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Mandatory stops, top 10 rule and driving time – all changes to DTM rules in 2024
The 2024 DTM rulebook includes a restriction on testing, as well as adjustments to other regulations for the upcoming season under ADAC stewardship. Teams requested and secured a 10-minute extension to the first practice session of each round, now lasting 55 minutes. Despite efforts to reduce running costs, this change compensates for limited testing this year due to the complete elimination of Thursday tests. Qualifying sessions will precede each race as usual, with two 20-minute pole shootouts before races on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
The new rule permits tyre changes during full-course yellows or safety car periods but they will not count towards mandatory pitstops, aiming to level the playing field. Another change addresses tyre strategy, requiring drivers starting inside the top 10 to begin the race on the same set they qualify with. Schubert Motorsport, fielding three cars this season, can operate a second pitstop station with conditions. From the second round, the two leading Schubert drivers must share a pit box while the third has a separate station. The objective is fairness and no advantage for three-car teams.
