2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters


The 2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twentieth season of premier German touring car championship and also seventh season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series was resumed in 2000. The number of race weekends was reduced, from eleven in 2005, to ten for the 2006 season. Each track hosted one race, with the exception of Hockenheim, which hosted two. As in 2005, each event consisted of one race of approximately one hour, with two compulsory pit stops for each car. The Championship was won by Bernd Schneider driving an AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006 for the HWA Team. Team Rosberg returned to the series after one-year absence and thus switched to Audi Sport machinery.

Changes for 2006

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.
CarTeamDriversRounds
AudiAudi A4 DTM 2006Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline4 Martin TomczykAll
AudiAudi A4 DTM 2006Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline5 Mattias EkströmAll
AudiAudi A4 DTM 2006Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline6 Heinz-Harald FrentzenAll
AudiAudi A4 DTM 2006Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline7 Tom KristensenAll
AudiAudi A4 DTM 2005Audi Sport Team Phoenix12 Christian AbtAll
AudiAudi A4 DTM 2005Audi Sport Team Phoenix14 Pierre KafferAll
AudiAudi A4 DTM 2005Audi Sport Team Rosberg15 Frank StipplerAll
AudiAudi A4 DTM 2005Audi Sport Team Rosberg16 Timo ScheiderAll
AudiAudi A4 DTM 2004Futurecom TME19 Olivier Tielemans1–3*
AudiAudi A4 DTM 2004Futurecom TME19 Jeroen Bleekemolen4–5**
AudiAudi A4 DTM 2004Futurecom TME19 Nicolas Kiesa6–8***
AudiAudi A4 DTM 2004Futurecom TME19 Thed Björk9–10
AudiAudi A4 DTM 2004Futurecom TME20 Vanina IckxAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006HWA Team2 Bernd SchneiderAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006HWA Team3 Jamie GreenAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006HWA Team8 Mika HäkkinenAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006HWA Team9 Bruno SpenglerAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005Persson Motorsport10 Jean AlesiAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005Persson Motorsport11 Alexandros MargaritisAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004Persson Motorsport21 Mathias LaudaAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005Mücke Motorsport17 Stefan MückeAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005Mücke Motorsport18 Daniel la RosaAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004Mücke Motorsport22 Susie StoddartAll

* Olivier Tielemans was replaced by Jeroen Bleekemolen
** Jeroen Bleekemolen was replaced by Nicolas Kiesa after problems between the team of Colin Kolles where he drove and the main sponsor of Bleekemolen
*** Nicolas Kiesa was replaced by Thed Björk after being injured in a motocross accident

Race calendar and winners

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Points108654321

Drivers' championship

TeamHOC
LAU
OSC
BRH
NOR
NÜR
ZAN
CAT
BUG
HOC
Points
1Vodafone / Salzgitter AMG Mercedes21153222254102
1Vodafone / Salzgitter AMG Mercedes3Ret432Ret98Ret62102
2DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG Mercedes84391131211112Ret88
2DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG Mercedes9952711451188
3Audi Sport Team Abt6313417†11653101480
3Audi Sport Team Abt72211855193380
4Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline4786416†3314563
4Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline5RetDSQ7168134Ret12†63
5stern / Easy Rent AMG Mercedes106786Ret4Ret1411826
5stern / Easy Rent AMG Mercedes115620†8Ret15Ret8713†26
6Audi Sport Team Rosberg15891410776Ret8615
6Audi Sport Team Rosberg16121113Ret9Ret146RetRet15
7TV-Spielfilm / TrekStor AMG Mercedes17Ret12121341171215Ret9
7TV-Spielfilm / TrekStor AMG Mercedes1814Ret111215†16107RetRet9
8Audi Sport Team Phoenix12RetRet1751010Ret10977
8Audi Sport Team Phoenix14Ret101098149Ret12NC7
9AutoScout24 / Junge Gebrauchte AMG Mercedes2111141615Ret131513Ret100
9AutoScout24 / Junge Gebrauchte AMG Mercedes221015151614†Ret12151390
10Futurecom TME1913171914121716Ret1415†0
10Futurecom TME20151618Ret1318RetRet16110
TeamHOC
LAU
OSC
BRH
NOR
NÜR
ZAN
CAT
BUG
HOC
Points