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Race Information
Date 22 April 2001
No. 18
Event Flag of Germany Rennsport-Festival 2001
Location Flag of Germany Hockenheimring National
Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Format 100 km / 40 min (Feature Race)
Lap length 2.638 km (1.639 mi)
Distance 38 laps / 100.244 km (62.289 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter {{{{{natp}}}}} Unknown
Team {{{{{natpt}}}}} Unknown
Time Unknown
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider
Team Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes
Time 1:00.976 on lap 5
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck
Winner Team Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes
Time 41:15.568
Race Guide
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The 2001 Hockenheim Opening Feature Race, otherwise known as the Rennsport-Festival 2001 Feature Race, was the second race of the 2001 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 22 April 2001.[1] The race would see Bernd Schneider secure his second victory after winning the Qualifikationslauf, fending off a late challenge from Marcel Fässler.[2]

The grid was based on the results of the Qualifikationslauf, meaning Schneider started from pole position ahead of new teammate Peter Dumbreck.[3] Indeed, the top seven on the grid would all pilot AMG-Mercedes during the race, with Laurent Aïello the best non-Mercedes in eighth for Abt-Audi.[3] Alain Menu, meanwhile, would lead the Opel challenge from eleventh.[3]

The start of the race saw Schneider leap into an early lead, while Turner led Uwe Alzen and Thomas Jäger into the first corner.[2] Aïello, meanwhile, would get the jump on Fässler to claim seventh, despite having his rear-bumper prised off at the first corner, while Christian Abt took ninth from Bernd Mayländer at the end of the opening tour.[2]

Elsewhere, Patrick Huisman was elbowed into the gravel at turn one but rejoined, while Michael Bartels received a whack on the brakes for turn two but continued.[4] Yet, all was not well with Bartels' car and so he retired at the end of lap four, joining Alain Menu, who had stopped at the end of the opening tour, Mattias Ekström and Joachim Winkelhock who had both been unable to start.[4]

Out front, meanwhile, Schneider was making his escape, while Turner established himself in second just ahead of the ever aggressive Alzen.[4] Behind, Aïello was harassing Pedro Lamy and Darren Turner, albeit after Fässler had muscled his way past all three.[4]

Fässler's charge would carry him past Jäger, before briefly filtering into the lead by running a long first stint.[4] Elsewhere, Martin Tomczyk spun while fighting with Mayländer, before flying off the circuit at turn five and into the barriers after making his stop, triggering a Safety Car.[4]

The Safety car intervention worked wonders for Fässler, for he would make his stop before being caught by the SC and hence was able to gain a lot of time.[4] He duly rejoined in second with fresher tyres than those around him, as Tomczyk climbed out of his ruined car without issue.[4]

The restart saw Schneider make an early break, for Fässler would first have to pass a lapped Opel of Yves Olivier.[4] Once clear the Swiss racer steadily close the gap on Schneider, although time was fast running out.[4]

Indeed, Fässler would run out of time to beat his stablemate, and hence had to settle for second as Schneider ran on to secure his first Feature victory of the season.[2] Behind, Dumbreck kept Alzen at bay to secure third, while Jäger and Lamy scrapped for fifth to the chequered flag.[2] Aïello was next up for Abt-Audi after a late move on Turner, while Mayländer and Abt secured the remaining points.

Background[]

Bernd Schneider had ended the Qualifikationslauf with the Championship lead, having scored three points courtesy of his win. Peter Dumbreck was second with two, while Thomas Jäger held third with a solitary point. The Teams' Championship was equally simple, with D2 AMG-Mercedes leading with fifth, while Original Teile AMG-Mercedes had a single point in second.

Entry List[]

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

2001 Hockenheim Opening 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 Portugal Pedro Lamy Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 File:LAM 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:[5]

Grid[]

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

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 ______________ 1
2 Bernd Schneider
Peter Dumbreck ______________
Row 2 ______________ 3
4 Thomas Jäger
Pedro Lamy ______________
Row 3 ______________ 5
6 Uwe Alzen
Darren Turner ______________
Row 4 ______________ 7
8 Marcel Fässler
Laurent Aïello ______________
Row 5 ______________ 9
10 Bernd Mayländer
Christian Abt ______________
Row 6 ______________ 11
12 Alain Menu
Manuel Reuter ______________
Row 7 ______________ 13
14 Christijan Albers
Michael Bartels ______________
Row 8 ______________ 15
16 Timo Scheider
Patrick Huisman ______________
Row 9 ______________ 17
18 Mattias Ekström*
Hubert Haupt ______________
Row 10 ______________ 19
20 Yves Olivier
Martin Tomczyk ______________
Row 11 ______________ 21
22 Peter Mamerow
Joachim Winkelhock ______________
  • * Ekström was unable to start the race.[4]
  • Winkelhock was unable to start the race due to damage sustained in the 2001 Hockenheim Opening Qualifying Race.[3]

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

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

2001 Hockenheim Opening Feature Race Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 1 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes 38 41:15.568 1:00.976 20
2nd 6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 38 +0.816s 15
3rd 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes 38 +4.757s 12
4th 5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 38 +5.443s 10
5th 14 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 38 +14.553s 8
6th 24 Flag of Portugal Pedro Lamy Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 38 +17.234s 6
7th 19 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline 38 +22.252s 4
8th 42 Flag of the United Kingdom Darren Turner Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 38 +22.252s 3
9th 9 Flag of Germany Bernd Mayländer Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 38 +22.512s 2
10th 18 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline 38 +22.846s 1
11th 4 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I 38 +23.219s
12th 7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 38 +23.883s
13th 15 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 38 +25.627s
14th 8 Flag of Belgium Yves Olivier Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 37 +1 Lap
15th 17 Flag of Germany Hubert Haupt Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 37 +1 Lap
16th 20 Flag of Germany Peter Mamerow Flag of Germany Opel Team Mamerow 37 +1 Lap
Ret 23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline Junior 23 Accident
Ret 10 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 7 Damage
Ret 11 Flag of Germany Michael Bartels Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I 4 Damage
Ret 16 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 1 Retired
DNS 22 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline Junior
DNS 3 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I
Source:[5]
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones[]

  • Bernd Schneider secured his eighth victory.
  • HWA Team claimed their tenth win as an entrant.
    • Mercedes claimed their tenth victory as a manufacturer.
  • Maiden points finish for Bernd Mayländer.
  • Maiden points finish for Manthey Racing as an entrant.

Standings[]

Bernd Schneider had retained the lead in the Championship as the opening day came to a conclusion, having claimed a maximum haul of 23 points. Marcel Fässler was his closest challenger in second on fifteen, while Peter Dumbreck completed the early top three in with fourteen. Next up was Uwe Alzen after his strong run in the Feature, with ten drivers on the scoresheet after the first day of the campaign.

Reigning Teams' Champions D2 AMG-Mercedes had opened their title defence with a near-perfect day in Hockenheim, having fallen just three points shy of a maximum points haul. They hence had established a twelve point advantage over sister squad Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes, while Original Teile AMG-Mercedes and Service 24h AMG-Mercedes had nine apiece in third and fourth. Abt Sportsline and Eschmann AMG-Mercedes were the only other scorers.

2001 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider 23 ◄0
2nd Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler 15 ▲5
3rd Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck 14 ▼1
4th Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen 10 ▲1
5th Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger 9 ▼2
6th Flag of Portugal Pedro Lamy 6 ▼2
7th Flag of France Laurent Aïello 4 ▲1
8th Flag of the United Kingdom Darren Turner 3 ▼2
9th Flag of Germany Bernd Mayländer 2 ◄0
10th Flag of Germany Christian Abt 1 ◄0
2001 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes 37 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 25 ▲1
3rd Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 9 ▼1
4th Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 9 ◄0
5th Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline 5 ◄0
6th Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 2 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Cal
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Robert Wilkins, 'Schneider's perfect weekend - Hockenheim', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 22/04/2001), https://www.crash.net/dtm/race-report/26437/1/schneiders-perfect-weekend-hockenheim, (Accessed 07/05/2020)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named QRR
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 'DTM Hockenheim 2001 - Highlights', youtube.com, (YouTube: DTM, 25/11/2016), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Lz6Lk6u1Q, (Accessed 07/05/2020)
  5. 5.0 5.1 '2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Hockenheim', motorsportstats.com, (Motorsport Network, 2019), https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2001-hockenheim, (Accessed 06/05/2020)
2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship
Manufacturers
Abt-AudiAMG-MercedesOpel
Car/engine
Abt-Audi TT-R 2001Audi 4.0l V8AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001AMG 4.0l V8Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001Opel 4.0l V8
Teams
D2 AMG-MercedesEschmann AMG-MercedesMamerow Racing TeamOPC EuroteamOPC Team Holzer IOPC Team Holzer IIOPC Team PhoenixOriginal Teile AMG-MercedesService 24h AMG-MercedesTeam Abt SportslineTeam Abt Sportsline JuniorWarsteiner AMG-Mercedes
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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