in 2001 he moved up to the deutsche tourenwagen masters. in 2000 his best result was a fourth place on the nürburgring where he also took the fastest of the race. he took his first pole position in hockenheim 2002 but he retired from the race. in 2004 he took his first podium in estoril. during 2004 he also finished second in zandvoort, oschersleben and hockenheim on his way to finish fifth in the championship. tomczyk took his first win in catalunya 2006 where he also took pole. in 2007 he took two wins to finish third that season.