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  • Gary Paffett - Photo credit: DTM Media

    Paffett Looking To Close Championship Gap At Brands Hatch

    Gary Paffett will be looking for home support this weekend as the DTM series heads to Brands Hatch. Last time out at Zandvoort the English driver took a stunning lights-to-flag victory, securing his second place in the championship, just 9 points behind leader Bruno Spengler....

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  • Oliver Jarvis

    Oliver Jarvis Set For Home Challenge

    Audi A4 driver Oliver Jarvis is glad to be back on home soil as the DTM series crosses over to Britain this weekend. 2009 saw the 26-year-old finish in the points for the first time at his home round, something he will be looking to...

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  • Mattias Ekstrom - Photo credit: DTM Media

    Mattias Ekstrom Heads For Milestone Race At Brands Hatch

    Leading Audi driver Mattias Ekstrom will celebrate his 100th DTM start this weekend as the series heads to Brands Hatch this weekend. Ekstrom is currently placed fourth in the championship and will be looking to make up the 16 point deficit to Bruno Spengler. Over...

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    DTM On The Move With The Official iPhone App

    Fans of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters need no longer be adrift of the latest new and information about the series. An official DTM iPhone application has been launched to provide fans with a host of features to keep them up-to-date, wherever they may be. Available...

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  • Paffett

    Paffett Closes The gap As Spengler Struggles

    Gary Paffett closed the gap on championship leader Bruno Spengler with victory at Zandvoort, as Spengler suffered his worst result of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season so far. For the third successive year Paffett won at the Netherlands circuit, and in doing so, closed in...

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  • Man of the season so far Bruno Spengler - Photo Credit: DTM Media

    A Look Back At The DTM Season So Far

    In an eleven round calendar, there can be no way to write a round-up based on the season at it’s half way point, unless we do so at half way through the Dutch race at Zandvoort, and let’s face it – that’s not sensible. So...

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  • Bruno Spengler

    Spengler Leads Nurburgring Practice

    DTM championship leader Bruno Spengler started his weekend at the Nurburgring in a perfect way after topping the time sheets with a time of 1:24.222 in the closing seconds of the first free practice. The AMG Mercedes C-Class driver lead the Audi quartet of Martin...

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  • Jamie Green - Photo credit: DTM Media

    Green continues Norisring streak

    Jamie Green cruised to his third Norisring win in a row, after pole-sitter Ralf Schumacher jump started and was forced to serve a penalty.

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  • Norisring 2009 - Photo credit: DTM Media

    Mercedes On A Roll Heading To Norisring

    Nuremberg is undoubtedly Silver Arrow territory - and judging by their form so far this season, arch rivals Audi won't be able to challenge the works Mercedes drivers for victory at all at what is known throughout the paddock as the Monaco of the DTM.

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  • Ralf Schumacher - Photo credit: DTM Media

    Schumacher Takes Maiden Pole At Norisring

    Ralf Schumacher lead the way in a thrilling qualifying session at the Norisring to take his maiden DTM pole position. Recording a fastest time of 48.721s in the scorching 35 degree heat the German admitted the pole position came a shock even to him. “To...

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  • Long Overdue Ekstrom Win Lifts Audi in Valencia

    Long Overdue Ekstrom Win Lifts Audi in Valencia

    Mattias Ekstrom took his first victory in over a year in the second round of the 2010 DTM at Valencia. The Swede, champion in 2007, converted pole position into a win with a dominant performance at the blisteringly hot Circuit Ricardo Tormo, giving a much...

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  • BMW agree ‘in principal’ to 2012 DTM return

    BMW agree ‘in principal’ to 2012 DTM return

    German car giant BMW has today announced that it plans to join the DTM from 2012 providing certain assurances can be made from the series promoter, ITR and the German motorsport governing body, the DMSB. It is believed that the primary concern held by the...

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  • Paffett takes dominant victory in season opener

    Paffett takes dominant victory in season opener

    Gary Paffett scored a dominant opening victory in the Hockenheim sunshine as the 2010 DTM season burst into life. With his Mercedes team dominating the opening round, Paffett led home Bruno Spengler, Jamie Green and Paul Di Resta for a ‘Silver Arrows’ 1-2-3-4. Martin Tomczyk...

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  • Paffett shines as Scheider gets stuck in heat two

    Paffett shines as Scheider gets stuck in heat two

    2010 DTM Round 1 Hockenheim – Qualifying Gary Paffett landed his seventh career pole position in the DTM, as the Mercedes driver eclipsed Audi’s Martin Tomczyk in the one lap, top four shootout. The McLaren test drivers time of 1.33:214 was enough to clinch P1...

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  • 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Season Preview

    2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Season Preview

    Hockenheim will this weekend host the season opening round of the 2010 DTM, the eleventh season since the series was resurrected in 2000, where Mercedes will be hoping to end the dominance enjoyed by Audi, who have won the title in each of the last...

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  • Molina completes Audi lineup

    Molina completes Audi lineup

    21 year old Spaniard Miguel Molina will race for Audi's factory Abt Sportsline team in this year's DTM Championship, but in an old specification rather than the 2010 R14+ car.

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  • Jarvis gains Audi promotion

    Jarvis gains Audi promotion

    Oliver Jarvis will move up to Audi's factory team in the DTM this season, replacing the outgoing Tom Kristensen, after spending the last two years in a year old A4.

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  • Di Resta signs with Force India

    Di Resta signs with Force India

    Formula One team Force India have confirmed that Paul Di Resta will join the team as their test and reserve driver for the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship. The announcement was made at the principal sponsors of the team, Whyte and Mackay, at their...

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  • DTM announce 2010 calendar

    DTM announce 2010 calendar

    The DTM's 2010 calendar was announced today - with old favourites like Mugello left out once again in favour of new ventures far afield.

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  • Paffett Wins, But Can’t Depose Scheider for Title

    Paffett Wins, But Can’t Depose Scheider for Title

    Gary Paffett’s 14th DTM win was not enough to prise the series title away from Timo Scheider at the Hockenheimring. Scheider, driving an Audi against Paffett’s Mercedes C-Class entered the final round at the track with a healthy seven point margin, and started the 39...

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  • Ekstrom Leads Title Battle in Hockenheim Qualifying

    Ekstrom Leads Title Battle in Hockenheim Qualifying

    Championship leader Timo Scheider will have to start the DTM decider at Hockenheim behind his nearest challenger, Gary Paffett. One spot behind. The pair will start second and third for the 38 lap finale, behind Audi driver Mattias Ekstrom, who qualified only 0.066 seconds faster...

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  • Audi Bid Farewell to Kristensen, But Hope to Keep Title

    Audi Bid Farewell to Kristensen, But Hope to Keep Title

    With Tom Kristensen contesting his final DTM this weekend, his Audi team is bidding a special farewell. Kristensen has been with the Ingolstadt based manufacturer since they returned to the series in 2004, originally running a car based on their TT coupe. Since then he...

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  • DTM Dijon: Paffett Profits from Ekstrom Puncture

    DTM Dijon: Paffett Profits from Ekstrom Puncture

    Englishman Gary Paffett took advantage of a puncture on Mattias Ekström’s Audi to clinch victory and move to within seven points of the series lead with one round to go. The weekend was the first time the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) had raced on the...

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  • Mercedes Dominate Qualifying, Spengler On Pole

    Mercedes Dominate Qualifying, Spengler On Pole

    Bruno Spengler took pole position for Sunday's DTM penultimate race of the season at the Dijon-Prenois circuit, ahead of Mercedes team-mate Paul di Resta.

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  • Audi stroll to 1-2-3 at Barcelona

    Audi stroll to 1-2-3 at Barcelona

    Timo Scheider lead an Audi domination in Sunday's DTM race at Barcelona, extending his lead in the championship to 12 points, with only 20 up for grabs left this season.

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  • DTM 2009 Round 8 – Barcelona: Results

    DTM 2009 Round 8 – Barcelona: Results

    Pos Driver Car Time/Gap 1. Timo Scheider Audi 1h08m38.739s 2. Tom Kristensen Audi + 2.157s 3. Martin Tomczyk Audi + 4.033s 4. Gary Paffett Mercedes + 23.469s 5. Bruno Spengler Mercedes + 23.992s 6. Mattias Ekström Audi + 24.463s 7. Paul di Resta Mercedes +...

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  • Kristensen takes Pole at Barcelona

    Kristensen takes Pole at Barcelona

    Tom Kristensen took Pole Position in today's DTM Qualifying, edging the Mercedes of Paul di Resta by 0.064 seconds in Q4.

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  • Preview: DTM Barcelona Round 8

    Preview: DTM Barcelona Round 8

    Barcelona hosts Round 8 of the German Touring Car Masters, but it's anyones guess who will stand on the top step of the podium come Sunday.

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