There was a sizeable dollop of controversy when the DTM announced it would end its current Class 1 rules – which allowed manufacturers to create truly spectacular high-powered, flame-spitting silhouette racing cars that actually bore little resemblance to the production models they were based upon – and switch to the more regulated world of GT3 racing. But one year down the line and it looks like the DTM has pulled it off.
Despite there being multiple GT3-based contests across the globe – including the actual creator of GT3 in the first place, SRO’s own GT World Challenge contest – the championship boasted a 19-strong full-season grid featuring some of the finest GT racing marques and teams on the planet, not to mention a smattering of star names at their wheels.
It also produced one of the tightest seasons in recent history, with four different brands winning races – Audi, Ferrari, BMW and Mercedes – run by six different teams, and the wins were shared between seven…
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