Le Mans Test Day Clash Retained on Eight-Round Calendar

DTM has presented a largely unchanged calendar for its 2025 season, featuring no venue changes but retaining a date clash with the 24 Hours of Le Mans test day in June.

Similarly to this year, ADAC has opted for an eight-round calendar with a main focus on German circuits and only featuring two foreign events at Zandvoort and Red Bull Ring.

The Motorsport Arena Oschersleben will host the season opener for the third consecutive season on April 25-27, while the traditional Hockenheim finale has been scheduled for Oct. 3-5.

That means the season will wrap up two weeks earlier than this year, which will prevent a clash with the Intercontinental GT Challenge’s Indianapolis 8 Hour.

However, one notable date clash has been carried over from this year’s calendar, as the Zandvoort round has been scheduled for June 6-8. This is the same weekend as the 24 Hours of Le Mans test day.

This year, the clash between the two events affected six drivers taking part in both and led to a schedule change by DTM to allow the likes of Sheldon van der Linde, Rene Rast, Mirko Bortolotti and Marco Wittmann to fly back and forth between Zandvoort and Le Mans.

While the first half of the schedule, also featuring rounds at Lausitzring and Norisring, is set to take place on unchanged weekends, the second half has been moved forward.

This means that the calendar will now feature a pair of rounds in August, while the Red Bull Ring round is held in between the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Lone Star Le Mans and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s six-hour event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

“The fans’ enthusiasm for the DTM is high, which shows that we are on the right track when it comes to the calendar,” said ADAC Motorsport director Thomas Voss.

“Over the past few months, we have carefully scrutinised exciting venues for the DTM.

“However, as all the events in Germany have experienced a significant increase in popularity among visitors, we will stick with the tried-and-tested venues for the 2025 season.”

2025 DTM Schedule:
April 25-27 – Oschersleben
May 23-25 – Lausitzring
June 6-8 – Zandvoort
July 4-6 – Norisring
Aug. 8-10 – Nürburgring
Aug. 22-24 – Sachsenring
Sept. 12-14 – Red Bull Ring
Oct. 3-5 – Hockenheim