The DTM Trophy was a sports car racing series sanctioned by ITR e.V.
The series was based in Germany, with rounds across Europe, featuring mass-produced GT4 racing cars since 2020.
DTM Trophy was effectively a support series for Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for GT cars eligible for E2-SH and E2-SC-class FIA categories.
sanctioning body would create the GT4-based sports car racing series as the replacement of proposed Formula European Masters which was cancelled due to lack of entries, with plans to debut in 2020 after following the merger of GP3 Series and F3 European Championship to create FIA Formula 3 Championship.
[3] Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows: Additionally, the top three placed drivers in qualifying also received points: In the case of a tie, DTM Trophy determined the champion based on the most first-place finishes.