» DTM: 2011 season launched at Wiesbaden

The 2011 DTM championship season was officially launched over the weekend at the German city of Wiesbaden in front of an estimated crowd of over 120,000 fans.

The full championship entry list was finally released, with a nine-apiece line-up for the battling Mercedes-Benz and Audi marques, who will be joined by BMW next year when it makes its long-awaited return to the series. Nine different nationalities are represented, of which Germany is the largest with six drivers on the grid.

Fans enjoyed driver demonstrations, autograph signings, pit stop simulations and plenty of opportunities to mingle with their favourite drivers.

The full entry list can be viewed below. The season-opening race is at Hockenheim in May.

2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship Entry List:

No.	Entrant / Sponsor	Car	Driver
2.	HWA Team / Thomas Sabo	AMG Mercedes C-Class 2009	Gary Paffett
3.	HWA Team / Bank	AMG Mercedes C-Class 2009	Bruno Spengler
4.	Abt Sportsline / AUTO TEST	Audi A4 DTM 2009	Timo Scheider
5.	Abt Sportsline / Audi Sport	Audi A4 DTM 2009	Oliver Jarvis
6.	HWA Team / Salzgitter	AMG Mercedes C-Class 2009	Ralf Schumacher
7.	HWA Team / AMG	AMG Mercedes C-Class 2009	Jamie Green
8.	Abt Sportsline / Red Bull	Audi A4 DTM 2009	Mattias Ekström
9.	Abt Sportsline / E-Postbrief	Audi A4 DTM 2009	Mike Rockenfeller
10.	Persson / TV Spielfilm	AMG Mercedes C-Class 2008	Susie Stoddart
11.	Persson / Junge Stern	AMG Mercedes C-Class 2008	Christian Vietoris
14.	Phoenix / Schaeffler	Audi A4 DTM 2008	Martin Tomczyk
15.	Phoenix / Glamour	Audi A4 DTM 2008	Rahel Frey
16.	Mücke / GQ	AMG Mercedes C-Class 2008	Maro Engel
17.	Mücke / Deutsche Post	AMG Mercedes C-Class 2008	David Coulthard
18.	Rosberg / TV Movie	Audi A4 DTM 2008	Filipe Albuquerque
19.	Rosberg / Playboy	Audi A4 DTM 2008	Edoardo Mortara
20.	Persson / Stern	AMG Mercedes C-Class 2008	Renger can der Zande
22.	Abt Sportsline / Red Bull	Audi A4 DTM 2008	Miguel Molina