2014 DTM Season

2014 DTM Season
Marco Wittmann, 2014 DTM Champion
Season Information
No. Rounds	10 (10 Races)
First Round	2014 Hockenheim Opening Race
Last Round	2014 Hockenheim Finale Race
Makers	Audi; BMW; Mercedes
Tyre(s)	Hankook
Drivers' Championship
Champion	Second	Third
Marco Wittmann	Mattias Ekström	Mike Rockenfeller
156 Pt(s)	106 Pt(s)	72 Pt(s)
Teams' Championship
Champion	Second	Third
BMW Team RMG	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi Sport Team Phoenix
203 Pt(s)	138 Pt(s)	116 Pt(s)
Brands' Championship
Champion	Second	Third
Audi	BMW	Mercedes
411 Pt(s)	380 Pt(s)	219 Pt(s)
Season Guide
2013	2015

The 2014 DTM Season, otherwise known as the 2014 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, was the fifteenth season of the DTM Championship since the series reformed in 2000, and the 28th season of top-tier German touring car racing. The season would open at the Hockenheimring on the 4 May, with the same venue hosting the Season Finale on the 19 October. 

2014 would also see visits to four countries other than Germany, with the Red Bull Ring in Austria, Hungaroring in Hungary, the Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands and Russia's Moscow Raceway all hosting races during the season. That, combined with rounds at Oschersleben, the Norisring, Nürburgring and Lausitzring would would bring the season to ten races.

Mike Rockenfeller would start the season as the reigning Champion, and was issued with #1 as his race number for the campaign. His team Audi Sport Team Phoenix would open the season as the Teams' Champions, fielding Rockenfeller and Timo Scheider, while BMW were the reigning Manufacturers' Champions.

Marco Wittmann would open the season with victory at the Hockenheim ring, and would win again at the third round in Hungary. Christian Vietoris and Robert Wickens would secure victories for Mercedes either side of Wittmann's Hungary triumph, while Maxime Martin won the fifth of the season that marked the halfway point in the Championship.

Wittmann won the next two races in Spielberg, Austria, and the Nürburgring, establishing a huge advantage in the Championship. Pascal Wehrlein then won at the Lausitzring to become the series' youngest ever race winner, while sixth for Wittmann was enough for the German racer to secure the Championship. Mattias Ekström would then claim victory in the final two races of the season to claim the runner-up spot in the Championship.

Elsewhere, 23 drivers would compete in the 2014 DTM Championship, with Martin, António Félix da Costa and Nico Müller making their series debuts. Ex-Formula One driver Vitaly Petrov would also make his DTM debut at the start of the season, as Andy Priaulx, Filipe Albuquerque, Roberto Merhi and Dirk Werner left the Championship.

Calendar

For 2014, the DTM calendar featured ten rounds and ten races, with six in Germany, two of which were to be held at the series' home at the Hockenheimring. Of the four non-German races, there were to be visits to Germany's closest cousin Austria and the Red Bull Ring, the popular round in the Netherlands at Zandvoort and the relatively new Moscow visit. The calendar also saw Brands Hatch in the UK dropped, with the DTM returning to the Hungaroring for the first time since 1988 instead.

An interesting issue that had affected the calendar early one was the decision of the organisers to arrange a visit to China, specifically the city of Guanghou. They hoped that the successful return of the Championship to Asia in 2013 could be expanded upon, at the expense of the usual Zandvoort round. But, by mid-July, the plan was dropped and Zandvoort re-established, with no further plans to race in China in 2015 either.

Schedule

The full calendar for the 2014 DTM Championship is shown below:

2014 DTM Championship Calendar
Round	Event	Circuit	Date	Report
I	DTM Hockenheim Opening 2014	Hockenheimring	4 May 2014	Report
II	DTM Oschersleben 2014	Oschersleben	16 May 2014	Report
III	DTM Budapest 2014	Hungaroring	1 June 2014	Report
IV	DTM Nuremberg 2014	Norisring	29 June 2014	Report
V	DTM Moskau 2014	Moscow Raceway	13 July 2014	Report
VI	DTM Spielberg 2014	Red Bull Ring	3 August 2014	Report
VII	DTM Nürburg 2014	Nürburgring	17 August 2014	Report
VIII	DTM Lausitz 2014	Lausitzring	14 September 2014	Report
IX	DTM Zandvoort 2014	Circuit Park Zandvoort	28 September 2014	Report
X	DTM Hockenheim Finale 2014	Hockenheimring	19 October 2014	Report
2014 DTM Tests
I	2014 Hungaroring Test	Hungaroring	1 - 3 April 2014	Report
II	2014 Hockenheimring Test	Hockenheimring	14 - 17 April 2014	Report

Entrants

Season Entry

The full entry list for the 2014 DTM Championship is outlined below:

2014 DTM Championship Entry List
Entrant	No.	Name	Abbr.	Rnds.
Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM 14	1	Mike Rockenfeller	ROC	All
	2	Timo Scheider	TSC	All
BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM	3	Augusto Farfus	FAR	All
	4	Joey Hand	HAN	All
Original-Teile Mercedes AMG Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 14	5	Christian Vietoris	VIE	All
	6	Paul di Resta	DIR	All
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM 14	7	Mattias Ekström	EKS	All
	8	Miguel Molina	MOL	All
BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M4 DTM	9	Bruno Spengler	SPE	All
	10	Martin Tomczyk	TOM	All
Thomas Sabo/Free Man's Mercedes AMG Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 14	11	Gary Paffett	PAF	All
	12	Robert Wickens	WIC	All
Audi Sport Team Abt Audi RS5 DTM 14	15	Edoardo Mortara	MOR	All
	16	Adrien Tambay	TAM	All
BMW Team MTEK BMW M4 DTM	17	Timo Glock	GLO	All
	18	António Félix da Costa	DAC	All
Petronas Mercedes AMG Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 14	19	Daniel Juncadella	JUN	All
	20	Vitaly Petrov	PET	All
Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM 14	21	Jamie Green	GRE	All
	22	Nico Müller	MUE	All
BMW Team RMG BMW M4 DTM	23	Marco Wittmann	WIT	All
	24	Maxime Martin	MAR	All
gooix Mercedes AMG Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 14	25	Pascal Wehrlein	WEH	All

Débutantes

• Maxime Martin: Test driver → BMW Team RMG
• António Félix da Costa: Formula Renault 3.5 Series (3rd) → BMW Team MTEK
• Nico Müller: Formula Renault 3.5 Series (5th) → Audi Sport Team Rosberg
• Vitaly Petrov: Formula One → Mücke Motorsport

Leavers

• Filipe Albuquerque: Audi Team Rosberg → WEC
• Andy Priaulx: BMW Team RMG → TUDOR United SportsCar Championship
• Dirk Werner: BMW Team Schnitzer → BMW Endurance Programme
• Roberto Merhi: HWA Team → Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Season Report

The provisional calendar for the 2014 season saw the familiar race at the Circuit Park Zandvoort dropped in favour of a new race in Guanghou, China. However, the Chinese race was later dropped due to the time required to set up the circuit, meaning Zandvoort returned to the calendar, effectively replacing its replacement.

Round I: DTM Hockenheim Opening 2014

The first round of 2014 was held at Hockenheim, the spiritual home of the DTM. Running from 2 - 4 May, the DTM was supported by the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland and the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup.

Qualifying

For the full qualifying report, head to the 2014 Hockenheim Opening Race article.

Adrien Tambay claimed the first pole position of 2014, and the first of his DTM career, with a time of 1:32.272 around the Hockenheim circuit. Marco Wittmann was to join him on the front row, with António Félix da Costa initially thought to have taken third, before his fastest time was ruled out. Da Costa was dropped to fourth, swapping positions with Bruno Spengler, while Mattias Ekström was the best of the rest.

A difficult session for Mercedes saw none of their cars get into the final part of qualifying, with Gary Paffett their best placed C63 DTM down in fourteenth. Indeed all of the cars eliminated in Q1 were Mercedes' cars, although, due to a penalty, Audi's Miguel Molina would start from last.

Race

For the full race report, head to the 2014 Hockenheim Opening Race article.

Despite dropping to third off the line, Wittmann produced an excellent display of driving to take his maiden DTM victory, leading home Ekström by over twelve seconds. It was also the first victory, on its debut, for the BMW M4 DTM, as Wittmann led a top ten made exclusively from Audis and BMWs. It was an early pair of moves on Spengler and Tambay that gave Wittmann victory, and perhaps overshadowed the fact that Pascal Wehrlein was the best placed Mercedes in eleventh, and that was only achieved after late race penalties were applied.

Further down the pack, Maxime Martin was slapped with a drive-thru penalty after almost colliding with Daniel Juncadella in the pitlane after an unsafe release. Yet, it was an otherwise quiet, incident free race, as the Mercedes, led by Robert Wickens, initally looked more competitive than qualifying showed. Yet, after the pitstops, Wickens' pace, and place, began to tumble, meaning the DTM's most successful marque failed to score any points at the season opener.

Round II: DTM Oschersleben 2014

Oschersleben hosted the 2014 edition of the DTM, and its support programme, from 16 - 18 of May.

Qualifying

For the full qualifying, head to the 2014 Oschersleben Race article. Having won the race in Hockenheim, Marco Wittmann continued his good form with pole at Oschersleben, despite carrying an extra five kilos in success ballast. Sharing the front row with the German was Adrien Tambay, who set the fastest lap of the weekend in Q2, as BMW and Audi shared the pole shoot out amongst themselves. Best of the Mercedes was Pascal Wehrlein, who would start ninth having just fallen short of the shoot out. Miguel Molina had initially taken pole, but it was later revoked for a technical infringement after Q3.

Race

For the full race report, head to the 2014 Oschersleben Race article.

An early stop for Christian Vietoris meant he claimed his first win in the DTM despite qualifying in sixteenth. He was one of the few to avoid a delayed stop in an action packed race which saw the safety car deployed three times, and ultimately cost Jamie Green victory. The Brit had built an eleven second lead when the final safety car was called, before tumbling down the order due to being on hard tyres, with his rivals on softs.

The major incidents saw Robert Wickens, Timo Glock and Pascal Wehrlein all involved in incidents that saw the safety car deployed. Wickens' retirement caused the first safety car of the season, after Miguel Molina turned across the front of the Canadian when exiting the pitlane, breaking Wickens' front suspension. A lap after the restart and Glock bounced off of Mattias Ekström and Mike Rockenfeller to punt himself (and Paul di Resta who just managed to continue) into the gravel. Wehrlein, meanwhile, spun into the gravel late on at turn one, as drizzle began to fall.

Round III: DTM Budapest 2014

The weekend of the 30 May to 1 June saw the DTM hop into Hungary to tackle the Hungaroring, the first race of the season to be held outside of Germany's borders. It was also the first visit to the circuit since 1988 for the series, part of a celebration of 30 years of the DTM.

Qualifying

For the full qualifying report, head to the 2014 Hungaroring Race article.

A second pole position in a row was taken by Marco Wittmann, as the German set the fastest time of the weekend to take pole in Q3. Timo Glock secured the first all BMW front row of the season, ahead of the first Audi in Miguel Molina, who held his quali position for the first time all season. In contrast, it was an awful day for Mercedes, as all seven of their cars were at the back and five falling in Q1 Race winner last time out Christian Vietoris qualified dead last, ultimately two and a half seconds slower than Wittmann's pole time.

Race

For the full race report, head to the 2014 Hungaroring Race article.

A second pole was followed by a second win, as Wittmann completed a faultless drive to take victory and disappeared from the field early on. Miguel Molina was left in a lonely second having started on hard tyres, and so competed in the second half of the race on softs to try to close in on Wittmann. Third place went to Bruno Spengler, as Mercedes failed to score a single point yet again.

In one of the least exciting races of the season, only one major incident resulted in retirement, as Joey Hand hit the back of Gary Paffett on the opening lap. Paffett was out of the race with suspension damage, while Hand continued, while, later on, Timo Scheider suffred a failure due to kerb hopping. Other retirements claimed Augusto Farfus and Vietoris, although they suffered failures rather than accidents.

Round IV: DTM Nuremburg 2014

The annual visit to the city of Nuremberg, and the Norisring followed on the 29 June, with the race itself the first of the year to be held in wet conditions.

Qualifying

For the full qualifying report, head to the 2014 Norisring Race article.

Having struggled all season in qualifying, Mercedes finally showed their pace at a circuit suited to both their drivers and cars. Pole went ot Robert Wickens, with Paul di Resta snatching second for his best quali result since his return to the series. Five Mercs got through to Q3, with Jamie Green snatching third for Audi, while Mattias Ekström and Marco Wittmann completed the top eight.

Race

For the full race report, head to the 2014 Norisring Race article.

Sunday proved to be one of the wetter days of the season, although he circuit dried before the end of the race. Indeed, the DMSB had deemed the conditions bad enough for the race to start behind the safety car, although that did little to hamper Wickens, who won his second DTM race, over twenty seconds ahead of Green in second. Green had been involved in an accident at the restart of the race, after di Resta moved across the front of the Audi, before being spun around as Green got on the power.

Third place went to Ekstrom in an action packed race that saw incidents and overtakes galore, including yet another incident involving Gary Paffett and Martin Tomczyk. Elsewhere, Christian Vietoris lost a wheel in the closing stages while hunting down Wickens, before Adrien Tambay lost sixth place after a race long battle with Pascal Wehrlein.

Round V: DTM Moskau 2014

Moscow hosted the fifth race weekend of the season from the 11th to the 13th of July, despite some calls for the race to be cancelled in light of the Russian Ferderation's action in Ukraine.

Qualifying

For the full qualifying report, head to the 2014 Moscow Raceway Race article.

Status quo was resumed in Moscow as Mercedes once again populated the lower end of the field, as Maxime Martin took a stunning pole position, the first of his short career. Just fractions of a second slower was Bruno Spengler, ahead of two equally matched Audis in Nico Müller and Mike Rockenfeller. The best Stuttgart starter would be Robert Wickens down in fourteenth, with two seconds covering Martin on pole, and Vitaly Petrov last.

Race

For the full race report, head to the 2014 Moscow Raceway Race article.

Another lights-to-flag victory in 2014 saw the first career victory for Martin, the Belgian surviving two safety car periods to win comfortably. Joining him on the podium were Spengler and Mattias Ekström, both also escaping the rae without major incident, ahead of Marco Wittmann, who left Moscow in the lead of the Championship. The best Mercedes turned out to be Christian Vietoris in seventh, as all bar one point went to drivers who started on soft tyres.

Incidents in Moscow included an engine failure for Timo Scheider, with the veteran putting his car in an area where it could not be retrieved without a safety car (a result of the timing of the failure). The resulting period effectively won the race for Martin, as he pitted just before the pit lane was closed, while his rivals had to continue on delayed. Rockenfeller, meanwhile, had been the main threat to Martin in the race, before he made a mistake at the restart and slammed into Adrien Tambay and put himself out.

Round VI: DTM Spielberg 2014

The annual trip to Austria came from the 1 - 3 August 2014, with the Red Bull Ring hosting the DTM and all of its support packages.

Qualifying

For the full qualifying report, head to the 2014 Spielberg Race article.

Mercedes' main man in 2014 was proving to be Robert Wickens, as the Canadian secured a second pole position of the season. With just a second covering the entire field, one of the tightest sessions of the season saw Timo Glock claim his second front row start in a row, ahead of Marco Wittmann, who was now showing his title credentials. At the very back of the field was to be Paul di Resta, who struggled to match the pace of his team mates.

Race

For the full race report, head to the 2014 Spielberg Race article.

The title fight was put heavily in Wittmann's favour at the Red Bull Ring, as the German recovered from a slow start to win his third race of the year. His victory was a fortunate one, however, as pole sitter Wickens ended up being disqualified for a pitlane incident when battling with Augusto Farfus. Farfus ended up second in the race, while Glock defended third place to complete an all BMW podium.

Away from Wickens' disqualification, there was also action on the circuit, with yellow flags earning several drivers penalties as well. António Félix da Costa was the main cause, pulling off the circuit early on with a failure, having just been warned about track limits. Later on, di Resta and Joey Hand bounced off of each other to send the Scot into the gravel, although he retained enough momentum to continue.

Round VII: DTM Nürburg 2014

The DTM returned to the old favourite, the Nürburgring, in mid-August, using the National circuit rather than the Grand Prix layout.

Qualifying

For the full qualifying report, head to the 2014 Nürburgring Race article.

Reinforcing his title charge was Marco Wittmann, who claimed pole for a third time in the year at the Nürburgring. The German put in a flawless display to top all three qualifying sessions, ultimately beating Edoardo Mortara by two tenths of a second. Daniel Juncadella secured the best starting position for a Mercedes in seventh, as BMW seemed to be the manufacturer in trouble in Nurburg.

Race

For the full race report, head to the 2014 Nürburgring Race article.

A second consecutive race win, and a fourth of the season made it seem inevitable that Wittmann would win the Championship, as completed another impressive display to take the victory. Mike Rockenfeller was the only man who seemed able to challenge him, although the defending Champion just fell short. Mortara, meanwhile defended a late charge from Paul di Resta to complete the podium, in another race where the soft tyre starters gained the advantage over the hard starters.

Away from the podium, and Wittmann's closest challenger Mattias Ekström retired early on with suspension damage, while Robert Wickens put Timo Scheider out of the race. Nico Müller and Augusto Farfus were also casualties due to damage, while Vitaly Petrov was unfortunate not to score the first points of his DTM career after a late spin.

Round VIII: DTM Lausitz 2014

Another DTM favourite followed, as the Lausitzring hosted its annual DTM round from the 12 - 14 September. The race also presented the earliest opportunity for Marco Wittmann to win the title, as he brought a 64 point lead to the circuit, with just 75 left to fight for.

Qualifying

For the full qualifying report, head to the 2014 Lausitzring Race article.

After Q1 was abandoned due to the conditions at the Lausitzring (which claimed Joey Hand after a spin), Pascal Wehrlein claimed a first pole position in his DTM career, becoming the youngest ever pole sitter in the process. He beat some of the most experienced men in the field in the tricky conditions, with Mattias Ekström lining up in second place, and needing to win to keep his title hopes alive.

Race

For the full race report, head to the 2014 Lausitzring Race article.

Wehrlein converted his first pole into a first career win, although his feat (becoming the youngest ever winner in the series' history) was overshadowed by another history maker. Indeed, Wittmann claimed seventh in the race, with Mattias Ekström retiring early on, to clinch his first DTM title, despite treacherous conditions. Christian Vietoris and Timo Scheider completed an all German podium, in a race filled with drama.

Ekstrom put himself out of the running for the title after running into the gravel at turn eight, a feat repeated, twice, by Jamie Green at various times in the race. Ekstrom went out when the front left wheel of his car came loose after his stop, meaning he had to pull off the circuit, while an overheating issue for Paul di Resta put him out an promoted Wittmann to seventh. The other man in the title fight, Edoardo Mortara, had made an audacious decision to start on soft tyres when everyone else was on wets, in a gamble that ultimately failed.

Round XI: DTM Zandvoort 2014

Despite its earlier omission, the Circuit Park Zandvoort in North Holland, Netherlands, would host the penultimate round of the season on the 28 September.

Qualifying

For the full qualifying report, head to the 2014 Zandvoort Race article.

Despite having already won the title, Wittmann was still eager to secure the Teams' Championship for BMW Team RMG, and just missed out on pole to Mike Rockenfeller. Edoardo Mortara was sent from third to the back of the grid after an illegal mounting point was discovered on his car after the session. Further back, Pascal Wehrlein continued his form to take fifth place (after penalties) to be the best Mercedes driver, and the only one in the top ten.

Race

For the full race report, head to the 2014 Zandvoort Race article.

Despite being penalised in qualifying, Mattias Ekström won his (and Audi's) first race of the season, despite starting on hard tyres. He survived a series of incidents to take victory, using his soft tyres in the latter half of the race to dive past Wittmann for the lead, with the new Champion holding onto second to win Team RMG the Teams' title. Third place went to Martin Tomczyk, ahead of a duel between Mortara and Christian Vietoris which provided some late race action.

Identical accidents claimed Adrien Tambay and Gary Paffett at opposite ends of the race, with both running wide through the Marlboro turn and smacking into the barrier. In-between their self caused accidents was a crash that took Augusto Farfus out of the race, caused by a misjudgement by Daniel Juncadella on the brakes into the chicane. Also causing a safety car period was Nico Müller who tried to run around the outside of Vietoris through the narrow first sector, only to touch the grass and hit the barrier.

Round X: DTM Hockenheim Finale 2014

The field returned to the Hockenheimring for the final round of the season on 19 October 2014. Ahead of the final weekend came news of an agreement between the DTM, Super GT and IMSA to compete under a new set of unified rules from 2017. These new rules established a new engine set up for the series, officially identified as "Class One" specification.

Qualifying

For the full qualifying report, head to the 2014 Hockenheim Finale Race article.

The final pole of the season went to Miguel Molina, who was, surprisingly, still chasing a first win in the series. Mattias Ekström claimed second as [{Audi]], significantly, dominated Q3 to take a strangle hold on the Brands' Championship, the last Championship still up for grabs. They got six of their cars through, with Augusto Farfus the only BMW to start in the top eight, as Pascal Wehrlein finished the session as the best Mercedes driver.

Race

For the full race report, head to the 2014 Hockenheim Finale Race article.

An exciting finale to the season saw Mattias Ekström clinch second in the Championship and his second victory in a row, leading home an Audi 1-2-3. Mike Rockenfeller and Jamie Green completed the podium to secure the Brands' Championship for the four rings, as BMW fell at the final hurdle. Paul di Resta ended the day as best of the Mercedes in fourth, ahead of Champion Marco Wittmann who could finally receive his crown.

A race of two halves again saw Ekstrom use soft tyres in the second half of the race to carve his way through the field, dragging Rockenfeller in his wake. They passed Jamie Green in the closing stages, before an accident for Daniel Juncadella effectively neutralised the race for the final laps.

Regulations

2014 saw minimal changes to the regulations since 2013, with the "Soft" tyres continuing to be used, as well as DRS. BMW, meanwhile, opted to equip all of their drivers with the new BMW M4 DTM, replacing the M3 that had been in use since 2012.

Technical

2014 sees a continuation of the weight/ballast penalty for top ten finishers, with cars getting an additional 20kg (on top of the minimum race weight of 1,120kg), for taking victory. The Drag Reduction System, shortened to DRS, also returns in 2014, although the situations in which it may be used have changed. A driver may deploy DRS twice during a single lap, provided that they are within two seconds of the car ahead of them at the start/finish line. The obligatory pitstop during the race must see all four tyres changed, with the pitlane speed limited to 80km/h.

Sporting

As with the 2013 season, the DTM used the FIA's standardised points system, as used in Formula One and the FIA Formula E Championship. Each race will be awarded the same number of points, meaning the race winner of any race will receive 25 points, second handed 18 and third 15. Points were then awarded to any finisher in the top ten.

The full points scoring system for the 2014 DTM campaign is outlined below:

2014 DTM Championship Race Points
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

The DTM Championship was decided based on a driver's full season results, while each team would have a combined tally of their two drivers determine their final score. The Brands' Championship was determined by a combination of the six best placed cars at each round for each manufacturer.

Standings

DTM 2014 will see three different championship titles on offer, with the ultimate prize, the title of DTM Champion, awarded to the highest scoring driver. The top scoring team will be named as the the DTM Team Champion, while the crown of DTM Brand Champion will be awarded to the manufacturer with the highest point tally.

Drivers' Championship

Hence, Marco Wittmann became one of he youngest ever winners of the DTM Championship, with one of the largest winning margins in DTM history. Mattias Ekström ended the season as the best of the Audi runners in second, while Christian Vietoris led the Mercedes standings come the end of the season. At the foot of the table was Vitaly Petrov, whom failed to score a point all season, with the hugely experienced Gary Paffett just above him, the Brit having had his most difficult season to date.

Displayed below are the full standings from the 2014 DTM Championship:

2014 DTM Championship
Pos.	Driver											Pts.
1st	Wittmann	1st	19th	1st	6th	4th	1st	1st	6th	2nd	5th	156
2nd	Ekström	2nd	13th	9th	3rd	3rd	7th	Ret	Ret	1st	1st	106
3rd	Rockenfeller	4th	2nd	10th	8th	Ret	13th	2nd	10th	15th	2nd	72
4th	Vietoris	15th	1st	20th	21st	7th	9th	6th	2nd	5th	14th	69
5th	Mortara	22nd	3rd	4th	4th	9th	16th	3rd	16th	4th	22nd	68
6th	Tomczyk	7th	9th	13th	Ret	13th	4th	8th	8th	3rd	7th	49
7th	Martin	20th	14th	6th	17th	1st	14th	7th	14th	6th	Ret	47
8th	Wehrlein	11th	Ret	14th	5th	8th	Ret	10th	1st	7th	20th	46
9th	Scheider	9th	7th	Ret	10th	Ret	5th	Ret	3rd	9th	6th	44
10th	Green	Ret	18th	7th	2nd	Ret	8th	14th	17th	14th	3rd	43
11th	Spengler	6th	12th	3rd	11th	2nd	10th	12th	15th	16th	12th	42
12th	Wickens	18th	Ret	11th	1st	14th	DSQ	9th	5th	8th	17th	41
13th	Farfus	8th	5th	21st	14th	10th	2nd	Ret	7th	Ret	16th	39
14th	Tambay	3rd	10th	5th	9th	Ret	6th	11th	18th	Ret	19th	36
15th	di Resta	14th	4th	18th	15th	Ret	18th	4th	Ret	Ret	4th	36
16th	Glock	5th	Ret	19th	16th	6th	3rd	16th	Ret	12th	11th	33
17th	Molina	13th	6th	2nd	22nd	12th	11th	Ret	9th	18th	8th	32
18th	Juncadella	19th	Ret	16th	13th	15th	15th	5th	4th	17th	21st	22
19th	Müller	16th	16th	12th	18th	5th	19th	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	10
20th	Hand	10th	15th	15th	7th	17th	12th	17th	11th	10th	15th	8
21st	da Costa	21st	11th	8th	20th	11th	Ret	13th	Ret	13th	9th	6
22nd	Paffett	12th	8th	Ret	12th	16th	17th	15th	13th	19th	10th	5
23rd	Petrov	17th	17th	17th	19th	18th	20th	18th	12th	11th	18th	0

Teams Championship

BMW Team RMG duly took their first DTM crown, beating their nearest rivals, Abt Sportsline, by almost 70 points. Team Phoenix's strong last day saw them climb ahead of the leading Mercedes-Benz team in HWA. Further down, Pascal Wehrlein outscored three other teams with his single car entry to finish ninth, with Mücke Motorsport at the foot of the table. The full championship table is displayed below: 

2014 Teams Championship
Pos.	Team	Driver											Pts.
1st	Team RMG	Wittmann	1st	19th	1st	6th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|4th|style="background-color: gold; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|1st	1st	6th|style="background-color: silver; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|2nd	5th	203
		Martin	20th	14th	6th	17th	1st	14th	7th		14th	6th|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret
2nd	Abt Sportsline	Ekström	2nd	13th	9th|style="background-color:rgb(123,30,59); color: white; border-radius:5px;"|3rd	3rd	7th|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret|style="background-color: gold; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|1st	1st	138
		Molina	13th	6th|style="background-color: silver; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|2nd	22nd	12th	11th	Ret|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|9th		18th	8th
3rd	Team Phoenix	Rockenfeller	4th|style="background-color: silver; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|2nd	10th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|8th|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret|13th	2nd	10th|15th	2nd	116
		Schedier	9th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|7th|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|10th|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|5th|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret|style="background-color:rgb(123,30,59); color: white; border-radius:5px;"|3rd	9th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|6th
4th	Team HWA	Vietoris	15th	1st	20th	21st	7th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|9th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|6th|style="background-color: silver; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|2nd	5th|14th	105
		di Resta	14th	4th	18th	15th	Ret	18th		4th|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|4th
5th	Abt Sportsline	Mortara	22nd	3rd	4th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|4th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|9th	16th	3rd	16th	4th	22nd	104
		Tambay	3rd	10th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|5th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|9th|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|6th	11th	18th	Ret	19th
6th	Team Schnitzer	Spengler	6th	12th	3rd	11th	2nd	10th	12th	15th	16th	12th	91
		Tomczyk	7th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|9th	13th	Ret	13th	4th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|8th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|8th|style="background-color:rgb(123,30,59); color: white; border-radius:5px;"|3rd	7th
7th	Team Rosberg	Green	Ret	18th	7th|style="background-color: silver; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|2nd	Ret|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|8th	14th	17th	14th	3rd	53
		Müller	16th	16th	12th	18th	5th	19th	Ret|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret	13th
8th	Team RBM	Farfus	8th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|5th	21st	14th	10th|style="background-color: silver; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|2nd	Ret|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|7th|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret	16th	47
		Hand	10th	15th	15th	7th	17th	12th		17th	11th	10th	15th
9th	Team HWA	Wherlein	11th	Ret	14th	5th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|8th|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|10th|style="background-color: gold; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|1st	7th	20th	46
10th	Team HWA	Paffett	12th	8th|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret	12th	16th	17th	15th	13th	19th	10th	46
		Wickens	18th	Ret	11th	1st	14th	DSQ	9th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|5th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|8th	17th
11th	Team MTEK	Glock	5th|style="background-color: plum; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|Ret	19th	16th	6th|style="background-color:rgb(123,30,59); color: white; border-radius:5px;"|3rd	16th	Ret	12th	11th	39
		da Costa	21st	11th	8th	20th	11th	Ret	13th	Ret		13th	9th
12th	Mücke	Juncadella	19th	Ret	16th	13th	15th	15th	5th|style="background-color:palegreen; color:black; border-radius:5px;"|4th	17th	21st	22
		Petrov	17th	17th	17th	19th	18th	20th	18th	12th	11th		18th

Brand Championship

Audi were duly crowned champions in the Manufacturer/Brands battle in 2014,beating BMW at the final two rounds of the season to ensure victory. It proved to be a difficult season for Mercedes, as they tumbled to third, and almost 200 points behind winners Audi, with the Mercedes C63 DTM failing to live up to expectations.

2014 Brands Championship
Pos.	Brand											Pts.
1st	Audi	47	48	49	52	27	28	33	18	39	70	411
2nd	BMW	54	12	52	14	64	71	35	18	42	18	380
3rd	Mercedes-Benz	0	41	0	35	10	2	33	65	20	13	219

References

Videos and Images;

• Stefan Brending, '2014 DTM HockenheimringII Marco Wittmann', wikipedia.org, (Wikipedia, 18/10/2014),http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Wittmann#/media/File:2014_DTM_HockenheimringII_Marco_Wittmann_by_2eight_8SC1699.jpg, (Accessed 16/05/2015)

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