Martin Tomczyk (born 7 December 1981) is a German professional racing driver, and BMW Motorsport works driver. He was the DTM champion in 2011, third in 2007, fourth in 2006 and fifth in 2004, having won eight races.

Racing career

After a karting career, he raced in Formula BMW and

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, where he finished 12th in 2000. In 2001 he moved up to the

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 ...

. In 2000 his best result was a fourth place on the Nürburgring where he also took the fastest of the race. He took his first pole position in Hockenheim 2002 but he retired from the race. In 2004 he took his first podium in Estoril. During 2004 he also finished second in Zandvoort, Oschersleben and Hockenheim on his way to finish fifth in the championship. Tomczyk took his first win in Catalunya 2006 where he also took pole. In 2007 he took two wins to finish third that season. Eleven years after his DTM debut, he won the championship in 2011, driving for Team Phoenix, after nine races with three wins and a third-place finish in

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. In 2012, Tomczyk was signed as a BMW Team RBM driver, moving to Team RMG in 2013. 2014 DTM HockenheimringII Martin Tomczyk by 2eight 8SC2087

His father Hermann is president of the

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. After BMW's DTM program was reduced in 2017, Tomczyk retired from the series and continued driving with the Bavarian manufacturer in the

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Racing record

Career summary

^‡ Does not include non-championship races. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

( key) ^† Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance. ¹ - A non-championship one-off race was held in 2004 at the streets of Shanghai, China.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomczyk, Martin 1981 births Living people German racing drivers People from Rosenheim Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria Racing drivers from Bavaria Formula BMW ADAC drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters champions ADAC GT Masters drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers Audi Sport drivers BMW M drivers Abt Sportsline drivers Phoenix Racing drivers Schnitzer Motorsport drivers Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing drivers Rowe Racing drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers