Ralf Schumacher joined the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2012.
== Driver management ==Schumacher announced his retirement from active motorsport in March 2013 and would enter a management role at Mcke Motorsport, as well as becoming a shareholder in the team
 On the other hand, it was Opel team boss Volker Strycek who brought a new highlight to the fans, by racing a modified DTM car on the old version of the Nrburgring in 2002, 20 years after the top classes had moved to the modern Grand Prix track, and ten years after the old DTM stopped racing there

