Women Drivers in the DTM: the "Meisterschaft" years

Race winner, Ellen Lohr, in 1992

The DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft) was (and remains) Germany's top-ranked touring car championship. It began in 1986, evolving from the Group A-based German Production Car Championship. Women drivers featured in it right from the start, with Beate Nodes, and especially Ellen Lohr, achieving success.

As time went on, budgets for the series became very high, as DTM cars only had to be based on production models. In 1996, it was run as an FIA touring car championship, but after that, it was retired in its current form. The new DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) debuted in 2000. 

1986

Beate Nodes - Ford Sierra XR4Ti (Grab Motorsport) - 11th

1987

Beate Nodes - Ford Sierra XR4Ti (Ford/Grab Motorsport) - 21st

1988

Annette Meeuvissen - BMW M3 (Zakspeed/Linder BMW M-Team) - 31st

Mercedes Stermitz - BMW M3 (BMW M-Team Linder) - 37th

Beate Nodes - Ford Sierra XR4Ti (Grab Motorsport) - 42nd

             

1989

Annette Meeuvissen - BMW M3 (BMW M-Team Linder) - unplaced

1990

Annette Meeuvissen - BMW M3 (BMW M-Team Zakspeed) - unplaced

Ellen Lohr - Mercedes 190 E (AMG) - unplaced

1991

Annette Meeuvissen - BMW M3 (Linder M-Team) - unplaced

Ellen Lohr - Mercedes 190 E (AMG) - 26th 

1992

Ellen Lohr - Mercedes 190 E (AMG) - 11th (1 win)

1993

Ellen Lohr - Mercedes 190 E (AMG) - 10th

1994

Ellen Lohr - Mercedes C-Class (AMG) - 11th

1995

Ellen Lohr - AMG Mercedes C-Class (Zakspeed) - 17th

1996 

No championship held - FIA International Touring Car Championship held in its place

Ellen Lohr - AMG Mercedes C-Class (AMG Mercedes Team Persson) - 25th

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