2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

A provisional eleven-round calendar was announced on 23 October 2012, and the final schedule was published on 21 November 2012. A revised calendar was released by series organisers on 19 December 2012, with the Norisring round moved back by a week to avoid a clash with the . To accommodate the change of date, the Zandvoort meeting was moved from July to September, and would become the penultimate event of the season, with the Oschersleben and second Hockenheim meetings also being held later than originally scheduled. ==Rule changes==

Technical • For the first time that all-DTM cars introduced the F1-style Drag Reduction Systems (DRS) to adjust the rear wing and assist overtaking with rear wing inclination angle to 15°. • The minimum weight of the cars has been increased from due to better aerodynamic reasons. • The softer option tyre were introduced to improve spectacle and more degradable as well as pit stop window allocation tweaked. Results summary Calendar changes • The 2013 season saw the DTM series travel to Russia for the first time, with the inclusion of a round at the Moscow Raceway scheduled for August. • The non-championship exhibition rounds held at the Munich Olympic Stadium in 2011 and 2012 was discontinued in 2013. • The race at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain – which had been included on the DTM calendar in 2011 and 2012 – was discontinued. ==Teams and drivers==

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Hankook. Team changes • After competing with six cars in 2012, BMW increased its involvement in the series by expanding to eight cars. • Rahel Frey, who drove for Audi in 2011 and 2012, left the series and joined Audi's GT programme. Marco Wittmann was promoted to a race seat for the 2013 season, ==Results and standings==

Results summary ;Notes Championship standings ;Scoring system Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows: ;Drivers' championship Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap • † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance. ;Teams' championship Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap ;Manufacturers' championship ==References==