The 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-second season of premier German touring car championship and also ninth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The series began on 13 April at the Hockenheimring and finished on 26 October at the same venue, after eleven rounds. Timo Scheider won the title, having never previously won a race before the start of the season.

Teams and drivers

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

Team changes

After competing with Three cars in 2007, Mücke Motorsport downsized to two cars for 2008, meaning that there would now be 19 cars on the grid.

Driver changes

Mika Häkkinen retired from motorsport at the end of the 2007 season. He was replaced at HWA Team by Paul di Resta who had driven for Persson Motorsport the previous season. Alexandros Margaritis left the series due to his dissatisfaction with competing in year-old cars. After 11 years in Formula 1, Ralf Schumacher would make his DTM debut with Mücke Motorsport after leaving the Toyota F1 Team at the end of the previous season. After spending 2007 as a reserve driver in Formula 1 and the DTM, Markus Winkelhock became an Audi factory driver and replaced Lucas Luhr at Team Rosberg who left the series to focus on Endurance racing. Newly signed Mercedes factory driver Maro Engel joined the series with Mücke Motorsport after finishing runner up in the British Formula 3 championship in 2006. Christian Abt left the DTM after eight seasons to join the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. He was replaced by 2007 Macau Grand Prix winner Oliver Jarvis. Christijan Albers returned to the DTM with Futurecom TME after spending the previous three seasons in Formula 1. Champ Car World Series driver Katherine Legge joined the DTM with Futurecom TME, replacing Vanina Ickx who left the series. Mathias Lauda and Susie Stoddart moved from Mücke Motorsport to Persson Motorsport. Daniel La Rosa left the series after two seasons in the DTM.

Race calendar and winners

Season standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top eight finishers.

Drivers' Standings

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Teams' championship