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Flag of Germany 2001 Hockenheim Finale Feature Race
Hockenheim 1999
The full version of the Hockenheimring in 2001.
Race Information
Date 7 October 2001
No. 36
Event Flag of Germany DMV-Preis Hockenheim 2001
Location Flag of Germany Hockenheimring Grand Prix
Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Format 100 km / 40 min (Feature Race)
Lap length 6.825 km (4.241 mi)
Distance 15 laps / 102.375 km (63.613 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter {{{{{natp}}}}} Unknown
Team {{{{{natpt}}}}} Unknown
Time Unknown
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Germany Bernd Mayländer
Team Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes
Time 2:07.288 on lap 12
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of Germany Bernd Mayländer Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider
Winner Team Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes
Time 32:36.174
Race Guide
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The 2001 Hockenheim Finale Feature Race, otherwise known as the DMV-Preis Hockenheim 2001 Feature Race, was the twentieth and final race of the 2001 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 7 October 2001.[1] The race would see Bernd Mayländer sweep to his first and only DTM victory for Eschmann AMG-Mercedes, in what was the final race to be held on the full Hockenheimring Grand Prix circuit.[2]

Mayländer had started the final race of the season from second after teammate Patrick Huisman beat him to victory in the Qualifying Race.[3] The German racer would subsequently fail to challenge the Dutchman at the start, as behind the #18 Abt-Audi of Christian Abt was elbowed onto the grass.[3]

There was more drama at the back of the field, as Martin Tomczyk spun Peter Mamerow into the gravel at turn one having smacked into the back of the #20 Opel.[3] Out front, meanwhile, Huisman attempted to escape from Mayländer with Dumbreck stalking them ahead of Timo Scheider, with no other incidents of note.[3]

The early laps were dominated by the progress of Bernd Schneider, who stormed his way up from nineteenth to the top ten with a series of strong moves.[3] Elsewhere, David Saelens went for an excursion entering the stadium and spun to the back, while Scheider fell off the back of the leaders and hence had to fend off the attentions of Mattias Ekström.[3]

Huisman held the lead until making his compulsory stop on lap six, although an issue with broken screws meant he lost a lot of time, slipping to twelfth.[3] That handed the lead to Mayländer who stopped on the following tour, and would rejoin comfortably ahead of his teammate in eighth behind Schneider.[3]

Elsewhere, Alain Menu was spun into the barriers by a clumsy Abt, while Uwe Alzen got into an aggressive fight with Ekström, Schneider and Michael Bartels.[3] That ended with Alzen elbowing Ekström off track at turn twelve, dumping the Swede to the back, just as Scheider was forced to retire with suspension damage.[3]

The rest of the stops would put Mayländer back to the head of the pack, with Dumbreck in second ahead of Schneider, who benefited from a swift stop and incidents ahead.[3] One of those would involve a recovering Huisman, who was knocked off the circuit by Alzen late on while fighting, after Manuel Reuter had barged his way past both of the Mercedes racers.[3]

With that the race, and the season, was over, with Mayländer cruising to victory three seconds clear of Dumbreck in second.[3] Schneider rounded out his title winning campaign with third place, just ahead of a feisty Reuter, while Marcel Fässler beat Ekström to fifth.[3] A battered Alzen scrambled back onto the circuit to claim seventh ahead of Darren Turner and Christijan Albers, while Thomas Jäger was the final scorer in tenth.[3]

Background[]

Patrick Huisman had been the main beneficiary from the penultimate race of the season, having added three points to his tally to enhance his slim hopes of claiming third in the Championship. Indeed, with Schneider already declared as Champion and Uwe Alzen confirmed in second, the Finale would see the fight for third take precedent. Laurent Aïello would head into the final race of the season with the initiative in the fight, although heavy damage to his car in the Qualifikationslauf meant he would not take part.

In the Teams' Championship D2 AMG-Mercedes had already secured the title, while Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes had claimed second. That meant that the finale would be about the fight for third as in the Drivers' Championship, with Abt Sportsline holding a seven point advantage over Manthey Racing. The latter would, however, have the benefit of starting the finale with a front row lockout, while Abt had just one car ready for the final race.

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2001 Hockenheim Finale Feature Race is displayed below:

2001 Hockenheim Finale Feature Race Entry List
No. Name Entrant Constructor Chassis Livery
1 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 File:BSC 01 Livery.png
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 File:DUM 01 Livery.png
3 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock Flag of Germany Opel Team Holzer I Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 File:WIN 01 Livery.png
4 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Opel Team Holzer I Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 File:TSC 01 Livery.png
5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 File:ALZ 01 Livery.png
6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 File:FAE 01 Livery.png
7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany Opel Team Phoenix Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 File:REU 01 Livery.png
8 Flag of Belgium Yves Olivier Flag of Germany Opel Team Phoenix Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 File:OLI 01 Livery.png
9 Flag of Germany Bernd Mayländer Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 File:MAY 01 Livery.png
10 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 File:HUI 01 Livery.png
11 Flag of Germany Michael Bartels Flag of Germany Opel Team Holzer II Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 File:BAR 01 Livery.png
14 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 File:JAE 01 Livery.png
15 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 File:ALB 01 Livery.png
16 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 File:MEN 01 Livery.png
17 Flag of Germany Hubert Haupt Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 File:HAU 01 Livery.png
18 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Abt-Audi TT-R 2001 File:ABT 01 Livery.png
19 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Abt-Audi TT-R 2001 File:AIE 01 Livery.png
20 Flag of Germany Peter Mamerow Flag of Germany Mamerow Racing Team Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 File:MAM 01 Livery.png
22 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Junior Abt-Audi TT-R 2001 File:EKS 01 Livery.png
23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Junior Abt-Audi TT-R 2001 File:TOM 01 Livery.png
24 Flag of Belgium David Saelens Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 File:SAE 01 Livery.png
42 Flag of the United Kingdom Darren Turner Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 File:TUR 01 Livery.png
Source:[4]

Grid[]

The grid for the 2001 Hockenheim Finale Feature Race was based on the results from the 2001 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race:

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 ______________ 1
2 Patrick Huisman
Bernd Mayländer ______________
Row 2 ______________ 3
4 Peter Dumbreck
Michael Bartels ______________
Row 3 ______________ 5
6 Timo Scheider
Mattias Ekström ______________
Row 4 ______________ 7
8 Uwe Alzen
Christian Abt ______________
Row 5 ______________ 9
10 Darren Turner
Alain Menu ______________
Row 6 ______________ 11
12 Manuel Reuter
Thomas Jäger ______________
Row 7 ______________ 13
14 David Saelens
Christijan Albers ______________
Row 8 ______________ 15
16 Peter Mamerow
Yves Olivier ______________
Row 9 ______________ 17
18 Hubert Haupt
Marcel Fässler ______________
Row 10 ______________ 19
20 Martin Tomczyk
Bernd Schneider ______________
Row 11 ______________ 21
22 Laurent Aïello*
Joachim Winkelhock* ______________
  • * Aïello and Winkelhock were unable to start the race due to damage sustained in the Qualifikationslauf.[2]

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

The final classification of the 2001 Hockenheim Finale Feature Race is displayed below:

2001 Hockenheim Finale Feature Race Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 9 Flag of Germany Bernd Mayländer Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 15 32:16.174 2:07.288 20
2nd 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes 15 +3.414s 15
3rd 1 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes 15 +14.825s 12
4th 7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 15 +15.054s 10
5th 6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 15 +21.560s 8
6th 22 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline Junior 15 +22.729s 6
7th 5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 15 +25.286s 4
8th 42 Flag of the United Kingdom Darren Turner Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 15 +26.015s 3
9th 15 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 15 +29.774s 2
10th 14 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 15 +34.669s 1
11th 18 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline 15 +37.072s
12th 11 Flag of Germany Michael Bartels Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer II 15 +38.538s
13th 17 Flag of Germany Hubert Haupt Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 15 +42.874s
14th 16 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 15 +53.888s
15th 24 Flag of Belgium David Saelens Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 15 +59.409s
16th 23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline Junior 15 +1:01.136
17th 20 Flag of Germany Peter Mamerow Flag of Germany Opel Team Mamerow 13 +2 Laps
18th* 10 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 12 Collision
Ret 8 Flag of Belgium Yves Olivier Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 10 Retired
Ret 4 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I 4 Suspension
DNS 19 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline
DNS 3 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I
Source:[4]
  • Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
  • * Huisman was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 75% of the race distance.

Milestones[]

  • Nineteenth and final race for Mamerow Racing Team as an entrant.
  • Peter Mamerow made his nineteenth and final start.
  • Sixteenth and final race for David Saelens.
  • First (and only) race victory for Bernd Mayländer.
  • Second and final victory for Manthey Racing as an entrant.
    • Mercedes claimed their 22nd win as a manufacturer.

Standings[]

Bernd Schneider was declared as the 2001 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship Champion as the season came to a close, having claimed 161 points across 20 races. Uwe Alzen was next up in second on 101, while Peter Dumbreck climbed to third on the final day with 88 points. Marcel Fässler and Laurent Aïello were next up in fourth and fifth, as 22 drivers had scored points across the campaign.

In the Teams' Championship it was D2 AMG-Mercedes who were proclaimed as Champions for the second season in succession, having scored 249 points. Sister squad Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes claimed a second on 177, while Eschmann AMG-Mercedes would secure third with 117. Abt Sportsline and Original Teile AMG-Mercedes completed the top five, while OPC Team Phoenix were the best of the Opel teams in seventh.

2001 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider 161 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen 101 ◄0
3rd Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck 88 ▲1
4th Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler 76 ▲1
5th Flag of France Laurent Aïello 75 ▼2
6th Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman 63 ◄0
7th Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger 43 ◄0
8th Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 38 ◄0
9th Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter 35 ▲2
10th Flag of Germany Christian Abt 29 ▼1
11th Flag of Germany Bernd Mayländer 28 ▲7
12th Flag of Germany Marcel Tiemann 26 ▼2
13th Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk 23 ▼1
14th Dutch Flag Christijan Albers 19 ▼1
15th Flag of the United Kingdom Darren Turner 15 ▲1
16th Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock 12 ▼2
17th Flag of Portugal Pedro Lamy 8 ▼2
18th Flag of Germany Michael Bartels 8 ▼1
19th Flag of Germany Timo Scheider 7 ◄0
20th Flag of Germany Hubert Haupt 4 ◄0
21st Flag of Belgium David Saelens 4 ◄0
22nd Flag of Belgium Yves Olivier 3 ◄0
23rd Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu 0 ◄0
24th Flag of Germany Peter Mamerow 0 ◄0
25th Flag of Denmark Kris Nissen 0 ◄0
2001 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes 249 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 177 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 117 ▲1
4th Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline 104 ▼1
5th Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 62 ◄0
6th Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline Junior 61 ◄0
7th Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 38 ◄0
8th Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 31 ◄0
9th Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I 19 ◄0
10th Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer II 8 ◄0
9th Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 4 ◄0
12th Flag of Germany Opel Team Mamerow 0 ◄0

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Cal
  2. 2.0 2.1 Robert Wilkins, 'First DTM victory for Maylander - Hockenheimring', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 07/10/2001), https://www.crash.net/dtm/race-report/26530/1/first-dtm-victory-for-maylander-hockenheimring, (Accessed 11/05/2020)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 'DTM Hockenheim Final 2001 - Highlights', youtube.com, (YouTube: DTM, 25/11/2016), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk89jkeeqKU&list=PLrjmhNF7Jz1xCWFdjmw-P9aOk1EpKc1y2&index=1, (Accessed 11/05/2020)
  4. 4.0 4.1 '2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Hockenheim', motorsportstats.com, (Motorsport Network, 2019), https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2001-hockenheim-3, (Accessed 11/05/2020)
2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship
Manufacturers
Abt-AudiAMG-MercedesOpel
Car/engine
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Drivers
1 Bernd Schneider2 Peter Dumbreck3 Joachim Winkelhock4 Timo Scheider5 Uwe Alzen6 Marcel Fässler7 Manuel Reuter8 Yves Olivier9 Bernd Mayländer/Marcel Tiemann10 Patrick Huisman11 Michael Bartels14 Thomas Jäger15 Christijan Albers16 Alain Menu17 Hubert Haupt18 Christian Abt19 Laurent Aïello/Kris Nissen20 Peter Mamerow22 Mattias Ekström23 Martin Tomczyk24 Pedro Lamy42 Darren Turner
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