DTM by numbers: Round 10, Hockenheim
2003-10-24 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
The final race of the 2003 DTM season, Hockenheim, saw Bernd Schneider claim his fourth title in the series and his third since it was revived in 2000. All hail the 'new' champion but, to be honest, the hoped-for finale showdown fell just a little bit fl Read the article >
DTM by Numbers: Round nine, Zandvoort
2003-10-01 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
The Zandvoort weekend was an active one, with one or two surprises thrown into the mix in qualifying and one or two inadvisable acts of stupidity in the race. Acts of stupidity in DTM are commonplace but an Opel on pole is not, Read the article >
DTM by Numbers: Round eight, A1-Ring
2003-09-17 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
Last year the A1-Ring proved the highlight of the season with quite possibly the maddest DTM race ever. This time around it was just as thrilling, and by the end I was chewing cushions and other soft furnishings between shrieking hysterically and hiding Read the article >
DTM by numbers: round seven, Nurburgring
2003-08-26 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
You may wonder what pogonophobia has to do with motor racing. You may be wondering what the heck pogonophobia is. The phobia in que... Read the article >
DTM by numbers: round six, Donington
2003-08-14 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
Surprisingly, I managed not to explode at Donington. My excitement fuse fizzed and spluttered close to detonation point on more than... Read the article >
DTM mid-season review
2003-07-07 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
Like most other racing series, the DTM is now midway through its season and it's time for a look at how things are progressing... Read the article >
DTM by numbers: round five, Norisring
2003-06-25 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
After the relative sedateness of Lausitz, DTM action returned at Norisring with the usual mayhem and a couple of delightful acts of... Read the article >
DTM by numbers: round four, Lausitz
2003-06-11 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
The most remarkable thing about the fourth race of the season at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz was that virtually nothing happened. Read the article >
DTM by numbers: round three, Nürburgring
2003-05-29 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
Mercedes continued playing musical chairs with its drivers at the Nürburgring, but this time it was Patrick Huisman getting the hea Read the article >
DTM by numbers: round two, Adria
2003-05-13 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
The Adria International Raceway, as it is grandly titled, is new to the DTM calendar. The teams tested at the circuit, north of Ven Read the article >
DTM by numbers: The madness returns!
2003-04-30 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
I'm going to be utterly insane by the end of this DTM season. Having just about regained my marbles after last season, the first race of 2003 had me... Read the article >
Non-stop action for Marcel Fässler
2003-03-05 Special Features
Nikki Reynolds
What, do you suppose, does a DTM driver do over the winter when there's no racing? Puts his feet up and relaxes? Goes down to the pub? Plays golf? Well, actually that last is not so far from the truth for some. Marcel.... Read the article >
Jean Alesi: Shrugging off F1 gentility
2002-11-27 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
The German Touring Car championship (DTM) is by no means an easy ride. To win the title takes more than a driver having more experience, a faster car or a quicker pit crew. It requires balls, and big ones at that. In Formula One in recent years, being at Read the article >
DTM 2002: A champion season for excitement
2002-10-22 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
For 10 Sundays between April and October a vast amount of noise, excitement and crashing went on at various locations around Europe. The growl of revving engines, the roar of crowds and the freque$ Read the article >
DTM by the numbers, Round 10 Hockenheim
2002-10-13 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
They promised the final race of the DTM season at Hockenheim would be a good one and, oh boy, it was a corker. Talk about going out with a bang! Or in this case quite a few bangs. There were crash Read the article >
DTM by the numbers, Round Nine: Zandvoort
2002-10-02 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
The DTM has a new champion after Zandvoort and a very deserving one at that. Many congratulations to Laurent Aiello, who managed Read the article >
DTM by the numbers, Round eight, A1-Ring
2002-09-11 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
I should be in hospital. If not a medical one, then at least one of the comfy-padded-cells and jackets-with-intriguingly-inescapable-arms type. What has that got to do with the price of lemons, I... Read the article >
German Touring Cars pursue safety in an unsafe sport
2002-08-24 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
Anyone who follows motorsport will have seen some scary-looking crashes at some time or another and marveled how drivers have walked away. Sadly, sometimes they don't walk away, but these days... Read the article >
DTM by numbers: Round seven, Nurburgring
2002-08-08 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
The on track battles in the DTM get more heated as the season advances and the Nurburgring proved no exception. The top four were separated by just over a second as they crossed the line and Uwe... Read the article >
DTM by the numbers: Round six, EuroSpeedway
2002-07-17 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
It was another entertaining race for DTM fans at the EuroSpeedway, with Mercedes form continuing to improve and the ongoing battle between reigning champion Bernd Schneider and, current leader in the standings, Read the article >
DTM by Numbers: Round five, Norisring - crashing and bouncing
2002-07-09 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
Norisring was interestingly bouncy. Not so much the track itself but the amount of folks bouncing off each other and assorted inanimate objects was most enthusiastically done. Aside from the crashing and bouncing, the other... Read the article >
DTM by Numbers: Round 4, Sachsenring
2002-06-05 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
Abt continue to be unnervingly good and Laurent Aiello won his third victory at the Sachsenring. In fact he showed off a bit, winning the qualifying race and the main race just to be clever. Makes... Read the article >
DTM by Numbers: Round 3, Donington - as incomprehensible as ever
2002-05-25 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
For Round Three the weather decided to be contrary, although not quite Read the article >
Marcel Fässler going the right way
2002-05-22 Special Features
Nikki Reynolds
Switzerland's Marcel Fässler joined the DTM with Mercedes when the series was re-launched in 2000 and was Rookie of the Year along with coming fourth overall in the championship. In 2001 he was fourth again and stayed with the Warsteiner AMG Mercedes team Read the article >
DTM Round One by the numbers -- NOT!
2002-04-25 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
The DTM season arrived last weekend and it was a welcome distraction from the more sedate art of Formula One. F1 does have its moments and they can be spectacular, but let's face it, ontrack Read the article >
Driving Tin-tops Masterclass: DTM basics with Marcel Fässler
2001-12-11 Special Features
Nikki Reynolds
Motorsport.com talks with Marcel Fässler about the basics of the German Touring Masters series Read the article >