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 The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touring Car Masters) is a grand touring car series sanctioned by ITR e.V. who have been affiliated to the DMSB- FIA since 1984. The series is based in Germany, with rounds elsewhere in Europe. The s ...

since the series' resumption in 2000. The season began on 25 April at the

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, 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

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and third in

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Paul di Resta Paul di Resta (born 16 April 1986) is a British racing driver from Scotland, competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot Sport in their LMH entry. He drove in Formula One for Force India from to , and became a reserve drive ...

became champion for the first time, having come out on top of a three-way title battle in Shanghai. 2010 season would be Dunlop's final season as the sole tyre supplier in

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

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on 17 January 2011.

Season summary

Di Resta had trailed teammate

Bruno Spengler Bruno Spengler (born August 23, 1983) is an Alsatian-born Canadian racing driver, currently racing for the BMW factory/works team. Nicknamed 'The Secret Canadian', he won the 2012 DTM Drivers' Championship. Career Early career Spengler was b ...

– 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

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– ninth after being helped into spins by

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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,

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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

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– 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 Mattias Ekström (born 14 July 1978 in Falun, Sweden) is a racing driver from Sweden. He competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Audi from 2001 until his retirement in 2018, and has been competing in the FIA World Rallycross Champion ...

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

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, 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.

Teams and drivers

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

Driver Changes

Changed Teams * Oliver Jarvis: Team Phoenix → Abt Sportsline * Katherine Legge: Abt Sportsline → Team Rosberg * Mike Rockenfeller: Team Rosberg → Team Phoenix Entering DTM * Congfu Cheng: A1 Grand Prix ( A1 Team China) → Persson Motorsport *

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: Sabbatical → Mücke Motorsport * Miguel Molina: Formula Renault 3.5 Series ( Ultimate Motorsport) → Abt Sportsline * Darryl O'Young:

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(

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) → Team Phoenix Leaving DTM *

Christian Bakkerud Christian Bakkerud (3 November 1984 – 11 September 2011) was a Danish racing driver, who competed in the 2007 and 2008 GP2 Series seasons, albeit hindered by a recurrent back injury. Prior to GP2 he competed in British Formula 3 and Formula B ...

: Kolles Futurecom-TME →

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( Kolles) * Tomáš Kostka: Kolles Futurecom-BRT →

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( Charouz- Gravity Racing) * Tom Kristensen: Abt Sportsline → DTM retirement; Sportscars only. *

Mathias Lauda Mathias Lauda (born 30 January 1981) is an Austrian racing driver currently racing for Aston Martin Racing as a factory driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He is the son of the late three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda ...

: Mücke Motorsport →

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) *

Johannes Seidlitz Johannes Seidlitz (born 13 June 1990) is a German racing driver from Wassertrüdingen. He currently competes in the ADAC GT Masters championship. Racing career Single-seaters After competing in karting between 2001 and 2006, Johannes moved onto ...

: Kolles Futurecom-BRT → FIA GT3 European Championship (Team Rosberg)

Race calendar and results

* A nine-round calendar was announced on 18 December 2009. This was later expanded to ten races, with the addition of a street race in

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, China that was announced on 28 January 2010. This race closed the season on 28 November. On 15 July 2010, it was announced that an additional round would take place on 31 October at

; returning to the circuit which held races in

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and

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Championship standings

Drivers' championship

*† — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Teams' championship

References

External links

The official website of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
{{Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters years Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters seasons