2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Rule changes for 2002

• The F1-style standing start were introduced for the first time.
• All DTM entrants began utilizing the HANS device from 2002 season onwards to protect driver's head and neck from a risk of injury.

  Teams and drivers

	Car	Team		Drivers	Rounds
Mercedes-Benz	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002	HWA Team	1	Bernd Schneider	All
Mercedes-Benz	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002	HWA Team	2	Jean Alesi	All
Mercedes-Benz	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002	HWA Team	5	Uwe Alzen	All
Mercedes-Benz	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002	HWA Team	6	Marcel Fässler	All
Mercedes-Benz	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001	Persson Motorsport	11	Thomas Jäger	All
Mercedes-Benz	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001	Persson Motorsport	12	Peter Dumbreck	All
Mercedes-Benz	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001	Manthey Racing	16	Marcel Tiemann	1
Mercedes-Benz	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001	Manthey Racing	16	Bernd Mayländer	2–10
Mercedes-Benz	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001	Manthey Racing	17	Patrick Huisman	All
Mercedes-Benz	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001	Team Rosberg	24	Stefan Mücke	All
Mercedes-Benz	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001	Team Rosberg	42	Christijan Albers	All
Audi	Abt-Audi TT-R	Abt Sportsline	3	Laurent Aïello	All
Audi	Abt-Audi TT-R	Abt Sportsline	4	Karl Wendlinger	All
Audi	Abt-Audi TT-R	Abt Sportsline	9	Mattias Ekström	All
Audi	Abt-Audi TT-R	Abt Sportsline	10	Christian Abt	All
Audi	Abt-Audi TT-R	Abt Sportsline	23	Martin Tomczyk	All
Opel	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2002	OPC Team Phoenix	7	Manuel Reuter	All
Opel	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2002	OPC Team Phoenix	8	Joachim Winkelhock	All
Opel	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2002	OPC Team Holzer	14	Timo Scheider	All
Opel	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2002	OPC Team Holzer	15	Michael Bartels	All
Opel	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2001	OPC Euroteam	18	Alain Menu	All
Opel	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2001	OPC Euroteam	19	Yves Olivier	1–7
Opel	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2001	OPC Euroteam	31	Johnny Cecotto	10
Opel	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2001	OPC Euroteam	43	JJ Lehto	8
Opel	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2001	OPC Euroteam	44	Éric Hélary	9

Race calendar and winners

Championship standings

• In the "Qualifying Race", the top 3 finishers were awarded points as follows;

• In the "Main Race", the top 6 finishers were awarded points as follows;

Drivers' championship

• † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

  Teams' championship