2016 DTM calendar announced

Next season will see the DTM sticking to its proven format of nine two-race rounds.

The schedule, which has just been published, begins and ends at Hockenheim. In between, the championship is due to visit both German and foreign circuits. However, for the third year running, there won't be an event in Britain.

Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM 2016 Front Side
Mercedes-AMG has already unveiled the C 63 DTM, its 2016 car.

In fact, apart from some date moves, just one major change has been made compared to 2015: the Hungaroring returns as a venue, replacing Oschersleben.

2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters – Calendar
Race Date Circuit Country
1, 2 07, 08 May Hockenheimring Germany
3, 4 21, 22 May Red Bull Ring Spielberg Austria
5, 6 04, 05 June EuroSpeedway Lausitz Germany
7, 8 25, 26 June Norisring Germany
9, 10 16, 17 July Zandvoort Netherlands
11, 12 20, 21 August Moscow Raceway Russia
13, 14 10, 11 September Nürburgring Germany
15, 16 24, 25 September Hungaroring Hungary
17, 18 15, 16 October Hockenheimring Germany

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