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Calendar revealed for DTM 2011

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The calendar for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 2011 has been revealed, featuring eleven races in six countries. The season starts at Hockenheim in may and ends in Shanghai in november.

Making its comeback to the calendar is the Red-Bull-Ring Spielberg in Austria, previously known as A1 Ring and featured in the calendar between the years 2001 and 2003.

Another new feature is the Munich Olympic Stadium show event. The venue will feature a specially designed circuit, 1,192 metres long constructed and run under the roof of the stadium, which was built in 1972 for the Olympic Games at the Bavarian capital.

The calendar is not yet completely finalized, negotiations are still ongoing for the races at Red-Bull-Ring and EuroSpeedway.

The 2011 DTM calendar

01st May Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg (D)
15th May Circuit Park Zandvoort (NL)
05th June Red-Bull-Ring Spielberg (A)**
19th June EuroSpeedway Lausitz (D)**
03rd July Norisring (D)
17th July Show event Olympic Stadium Munich (D)***
07th August Nürburgring (D)
04th September Brands Hatch (GB)
18th September Oschersleben (D)
02nd October Valencia (E)
23rd October Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg (D)
06th November Shanghai (CN)****

* Subject to approval by DMSB and FIA.
** Contract negotiations running.
*** No championship round.
****Date under reserve.