The 2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season is a multi-event motor racing series largely based in Germany for highly-modified touring car racing cars and is one of the most popular sedan car based motor racing series in the world. The series features professional motor racing teams and drivers is heavily supported by car manufacturers Audi and Mercedes-Benz. Each race features 18 V8 powered racing cars built according to the technical regulations of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. It will be the twelfth season of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The 2011 season will be the first season that cars will not run on Dunlop tyres, instead running on Hankook tyres in the first year of a three-year control-tyre deal.