ADAC GT Masters unveils race calendar and changes for the 2027 season

The ADAC GT Masters is set for a special season: next year, the world’s longest-running GT3 racing series will celebrate its 20th anniversary. To mark this milestone, the ADAC is further strengthening its support for young talent in the series and backing promising drivers through the now well-established ‘Road to DTM’ programme. The prize fund, totalling 775,000 euros in cash and non-cash prizes, is the largest in the series’ history, with the winner of the ‘Road to DTM’ standings receiving the lion’s share and set to benefit from a support package worth 620,000 euros. There are six rounds on the calendar for the anniversary season, five of which will take place as part of the DTM. The season kicks off from 23 to 25 April at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, set against the backdrop of the Alps.

The ADAC’s successful young driver development programme enters its fourth season with the ‘Road to DTM’. From 2027, the championship for up-and-coming young talents will be made even more attractive. From the series’ total prize fund, the winner of the ‘Road to DTM’ can look forward to prizes in kind and cash totalling 620,000 euros, which includes, amongst other things, the entry fee for promotion to the DTM, a tyre package for the entire season and cash prizes. The ‘Road to DTM’ development programme leads from the German Karting Championship via the BMW M2 Cup to ADAC GT4 Germany and the ADAC GT Masters, and ultimately to the DTM, enabling the champion to make the leap to the next level of motorsport.

To prepare the young drivers in the ADAC GT Masters as well as possible for promotion, changes to the sporting format are planned for the coming season. As in the DTM, there will now only be one-hour sprint races. In future, tyres will also be changed during the standard driver change with a minimum pit stop duration. The aim is for drivers to learn how to return to the track on cold Pirelli P Zero tyres after a pit stop and make the most of their potential.

“The ADAC GT Masters is, for good reason, the world’s longest-running GT3 racing series and has always been a breeding ground for talent. All DTM champions since 2019 have come from the ADAC GT Masters, as have more than half of all current DTM drivers. This underlines the importance of the ADAC GT Masters as a stepping stone to professional sport. We are recognising this with the ‘Road to DTM’ programme. Next year, the prize money pot of around 775,000 euros will be used even more specifically for the ‘Road to DTM’. With changes to the sporting format, we are preparing ambitious talents even more thoroughly for a move up to the DTM,” says ADAC Head of Motorsport Thomas Voss.

Finn Wiebelhaus perfected the ‘Road to DTM’ success story in 2026. He had already been crowned champion in the ADAC Kart Masters X30 Juniors and, after a year with the ADAC Formula Junior Team in French Formula 4, moved to the ADAC GT Masters, which he dominated in 2025 as champion and winner of the ‘Road to DTM’ standings. With the entry fee for the current DTM season in his pocket, he made the step up. He is racing for HRT Ford Racing and has already impressed with two podium finishes so far in his rookie season in the DTM.

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For the second time in the history of the ADAC GT Masters, the season opener at the Red Bull Ring will take place outside Germany. The ADAC’s GT3 junior series will then move on to the Dekra Lausitzring from 18 to 20 June. A special highlight of the season awaits from 9 to 11 July with the International ADAC Truck Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. This year, the event attracted 135,000 people to the Eifel region, providing a sensational backdrop for the young drivers of the ADAC GT Masters.

In the height of summer, the series heads to Zandvoort on the Dutch North Sea coast, where it will be held from 6 to 8 August. In September, the teams and drivers are looking forward to returning to the Sachsenring. For the first time since 2023, the ADAC GT Masters will once again race on the famous MotoGP circuit near Chemnitz. The grand finale will take place from 8 to 10 October, as is traditional, at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg.

ADAC GT Masters 2027 calendar: