2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
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The 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirty-fifth season of the premier German motor racing championship and also the twenty-second season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000.
Maximilian Götz
Teams' Champion:
Red Bull AlphaTauri AF Corse
Manufacturers' Championship:
Mercedes-AMG
DTM Trophy
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
BMW M2 Cup
It was the first season of the DTM to be run under Group GT3 regulations, following the costly two-year "Class 1 Touring Cars" venture that led to Audi and BMW withdrawing manufacturer support from the series.[1][2][3][4][5]
Maximilian Götz won the drivers' championship in the last race, surrounded by a controversy due to a first-corner collision between his rivals Kelvin van der Linde and Liam Lawson, as well as team orders imposed by Mercedes-AMG in the closing laps.[6][7]