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| Martin Tomczyk | |
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| Nationality |  German |
| Born | (1981-12-07)7 December 1981 (age 44) |
| DTM | |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Years active | 2001–2016 |
| Former teams | BMW Team Schnitzer BMW Team RMG Audi Sport Team Phoenix Abt Sportsline |
| Starts | 195 |
| Championships | 1 (2011) |
| Wins | 8 |
| Podiums | 31 |
| Poles | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 8 |
| Previous series | |
| 2000 1999 1998 | German Formula 3 Formula BMW ADAC Formula BMW Junior |
| Championship titles | |
| 2011 | DTM |
Martin Tomczyk (born 7 December 1981) is a German former professional racing driver. He is now the motorsports director atABT Sportsline.
Tomczyk was the DTM champion in 2011, third in 2007, fourth in 2006 and fifth in 2004, having won eight races.
After a karting career, Tomczyk raced inFormula BMW andFormula Three, where he finished 12th in 2000.
In 2001, Tomczyk moved up to theDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters. In 2000 his best result was a fourth place on the Nürburgring where he also took the fastest of the race. He took his firstpole position in Hockenheim 2002 but he retired from the race. In 2004 he took his first podium in Estoril. During 2004 he also finished second in Zandvoort, Oschersleben and Hockenheim on his way to finish fifth in the championship. Tomczyk took his first win in Catalunya 2006 where he also took pole. In 2007 he took two wins to finish third that season.
Eleven years after his DTM debut, Tomczyk won the championship in2011, driving forTeam Phoenix, after nine races with three wins and a third-place finish inValencia. In 2012, Tomczyk was signed as a BMW Team RBM driver, moving to Team RMG in 2013.
His father Hermann is president of theDeutscher Motor Sport Bund.[1]
After BMW's DTM program was reduced in 2017, Tomczyk retired from the series and continued driving with the Bavarian manufacturer in theIMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Following his retirement from full-time racing, Tomczyk became the series manager of theDTM Trophy. In 2023, he became the managing director ofAbt Sportsline.[2]
‡ Does not include non-championship races.* Season still in progress.
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† Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.1 - A non-championship one-off race was held in 2004 at the streets of Shanghai, China.
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| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BMW Team RLL | GTLM | BMW M6 GTLM | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | DAY 11 | SEB 9 | LBH 7 | COA 3 | WGL 8 | MOS 2 | LIM 3 | ELK 7 | VIR 9 | LGA 1 | PET 9 | 7th | 284 | [6] |
| 2018 | Turner Motorsport | GTD | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | DAY 14 | SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 58th | 17 | [7] |
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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | BMW Team MTEK | LMGTE Pro | BMW M8 GTE | BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SPA 8 | LMS 9 | SIL 5 | FUJ 7 | SHA 8 | SEB 2 | SPA 9 | LMS 15 | 14th | 53 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BMWTeam MTEK |  Nicky Catsburg Philipp Eng | BMW M8 GTE | GTE Pro | 332 | 33rd | 11th |
| 2019 | BMWTeam MTEK | Nicky CatsburgPhilipp Eng | BMW M8 GTE | GTE Pro | 309 | 47th | 13th |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Champion 2011 | Succeeded by |