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 [ 1]
Standing starts were introduced for the first time.
Formula One points system was adopted.HANS devices were mandatory for all drivers.Calendar Changes [ 2]
Teams and drivers
The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop .
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.
Championship standings
Scoring system Each round featured a "Qualifying Race", and the "Main Race".[ 3]
In the "Qualifying Race", the top 3 finishers were awarded points as follows;[ 3]
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
Points
3
2
1
In the "Main Race", the top 6 finishers were awarded points as follows;[ 3]
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Points
10
6
4
3
2
1
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
† – Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Pos
Team
Car
HOC ZOL DON SAC NOR LAU NÜR A1R ZAN HOC Pts
1
Vodafone AMG Mercedes
1
11
4
6
3
8
12
3
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
6
2
2 1
88
2
8
3
9
10
1
1
16
Ret
5
4
14
8
11
Ret
4
3
14
8
Ret
Ret
2
Team Abt Sportsline
3
2 1
1
1 18
DSQ
1
1
4
1
1 4
2
2
3 5
DSQ
6
1
6 85
10
4
7
5
2
12
2
8
16†
DSQ
DNS
3
7
5
9
12
9
2
7
5
13
3
Warsteiner AMG Mercedes
5
9
11
8
7
Ret
DNS
11
9
2
5
9
Ret
1
1
5
4
7
17
8
3
54
6
6
Ret
10
9
4
6
9
4
Ret
DNS
6
3
4
4
10
1
1
3
Ret
5
4
Team Abt
4
10
6
12
18
7
5
21 †
DNS
Ret
12
10
Ret
6
12
13
16
9
19
4
Ret
53
9
3
2
2
4
9
3
14
7
1 3
4
2
16
10
1
11
3
1
3
2
5
OPC Team Holzer
14
5
5
4
5
5
Ret
7
6
Ret
DNS
13
10
9
7
11
8
8
5
7
4
11
15
13
14
3
8
13
Ret
10
11
DSQ
11
19
17
19
11
21
15
10
Ret
16
Ret
6
OPC Team Phoenix
7
18
17†
11
15
3
14†
18
Ret
8
7
11
5
8
6
8
7
5
4
6
Ret
10
8
16
10
18
17
Ret
DNS
5
5
6
Ret
7
6
13
15
9
19
15
10
9
7
7
OPC Euroteam
18
17
9
17
14
6
8
2
3
14
Ret
8
11
7
Ret
7
6
4
Ret
18†
Ret
10
19/31/
14
13
20†
DNS
19†
Ret
6
12
13
13
21†
Ret
15
19†
18
10
16
14
14
10
8
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
7
9
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
5
42
Ret
Ret
13
6
11
4
13
8
10
6
20
14
18
17
19
13
Ret
12
11
9
10
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
0
17
20
12
7
12
16
7
20
14
Ret
10
15
12
14
18
17
12
13
16
17†
Ret
11
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
0
12
7
16†
16
13
17
10
12
10
12
9
16
15
17
8
15
18
18
13
13
12
Pos
Team
Car
Pts
HOC ZOL DON SAC NOR LAU NÜR A1R ZAN HOC
References
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