2004 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
The 2004 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the eighteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also fifth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. There were 10 championship race weekend with one round each, plus a non-championship round at the streets of Shanghai. Originally each track hosted one race each with the exception of Hockenheimring. Each track hosted one race, with the exception of Hockenheim, which hosted two. As in 2003 each weekend compromised one race of circa one hour and with two compulsory pit stops for each contender.
Changes for 2004
- The coupé style cars were replaced by four-door sedans. Smaller independent teams were allowed to run the year-old coupes for one more season due to cost reasons. While the first-generation 4.0-litre V8 naturally-aspirated engines still remained to continue until 2018 despite transition to sedans.
- Audi entered as an official works team for the first time since 1992 season.
- A non-championship one-off race was held at the streets of Shanghai, China.
- A1-Ring in Austria was removed from the schedule. The track was to undergo major repairs, but those were not completed.
- DTM did not return to Donington Park in the United Kingdom for 2004. In 2006 a DTM race in Britain did return to the calendar, but with it being held at Brands Hatch.
- Shell became official control fuel partner from 2004 season until mid-2005 season.
- The new Dunlop SP Sport Maxx DTM tyre sizes were altered for the first time. With 265/660-R18 on the fronts and 280/660-R18 on the rears to improve mechanical grip and lateral acceleration.
Teams and drivers
| Car | Team | Drivers | Rounds | ||
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | HWA Team | 1 |  Bernd Schneider | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | HWA Team | 2 |  Christijan Albers | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | HWA Team | 7 |  Gary Paffett | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | HWA Team | 8 |  Jean Alesi | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 | Persson Motorsport | 17 | Markus Winkelhock | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 | Persson Motorsport | 18 | Stefan Mücke | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 | Team Rosberg | 20 |  Jarek Janiš | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 | Team Rosberg | 21 | Bernd Mayländer | All |
| Audi | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 5 |  Mattias Ekström | All |
| Audi | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 6 | Martin Tomczyk | All |
| Audi | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 11 | Christian Abt | All |
| Audi | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 12 |  Tom Kristensen | All |
| Audi | Abt Audi TT-R 2003 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 23 | Peter Terting | * |
| Audi | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | Audi Sport Team Joest | 22 |  Rinaldo Capello | * |
| Audi | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | Audi Sport Team Joest | 44 | Emanuele Pirro | All |
| Audi | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | Audi Sport Team Joest | 45 | Frank Biela | All |
| Opel | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2004 | OPC Team Phoenix | 3 |  Marcel Fässler | All |
| Opel | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2004 | OPC Team Phoenix | 4 | Laurent Aïello | 1-5, 7-11 |
| Opel | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2004 | OPC Team Phoenix | 14 | Peter Dumbreck | 1-5, 7-11 |
| Opel | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2004 | OPC Team Holzer | 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | All |
| Opel | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2004 | OPC Team Holzer | 10 | Manuel Reuter | 1-5, 7-11 |
| Opel | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2004 | OPC Team Holzer | 15 | Timo Scheider | All |
| Opel | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2004 | OPC Euroteam | 16 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 9 |
| Opel | Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2003 | OPC Euroteam | 16 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 1-8,10-11 |
- Entered non-championship round at Shanghai.
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.‡ Non Championship Round