Bernd Schneider (left) defend his second Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Championship while Uwe Alzen (right) finished second in the championship.

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.

Make Car Team No. Drivers Rounds
Mercedes-Benz AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 Germany HWA Team 1 Germany Bernd Schneider All
2 United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck All
5 Germany Uwe Alzen All
6 Switzerland Marcel Fässler All
Germany Manthey Racing 9 Germany Bernd Mayländer 1-2, 6-10
Germany Marcel Tiemann 3-5
10 Netherlands Patrick Huisman All
AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 Germany Persson Motorsport 14 Germany Thomas Jäger All
15 Netherlands Christijan Albers All
Germany Team Rosberg 24 Portugal Pedro Lamy 1-2
Belgium David Saelens 3-10
42 United Kingdom Darren Turner All
Opel Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2001 Germany OPC Team Holzer 3 Germany Joachim Winkelhock All
4 Germany Timo Scheider All
11 Germany Michael Bartels All
Germany OPC Team Phoenix 7 Germany Manuel Reuter All
Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2000 8 Belgium Yves Olivier All
Italy OPC Euroteam 16 Switzerland Alain Menu All
17 Germany Hubert Haupt All
Germany Mamerow Racing Team 20 Germany Peter Mamerow All
Audi Audi TT-R DTM 2001 Germany Team Abt Sportsline 18 Germany Christian Abt All
19 France Laurent Aïello 1-3, 5-10
Denmark Kris Nissen 4
Germany Team Abt Sportsline Junior 22 Sweden Mattias Ekström All
23 Germany Martin Tomczyk All
Sources:[1][2]

Race calendar and winners

Two international rounds were added: A1-Ring in Austria and Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Each weekend comprised a 30 km qualifying race and a 100 km main race.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer
1 QR Germany Hockenheimring 22 April Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider D2 AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
CR Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider D2 AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
2 QR Germany Nürburgring 6 May France Laurent Aïello Switzerland Alain Menu France Laurent Aïello Team Abt Sportsline Audi
CR Germany Martin Tomczyk France Laurent Aïello Team Abt Sportsline Audi
3 QR Germany Oschersleben 20 May Switzerland Marcel Fässler Switzerland Marcel Fässler Switzerland Marcel Fässler Warsteiner AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
CR Germany Bernd Schneider Switzerland Marcel Fässler Warsteiner AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
4 QR Germany Sachsenring 17 June United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Germany Christian Abt United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck D2 AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
CR Germany Christian Abt Germany Bernd Schneider D2 AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
5 QR Germany Norisring 8 July Germany Bernd Schneider Switzerland Marcel Fässler Germany Bernd Schneider D2 AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
CR Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Uwe Alzen Warsteiner AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
6 QR Germany Lausitzring 12 August Germany Uwe Alzen Germany Christian Abt Germany Uwe Alzen Warsteiner AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
CR France Laurent Aïello United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck D2 AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
7 QR Germany Nürburgring 26 August France Laurent Aïello France Laurent Aïello France Laurent Aïello Team Abt Sportsline Audi
CR Germany Bernd Schneider France Laurent Aïello Team Abt Sportsline Audi
8 QR Austria A1-Ring 9 September Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider D2 AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
CR Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Bernd Schneider D2 AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
9 QR Netherlands Zandvoort 23 September Germany Christian Abt Germany Christian Abt Germany Christian Abt Team Abt Sportsline Audi
CR Germany Christian Abt Germany Uwe Alzen Warsteiner AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
10 QR Germany Hockenheimring 7 October Germany Michael Bartels Netherlands Patrick Huisman Netherlands Patrick Huisman Eschmann AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
CR Germany Bernd Mayländer Germany Bernd Mayländer Eschmann AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz
Source:[3]

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system

Each round featured a "Qualifying Race", and the "Main Race".[4]

  • In the "Qualifying Race", the top 3 finishers were awarded points as follows;[4]
Position  1st   2nd   3rd 
Points 3 2 1
  • In the "Main Race", the top 6 finishers were awarded points as follows;[4]
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1
Pos Driver HOC1
Germany
NÜR1
Germany
OSC
Germany
SAC
Germany
NOR
Germany
LAU
Germany
NÜR2
Germany
A1R
Austria
ZAN
Netherlands
HOC2
Germany
Pts
QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR
1 Germany Bernd Schneider 1 1 6 2 3 2 4 1 1 2 3 2 4 6 1 1 10 3 Ret 3 161
2 Germany Uwe Alzen 5 4 7 19 4 3 11 Ret 2 1 1 Ret 2 2 3 3 7 1 7 7 101
3 United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck 2 3 3 8 5 4 1 6 7 5 4 1 Ret DNS 2 Ret 3 7 3 2 88
4 Switzerland Marcel Fässler 7 2 8 5 1 1 6 8 4 Ret 2 8 7 Ret 7 6 6 5 Ret 5 76
5 France Laurent Aïello 8 7 1 1 2 5 10 12 6 12 1 1 4 2 5 Ret Ret DNS 75
6 Netherlands Patrick Huisman 16 Ret 12 7 7 9 5 3 Ret 7 Ret 5 10 3 12 5 4 4 1 18 63
7 Germany Thomas Jäger 3 5 4 3 9 10 14 13 20 DNS 7 4 Ret 4 Ret DNS 12 12 12 10 43
8 Sweden Mattias Ekström 17 DNS 10 9 6 7 2 5 11 9 Ret 3 6 14 Ret 11 2 Ret 6 6 38
9 Germany Manuel Reuter 12 12 Ret DNS 13 15 8 14 15 8 13 7 12 5 13 4 9 13 11 4 35
10 Germany Christian Abt 10 10 NC Ret 8 6 3 9 5 17 5 18 3 DSQ 18 DNS 1 2 8 11 29
11 Germany Bernd Mayländer 9 9 11 20 8 13 5 7 9 Ret Ret DNS 2 1 28
12 Germany Marcel Tiemann 12 8 7 4 3 3 26
13 Germany Martin Tomczyk 20 Ret 2 4 10 Ret 21† 7 16 10 Ret 6 9 Ret 6 Ret 16 Ret Ret 16 23
14 Netherlands Christijan Albers 13 13 13 12 11 11 16 2 13 16 12 16 8 9 11 Ret 8 Ret 14 9 19
15 United Kingdom Darren Turner 6 8 9 16 14 DSQ 9 Ret Ret 11 10 9 Ret 8 14 10 15 8 9 8 15
16 Germany Joachim Winkelhock Ret DNS 19 13 21 17 15 Ret 6 4 Ret 14 16 13 16 9 Ret DNS Ret DNS 12
17 Portugal Pedro Lamy 4 6 5 6 12
18 Germany Michael Bartels 14 Ret 20 14 17 14 17 10 8 6 14 Ret 14 11 8 Ret 18 10 4 12 8
19 Germany Timo Scheider 15 11 16 10 18 12 13 12 9 Ret 9 11 11 Ret Ret DNS 13 6 5 Ret 7
20 Germany Hubert Haupt 18 15 15 15 20 18 10 Ret 17 Ret 15 15 17 16 17 7 17 15 Ret 13 4
21 Belgium David Saelens 19 19† 12 11 12 13 16 10 13 10 10 Ret 11 9 13 15 4
22 Belgium Yves Olivier 19 14 14 11 15 13 18 Ret 14 Ret 17 Ret 15 Ret 15 8 19 14 16 Ret 3
23 Switzerland Alain Menu 11 Ret 17 17 16 16 22† Ret 18 14 11 19 Ret 12 5 Ret 14 11 10 14 0
24 Germany Peter Mamerow 21 16 18 18 Ret Ret 20 Ret 19 15 18 17 18 15 Ret DNS 20 Ret 15 17 0
25 Denmark Kris Nissen 19 Ret 0
Pos Driver QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR Pts
HOC1
Germany
NÜR1
Germany
OSC
Germany
SAC
Germany
NOR
Germany
LAU
Germany
NÜR2
Germany
A1R
Austria
ZAN
Netherlands
HOC2
Germany
Sources:[5][6]
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

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

Teams' championship

Pos Team Car
No.
HOC1
Germany
NÜR1
Germany
OSC
Germany
SAC
Germany
NOR
Germany
LAU
Germany
NÜR2
Germany
A1R
Austria
ZAN
Netherlands
HOC2
Germany
Pts
QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR
1 D2 AMG Mercedes 1 1 1 6 2 3 2 4 1 1 2 3 2 4 6 1 1 10 3 Ret 3 249
2 2 3 3 8 5 4 1 6 7 5 4 1 Ret DNS 2 Ret 3 7 3 2
2 Warsteiner AMG Mercedes 5 5 4 7 19 4 3 11 Ret 2 1 1 Ret 2 2 3 3 7 1 7 7 177
6 7 2 8 5 1 1 6 8 4 Ret 2 8 7 Ret 7 6 6 5 Ret 5
3 Eschmann AMG Mercedes 9 9 9 11 20 12 8 7 4 3 3 8 13 5 7 9 Ret Ret DNS 2 1 117
10 16 Ret 12 7 7 9 5 3 Ret 7 Ret 5 10 3 12 5 4 4 1 18
4 Team Abt Sportsline 18 10 10 NC Ret 8 6 3 9 5 17 5 18 3 DSQ 18 DNS 1 2 8 11 104
19 8 7 1 1 2 5 19 Ret 10 12 6 12 1 1 4 2 5 Ret Ret DNS
5 Original-Teile AMG Mercedes 14 3 5 4 3 9 10 14 13 20 DNS 7 4 Ret 4 Ret DNS 12 12 12 10 62
15 13 13 13 12 11 11 16 2 13 16 12 16 8 9 11 Ret 8 Ret 14 9
6 Abt Sportsline Junior 22 17 DNS 10 9 6 7 2 5 11 9 Ret 3 6 14 Ret 11 2 Ret 6 6 61
23 20 Ret 2 4 10 Ret 21† 7 16 10 Ret 6 9 Ret 6 Ret 16 Ret Ret 16
7 OPC Team Phoenix 7 12 12 Ret DNS 13 15 8 14 15 8 13 7 12 5 13 4 9 13 11 4 38
8 19 14 14 11 15 13 18 Ret 14 Ret 17 Ret 15 Ret 15 8 19 14 16 Ret
8 Service 24h AMG Mercedes 24 4 6 5 6 19 19† 12 11 12 13 16 10 13 10 10 Ret 11 9 13 15 31
42 6 8 9 16 14 DSQ 9 Ret Ret 11 10 9 Ret 8 14 10 15 8 9 8
9 OPC Team Holzer 1 3 Ret DNS 19 13 21 17 15 Ret 6 4 Ret 14 16 13 16 9 Ret DNS Ret DNS 19
4 15 11 16 10 18 12 13 12 9 Ret 9 11 11 Ret Ret DNS 13 6 5 Ret
10 OPC Team Holzer 2 11 14 Ret 20 14 17 14 17 10 8 6 14 Ret 14 11 8 Ret 18 10 4 12 8
11 OPC Euroteam 16 11 Ret 17 17 16 16 22† Ret 18 14 11 19 Ret 12 5 Ret 14 11 10 14 4
17 18 15 15 15 20 18 10 Ret 17 Ret 15 15 17 16 17 7 17 15 Ret 13
12 Mamerow Racing Team 20 21 16 18 18 Ret Ret 20 Ret 19 15 18 17 18 15 Ret DNS 20 Ret 15 17 0
Pos Team Car
No.
QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR Pts
HOC1
Germany
NÜR1
Germany
OSC
Germany
SAC
Germany
NOR
Germany
LAU
Germany
NÜR2
Germany
A1R
Austria
ZAN
Netherlands
HOC2
Germany
Sources:[5][4]

References

  1. "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Summary". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. "DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2001: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results 2001". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2001: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Standings 2001". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. "2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Standings". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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