– The DTM has officially presented its calendar for the 2027 season – and without a ninth race weekend on international soil, with which the series organizer ADAC actually wanted to expand the calendar. Instead, the traditional series remains loyal to its eight venues and, as in 2026, starts from April 23 to 25 in Austria at the Red Bull Ring and the traditional season finale in October at Hockenheim (2027 calendar overview).
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The weekend in Oschersleben, which had been the season opener in recent years and this year marked the start of the second half of the season, returns to the beginning of the season. In the Magdeburg Börde, racing will take place from May 7 to 9, just two weeks after the opener in Spielberg.
Thus, Oschersleben is now the second stop on the calendar, while the DTM’s second international guest appearance in Zandvoort in the Netherlands now marks the start of the second half of the season, swapping the two races’ places on the calendar.
New Zandvoort date possible due to Formula 1 absence
This is made possible because Formula 1 no longer visits Zandvoort. Extensive setup work was required for the Dutch Grand Prix, which limited the DTM’s scheduling options on the North Sea circuit in summer.
In 2027, the Netherlands guest appearance of the traditional series will take place from August 6 to 8 – about two weeks before this year’s Formula 1 date in Zandvoort.
The Lausitzring, which is to be renovated, will continue to host the third race weekend from May 18 to 20, while the season highlight at the Norisring will traditionally take place on the first weekend of July (July 2 to 4).
What happened to the ninth race weekend?
After Zandvoort as the start of the second half of the season, the calendar order remains the same as in 2026: The Nürburgring will mark the start of the championship’s hot phase from August 20 to 22, the Sachsenring is expected to bring a preliminary decision from September 24 to 26 – and the traditional finale will take place at the Hockenheimring from October 8 to 10.
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Photo gallery: Special features of all DTM tracks for the 2027 season
The fact that there will be no additional weekend abroad in 2027 despite ADAC’s efforts can be attributed to the fact that, despite many interested parties such as Brno in the Czech Republic or venues in Italy, it is not so easy to find a race track that can guarantee spectators and is also interesting for the DTM stakeholders.
In addition, there was resistance from the teams due to the high costs of an additional race weekend. Therefore, ADAC has decided to continue relying on the events of the current calendar, which have all shown increasing spectator numbers compared to 2025.
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“Visitor increase of 13 percent”
“The full enthusiasm in the stands shows: The DTM is on a successful course and has a strong appeal for visitors. In the first five events this year, we had a visitor increase of 13 percent. We want to carry this momentum into the 2027 season and rely on the proven and popular venues among visitors, but vary the order,” explains ADAC motorsport chief Thomas Voss.
“With eight high-profile race weekends, traditional race tracks, and a balanced mix of national highlights and international guest appearances, we once again offer fans, teams, and partners a top-level calendar.”
What about overlaps with other racing series and endurance classics? The DTM and the GT World Challenge Europe avoid each other as usual. However, the DTM weekend in Oschersleben overlaps with the 8-hour race in Austin, which also takes place from May 7 to 9 and counts towards the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) in 2027.
Overlaps with WEC, IGTC, IMSA, and Formula E
There are also overlaps with the World Endurance Championship: The second WEC weekend in Silverstone, from April 23 to 25, clashes with the DTM season opener in Spielberg. The same applies to the WEC guest appearance in Fuji and the DTM weekend at Sachsenring from September 24 to 26. This makes a GT3 program for drivers in both series difficult to implement.
The DTM avoids the three endurance classics in Le Mans, Nürburgring, and Spa – there is also no overlap with the Le Mans test on June 6.
However, a Formula E program for DTM drivers in 2027 is difficult to implement: The electric racing series calendar has two overlaps (May 8 to 9: Oschersleben vs. Berlin; June 18 to 20: Lausitzring vs. Zandvoort).
In the US IMSA series, the collision of the DTM season finale with the endurance classic Petit Le Mans on October 9 is particularly significant. In addition, there is an overlap of the DTM weekend at the Nürburgring with the IMSA race in Virginia on August 22. However, this only affects the GTD Pro and GTD drivers who compete in the entire series.
DTM calendar 2027:
April 23 – 25: Red Bull Ring (AUT)
May 7 – 9: Oschersleben
June 18 – 20: Lausitzring
July 2 – 4: Norisring
August 6 – 8: Zandvoort (NED)
August 20 – 22: Nürburgring
September 24 – 26: Sachsenring
October 8 – 10: Hockenheimring
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