2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters


The 2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the sixteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also third season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. There were ten race weekends with two races; a 30 km qualifying race and a 100 km main race at each event.
Laurent Aïello was the Drivers Champion driving an Audi, and HWA Team were the Teams Champion utilising Mercedes-Benz cars.

Changes for 2002

Rule Changes
Calendar Changes

Teams and drivers

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.
CarTeamDriversRounds
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002HWA Team1

Race calendar and winners

Six rounds would be held in Germany, with the remainder in Belgium, Great Britain, Austria and the Netherlands. Both races at Hockenheim would take place on the new circuit for the first time.

Championship standings

;Scoring system
Each round featured a "Qualifying Race", and the "Main Race".
  • In the "Qualifying Race", the top 3 finishers were awarded points as follows;
Position 1st 2nd 3rd
Points321

  • In the "Main Race", the top 6 finishers were awarded points as follows;
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Points1064321

Drivers' championship

  • † – Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.