Category | Touring cars |
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Country | Germany |
Inaugural season | 1984 |
Folded | 1996 |
Constructors | Mercedes-Benz Audi Opel Alfa Romeo BMW |
Tyre suppliers | Michelin, Dunlop, Bridgestone |
Last Drivers' champion | ![]() |
Last Teams' champion | ![]() |
Official website | www |
The Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) was a touring car racing series held from 1984 to 1996. Originally based in Germany, it held additional rounds elsewhere in Europe and later worldwide.
The original DTM had resumed racing with production based cars, as the former Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft had switched to Group 5 in 1977 and even to expensive Group C sportscars in 1982, leading to its decline. Since 2000, a new DTM has been run as the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, again organised by ITR and former Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger.