The DTM’s switch to GT3 regulations in 2021 coincided with the introduction of a success rule ballast under which the top three finishers from each race are hit with a weight penalty in the following contest.
Importantly, as part of refinements in regulations for this year, the driver finishing third is now only hit with five kilogram of extra weight to the next race as compared to 15kg in 2021. The second place driver must carry 15kg of ballast instead of 18kg, while the race winner continues to be handicapped by 25kg of additional weight as last year.
