Beneath the present schedule, the beginning grid for every race is set by a 20-minute shootout at 9am, when many followers are but to achieve the observe.
As a part of the proposed shake-up, a shorter qualifying may happen at 1pm, adopted instantly by the race at 1:30pm – the usual beginning time for all DTM races.
This is able to give groups little time to plan their methods for the race, which may result in extra entertaining motion on observe.
This plan would additionally assist in condensing a DTM assembly from three days to only two, as apply will be moved from Friday to Saturday morning.
ProSieben, which broadcasts DTM in Germany and Austria, has put its assist behind the proposal, which might additionally enable it to indicate qualifying on TV for the primary time.
“I discover the concept thrilling from a TV perspective, as a result of we might have yet one more dwell occasion within the programme,”head of motorsport at ProSieben Alexander Wilffing instructed Autosport’s sister title Motorsport-Complete.com.
“Moreover, that [qualifying/race rapid-fire format] can be a novel promoting level for the DTM in motorsport. The precise implementation and what that will imply for the preliminary protection must be checked out intimately.”
The thought has additionally been nicely acquired by the paddock, with the top of a staff saying: “That may considerably enhance the present and would even be nice for the spectators.”
The DTM may additionally maintain qualifying on the identical time, however shorten the session from 20 minutes to only 10, making it extra compact and thrilling. Nevertheless, this will likely not go down nicely with the Mercedes contingent, because the AMG GT3 takes longer to get its tyres as much as temperature than different automobiles on the grid.
Testing ban additionally into consideration
Christian Engelhart, Toksport WRT Porsche 911 GT3-R
Picture by: Alexander Trienitz
One other proposal that has been floated for 2024 is a ban on testing. DTM groups presently spend a substantial variety of sources to carry personal exams on virtually each observe on the calendar.
The ADAC had been reluctant to ban testing outright originally of the yr, because the vast utilization of GT3 automobiles in a number of championships makes it practically unimaginable to manage any working outdoors of race weekends.
A technique round this downside, as steered by groups, can be for DTM to maneuver away from customary Pirelli GT3 rubber and undertake confidential tyres.
These are produced by quite a few producers, together with DTM’s present associate Pirellli, and are particularly designed for the Nurburgring-Nordschleife. If the DTM have been to maneuver to confidential tyres, it could be simpler to catch groups illegally working them in a non-public check.
The vast majority of GT3 championships around the globe presently run on Pirelli’s customary GT3 tyres and are extensively accessible to groups.
However such a transfer received’t come with out points, because the Steadiness of Efficiency for DTM and most different sequence is about primarily based on knowledge gathered utilizing customary Pirelli GT3 tyres.
This is able to imply SRO must decide a separate BoP for the DTM, and it could have significantly much less knowledge to precisely stability the relative efficiency of automobiles.