By Tarek Ramchani
Audi had a successful 2014 season in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. The Inglostadt brand won the prestigious manufacturers' title and scored two race wins with the RS 5 DTM.
The Audi drivers also performed very well. Mattias Ekström was second in the points and had a phenomenal end to the year with back-to-back victories at Zandvoort and the Hockenheim finale. The 2013 DTM champion, Mike Rockenfeller, ended in a strong third overall in the standings.
Here is a detailed round-up of all eight Audi Sport drivers' performances in the 2014 DTM season. All of them have been confirmed by Audi Sport and will return for the 2015 season.
Mattias Ekström
Team: Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Car: #7 Red Bull RS 5 DTM
Ranking: 2nd
Points: 106
Victories: 2
Podiums: 5
Pole positions: 0
Team: Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Car: #1 Schaeffler RS 5 DTM
Ranking: 3rd
Points: 72
Victories: 0
Podiums: 3
Pole positions: 1
Team: Audi Sport Team Abt
Car: #15 Audi Sport RS 5 DTM
Ranking: 5th
Points: 68
Victories: 0
Podiums: 2
Pole positions: 0
Timo Scheider
Team: Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Car: #2 Auto Test RS 5 DTM
Ranking: 9th
Points: 44
Victories: 0
Podiums: 1
Pole positions: 0
Team: Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Car: #21 Hoffman Group RS 5 DTM
Ranking: 10th
Points: 44
Victories: 0
Podiums: 2
Pole positions: 0
Team: Audi Sport Team Abt
Car: #16 Playboy RS 5 DTM
Ranking: 14th
Points: 36
Victories: 0
Podiums: 1
Pole positions: 1
Miguel Molina
Team: Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Car: #8 Audi Sport RS 5 DTM
Ranking: 17th
Points: 32
Victories: 0
Podiums: 1
Pole positions: 1
Nico Müller
Team: Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Car: #22 Audi Financial Services RS 5 DTM
Ranking: 19th
Points: 10
Victories: 0
Podiums: 0
Pole positions: 0
Photo credit: DTM