DTM 2012

[GutZ]

No not realy true, 2011 regulations sets the max wider of the cars without mirrors in 1950 mm and not 1850 mm

Where do you have this info from?

Article 5.1.5: The bodywork width of the car without homologated external view mirrors must not exceed 1850 mm.

http://www.dmsb.de/downloads/472/2011_D ... ations.pdf

Sorry, your right, defenetly 2011 stepulate the max wide of the cars at 1850, even in 2011 they seem wider but is not, 1950 mm is the max for 2012 says the manufactors, the shape of the cars is well made but i wouldnt undress the cars of aero that much, one characteristic that define dtm is there unike silouetes, 2011 was too much i agree but 2006 was very good!

[matt21]

BMW M3 in new "old" colors

[Morteza]

Bruno Spengler joins BMW :

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95679

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

Bruno Spengler joins BMW :

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95679

The traitor!

Seriously though, good luck to him...BMW have a gem of a tin top racer.

[raymondu999]

That's been an open secret for a long time. I seem to remember it was an open secret even back in the DTM opener this year in Hockenheim.

[GutZ]

Hello, enyone knows any news about the 2012 technical regulations? it should be released by now but there is nothing available so far, i was interessed on the rim size and tyre mesure, i cant find this info anywhere, if some one could provide me some info! Thanks in advance!

[matt21]

2011:
Front 260/660 R18
Rear 280/660 R18

2012:
Front 300/680 R18
Rear 320/710 R 18

[aleksandergreat]

Guys it isnt Bmw more aerodynamic? Look at this smoth curved frond fender on hood... An have sligh longer side air canal (smaller angle)?

[Nando]

Wow amazing qualifying!

Werner could have taken pole but locked the fronts into the haripin.
BMW and Audi had 4 cars in Top 10, Mercedes 2.
BMW´s looks very strong when they hit the sweet spot.

ave to say i enjoyed the qualifying format and the shoot-out.

[Pierce89]

Ecky be's da man yo

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

So Mercedes draw first blood in the new DTM with a 1-2!

Well done to messr's Paffett and Green

[wunderkind]

So Mercedes draw first blood in the new DTM with a 1-2!

Well done to messr's Paffett and Green

Mercedes looked good.

Also, the Hockenheim opener is, historically, a good indication of who the eventual champion will be. But Mercedes won the first race last year but did not go on to win the championship.............

These days, I prefer the Aussie V8 Supercar series. The series is very similar to DTM with lots of 'control' components. Thirty 500bhp 1,300kg beasts roaming around the track on skinny tyres make for exciting racing with lots of fender-bending actions. The series used to be a bit boring before the big monies arrived to support the series. But it is now more akin to the DTM of the late 1980's and early 1990's - i.e. non-stop actions!!!

[Pierce89]

So Mercedes draw first blood in the new DTM with a 1-2!

Well done to messr's Paffett and Green

Mercedes looked good.

Also, the Hockenheim opener is, historically, a good indication of who the eventual champion will be. But Mercedes won the first race last year but did not go on to win the championship.............

These days, I prefer the Aussie V8 Supercar series. The series is very similar to DTM with lots of 'control' components. Thirty 500bhp 1,300kg beasts roaming around the track on skinny tyres make for exciting racing with lots of fender-bending actions. The series used to be a bit boring before the big monies arrived to support the series. But it is now more akin to the DTM of the late 1980's and early 1990's - i.e. non-stop actions!!!

actually the Aussie V8 make more like 600hp

[raymondu999]

That Merc has got quite the race pace...

[tomislavp4]

It was a nice race, a bit boring at times but overall a good race. The race-pace of the Mercs was unbelivable, who would´ve thought they´d win after that dissapointing quali BMW´s situation was the exact opposite, nice quali but they dissapointed in the race.

Btw, how many cars did Ralf hit anyways?