The 2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the fourteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also first season under the moniker of

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, commonly abbreviated as the DTM, is a sports car racing series sanctioned by ADAC. The series is based in Germany, with rounds elsewhere in Europe. The series currently races a modified version of Group GT3 gra ...

since the original series' demise in 1996. Nine events were held with two 40-minute races at each racing weekend.

Pre-season

This was the resurrected DTM's first season since the cancellation of the

Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft The Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) was a touring car racing series held from 1984 to 1996. Originally based in Germany, it held additional rounds elsewhere in Europe and later worldwide. The original DTM had resumed racing with produc ...

at the end of 1996. Mercedes returned to the series after their unfortunate CLR Le Mans project along with H.W.A GmbH and

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. They were joined by

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, who brought along the Holzer, Phoenix,

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and Euroteam from the

German Super Touring Championship The Super Tourenwagen Cup, or German Supertouring Championship, was a touring car racing series held between 1994 and 1999 in Germany. The championship was established when BMW and Audi both left the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) in 199 ...

(STW) where they had raced in 1999. The resumption of DTM also meant the end of STW.

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did not enter, but was still represented through the semi-independent

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team. Two additional teams also ran Mercedes; they were Persson Motorsport and

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Teams and drivers

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop. # – Audi did not enter as a manufacturer but

entered as a semi-independent team.

Race calendar and winners

All races were held in Germany. Each weekend feature two 100 km races, with equal points scales.

Drivers' championship

† Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

References

External links

* * https://web.archive.org/web/20121001235102/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/25-2000/ {{Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Seasons Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters seasons