The 2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the fourteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also first season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the original series' demise in 1996.
This was the resurrected DTM's first season since the cancellation of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft at the end of 1996.
Mercedes returned to the series after their unfortunate CLR Le Mans project along with H.W.A GmbH and AMG.
They were joined by Opel, who brought along the Holzer, Phoenix, Irmscher and Euroteam from the German Super Touring Championship (STW) where they had raced in 1999.
The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.