2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
# 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.

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

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

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.

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

## Teams and drivers

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 | 1 | Mike Rockenfeller | All |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 2 | Timo Scheider | All |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 7 | Mattias Ekström | All |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 8 | Miguel Molina | All |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Abt | 15 | Edoardo Mortara | All |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Abt | 16 | Adrien Tambay | All |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Rosberg | 21 | Jamie Green | All |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Rosberg | 22 | Nico Müller | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team RBM | 3 | Augusto Farfus | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team RBM | 4 | Joey Hand | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team Schnitzer | 9 | Bruno Spengler | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team Schnitzer | 10 | Martin Tomczyk | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team MTEK | 17 | Timo Glock | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team MTEK | 18 | António Félix da Costa | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team RMG | 23 | Marco Wittmann | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team RMG | 24 | Maxime Martin | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé | HWA Team | 5 | Christian Vietoris | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé | HWA Team | 6 | Paul di Resta | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé | HWA Team | 11 | Gary Paffett | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé | HWA Team | 12 | Robert Wickens | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé | HWA Team | 25 | Pascal Wehrlein | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé | Mücke Motorsport | 19 | Daniel Juncadella | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé | Mücke Motorsport | 20 | Vitaly Petrov | All |

### Driver changes

**Entering DTM**

* BMW test driver and Marc VDS Racing Team driver Maxime Martin was promoted to a race seat in BMW Team RMG for the 2014 season.
* Both António Félix da Costa and Nico Müller, who finished third and fifth in the 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season, joined the DTM series, driving for BMW Team MTEK and Team Rosberg respectively.
* Former Renault and Caterham Formula One driver Vitaly Petrov entered the championship, driving a Mercedes-Benz.

**Leaving DTM**

* Filipe Albuquerque, who drove for Audi switched to the marque's LMP and GT programme.
* Andy Priaulx, who drove for BMW in 2012 and 2013, left the series and joined the United SportsCar Championship.
* Dirk Werner, who drove for BMW in 2012 and 2013, left the series and joined the BMW endurance programme, including competing at the 24 Hours Nürburgring.
* Roberto Merhi who drove for Mercedes in 2012 and 2013, left the series and joined Zeta Corse in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. He remained a Mercedes test and reserve driver.

## Results and standings

### Results summary

| 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

**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 |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

* † — 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 |
| 1 | BMW Team RMG | 24 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 6 | Ret | 203 |
| 2 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | 138 |
| 2 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 22† | 12 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 18† | 8 | 138 |
| 3 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 116 |
| 3 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 2 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 6 | 116 |
| 4 | HWA Team | 5 | 15 | 1 | 20† | 21† | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 105 |
| 4 | HWA Team | 6 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 105 |
| 5 | Audi Sport Team Abt | 15 | 22† | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 22† | 104 |
| 5 | Audi Sport Team Abt | 16 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 18† | Ret | 19† | 104 |
| 6 | BMW Team Schnitzer | 9 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 91 |
| 6 | BMW Team Schnitzer | 10 | 7 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 91 |
| 7 | Audi Sport Team Rosberg | 21 | Ret | 18† | 7 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 14 | 17† | 14 | 3 | 53 |
| 7 | Audi Sport Team Rosberg | 22 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 53 |
| 8 | BMW Team RBM | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21† | 14 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 16 | 47 |
| 8 | BMW Team RBM | 4 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 47 |
| 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 |
| 10 | HWA Team | 12 | 18 | Ret | 11 | 1 | 14 | DSQ | 9 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 46 |
| 11 | BMW Team MTEK | 17 | 5 | Ret | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 16 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 39 |
| 11 | BMW Team MTEK | 18 | 21† | 11 | 8 | 20 | 11 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 12 | Mücke Motorsport | 19 | 19 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21† | 22 |
| 12 | Mücke Motorsport | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 18† | 22 |
| 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 |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

**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 |
