DTM 2020 FINALE

This is where everything ends as the DTM 2020 season returned to Hockenheimring for the season finale that will mark an end of an era for Audi and BMW as next season will focus more on privateers rather than factory-backed ones.

Before the final race weekend of the season, the DTM organizers announced a major overhaul for next season with DTM Trophy, DTM esports, and DTM Classic sub-series gaining some revisions as well and the introduction of the first-ever DTM Electric.

With future plans set, the DTM 2020 finale kicked off at Hockenheimring as the title fight between Rene Rast and Nico Muller delivered the biggest sendoff of the season.

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The last two races became a sword-fencing competition for Nico Muller and Rene Rast, with the former won the first race and the latter won the second race. It was too close to call but with the total of 353 points, Rene Rast, the Audi driver, is crowned the 2020 DTM champion.

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsEfzRkozT0&list=PLrjmhNF7Jz1xn6DYNsG3vvEEFUQ21U2ma

What a way to say goodbye to Audi as the top three drivers in the leaderboard are all Audi drivers with Rast named the champion, Muller in 2nd, and Robin Frijns in 3rd. Mike Rockenfeller, who finished the season in 4th place, is also an Audi driver. As BMW says goodbye to DTM after this season, their best driver of the season is fifth placer Timo Glock.

The era of manufacturer-backed teams is well and truly over but the DTM lives on for privateer teams to have their chance to shine for next season and with their future plans set, it looks like this motorsport franchise is here to stay until they called quits.

This concludes the 2020 DTM season. See you next season!