2013 DTM calendar

Just a few days after Canadian Bruno Spengler secured the 2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) drivers’ championship in his Team Schnitzer BMW M3, the series organisers have announced next year’s schedule.

BMW M3 DTM 2012 (Bruno Spengler) Front

There are still eleven rounds on the calendar, but the big news is that Moscow will be hosting an event for the first time. While such a move should help further expand the appeal of the DTM, it also highlights the growing importance of the Russian market to participants Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

The remainder is largely unchanged, although the non-points scoring round at Munich’s Olympic Stadium disappears, as does the Valencia race which currently leaves a gap at the end of September. The good news for DTM fans in the UK is that Brands Hatch keeps its May slot.

2013 DTM - Provisional Calendar
Round Date Circuit Country
1 5th May Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg Germany
2 19th May Brands Hatch Great Britain
3 2nd June Red Bull Ring Spielberg Austria
4 16th June Lausitzring Germany
5 7th July Norisring Germany
6 21st July Circuit Park Zandvoort Netherlands
7 4th August Moscow Russia
8 18th August Nürburgring Germany
9 15th September Motorsport Arena Oschersleben Germany
10 29th September TBA TBA
11 20th October Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg Germany

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