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2012 DTM Season

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2012 DTM Season

Bruno Spengler secured his sole DTM Championship
Season Information
No. Rounds 10 (10 Races)
First Round 2012 Hockenheim Opening Race
Last Round 2012 Hockenheim Finale Race
Makers Audi; BMW; Mercedes
Tyre(s) Hankook
Drivers' Championship
Champion Second Third
Bruno Spengler Gary Paffett Jamie Green
149 Pt(s) 145 Pt(s) 121 Pt(s)
Teams' Championship
Champion Second Third
BMW Team Schnitzer HWA Team Mercedes AMG
178 Pt(s) 170 Pt(s) 131 Pt(s)
Brands' Championship
Champion Second Third
BMW Audi Mercedes
346 Pt(s) 335 Pt(s) 329 Pt(s)
Season Guide
2011 2013

The 2012 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, otherwise known as the 2012 DTM Season, was the thirteenth edition of the DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, and the 26th season of the principle touring car racing in Germany.[1] The season would be a significant one in the Series' history, as it marked the return of BMW as a manufacturer to the Championship.[2]

The season would start on 29 April at the Hockenheimring, running for seven months before concluding at the legendary circuit on 21 October.[1] Ten races were scheduled with trips to the UK, Austria, the Netherlands and Spain alongside a quintet of German rounds, with a non-Championship event held in mid-July at the Olympiastadion München.[1]

Martin Tomczyk would start the season as the defending Champion, although the German racer had switched allegiances from Audi to newboys BMW.[3] Elsewhere, Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline would start the season as the reigning Teams' Champions, while the Manufacturers' Championship was reinstated for the first time since 2005.[4]

Gary Paffett would open the season strongly, winning the opening round of the season, before claiming his second win of the campaign at Brands Hatch.[5] He duly went on to lead the Championship at the halfway point of the season having finished in the top four of the first five rounds.[6]

Into the second half of the season and Bruno Spengler, who had claimed BMW's first win in only their second race at Lausitz, would emerge as a title pretender.[7] He duly went on to win two out of the following four races from pole position, setting up a shootout for the Championship at the season finale in Hockenheim.[8]

Spengler would win the battle and ultimately win the war against his former Mercedes counterpart, claiming victory at the Finale ahead of Paffett to claim the title by four points.[8] Elsewhere, Spengler's fine form ensured that BMW Team Schnitzer would win the Teams' Championship at the first attempt, while also led BMW to their maiden Manufacturers' Crown.[8]

Across the season five drivers would claim victory, with Jamie Green, Edoardo Mortara and Augusto Farfus joining Paffett and Spengler on the winners' list. It would also be a season of debuts for a handful of BMW factory drivers, including three-time WTCC Champion Andy Priaulx.[9]

Background[]

Calendar[]

Schedule[]

The full calendar for the 2012 DTM Championship is shown below:

2012 DTM Championship Calendar
Round Event Circuit Date Report
I DTM Hockenheim Opening 2012 Hockenheimring 29 April 2012[1] Report
II DTM Lausitz 2012 Lausitzring 6 May 2012[1] Report
III DTM Brands Hatch 2012 Brands Hatch 20 May 2012[1] Report
IV DTM Spielberg 2012 Red Bull Ring 3 June 2012[1] Report
V DTM Nuremburg 2012 Norisring 1 July 2012[1] Report
VI DTM Nürburg 2012 Nürburgring 19 August 2012[1] Report
VII DTM Zandvoort 2012 Circuit Park Zandvoort 26 August 2012[1] Report
VIII DTM Oschersleben 2012 Oschersleben 16 September 2012[1] Report
IX DTM Valencia 2012 Circuit Ricardo Tormo 30 September 2012[1] Report
X DTM Hockenheim Finale 2012 Hockenheimring 21 October 2012[1] Report
2012 DTM Non-Championship Races
I DTM Showevent 2012 Olympiastadion München 14 July 2012 Report
15 July 2012 Report

Entrants[]

Season Entry[]

The full entry list for the 2012 DTM Championship is outlined below:

2012 DTM Championship Entry List
Entrant No. Name Abbr. Rnds.
BMW Team RMG
BMW M3 DTM 12 		1 Martin Tomczyk[3] TOM All
2 Joey Hand[10] HAN All
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline[11]
Audi A5 DTM 12 		3 Mattias Ekström[11] EKS All
4 Timo Scheider[11] TSC All
Salzgitter AMG Mercedes
Mercedes DTM AMG C-Coupé 12 		5 Jamie Green[12] GRE All
6 Ralf Schumacher[13] RSC All
BMW Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 DTM 12 		7 Bruno Spengler[14] SPE All
8 Dirk Werner[15] WER All
Audi Sport Team Phoenix[11]
Audi A5 DTM 12 		9 Mike Rockenfeller[11] ROC All
10 Miguel Molina[11] MOL All
HWA Team
Mercedes DTM AMG C-Coupé 12 		11 Gary Paffett[16] PAF All
12 Christian Vietoris[17] VIE All
BMW Team RBM
BMW M3 DTM 12 		15 Andy Priaulx[18] PRI All
16 Augusto Farfus[18] FAR All
Audi Sport Team Abt[11]
Audi A5 DTM 12 		17 Rahel Frey[11] FRE All
18 Adrien Tambay[19] TAM All
Mücke Motorsport
Mercedes DTM AMG C-Coupé 12 		19 David Coulthard[20] COU All
20 Robert Wickens[17] WIC All
Audi Team Rosberg
Audi A5 DTM 12 		21 Edoardo Mortara[11] MOR All
22 Filipe Albuquerque[11] ALB All
Persson Motorsport
Mercedes DTM AMG C-Coupé 12 		23 Roberto Merhi[17] MER All
24 Susie Wolff[21] STO All

Season Report[]

Regulations[]

Technical[]

Sporting[]

The full points scoring system for the 2012 DTM campaign is outlined below:

2012 DTM Championship Race Points
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

All of the DTM field in 2012 will use tyres provided by Hankook, with no variation in compounds.[22]

Standings[]

2012 DTM Championship for Drivers[]

Outlined below are the Championship standings for the 2012 DTM Championship for Drivers:

2012 DTM Championship for Teams[]

Outlined below are the Championship standings for the 2012 DTM Championship for Teams:

2012 DTM Championship for Manufacturers/Brands[]

Outlined below are the Championship standings for the 2012 DTM Championship for Manufacturers/Brands:

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 '2012 DTM Schedule the Start of a New Era', dtm.com, (ITR e.V., 21/01/2012), https://archive.is/20130121202640/http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10785, (Accessed 20/04/2020) - Original
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named BMW12A
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 [Archived] 'BMW signs Martin Tomczyk as works driver', dtm.com, (ITR e.V., 23/11/2011), https://archive.is/20120904135808/http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10805#selection-427.0-427.40, (Accessed 20/04/2020) - Original
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  10. ↑ [Archived] 'ALMS Champion Joey Hand switches to BMW’s DTM project', dtm.com, (ITR e.V., 15/12/2011), https://web.archive.org/web/20120613004336/http://www.dtm.com/en/News/ALMS-Champion-Joey-Hand-switches-to-BMWs-DTM-project.html, (Accessed 20/04/2020) - Original
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  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 'Launch of the BMW M3 DTM Concept Car', (ITR e.V., 15/07/2011), https://archive.is/20121206020028/http://www.dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=10444, (Accessed 20/04/2020) - Original
  19. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ATam12A
  20. ↑ Jamie O'Leary, 'David Coulthard will race in the DTM for a third straight year with Mercedes', autosport.com, (Haymarket Media, 29/11/2012), https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/97722/coulthard-stays-in-dtm-with-mercedes, (Accessed 20/04/2020)
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  22. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Regs
2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship
Manufacturers
Audi • AMG-Mercedes • BMW
Car/engine
Audi A5 DTM 2012 • Audi 4.0l V8 • Mercedes-AMG C-Coupé DTM 2012 • AMG 4.0l V8 • BMW M3 DTM 2012 • P66 4.0l V8
Teams
AMG-Mercedes • Audi Sport Team Abt • Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline • Audi Sport Team Phoenix • Audi Sport Team Rosberg • BMW Team RBM • BMW Team RMG • BMW Team Schnitzer • DHL Paket/Stern AMG-Mercedes • Junge Sterne/TV-Spielfilm Mercedes AMG-Mercedes • Thomas Sabo/Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG-Mercedes
Drivers
1 Martin Tomczyk • 2 Joey Hand • 3 Mattias Ekström • 4 Timo Scheider • 5 Jamie Green • 6 Ralf Schumacher • 7 Bruno Spengler • 8 Dirk Werner • 9 Mike Rockenfeller • 10 Miguel Molina • 11 Gary Paffett • 12 Christian Vietoris • 15 Andy Priaulx • 16 Augusto Farfus • 17 Rahel Frey • 18 Adrien Tambay • 19 David Coulthard • 20 Robert Wickens • 21 Edoardo Mortara • 22 Filipe Albuquerque • 23 Roberto Merhi • 24 Susie Stoddart
Races
Hockenheim Opening • Lausitzring • Brands Hatch • Speilberg • Norisring • Nürburgring • Zandvoort • Oschersleben • Valencia • Hockenheim Finale
Non-Championship Races
2012 Showevent Relay Race • 2012 Showevent Knockout Race
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Drivers' Champions
Bernd Schneider • Laurent Aïello • Mattias Ekström • Gary Paffett • Timo Scheider • Paul di Resta • Martin Tomczyk • Bruno Spengler • Mike Rockenfeller • Marco Wittmann • Pascal Wehrlein • René Rast • Maximilian Götz
Teams' Champions
HWA Team • ABT Sportsline • Team Schnitzer • Phoenix Racing • Team RMG • Team Rosberg GmbH • AF Corse
Manufacturers' Champions
Audi • AMG-Mercedes • BMW
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