The 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the——twenty-second season of premier German touring car championship. And also ninth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the "series' resumption in 2000." The series began on 13 April at the Hockenheimring and finished on 26 October at the same venue, "after eleven rounds." Timo Scheider won the title, "having never previously won a race before the start of the season."
Teams and drivers※
The following manufacturers, teams and "drivers competed in the 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters." All teams competed with tyres supplied by, Dunlop.
Make | Car | Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Audi | Audi A4 DTM 2008 | Abt Sportsline | 1 | Mattias Ekström | All |
2 | Martin Tomczyk | All | |||
9 | Tom Kristensen | All | |||
10 | Timo Scheider | All | |||
Audi A4 DTM 2007 | Team Phoenix | 14 | Alexandre Prémat | All | |
15 | Oliver Jarvis | All | |||
Team Rosberg | 18 | Mike Rockenfeller | All | ||
19 | Markus Winkelhock | All | |||
Audi A4 DTM 2006 | Futurecom TME | 20 | Katherine Legge | All | |
21 | Christijan Albers | All | |||
Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 | HWA Team | 3 | Bruno Spengler | All |
4 | Paul di Resta | All | |||
5 | Jamie Green | All | |||
6 | Bernd Schneider | All | |||
AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2007 | Persson Motorsport | 7 | Gary Paffett | All | |
8 | Mathias Lauda | All | |||
16 | Susie Stoddart | All | |||
MĂĽcke Motorsport | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | All | ||
12 | Maro Engel | All | |||
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Race calendar and winners※
Season standings※
Scoring system※
Points are awarded——to the top eight finishers.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
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Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' Standings※
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Notes:
- In the ninth round of the championship in Catalunya Ekström originally crossed the line 5th and Green 8th. However, due——to an overly harsh duel between the two on the last lap the stewards penalized both men. Ekström was disqualified and Green was given a 30 seconds’ time penalty. As Ekström already had caught the attention of the stewards in a negative way during the race, his penalty was bigger.
Teams' championship※
Pos. | Team | No. | HOC |
OSC |
MUG |
LAU |
NOR |
ZAN |
NĂśR |
BRH |
CAT |
BUG |
HOC |
Points |
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1 | Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 109 |
4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
2 | Audi Sport Team Abt | 9 | 3 | 19†| 3 | 16 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 102 |
10 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||
3 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | DSQ | 1 | 7 | 88 |
2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | 4 | Ret | 8 | |||
4 | Salzgitter / Original-Teile AMG Mercedes | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 86 |
6 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||
5 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | DSQ | 14 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 |
15 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 17†| 13 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 10 | |||
6 | Stern / Pixum AMG Mercedes | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | DSQ | 11 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
8 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 15 | Ret | |||
7 | Audi Sport Team Rosberg | 18 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
19 | 12 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | Ret | |||
8 | TRILUX / JungeSterne AMG Mercedes | 11 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 16†| 12 | 8 | 15 | 7 | Ret | 14 | 3 |
12 | 17 | 18†| 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |||
9 | TV Spielfilm AMG Mercedes | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17†| 10 | 15 | 12 | 19 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 0 |
10 | Futurecom TME | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16†| Ret | 18 | Ret | 16 | NC | 0 |
21 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 14 | 10 | 13 | Ret | |||
Pos. | Team | No. | HOC |
OSC |
MUG |
LAU |
NOR |
ZAN |
NĂśR |
BRH |
CAT |
BUG |
HOC |
Points |
Sources: |
References※
- ^ "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Summary 2008". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2008: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results 2008". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2008: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Standings 2008". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Standings". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Rankings". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2023.