Races Each of the 18 classifi cation races in the upcoming season will cover a 55 minute distance plus one lap As a result the race du ration of a weekend is extended by ten minutes compared with last year 60 and 40 minutes Radio During the races radio communica tions between the pit lane and the driver are prohibited As a result the driver has to as sume clearly more responsibility and make de cisions himself The radio ban is only lifted in a few exceptional situations such as a safety car period Heating blankets The utilization of heating blankets is prohibited Consequently the drivers have to fi rst bring their tires up to the optimum tem perature both at the start and after the pit stop This opens up opportunities for additional overtaking maneuvers Pit stops In each race a mandatory pit stop no earlier than after the fi rst and no later than af ter the last race lap has to be made This re sults in many tactical opportunities to defi ne the race strategy The teams have to perform their tire changes with clearly fewer crew mem bers than before and may use only two impact wrenches As a result the pitting time of the cars inevitably becomes longer and every sin gle mechanic has additional tasks to perform and thus more responsibility than before Racing time In 2017 the times at which the DTM race cars can be seen on track will be longer than before In addition to the two races they will continue to be out during the free practice sessions each lasting for 30 minutes on Fri day Saturday and Sunday plus in the two qualifying sessions of 20 minutes each This results in a total driving time of four hours per race weekend Sport 7

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