2026 DTM starts on a high: Season to kick off in Austria for first time

• Eight race weekends in Germany, the Netherlands and Austria
• Tickets for the 2026 season go on sale on 5th October

Munich. The DTM will kick off the 2026 season against a spectacular mountain backdrop – for the first time, the two opening races will take place in Austria, as the Red Bull Ring hosts the season opener from 24th to 26th April. The calendar comprises eight race weekends with a total of 16 races in Germany, the Netherlands and Austria. In keeping with tradition, the venue for the finale of the DTM season will be the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg from 9th to 11th October. Tickets for the 2026 season will be available online at dtm.com from 5th October.

After the season opener in the Austrian Alps, the teams and drivers head to the coast: the second race weekend takes place from 22nd to 24th May at Circuit Zandvoort, on the North Sea coast of the Netherlands. Germany welcomes the DTM for the first time from 19th to 21st June, when the DEKRA Lausitzring hosts two races.

In July, Nuremberg is the stage for the fastest traffic in Germany: the Norisring (3rd to 5th July) draws the biggest crowds of the season and has for decades been one of the highlights on the DTM calendar. The series travels to Motorsport Arena Oschersleben at the height of the holiday season (24th to 26th July), before the Nürburgring (14th to 16th August) heralds the business end of the title race. The Sachsenring (11th to 13th September) will see the drivers jostle for position again, as they look to set up the best possible chance of winning the title at the traditional season finale in Hockenheim (9th to 11th October).

“The opening round at the Red Bull Ring for the first time promises to be a spectacular start to the season. We are looking forward to kicking off a new season in Austria for the first time,” says ADAC Motorsport Director Thomas Voss. “We were pleased to witness a significant increase in the number of visitors at all the races so far in 2025. That shows that the events are well received and popular with the fans. We have slightly changed the order of the events, in order to make the 2026 season even more exciting.”


2026 DTM calendar

24.04.–26.04.2026	Red Bull Ring (A) presented by VKB-Bank
22.05.–24.05.2026	Circuit Zandvoort (NL)
19.06.–21.06.2026	Dekra Lausitzring
03.07.–05.07.2026	Norisring
24.07.–26.07.2026	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
14.08.–16.08.2026	Nürburgring
11.09.–13.09.2026	Sachsenring
09.10.–11.10.2026	Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg