2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
The 2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the fifteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also second season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. There were ten race weekends with one race at each event.
Teams and drivers
The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.Race calendar and winners
Two international rounds were added: A1-Ring in Austria and Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Each weekend comprised a 30 km qualifying race and a 100 km main race.Drivers' Championship
;Scoring systemEach round featured a "Qualifying Race", and the "Main Race".
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Points | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- In the "Main Race", the top 6 finishers were awarded points as follows;
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.