2025 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
car racing championship
The 2025 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirty-ninth season of the premier German touring car championship, as well as the twenty-sixth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. It was the fifth season of the DTM to be run under Group GT3 regulations, and the third under ADAC's promotion.
Teams and drivers
All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli.
Driver and team changes
Aston Martin returned to DTM for the first time since 2019, as Belgian team Comtoyou Racing made its debut with a pair of Belgian rookies: former Audi factory driver Gilles Magnus and Nicolas Baert, the son of team owner Jean-Michel Baert.
Schubert Motorsport scaled back to two entries, as 2022 champion Sheldon van der Linde left the series to focus on his LMDh duties.
Emil Frey Racing expanded its entry to three cars, promoting Ben Green from its GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup set-up.
Ford will make its DTM debut via a new partnership with former Mercedes-AMG customer Haupt Racing Team. HRT stalwart Arjun Maini was joined by returnee Fabio Scherer, who had previously entered the final Class 1 season in 2020 for WRT.
Abt Sportsline switched to Lamborghini after 25 years with Audi. Kelvin van der Linde and Ricardo Feller both left the team as they changed manufacturers to BMW and Porsche respectively. Reigning champion Mirko Bortolotti and Nicki Thiim moved over from SSR Performance, which left the series, to form Abt's lineup.
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