| 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
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| Makers | Audi; BMW; Mercedes
| |
| Tyre(s) |  Hankook
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| Drivers' Championship | ||
| Champion | Second | Third |
 Bruno Spengler
|
 Gary Paffett
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Jamie Green
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| 149 Pt(s) | 145 Pt(s) | 121 Pt(s) |
| Teams' Championship | ||
| Champion | Second | Third |
| BMW Team Schnitzer
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HWA Team
|
Mercedes AMG
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| 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
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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:
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| 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 |
| Related Content |
| 2011 DTM Season • 2013 DTM Season • Formula 3 Euro Series |
| DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship Seasons |
|---|
| Seasons |
| 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 |
| 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 |