 33 Esmee Hawkey Ret 21 18 19 0 34 Franck Perera Ret DNS 0 Guest drivers ineligible to score points — Timo Glock Ret 11 0 — Theo Oeverhaus 19 18 0 Pos. Driver POR LAU IMO NOR NÜR SPA RBR HOC Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Schubert Motorsport	226
2	Mercedes-AMG Team Winward	152
3	Team Abt Sportsline	152
4	Team Abt	149
5	Team Rosberg	135
6	Mercedes-AMG Team HRT	130
7	Red Bull AlphaTauri AF Corse	129
8	SSR Performance	119
9	GRT	118
10	KÜS Team Bernhard	115
11	Walkenhorst Motorsport	101
12	Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing	81
13	Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Racing	73
14	Attempto Racing	13
15	GRT grasser-racing.com	12
16	Mercedes-AMG Team Mücke Motorsport	1
17	T3 Motorsport	0

Manufacturers' championship

Only points scored by the top three drivers of a manufacturer in races count for the manufacturers' championship.

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	Audi	441
2	Mercedes-AMG	413
3	BMW	327
4	Porsche	234
5	Lamborghini	130
6	Ferrari	129

Notes

1. Cars No. 3 and No. 7 entered as Team Abt Sportsline, car No. 33 entered as Team Abt.
2. Car No. 37 entered as AlphaTauri AF Corse, car No. 74 entered as Red Bull AF Corse. Both cars share a teams' championship entry as "Red Bull AlphaTauri AF Corse".
3. Cars No. 19 and No. 63 entered as GRT, cars No. 6 and No. 85 entered as GRT grasser-racing.com.
4. Car No. 1 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Racing, cars No. 22 and No. 27 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Winward.
5. The Qualifying session was cancelled due to heavy fog. The grid was set by championship position.