2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
The 2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirtieth season of premier German touring car championship and also seventeenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The season started on 7 May at Hockenheim, and ended on 16 October at the same venue. Marco Wittmann won his 2nd DTM championship after a total of nine events.
Rule changes for 2016
Technical
- The Balance of Performance DTM car weights were revised to improve racing spectacle.
Teams and drivers
| Car | Team | Drivers | Rounds | ||
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM |  Mercedes-Benz DTM Team ART | 2 |  Gary Paffett | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | Mercedes-Benz DTM Team ART | 34 | Esteban Ocon | 1–5 |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | Mercedes-Benz DTM Team ART | 88 |  Felix Rosenqvist | 6–9 |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM |  Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA II | 3 | Paul di Resta | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA II | 84 |  Maximilian Götz | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA I | 6 |  Robert Wickens | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA I | 12 |  Daniel Juncadella | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | Mercedes-Benz DTM Team Mücke | 8 | Christian Vietoris | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | Mercedes-Benz DTM Team Mücke | 22 |  Lucas Auer | All |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 5 | Mattias Ekström | 1–8 |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 48 |  Edoardo Mortara | All |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 99 | Mike Rockenfeller | 9 |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 10 | Timo Scheider | All |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 72 | René Rast | 9 |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 99 | Mike Rockenfeller | 1–8 |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Abt | 17 | Miguel Molina | All |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Abt | 51 |  Nico Müller | All |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Rosberg | 27 | Adrien Tambay | |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Rosberg | 53 | Jamie Green | All |
| Audi | Audi RS5 DTM | Audi Sport Team Rosberg | 72 | René Rast | |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team MTEK | 7 | Bruno Spengler | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team MTEK | 18 |  Augusto Farfus | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team RMG | 11 | Marco Wittmann | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team RMG | 16 | Timo Glock | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team Schnitzer | 13 |  António Félix da Costa | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team Schnitzer | 100 | Martin Tomczyk | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM |  BMW Team RBM | 31 | Tom Blomqvist | All |
| BMW | BMW M4 DTM | BMW Team RBM | 36 | Maxime Martin | All |
Driver changes
; Entering DTM- 2015 GP3 Series champion and Mercedes DTM reserve driver Esteban Ocon made his DTM debut with Mercedes-Benz.
- 2015 DTM champion Pascal Wehrlein left the series to race in Formula One with Manor Racing.
- Adrien Tambay was injured in the first race of Round 5 with René Rast replacing him for race 2.
- After Round 5, Esteban Ocon left the DTM to race in Formula One with Manor Racing. He was replaced by 2015 European Formula 3 champion and Mercedes DTM reserve driver Felix Rosenqvist.
- René Rast replaced Mattias Ekström at Hockenheim for the final round. After that he and Mike Rockenfeller were swapped in the team.
Calendar
Championship standings
;Scoring systemPoints were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championship
- † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.
Manufacturers' championship