CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

The DTM offers action-packed racing of the highest calibre with turbocharged engines producing over 600 hp and racecars weighing less than 1,000 kilogrammes. The Audi RS 5 DTM is the car to beat after taking Audi to victory in all three of the DTM championship titles in 2019. The first season of the new turbo era, the fastest so far in DTM history, saw Aston Martin, Audi and BMW competing against each other in the eighteen sprint races. The Class 1 vehicles, like the Audi RS 5 DTM, are thoroughbred racecars bearing an optical resemblance to their road-going siblings. The series includes some of the best drivers in the world.

Every DTM weekend has two DTM races: The first on Saturday, followed by the second on Sunday – beginning at the fixed time of 13:30 local time. A total of nine race weekends in Europe were on the 2019 calendar. Five events took place in Germany, together with one each in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and Great Britain. New additions to the calendar included Zolder in Belgium and Assen, the Dutch MotoGP circuit. Three race cars from the Japanese Super GT were on the DTM grid at the Hockenheim season finale, before the joint race weekend of the DTM and Super GT at Fuji Speedway, Japan, in November.

Audi took part in the 2019 DTM season with a factory entry of six drivers and the three Audi Sport Teams Abt Sportsline, Phoenix and Rosberg. Amongst the unchanged driver line-up were the DTM champions, Mike Rockenfeller (2013) and René Rast (2017). Two additional Audi RS 5 DTM cars were entered by the customer team WRT Team Audi Sport.

Fascinating touring cars, some of the world’s best drivers and action-packed races are only some of the highlights of the DTM.