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2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Sports season

Laurent Aïello Teams' Champion: HWA Team

The 2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the sixteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also third season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. There were ten race weekends with two races; a 30 km qualifying race and a 100 km main race at each event.

Laurent Aïello was the Drivers Champion driving an Audi, and HWA Team were the Teams Champion utilising Mercedes-Benz cars.

Changes for 2002

Rule Changes

Standing starts were introduced for the first time.
Formula One points system was adopted.
HANS devices were mandatory for all drivers.

Calendar Changes

Only one race would now take place at the Nürburgring.
Oschersleben was removed from the calendar.
Donington Park and Zolder were added to the calendar.

Teams and drivers

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

Manufacturer	Car	Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Mercedes-Benz	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002	HWA Team	1	DEU Bernd Schneider	All
2	FRA Jean Alesi	All
5	DEU Uwe Alzen	All
6	CHE Marcel Fässler	All
AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001	Persson Motorsport	11	DEU Thomas Jäger	All
12	GBR Peter Dumbreck	All
Manthey Racing	16	DEU Marcel Tiemann	1
DEU Bernd Mayländer	2–10
17	NLD Patrick Huisman	All
Team Rosberg	24	DEU Stefan Mücke	All
42	NLD Christijan Albers	All
Audi	Abt-Audi TT-R	Abt Sportsline	3	FRA Laurent Aïello	All
4	AUT Karl Wendlinger	All
9	SWE Mattias Ekström	All
10	DEU Christian Abt	All
23	DEU Martin Tomczyk	All
Opel	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2002	OPC Team Phoenix	7	DEU Manuel Reuter	All
8	DEU Joachim Winkelhock	All
OPC Team Holzer	14	DEU Timo Scheider	All
15	DEU Michael Bartels	All
Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2001	OPC Euroteam	18	CHE Alain Menu	All
19	BEL Yves Olivier	1–7
31	VEN Johnny Cecotto	10
43	FIN JJ Lehto	8
44	FRA Éric Hélary	9

Race calendar and winners

Six rounds would be held in Germany, with the remainder in Belgium, Great Britain, Austria and the Netherlands. Both races at Hockenheim would take place on the new circuit for the first time.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning manufacturer
GER Hockenheimring	21 April	FRA Laurent Aïello	FRA Laurent Aïello	GER Martin Tomczyk	Team Abt Sportsline Junior	Audi	ARD
	GER Christian Abt	FRA Laurent Aïello	Team Abt Sportsline	Audi
BEL Zolder	5 May	GER Martin Tomczyk	GER Christian Abt	FRA Laurent Aïello	Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	ZDF
	FRA Laurent Aïello	FRA Laurent Aïello	Team Abt Sportsline	Audi
GBR Donington Park	19 May	GER Manuel Reuter	GER Timo Scheider	FRA Jean Alesi	Vodafone AMG Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz	ARD
	SUI Marcel Fässler	FRA Jean Alesi	Vodafone AMG Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz
GER Sachsenring	2 June	FRA Laurent Aïello	AUT Karl Wendlinger	FRA Laurent Aïello	Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	ZDF
	GER Michael Bartels	FRA Laurent Aïello	Team Abt Sportsline	Audi
GER Norisring	30 June	SWE Mattias Ekström	SWE Mattias Ekström	SWE Mattias Ekström	Team Abt	Audi	ZDF
	FRA Laurent Aïello	FRA Laurent Aïello	Team Abt Sportsline	Audi
GER Lausitzring	14 July	FRA Laurent Aïello	FRA Laurent Aïello	FRA Laurent Aïello	Team Abt Sportsline	Mercedes-Benz	ZDF
	GER Bernd Schneider	GER Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz
GER Nürburgring	4 August	GER Uwe Alzen	FRA Jean Alesi	GER Uwe Alzen	Warsteiner AMG Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz	ARD
	SWE Mattias Ekström	GER Uwe Alzen	Warsteiner AMG Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz
AUT A1-Ring	8 September	FRA Laurent Aïello	FRA Laurent Aïello	SWE Mattias Ekström	Team Abt	Audi	ARD
	GER Uwe Alzen	SUI Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz
NED Zandvoort	29 September	FRA Laurent Aïello	GER Christian Abt	SUI Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz	ARD
	SWE Mattias Ekström	SWE Mattias Ekström	Team Abt	Audi
GER Hockenheimring	6 October	GER Bernd Schneider	GER Bernd Schneider	FRA Laurent Aïello	Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	ZDF
	FRA Laurent Aïello	GER Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG Mercedes	Mercedes

Championship standings

;Scoring system Each round featured a "Qualifying Race", and the "Main Race".

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

Position	Points
1st	2nd
3	2

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

Position	Points
1st	2nd
10	6

Drivers' championship

Pos	Driver	HOC
GER	ZOL
BEL	DON
UK	SAC
GER	NOR
GER	LAU
GER	NÜR
GER	A1R
AUT	ZAN
NED	HOC
GER	Pts	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	Pos	Driver	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	Pts	HOC
GER	ZOL
BEL	DON
UK	SAC
GER	NOR
GER	LAU
GER	NÜR
GER	A1R
AUT	ZAN
NED	HOC
GER
FRA Laurent Aïello	2	1	1	1	18	DSQ	1	1	4	1	1	4	2	2	3	5	DSQ	6	1	6	70
GER Bernd Schneider	11	4	6	3	8	12	3	2	3	2	2	1	3	3	2	2	6	2	2	1	64
SWE Mattias Ekström	3	2	2	4	9	3	14	7	1	3	4	2	16	10	1	11	3	1	3	2	50
SUI Marcel Fässler	6	Ret	10	9	4	6	9	4	Ret	DNS	6	3	4	4	10	1	1	3	Ret	5	30
FRA Jean Alesi	8	3	9	10	1	1	16	Ret	5	4	14	8	11	Ret	4	3	14	8	Ret	Ret	24
GER Uwe Alzen	9	11	8	7	Ret	DNS	11	9	2	5	9	Ret	1	1	5	4	7	17	8	3	24
GER Christian Abt	4	7	5	2	12	2	8	16†	DSQ	DNS	3	7	5	9	12	9	2	7	5	13	15
GER Timo Scheider	5	5	4	5	5	Ret	7	6	Ret	DNS	13	10	9	7	11	8	8	5	7	4	10
SUI Alain Menu	17	9	17	14	6	8	2	3	14	Ret	8	11	7	Ret	7	6	4	Ret	18†	Ret	7
GER Manuel Reuter	18	17†	11	15	3	14†	18	Ret	8	7	11	5	8	6	8	7	5	4	6	Ret	7
GER Martin Tomczyk	1	Ret	21†	Ret	2	Ret	4	Ret	DNS	DNS	5	9	10	5	6	Ret	11	18	Ret	Ret	7
NED Christijan Albers	Ret	Ret	13	6	11	4	13	8	10	6	20	14	18	17	19	13	Ret	12	11	9	5
GER Joachim Winkelhock	16	10	18	17	Ret	DNS	5	5	6	Ret	7	6	13	15	9	19	15	10	9	7	3
AUT Karl Wendlinger	10	6	12	18	7	5	21†	DNS	Ret	12	10	Ret	6	12	13	16	9	19	4	Ret	3
GER Michael Bartels	13	14	3	8	13	Ret	10	11	DSQ	11	19	17	19	11	21	15	10	Ret	16	Ret	1
NED Patrick Huisman	20	12	7	12	16	7	20	14	Ret	10	15	12	14	18	17	12	13	16	17†	Ret	0
UK Peter Dumbreck	7	16†	16	13	17	10	12	10	12	9	16	15	17	8	15	18	18	13	13	12	0
GER Thomas Jäger	19	8	14	19†	10	11	15	15	7	Ret	12	13	7	13	14	17	12	9	15	11	0
GER Bernd Mayländer			19	16	14	9	19	13	11	8	17	Ret	21†	14	16	Ret	17	11	12	Ret	0
GER Stefan Mücke	12	Ret	15	11	15	13	17	Ret	9	Ret	18	16	12	17	20	14	19	15	10	8	0
FIN JJ Lehto															18	10					0
Venezuela Johnny Cecotto																			14	10	0
BEL Yves Olivier	14	13	20†	DNS	19†	Ret	6	12	13	13	21†	Ret	15	19†							0
FRA Éric Hélary																	16	14			0
GER Marcel Tiemann	15	15																			0

Bold – Pole

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

Teams' championship

Pos	Team	Car
No.	HOC
GER	ZOL
BEL	DON
UK	SAC
GER	NOR
GER	LAU
GER	NÜR
GER	A1R
AUT	ZAN
NED	HOC
GER	Pts	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	1	88	2	85	3	54	4	53	5	11	6	10	7	10	8	7	9	5	10	0	11	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	HOC
GER	ZOL
BEL	DON
UK	SAC
GER	NOR
GER	LAU
GER	NÜR
GER	A1R
AUT	ZAN
NED	HOC
GER
Vodafone AMG Mercedes	1	11	4	6	3	8	12	3	2	3	2	2	1	3	3	2	2	6	2	2	1
2	8	3	9	10	1	1	16	Ret	5	4	14	8	11	Ret	4	3	14	8	Ret	Ret
Team Abt Sportsline	3	2	1	1	1	18	DSQ	1	1	4	1	1	4	2	2	3	5	DSQ	6	1	6
10	4	7	5	2	12	2	8	16†	DSQ	DNS	3	7	5	9	12	9	2	7	5	13
Warsteiner AMG Mercedes	5	9	11	8	7	Ret	DNS	11	9	2	5	9	Ret	1	1	5	4	7	17	8	3
6	6	Ret	10	9	4	6	9	4	Ret	DNS	6	3	4	4	10	1	1	3	Ret	5
Team Abt	4	10	6	12	18	7	5	21†	DNS	Ret	12	10	Ret	6	12	13	16	9	19	4	Ret
9	3	2	2	4	9	3	14	7	1	3	4	2	16	10	1	11	3	1	3	2
OPC Team Holzer	14	5	5	4	5	5	Ret	7	6	Ret	DNS	13	10	9	7	11	8	8	5	7	4
15	13	14	3	8	13	Ret	10	11	DSQ	11	19	17	19	11	21	15	10	Ret	16	Ret
OPC Team Phoenix	7	18	17†	11	15	3	14†	18	Ret	8	7	11	5	8	6	8	7	5	4	6	Ret
8	16	10	18	17	Ret	DNS	5	5	6	Ret	7	6	13	15	9	19	15	10	9	7
OPC Euroteam	18	17	9	17	14	6	8	2	3	14	Ret	8	11	7	Ret	7	6	4	Ret	18†	Ret
19/31/
43/44	14	13	20†	DNS	19†	Ret	6	12	13	13	21†	Ret	15	19†	18	10	16	14	14	10
Team Abt Sportsline Junior	23	1	Ret	21†	Ret	2	Ret	4	Ret	DNS	DNS	5	9	10	5	6	Ret	11	18	Ret	Ret
Service 24h AMG Mercedes	24	12	Ret	15	11	15	13	17	Ret	9	Ret	18	16	12	17	20	14	19	15	10	8
42	Ret	Ret	13	6	11	4	13	8	10	6	20	14	18	17	19	13	Ret	12	11	9
Oase / CEB AMG Mercedes	16	15	15	19	16	14	9	19	13	11	8	17	Ret	21†	14	16	Ret	17	11	12	Ret
17	20	12	7	12	16	7	20	14	Ret	10	15	12	14	18	17	12	13	16	17†	Ret
Original-Teile AMG Mercedes	11	19	8	14	19†	10	11	15	15	7	Ret	12	13	7	13	14	17	12	9	15	11
12	7	16†	16	13	17	10	12	10	12	9	16	15	17	8	15	18	18	13	13	12

References

"Standing starts for the DTM in 2002". crash.net.
"DTM calendar 2002 approved". crash.net.
"DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2002: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine.

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