2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters


The 2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the fifteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also second season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. There were ten race weekends with one race at each event.

Teams and drivers

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.
CarTeamDriversRounds
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 HWA Team1 Bernd SchneiderAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 HWA Team2 Peter DumbreckAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 HWA Team5 Uwe AlzenAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 HWA Team6 Marcel FässlerAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 Manthey Racing9 Bernd Mayländer1-2, 6-10
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 Manthey Racing9 Marcel Tiemann3-5
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 Manthey Racing10 Patrick HuismanAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 Persson Motorsport14 Thomas JägerAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 Persson Motorsport15 Christijan AlbersAll
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 Team Rosberg24 Pedro Lamy1-2
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 Team Rosberg24 David Saelens3-10
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 Team Rosberg42 Darren TurnerAll
OpelOpel Astra V8 Coupé 2001 OPC Team Holzer3 Joachim WinkelhockAll
OpelOpel Astra V8 Coupé 2001 OPC Team Holzer4 Timo ScheiderAll
OpelOpel Astra V8 Coupé 2001 OPC Team Holzer11 Michael BartelsAll
OpelOpel Astra V8 Coupé 2001 OPC Team Phoenix7 Manuel ReuterAll
OpelOpel Astra V8 Coupé 2000 OPC Team Phoenix8 Yves OlivierAll
OpelOpel Astra V8 Coupé 2000 OPC Euroteam16 Alain MenuAll
OpelOpel Astra V8 Coupé 2000 OPC Euroteam17 Hubert HauptAll
OpelOpel Astra V8 Coupé 2000 Mamerow Racing Team20 Peter MamerowAll
AudiAudi TT-R DTM 2001 Team Abt Sportsline18 Christian AbtAll
AudiAudi TT-R DTM 2001 Team Abt Sportsline19 Laurent Aïello1-3, 5-10
AudiAudi TT-R DTM 2001 Team Abt Sportsline19 Kris Nissen4
AudiAudi TT-R DTM 2001 Team Abt Sportsline Junior22 Martin TomczykAll
AudiAudi TT-R DTM 2001 Team Abt Sportsline Junior23 Mattias EkströmAll

Race calendar and winners

Two international rounds were added: A1-Ring in Austria and Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Each weekend comprised a 35 km qualifying race and a 100 km main race.

Drivers' Championship

;Scoring system
Each round featured a "Qualifying Race", and the "Main Race".
Position 1st 2nd 3rd
Points321

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points20151210864321