2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
The 2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the seventeenth season of premier German touring car championship and also third season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. Unlike 2002 there were ten race weekends with only one race at each event.
Changes for 2003
- The races were increased in length to a total of one hour per race, as compared to the 40 minutes each race had lasted in 2002.
- The race at Zolder, Belgium, was replaced by Adria in Italy.
- The DTM did not return to Sachsenring. Instead, Nürburgring hosted two events.
- The qualifying for Round 7 at Nürburgring was held at nighttime.
Teams and drivers
| Car | Team | Drivers | Rounds | ||
| Audi | Abt-Audi TT-R 2003 | Abt Sportsline | 1 |  Laurent Aïello | All |
| Audi | Abt-Audi TT-R 2003 | Abt Sportsline | 2 |  Christian Abt | All |
| Audi | Abt-Audi TT-R 2003 | Abt Sportsline | 5 |  Mattias Ekström | All |
| Audi | Abt-Audi TT-R 2003 | Abt Sportsline | 6 |  Karl Wendlinger | All |
| Audi | Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 | Abt Sportsline Junior Team | 14 | Martin Tomczyk | All |
| Audi | Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 | Abt Sportsline Junior Team | 15 | Peter Terting | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 | HWA Team | 3 | Bernd Schneider | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 | HWA Team | 4 |  Christijan Albers | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 | HWA Team | 9 |  Marcel Fässler | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 | HWA Team | 10 | Jean Alesi | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 | Persson Motorsport | 11 | Thomas Jäger | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 | Persson Motorsport | 12 | Bernd Mayländer | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 | Persson Motorsport | 20 |  Katsutomo Kaneishi | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 | Team Rosberg | 24 | Patrick Huisman | 1–2 |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 | Team Rosberg | 24 |  Gary Paffett | 3–10 |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 | Team Rosberg | 42 | Stefan Mücke | All |
| Opel | Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2003 | OPC Team Holzer | 7 | Manuel Reuter | All |
| Opel | Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2003 | OPC Team Holzer | 8 | Alain Menu | All |
| Opel | Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2002 | OPC Euroteam | 16 | Joachim Winkelhock | All |
| Opel | Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2002 | OPC Euroteam | 17 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | All |
| Opel | Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2003 | OPC Team Phoenix | 18 | Timo Scheider | All |
| Opel | Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2003 | OPC Team Phoenix | 19 | Peter Dumbreck | All |
Race calendar and winners
Championship standings
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championship
- † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Teams' championship
| Team | HOC | ADR | NÜR | LAU | NOR | DON | NÜR | A1R | ZAN | HOC | Points | ||
| 1 | Vodafone / Express-Service AMG-Mercedes | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 132 |
| 1 | Vodafone / Express-Service AMG-Mercedes | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 132 |
| 2 | AMG-Mercedes | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 99 |
| 2 | AMG-Mercedes | 10 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 99 |
| 3 | PlayStation 2 Red Bull Abt-Audi | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 47 |
| 3 | PlayStation 2 Red Bull Abt-Audi | 6 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 47 |
| 4 | Hasseröder Abt-Audi | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 44 |
| 4 | Hasseröder Abt-Audi | 2 | 20† | DSQ | 8 | 9 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 44 |
| 5 | OPC Team Phoenix | 18 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 43 |
| 5 | OPC Team Phoenix | 19 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | OPC Team Holzer | 7 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 15† | 10 | 4 | 19† | 14 |
| 6 | OPC Team Holzer | 8 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 14 |
| 7 | Service 24h AMG-Mercedes | 24 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 18† | 4 |
| 7 | Service 24h AMG-Mercedes | 42 | 17 | Ret | 15 | DNS | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 4 |
| 8 | OPC Euroteam | 16 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 3 |
| 8 | OPC Euroteam | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 18† | 14 | 13 | 17† | 12 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 9 | Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes | 11 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes | 12 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20† | 2 |
| 10 | S Line Audi Junior Team | 14 | 12 | Ret | 18 | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | S Line Audi Junior Team | 15 | Ret | 13 | 14 | DNS | 12 | 14 | 18† | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | ARTA AMG-Mercedes | 21 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 17† | Ret | 16† | 17 | 18 | 16 | 0 |
| Team | HOC | ADR | NÜR | LAU | NOR | DON | NÜR | A1R | ZAN | HOC | Points |