DTM & BTCC 2015 changes

2015 race calender is now 18 races over 9 weekends

ballast would "considerably increase" from the current 45kg maximum, with exact levels to be finalised, and that "rear-wheel-drive cars will carry their success ballast as far forward in the cabin as possible, in order to better equalise the front to rear weight balance between both drivetrain formats

Cosworth and Xtrac will independently analyse the startline performances and in-gear acceleration of front and rear-wheel drive cars with a view to more equalising them through engine management programming

drivers now required to use the softs three times in race one, three times in race two and three times in race three over the course of the season.

The race two grid will now be set on fastest laptimes from race one, rather than the opener's finishing order.