Brands Hatch’s 2012 DTM round will take place in May, three months earlier than it was staged this year.

The event was announced as round three of a 10 race calendar by series organiser the ITR on Friday, which has been heavily affected by an expanded Formula 1 calendar plus the presence of Euro 2012 and the Olympics.

In moving to May, the Brands event steers clear of any date clashes with the Olympics and Paralympics taking place in nearby London.

The addition of new F1 events has meant that the DTM calendar now features three back-to-backs, with round two at Lausitz taking place on May 6, just a week after the Hockenheim season-opener, and the Nurburgring and Zandvoort races in August also just seven days apart.

The non-championship ‘Show Event’ that ran for the first time at Munich’s Olympic Stadium this year, is scheduled for July 14-15.

DTM 2012 calendar

April 29        Hockenheim (D)
May 6           Lausitz (D)
May 20          Brands Hatch (GB)
June 3          Spielberg (A)
July 1          Norisring (D)
August 19       Nurburgring (D)
August 26       Zandvoort (NL)
September 16    Oschersleben (D)
September 30    Valencia (E)
October 21      Hockenheim (D)