DTM-Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

DTM-Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

FUTURE OF DTM

The DTM of the future is more than just a race series: from the legendary DTM with powerful sports cars as the core via the innovative DTM Electric, the DTM Trophy four young talents and digital motorsport in the DTM Esports up to the DTM Classic with historic race cars from DTM, DRM, Group C and Formula 1: in the future, the DTM platform will be based on five high-class pillars that guarantee a unique motorsport experience. With this wide-ranging orientation, the DTM platform provides fascinating and future-oriented motorsport that will thrill all generations and serves as a multi-faceted and innovative marketing and event platform for enterprises. Expansion of the DTM platform by further high-quality race series remains a possibility. Founded in 1984, the DTM has become established as a spectacular and emotional race experience for fans in Germany and around the world over the years. Currently, the DTM is broadcast live in over 30 countries and followed on TV and via streaming on the Internet by millions of motorsport fans all over the world. In the past years, the DTM attracted over 600,000 spectators to the race tracks.

“Motorsport and the mobility sector are in a transition phase. Therefore, we are now implementing a progressive diversification of our series’ portfolio for a conscious future that combines the highest demands and innovative trends. We will maintain the DNA of the legendary DTM with fascinating wheel-to-wheel motorsport,” DTM series’ boss Gerhard Berger says. “Traditional motorsport for young and old will remain a fixed element of the new DTM platform, from the DTM Trophy via Classic races to DTM Esports. As a separate race series, the innovative and fully-electric DTM Electric is to be added in the near future. All in all, it is a strong package with five high-quality elements with which we will lead the DTM platform into a multi-faceted future.”

Two races per weekend for each series and only one driver per car are proven factors and guarantees for success that also apply to the new elements, all of them strategically interlocked. For instance, the DTM Trophy with its production-based GT sports cars will serve, more than ever before, as a direct stepping stone into a DTM cockpit for young talents. DTM Esports appeals to a young target group while the Classic race series will rather provide nostalgic moments for elder generations in particular. High-performance electric racing, meanwhile, is the focus of the innovative and sustainable DTM Electric.