Racing Series 2025 DRM-Revival
The German Racing Championship, also known as the DRM, was the most important motor racing series in Germany from 1972 to 1985. Its predecessor series was the Deutsche Rund-Strecken-Meisterschaft (DARM), which existed from 1960 to 1971; its successor series was the DTM until 1996 and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters from 2000.
In the first years of the DRM, modified touring cars were used according to FIA Group 2 rules. Waltraud Odenthal in a Ford Capri and Rolf Stommelen in a BMW 2800 CS were among the drivers in 1972. There were separate races in two divisions:
- Large Division 1: up to 4000 cm³, typically with BMW 3.0 CSL, Ford CapriRS 2600, Porsche 911S/Carrera RSR
- Small Division 2: up to 2000 cm³, typically with Ford Escort, BMW 2002
From 1977, touring cars were registered according to FIA Group 5 rules, which were significantly more heavily modified, had protruding fender extensions and spoilers and were usually equipped with turbo engines that had to have a displacement 1.4 times smaller.
They were divided into:
- Large Division 1: up to 4000 cm³, typically with Porsche 935, Ford Capri Turbo
- Small Division 2: up to 2000 cc, typically with Ford Escort, BMW 320 (Schnitzer Junior Team)
In each of the first five years, a Ford driver won the DRM title, with Hans-Joachim Stuck being the first to secure the championship in his only year with the Cologne-based brand. Walter Röhrl in an Opel Kadett GT/E and Schnitzer BMW 2002 Group 5 was one of the most prominent starters in Germany today.
In 2024, the DRM Revival will take place for the first time as part of the ADAC Hockenheim Historic, bringing a number of original vehicles as well as some familiar faces to the Jim Clark Revival in Baden.
