DTM

  • With 84 wins from 158 races (win rate of 53%), the AMG Mercedes C-Class is the most successful car in DTM history
  • The DTM finale at Hockenheim is the last race under the current technical regulations and is also the last for the AMG Mercedes C Class
  • With 164 wins, ten drivers’ championships, nine constructors’ championships and thirteen team titles, Mercedes-Benz is the most successful marque in the DTM
  • In addition to DTM record champion Bernd Schneider (six DTM/ITC titles), three other drivers have won titles with Mercedes-Benz: Klaus Ludwig (twice), Gary Paffett and Paul di Resta (once each)

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PeterH on April 6th, 2011

David Coulthard and Ralf Schumacher to race for Mercedes-Benz in the 2011 DTM

  • David Coulthard (40) and Ralf Schumacher (35) will both race the AMG Mercedes C-Class during the 2011 season
  • This will be Schumacher’s fourth DTM season and his third with the HWA team. As in 2010, Coulthard will be with Team Mücke Motorsport
  • Ralf Schumacher will drive the Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C‑Class
  • David Coulthard lines up in the Deutsche Post AMG Mercedes C‑Class: “My year of apprenticeship is over – now I’m looking to make some real progress.”
  • The new DTM season begins on 1st May 2011 in Hockenheim (more…)

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PeterH on November 28th, 2010

  • Bruno Spengler 13th in the race after qualifying crash and 17th starting position, and third in the championship
  • 11 DTM races 2010 and nine wins for AMG Mercedes

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Pole Position for Paul Di Resta Ahead of Gary Paffett and Jamie Green

  • Championship leader Bruno Spengler 17th on the grid after accident in Q1 and repairs
Paul Di Resta (AMG Mercedes C-Class) will start Sunday’s 11th and final round of the 2010 DTM at Shanghai, China from pole position whilst Gary Paffett (Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Class) will start the race second on the grid.

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PeterH on November 24th, 2010

Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Class), current leader in the DTM points standings after ten races in the 2010 DTM season:

“Finishing in third place in Adria and taking over at the top of the table is the ideal position to be in for the DTM finale in China – I can hardly wait to line up on the starting grid in Shanghai. I could win the title there in my own right, and I’ll be doing everything I can to achieve that. (more…)

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PeterH on October 16th, 2010

Gary Paffett Third on the Grid

Rain in Hockenheim: Paul Di Resta fifth, Bruno Spengler 11th

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PeterH on October 14th, 2010

Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Class), current leader in the DTM after eight races in the 2010 season:

“German Final race at Hockenheim, full house, excitement and all-out attack – all this goes together. In the last race Paul recovered some points but in Hockenheim I want to stand right at the top of the podium and lay the foundation stone for this with an excellent qualification result. The enthusiasm of the fans at the Mercedes-Benz grandstand and Motodrom will spur me on all the more as this time I come to Hockenheim as front runner, three races before the end of the championship.” (more…)

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