Paul di Resta (left) won his first Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Championship, shortly before announcing his move to Formula One in 2011 while Gary Paffett (right) finished second in the championship.

The 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-fourth season of premier German touring car championship and also eleventh season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) since the series' resumption in 2000. The season began on 25 April at the Hockenheimring, and ended on 28 November at the Shanghai Street Circuit, after eleven rounds held in Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy and China. Having finished second in 2008 and third in 2009, HWA Team's Paul di Resta became champion for the first time, having come out on top of a three-way title battle in Shanghai.

The 2010 season would be Dunlop's final season as the sole tyre supplier in DTM as the company announced on 19 November 2010 that it would not renew its contract at the end of the season. After several months of deliberation, Hankook was chosen as the tyre supplier for the 2011 season.^[1]

Di Resta had trailed teammate Bruno Spengler – a race winner at Lausitz and the Nürburgring – by as many as fifteen points after four races, but by the ninth race, di Resta had taken the championship lead after five top-two finishes including three wins. A poor finish for di Resta at Adria – ninth after being helped into spins by Audi drivers Mike Rockenfeller and Miguel Molina – coupled with Spengler's third place allowed the Canadian driver to take a three-point lead into the final race. Another HWA driver, 2005 season champion Gary Paffett remained in mathematical contention, succeeding in needing a top-two finish at Adria, which left him nine points behind with ten available. Spengler left himself immediately in trouble in Shanghai, crashing during the qualification session which left him 17th on the grid, while di Resta and Paffett lined up on the front row. Spengler could only advance to thirteenth in the race, while his teammates battled for victory. Ultimately, Paffett won the race – ended early due to a collision between Rockenfeller and Susie Stoddart – but di Resta's second place allowed him to take the championship by four points. Paffett's victory also enabled him to overhaul Spengler for second place, by just one point.

Best of the rest went to the defending two-time champion Timo Scheider, who finished as top Audi in fourth place in the championship standings. Scheider, albeit scoring in each of the first five races, struggled for form in the early running, but recovered towards the end of the season and took a single victory during the season, winning at Adria. Mattias Ekström was the only other Audi driver to win a race during the season, winning the series' inaugural race at Valencia but only returned twice to the podium after that; finishing the season in fifth place. Jamie Green was the season's other race-winner, winning for the third season in a row at the Norisring, each of which had been taken in a 2008-specification car. Green finished three points behind Ekström, in sixth place in the points standings.

• With the championship undergoing a development freeze until the 2011 season, teams will use 2008 and 2009 cars only.^[2]

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

Make	Car	Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Audi	Audi A4 DTM 2009	Abt Sportsline	1	Timo Scheider[3]	All
			2	Oliver Jarvis[4]	All
			5	Mattias Ekström[3]	All
			6	Martin Tomczyk[3]	All
	Audi A4 DTM 2008		18	Miguel Molina[3]	All
		Team Phoenix	9	Alexandre Prémat[3]	1–10
				Darryl O'Young[5]	11
			10	Mike Rockenfeller[3]	All
		Team Rosberg	14	Markus Winkelhock[3]	All
			15	Katherine Legge[3]	All
Mercedes-Benz	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2009	HWA Team	3	Gary Paffett[6]	All
			4	Bruno Spengler[7]	All
			7	Paul di Resta[8]	All
			8	Ralf Schumacher[9]	All
	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008	Persson Motorsport	11	Jamie Green[10]	All
			12	Susie Stoddart[11]	All
			21	Congfu Cheng[12]	All
		Mücke Motorsport	16	Maro Engel[7]	All
			17	David Coulthard[13]	All

Changed Teams

• Oliver Jarvis: Team Phoenix → Abt Sportsline
• Katherine Legge: Abt Sportsline → Team Rosberg
• Mike Rockenfeller: Team Rosberg → Team Phoenix

Entering DTM

• Congfu Cheng: A1 Grand Prix (A1 Team China) → Persson Motorsport
• David Coulthard: Sabbatical → Mücke Motorsport
• Miguel Molina: Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Ultimate Motorsport) → Abt Sportsline
• Darryl O'Young: World Touring Car Championship (bamboo-engineering) → Team Phoenix

Leaving DTM

• Christian Bakkerud: Kolles Futurecom-TME → 24 Hours of Le Mans (Kolles)
• Tomáš Kostka: Kolles Futurecom-BRT → Auto GP (Charouz-Gravity Racing)
• Tom Kristensen: Abt Sportsline → DTM retirement; Sportscars only.
• Mathias Lauda: Mücke Motorsport → Porsche Supercup (Porsche)
• Johannes Seidlitz: Kolles Futurecom-BRT → FIA GT3 European Championship (Team Rosberg)

• A nine-round calendar was announced on 18 December 2009.^[14] This was later expanded to ten races, with the addition of a street race in Shanghai, China that was announced on 28 January 2010. This race closed the season on 28 November.^[15] On 15 July 2010, it was announced that an additional round would take place on 31 October at Adria; returning to the circuit which held races in 2003 and 2004.^[16]

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Hockenheimring (GP Circuit)	25 April	Gary Paffett	Bruno Spengler	Gary Paffett	HWA Team
2	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	23 May	Mattias Ekström	Mattias Ekström	Mattias Ekström	Abt Sportsline
3	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	6 June	Paul di Resta	Mike Rockenfeller	Bruno Spengler	HWA Team
4	Norisring, Nuremberg	4 July	Ralf Schumacher	Ralf Schumacher	Jamie Green	Persson Motorsport
5	Nürburgring	8 August	Mattias Ekström	Bruno Spengler	Bruno Spengler	HWA Team
6	Circuit Park Zandvoort	22 August	Timo Scheider	Timo Scheider	Gary Paffett	HWA Team
7	Brands Hatch, Kent	5 September	Paul di Resta	Miguel Molina	Paul di Resta	HWA Team
8	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	19 September	Paul di Resta	Timo Scheider	Paul di Resta	HWA Team
9	Hockenheimring (National Circuit)	17 October	Timo Scheider	Paul di Resta	Paul di Resta	HWA Team
10	Adria International Raceway	31 October	Gary Paffett	Mattias Ekström	Timo Scheider	Abt Sportsline
11	Shanghai Street Circuit	28 November	Paul di Resta	David Coulthard	Gary Paffett	HWA Team

Pos Driver HOC VAL LAU NOR NÜR ZAN BRH OSC HOC ADR SHA Points 1 Paul di Resta 4 5 2 10 2 2 1 1 1 9 2 71 2 Gary Paffett 1 7 5 6 3 1 5 4 4 2 1 67 3 Bruno Spengler 2 2 1 3 1 7 2 2 Ret 3 13 66 4 Timo Scheider 7 4 8 5 4 3 3 11 2 1 3 53 5 Mattias Ekström 6 1 Ret 2 7 4 Ret 3 Ret 8 9 35 6 Jamie Green 3 9 3 1 5 10 10 7 8 12 6 32 7 Mike Rockenfeller 5 6 4 12 9 13 9 5 3 16 12 22 8 Martin Tomczyk 17† DSQ 6 8 13 8 7 8 5 6 4 20 9 Oliver Jarvis Ret 14† 11 4 11 6 6 13 6 5 17 18 10 Miguel Molina 8 8 13 Ret 14 5 4 Ret Ret 17† 5 15 11 Alexandre Prémat 10 3 Ret 7 Ret 11 8 6 Ret Ret 12 12 Markus Winkelhock 15 15† 10 Ret Ret DNS 15† Ret Ret 4 7 7 13 Susie Stoddart 11 10 7 15 Ret 15 Ret 10 7 14 11 4 14 Ralf Schumacher 9 Ret 9 11 6 9 Ret 9 Ret 11 10 3 15 Maro Engel 16 11 15 9 8 Ret 11 12 9 7 16 3 16 David Coulthard 12 13† Ret 13 10 12 12 14 Ret 10 8 1 17 Congfu Cheng 13 12 12 14 12 16 13 Ret Ret 13 15 0 18 Katherine Legge 14 DNS 14 16 15 14 14 Ret Ret 15 14 0 – Darryl O'Young DNS 0 Pos Driver HOC VAL LAU NOR NÜR ZAN BRH OSC HOC ADR SHA Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

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

Pos.	Team	No.	HOC	VAL	LAU	NOR	NÜR	ZAN	BRH	OSC	HOC	ADR	SHA	Points
1	Salzgitter / Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG	3	1	7	5	6	3	1	5	4	4	2	1	133
		4	2	2	1	3	1	7	2	2	Ret	3	13
2	Laureus AMG Mercedes	7	4	5	2	10	2	2	1	1	1	9	2	74
		8	9	Ret	9	11	6	9	Ret	9	Ret	11	10
3	Audi Sport Team Abt	1	7	4	8	5	4	3	3	11	2	1	3	71
		2	Ret	14†	11	4	11	6	6	13	6	5	17
4	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	5	6	1	Ret	2	7	4	Ret	3	Ret	8	9	55
		6	17†	DSQ	6	8	13	8	7	8	5	6	4
5	TV Spielfilm / Junge Sterne AMG Mercedes	11	3	9	3	1	5	10	10	7	8	12	6	36
		12	11	10	7	15	Ret	15	Ret	10	7	14	11
6	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	9	10	3	Ret	7	Ret	11	8	6	Ret	Ret	DNS	34
		10	5	6	4	12	9	13	9	5	3	16	12
7	Audi Sport Rookie Team Abt	18	8	8	13	Ret	14	5	4	Ret	Ret	17†	5	15
8	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	14	15	15†	10	Ret	Ret	DNS	15†	Ret	Ret	4	7	7
		15	14	DNS	14	16	15	14	14	Ret	Ret	15	14
8	Deutsche Post / GQ AMG Mercedes	16	16	11	15	9	8	Ret	11	12	9	7	16	4
		17	12	13†	Ret	13	10	12	12	14	Ret	10	8
Pos.	Team	No.	HOC	VAL	LAU	NOR	NÜR	ZAN	BRH	OSC	HOC	ADR	SHA	Points

• The official website of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters