 2001 Lausitzring Qualifying Race
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| File:Lausitzring 2000.png The Lausitzring in 2001. | ||
| Race Information | ||
| Date | 12 August 2001 | |
| No. | 27 | |
| Event | 2001 Lausitz 200
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| Location | Lausitzring Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| Format | 35 km (Qualifikationslauf) | |
| Lap length | 4.534 km (2.817 mi) | |
| Distance | 8 laps / 36.272 km (22.538 mi) | |
| Qualifying Result | ||
| Pole Sitter | Uwe Alzen
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| Team | Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes
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| Time | 1:51.445 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver | Christian Abt
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| Team | Team Abt Sportsline
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| Time | 1:42.764 on lap 7 | |
| Race Result | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| Uwe Alzen
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 Marcel Fässler
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Bernd Schneider
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| Winner Team | Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes
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| Time | 13:54.509 | |
| Race Guide | ||
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2001 Lausitzring Feature Race
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The 2001 Lausitzring Feature Race, otherwise known as the 2001 Lausitz 200 Qualifikationslauf, was the eleventh race of the 2001 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Lausitzring in Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany on 12 August 2001.[1] The race would see Uwe Alzen secure victory from pole position, defeating teammate Marcel Fässler after a race long duel.[2]
Qualifying for the Sprint race had seen Alzen secure pole position, defeating Fässler by a significant margin of 0.716s.[3] Behind, Alain Menu survived a rain impacted session to secure third for Opel ahead of Championship leader Bernd Schneider, while Mattias Ekström headed the Abt-Audi charge from ninth.[3]
The start of the race saw the two black Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes blast into the lead, although Menu tried his best to challenge the #6 car of Fässler.[2] That attack did not end well for Menu, who was spent spinning off the circuit, stopping at the pit exit and rejoining at the back of the field.[2]
There was more drama further around the opening tour, as Manuel Reuter tried to lunge past two Mercedes at turn five, resulting in Patrick Huisman getting half spun.[2] Michael Bartels, meanwhile, would go for a spin at the exact same corner after contact, while Martin Tomczyk received terminal damage after getting run off track exiting turn seven.[2]
Out front, meanwhile, the chaos behind had allowed the top three to break clear, with Alzen leading Fässler, while Schneider gave chase in third.[2] Behind, Dumbreck had dropped back to keep the Audi of Ekström at bay, while the sister cars of Christian Abt and Laurent Aïello harassed Thomas Jäger for sixth.[2] Elsewhere, Joachim Winkelhock would have another troubled racer, spinning twice while fighting in the midfield.[2]
Unfortunately for Ekström his race would come to an end prematurely after a swipe against the wall exiting turn five, causing his suspension to fail.[2] Behind, Abt managed to barge past Jäger for fifth, before Aïello knocked the German racer off track entirely with a lunge at turn one for sixth.[2]
Out front, meanwhile, it was formation flying for the two sets of HWA Mercedes to the chequered flag, with Alzen flashing across the line to claim victory ahead of Fässler.[2] Schneider secured third without having to push the sister cars around him, while Dumbreck refused to attack his teammate and settled for fourth.[2]
Background[]
Bernd Schneider had once again extended his Championship lead as the first half of the campaign came to a close, having claimed 92 points across ten races. Marcel Fässler was next up in second at the halfway point on 49 points, while Peter Dumbreck was a further four behind in third. Uwe Alzen was a point further behind in fourth, while Laurent Aïello completed the half-time top five on 37 points.
In the Teams' Championship it was reigning Champions D2 AMG-Mercedes who held the initiative at the halfway mark, having claimed 137 points during the first half of the season. Sister squad Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes faced a 44 point deficit in second, while Eschmann AMG-Mercedes had moved into third on 50 points. Abt Sportsline were next up as the first non-Mercedes team in the Championship, while Opel's challenge was led by OPC Team Holzer I in seventh.
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2001 Lausitzring Qualifying Race is displayed below:
| 2001 Lausitzring Qualifying Race Entry List | |||||
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| No. | Name | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Livery |
| 1 | Bernd Schneider
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D2 AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2001 | File:BSC 01 Livery.png |
| 2 |  Peter Dumbreck
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D2 AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2001 | File:DUM 01 Livery.png |
| 3 | Joachim Winkelhock
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Opel Team Holzer I
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 | File:WIN 01 Livery.png |
| 4 | Timo Scheider
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Opel Team Holzer I
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 | File:TSC 01 Livery.png |
| 5 | Uwe Alzen
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Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2001 | File:ALZ 01 Livery.png |
| 6 | Marcel Fässler
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Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2001 | File:FAE 01 Livery.png |
| 7 | Manuel Reuter
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Opel Team Phoenix
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 | File:REU 01 Livery.png |
| 8 |  Yves Olivier
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Opel Team Phoenix
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 | File:OLI 01 Livery.png |
| 9 | Bernd Mayländer
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Eschmann AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2001 | File:MAY 01 Livery.png |
| 10 |  Patrick Huisman
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Eschmann AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2001 | File:HUI 01 Livery.png |
| 11 | Michael Bartels
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Opel Team Holzer II
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 | File:BAR 01 Livery.png |
| 14 | Thomas Jäger
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Original Teile AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2000 | File:JAE 01 Livery.png |
| 15 | Christijan Albers
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Original Teile AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2000 | File:ALB 01 Livery.png |
| 16 | Alain Menu
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OPC Euroteam
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 | File:MEN 01 Livery.png |
| 17 | Hubert Haupt
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OPC Euroteam
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 | File:HAU 01 Livery.png |
| 18 | Christian Abt
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Team Abt Sportsline
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Abt-Audi | TT-R 2001 | File:ABT 01 Livery.png |
| 19 |  Laurent Aïello
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Team Abt Sportsline
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Abt-Audi | TT-R 2001 | File:AIE 01 Livery.png |
| 20 | Peter Mamerow
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Mamerow Racing Team
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 | File:MAM 01 Livery.png |
| 22 |  Mattias Ekström
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Team Abt Sportsline Junior
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Abt-Audi | TT-R 2001 | File:EKS 01 Livery.png |
| 23 | Martin Tomczyk
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Team Abt Sportsline Junior
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Abt-Audi | TT-R 2001 | File:TOM 01 Livery.png |
| 24 | David Saelens
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Service 24h AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2000 | File:SAE 01 Livery.png |
| 42 | Darren Turner
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Service 24h AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2000 | File:TUR 01 Livery.png |
| Source:[4] | |||||
Practice[]
Qualifying[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final qualifying result for the 2001 Lausitzring Qualifying Race are outlined below:
| 2001 Lausitzring Qualifying Race Qualifying Result | |||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Ave. Speed | Grid |
| 1st | 5 | Uwe Alzen
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Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes
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1:51.445 | — | 146.461 km/h | 1 |
| 2nd | 6 | Marcel Fässler
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Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes
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1:52.161 | +0.716s | 145.527 km/h | 2 |
| 3rd | 16 | Alain Menu
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OPC Euroteam
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1:52.236 | +0.791s | 145.429 km/h | 3 |
| 4th | 1 | Bernd Schneider
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D2 AMG-Mercedes
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1:52.495 | +1.050s | 145.095 km/h | 4 |
| 5th | 14 | Thomas Jäger
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Original Teile AMG-Mercedes
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1:53.017 | +1.572s | 144.424 km/h | 5 |
| 6th | 11 | Michael Bartels
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OPC Team Holzer II
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1:53.964 | +2.519s | 143.224 km/h | 6 |
| 7th | 2 | Peter Dumbreck
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D2 AMG-Mercedes
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1:54.540 | +3.095s | 142.504 km/h | 7 |
| 8th | 7 | Manuel Reuter
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OPC Team Phoenix
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1:56.409 | +4.964s | 140.216 km/h | 8 |
| 9th | 22 | Mattias Ekström
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Abt Sportsline Junior
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1:57.171 | +5.726s | 139.304 km/h | 9 |
| 10th | 18 | Christian Abt
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Abt Sportsline
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1:57.433 | +5.988s | 138.993 km/h | 10 |
| 11th | 19 | Laurent Aïello
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Abt Sportsline
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1:57.671 | +6.226s | 138.712 km/h | 11 |
| 12th | 24 | David Saelens
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Service 24h AMG-Mercedes
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1:58.343 | +6.898s | 137.925 km/h | 12 |
| 13th | 23 | Martin Tomczyk
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Abt Sportsline Junior
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1:58.366 | +6.921s | 137.898 km/h | 13 |
| 14th | 4 | Timo Scheider
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OPC Team Holzer I
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1:58.494 | +7.049s | 137.749 km/h | 14 |
| 15th | 8 | Yves Olivier
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OPC Team Phoenix
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1:58.687 | +7.242s | 137.525 km/h | 15 |
| 16th | 42 | Darren Turner
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Service 24h AMG-Mercedes
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1:58.826 | +7.381s | 137.364 km/h | 16 |
| 17th | 3 | Joachim Winkelhock
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OPC Team Holzer I
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1:59.028 | +7.583s | 137.131 km/h | 17 |
| 18th | 17 | Hubert Haupt
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OPC Euroteam
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1:59.228 | +7.783s | 136.901 km/h | 18 |
| 19th | 10 | Patrick Huisman
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Eschmann AMG-Mercedes
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1:59.454 | +8.009s | 136.642 km/h | 19 |
| 20th | 9 | Bernd Mayländer
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Eschmann AMG-Mercedes
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1:59.738 | +8.293s | 136.318 km/h | 20 |
| 21st | 15 | Christijan Albers
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Original Teile AMG-Mercedes
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1:59.812 | +8.367s | 136.233 km/h | 21 |
| 22nd | 20 | Peter Mamerow
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Opel Team Mamerow
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2:03.013 | +11.568s | 132.688 km/h | 22 |
| 107% Time: 1:59.246*[5] | |||||||
| Source:[5] | |||||||
- Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
- * The 107% Rule was not implemented due to the conditions in qualifying.
Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
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| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | ______________ | 1 |
| 2 | Uwe Alzen | |
| Marcel Fässler | ______________ | |
| Row 2 | ______________ | 3 |
| 4 | Alain Menu | |
| Bernd Schneider | ______________ | |
| Row 3 | ______________ | 5 |
| 6 | Thomas Jäger | |
| Michael Bartels | ______________ | |
| Row 4 | ______________ | 7 |
| 8 | Peter Dumbreck | |
| Manuel Reuter | ______________ | |
| Row 5 | ______________ | 9 |
| 10 | Mattias Ekström | |
| Christian Abt | ______________ | |
| Row 6 | ______________ | 11 |
| 12 | Laurent Aïello | |
| David Saelens | ______________ | |
| Row 7 | ______________ | 13 |
| 14 | Martin Tomczyk | |
| Timo Scheider | ______________ | |
| Row 8 | ______________ | 15 |
| 16 | Yves Olivier | |
| Darren Turner | ______________ | |
| Row 9 | ______________ | 17 |
| 18 | Joachim Winkelhock | |
| Hubert Haupt | ______________ | |
| Row 10 | ______________ | 19 |
| 20 | Patrick Huisman | |
| Bernd Mayländer | ______________ | |
| Row 11 | ______________ | 21 |
| 22 | Christijan Albers | |
| Peter Mamerow | ______________ |
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final classification of the 2001 Lausitzring Qualifying Race is displayed below:
| 2001 Lausitzring Qualifying Race Result | |||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Race Time | Fastest lap | Pts. |
| 1st | 5 | Uwe Alzen
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Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes
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8 | 13:54.509 | 3 | |
| 2nd | 6 | Marcel Fässler
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Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes
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8 | +0.711s | 2 | |
| 3rd | 1 | Bernd Schneider
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D2 AMG-Mercedes
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8 | +1.470s | 1 | |
| 4th | 2 | Peter Dumbreck
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D2 AMG-Mercedes
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8 | +2.348s | ||
| 5th | 18 | Christian Abt
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Abt Sportsline
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8 | +4.404s | 1:42.764 | |
| 6th | 19 | Laurent Aïello
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Abt Sportsline
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8 | +7.618s | ||
| 7th | 14 | Thomas Jäger
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Original Teile AMG-Mercedes
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8 | +11.925s | ||
| 8th | 9 | Bernd Mayländer
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Eschmann AMG-Mercedes
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8 | +12.878s | ||
| 9th | 4 | Timo Scheider
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OPC Team Holzer I
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8 | +13.345s | ||
| 10th | 42 | Darren Turner
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Original Teile AMG-Mercedes
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8 | +14.968s | ||
| 11th | 16 | Alain Menu
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OPC Euroteam
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8 | +15.752s | ||
| 12th | 15 | Christijan Albers
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Original Teile AMG-Mercedes
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8 | +18.112s | ||
| 13th | 7 | Manuel Reuter
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OPC Team Phoenix
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8 | +21.374s | ||
| 14th | 11 | Michael Bartels
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OPC Team Holzer II
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8 | +24.008s | ||
| 15th | 17 | Hubert Haupt
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OPC Euroteam
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8 | +25.106s | ||
| 16th | 24 | David Saelens
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Original Teile AMG-Mercedes
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8 | +25.938s | ||
| 17th | 8 | Yves Olivier
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OPC Team Phoenix
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8 | +35.416s | ||
| 18th | 20 | Peter Mamerow
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Opel Team Mamerow
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8 | +35.416s | ||
| Ret | 22 | Mattias Ekström
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Abt Sportsline Junior
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4 | Accident | ||
| Ret | 3 | Joachim Winkelhock
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OPC Team Holzer I
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3 | Spin | ||
| Ret | 10 | Patrick Huisman
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Eschmann AMG-Mercedes
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1 | Damage | ||
| Ret | 23 | Martin Tomczyk
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Abt Sportsline Junior
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1 | Collision | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||
- Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
- Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
Milestones[]
- Fifth career victory for Uwe Alzen.
- Seventeenth victory for HWA Team as an entrant.
- Mercedes registered their seventeenth win as a manufacturer.
Standings[]
Bernd Schneider's lead had been chipped away slightly by the opening race at the Lausitzring, with Marcel Fässler having gained a single point on the German. Schneider's lead was still a very healthy 42 points over the Swiss racer, while race winner Uwe Alzen had climbed to third on 47. He had therefore overhauled Peter Dumbreck, with no other changes to the order given the lack of points on offer.
In the Teams' Championship it was still D2 AMG-Mercedes who headed the charge, although their advantage had been reduced by four. Indeed, sister squad Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes had closed the gap to 40 points after their qualifikationslauf one-two, while Eschmann AMG-Mercedes had retained third on 50 points. There were no other changes to the order behind the top three after the first battle of the Lausitzring.
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Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.
References[]
Images and Videos:
References:
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCal - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 'DTM Lausitzring 2001 - Highlights', youtube.com, (YouTube: DTM, 25/11/2016), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHfT1mW4rg8&list=PLrjmhNF7Jz1xCWFdjmw-P9aOk1EpKc1y2&index=5, (Accessed 09/05/2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 'Uwe Alzen on pole after thrilling qualifying.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 11/08/2001), https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/26476/1/uwe-alzen-on-pole-after-thrilling-qualifying, (Accessed 09/05/2020)
- ↑ '2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Lausitzring', motorsportstats.com, (Motorsport Network, 2019), https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2001-lausitzring, (Accessed 09/05/2020)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 'Lausitzring, Germany 6. Lauf Qualifying', touringcars.net, (TouringCar.Net, 2001), https://www.touringcars.net/results/dtm/2001/qual6.php, (Accessed 09/05/2020)
- ↑ 'Laustizring, Germany 6. Race Qualifikationslauf Results', touringcars.net, (TouringCars.Net, 2001), https://www.touringcars.net/results/dtm/2001/rd6qual.php, (Accessed 09/05/2020)
| 2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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| Manufacturers |
| Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
| Car/engine |
| Abt-Audi TT-R 2001 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
| Teams |
| D2 AMG-Mercedes • Eschmann AMG-Mercedes • Mamerow Racing Team • OPC Euroteam • OPC Team Holzer I • OPC Team Holzer II • OPC Team Phoenix • Original Teile AMG-Mercedes • Service 24h AMG-Mercedes • Team Abt Sportsline • Team Abt Sportsline Junior • Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes |
| Drivers |
| 1 Bernd Schneider • 2 Peter Dumbreck • 3 Joachim Winkelhock • 4 Timo Scheider • 5 Uwe Alzen • 6 Marcel Fässler • 7 Manuel Reuter • 8 Yves Olivier • 9 Bernd Mayländer/Marcel Tiemann • 10 Patrick Huisman • 11 Michael Bartels • 14 Thomas Jäger • 15 Christijan Albers • 16 Alain Menu • 17 Hubert Haupt • 18 Christian Abt • 19 Laurent Aïello/Kris Nissen • 20 Peter Mamerow • 22 Mattias Ekström • 23 Martin Tomczyk • 24 Pedro Lamy • 42 Darren Turner |
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