2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
The 2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the sixteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also third season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. There were ten race weekends with two races; a 30 km qualifying race and a 100 km main race at each event.
Laurent Aïello was the Drivers Champion driving an Audi, and HWA Team were the Teams Champion utilising Mercedes Benz cars.
Changes for 2002
Rule Changes [1]
- Standing starts were introduced for the first time.
- Formula One points system was adopted.
- HANS devices were mandatory for all drivers.
Calendar Changes [2]
- Only one race would now take place at the Nürburgring.
- Oschersleben was removed from the calendar.
- Donington Park and Zolder were added to the calendar.
Teams and drivers
The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.
Make | Car | Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 | HWA Team | 1 | ![]() |
All |
2 | ![]() |
All | |||
5 | ![]() |
All | |||
6 | ![]() |
All | |||
AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 | Persson Motorsport | 11 | ![]() |
All | |
12 | ![]() |
All | |||
Manthey Racing | 16 | ![]() |
1 | ||
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2–10 | ||||
17 | ![]() |
All | |||
Team Rosberg | 24 | ![]() |
All | ||
42 | ![]() |
All | |||
Audi | Abt-Audi TT-R | Abt Sportsline | 3 | ![]() |
All |
4 | ![]() |
All | |||
9 | ![]() |
All | |||
10 | ![]() |
All | |||
23 | ![]() |
All | |||
Opel | Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2002 | OPC Team Phoenix | 7 | ![]() |
All |
8 | ![]() |
All | |||
OPC Team Holzer | 14 | ![]() |
All | ||
15 | ![]() |
All | |||
Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2001 | OPC Euroteam | 18 | ![]() |
All | |
19 | ![]() |
1–7 | |||
31 | ![]() |
10 | |||
43 | ![]() |
8 | |||
44 | ![]() |
9 |
Race calendar and winners
Six rounds would be held in Germany, with the remainder in Belgium, Great Britain, Austria and the Netherlands. Both races at Hockenheim would take place on the new circuit for the first time.
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Each round featured a "Qualifying Race", and the "Main Race".
- In the "Qualifying Race", the top 3 finishers were awarded points as follows;
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
---|---|---|---|
Points | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- In the "Main Race", the top 6 finishers were awarded points as follows;
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championship
|
Bold – Pole |
- † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Teams' championship
Pos | Team | Car No. |
HOC![]() |
ZOL![]() |
DON![]() |
SAC![]() |
NOR![]() |
LAU![]() |
NÜR![]() |
A1R![]() |
ZAN![]() |
HOC![]() |
Pts | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | ||||
1 | Vodafone AMG Mercedes | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 88 |
2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 16 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | Ret | Ret | |||
2 | Team Abt Sportsline | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | DSQ | 6 | 1 | 6 | 85 |
10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 16† | DSQ | DNS | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | |||
3 | Warsteiner AMG Mercedes | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 54 |
6 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 5 | |||
4 | Team Abt | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 21† | DNS | Ret | 12 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 4 | Ret | 53 |
9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
5 | OPC Team Holzer | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
15 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 11 | DSQ | 11 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | |||
6 | OPC Team Phoenix | 7 | 18 | 17† | 11 | 15 | 3 | 14† | 18 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 10 |
8 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 17 | Ret | DNS | 5 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |||
7 | OPC Euroteam | 18 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 18† | Ret | 10 |
19/31/ 43/44 |
14 | 13 | 20† | DNS | 19† | Ret | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 21† | Ret | 15 | 19† | 18 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | |||
8 | Team Abt Sportsline Junior | 23 | 1 | Ret | 21† | Ret | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 7 |
9 | Service 24h AMG Mercedes | 24 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
42 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 9 | |||
10 | Oase / CEB AMG Mercedes | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 17 | Ret | 21† | 14 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 0 |
17 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17† | Ret | |||
11 | Original-Teile AMG Mercedes | 11 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 19† | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
12 | 7 | 16† | 16 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |||
Pos | Team | Car No. |
QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | Pts |
HOC![]() |
ZOL![]() |
DON![]() |
SAC![]() |
NOR![]() |
LAU![]() |
NÜR![]() |
A1R![]() |
ZAN![]() |
HOC![]() |
References
- "Standing starts for the DTM in 2002". crash.net. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- "DTM calendar 2002 approved". crash.net. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
External links
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