The idea of a new touring car series was born in 1983 and unlike other championships it did not group the field in various classifications The driver to finish first was the winner a transpar ent concept that was working well in the French Touring Car Championship too The champion ship which in 1984 began as Deutsche Produk tionswagen Meisterschaft German Production Car Championship evolved into the most im portant international touring car series DTM over the period of more than three decades Editorial 2 Schaeffler and the DTM 4 Pictures of successful years 10 DTM innovations 12 The Schaeffler Audi RS 5 DTM 14 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 15 Mike Rockenfeller 16 All 2017 races and results 54 Double interview with board members 56 Schaeffler in motorsport 58 The future of the IC engine 60 Schaeffler and Audi 62 The Schaeffler Group 64 Schaeffler and the DTM facts figures Content The DTM has been delivering top class touring car racing for more than 30 years The German manufacturers Audi BMW and Mercedes Benz and renowned drivers battle for positions and points within the range of thousandths I still remember the early years of the DTM well when serious am ateur drivers in race cars that some of them had prepared in their own garages would give their best on tracks as spectacular as the air field circuits in Diepholz or Mainz Finthen Even back in those days Schaeffler with its LuK product brand supported a number of teams and drivers The series has long evolved into a premier one in European motorsport Nobody with an in terest in top notch touring car racing can ignore the DTM anymore Three German premium manu facturers Audi BMW and Mercedes have been involved for years Highly professional teams and some of the world s best drivers fight gripping battles Since 2011 Schaeffler has been on the DTM grid with a race car of its own Right in our debut season and again in 2013 we celebrated the drivers title win In 2017 our campaigner Mike Rockenfeller in the Schaeffler Audi RS 5 DTM had the chance to become champion up until the last race On the following 64 pages you can find out why ultimately the triumph was missed by just a few points and read other stories centered on the DTM and Schaeffler s commitment Enjoy the read Jörg Walz Vice President Communications and Marketing Schaeffler Automotive class of its own Motorsport in a 2
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