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DTM in the Olympic Stadium

The course of the DTM race action

The event held in Munich will provide the visitors two days of top-class motor racing. Every Audi and Mercedes-Benz driver will contest the head-to-head battle on the track with their normal race cars.  

Saturday - brand-internal battle and duel of the fastest two drivers of the day

On Saturday, the action kicks off with brand-internal battles to identify the fastest Audi and Mercedes-Benz driver and determine the pairings that have to contest the first rounds of the finals on Sunday. Eight brand-internal head-to-head battles over three laps and two individual three-lap time trials will be held to determine the fastest 16 drivers. In this ‘prologue’, it’s the set lap time that counts, with the result of the duel being of no importance. At the end of the day, the fastest eight drivers of each manufacturer make it to the round of 16. This round as well as the Saturday quarter and semi finals will be contested in a brand-internal knockout format to identify the fastest driver of the respective brand. And these two drivers will contest the Saturday final - for the win on day one. The race distance of the final amounts to five laps, with both drivers having to come in for an obligatory pit stop on lap three.

The Sunday - brand-independent finals for the overall win

On Sunday, it’s Audi vs. Mercedes-Benz. The pairings are determined on the basis of the Saturday results, with the 16 fastest drivers battling it out for the overall win in several knockout rounds. At first, the Audi driver who proved to be the fastest on Saturday will have to compete with the Mercedes-Benz driver who set slowest lap time on Saturday - and vice versa. In every round, the drivers have to come in for an obligatory pit stop. As every single race is a knockout round, the two fastest drivers will make it to the final where they will battle it out with one another for the overall win.

The DTM time schedule at a glance

Saturday, 16th July

10:35               11:45              70 min.                Qualifying (Prologue)

13:10               14:05              55 min.                Qualifying (round of last 16)

14:20               14:50              30 min.                Qualifying (Quarter finals)

17:15               17:30              15 min.                Qualifying (Semi finals)

17:35               17:50              15 min.                Qualifying (Final)

17:50               18:00              10 min.                Podium ceremony

Sunday, 17th July

10:00               10:30              30 min.                Warm-up

12:45               13:35              50 min.                Round of last 16

13:55               14:25              30 min.                Quarter finals

14:35               14:50              15 min.                Semi finals

15:00               15:15              15 min.                Final

15:15               15:30              15 min.                Podium ceremony