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Flag of Germany 2001 Sachsenring Feature Race
Sachsenring 2001
The Sachsenring's layout was modified in 2001.
Race Information
Date 17 June 2001
No. 24
Event Flag of Germany ADAC-Preis Sachsenring 2001
Location Flag of Germany Sachsenring
Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony, Germany
Format 100 km / 40 min (Feature Race)
Lap length 3.704 km (2.302 mi)
Distance 28 laps / 103.712 km (64.444 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter {{{{{natp}}}}} Unknown
Team {{{{{natpt}}}}} Unknown
Time Unknown
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Germany Christian Abt
Team Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline
Time 1:21.402 on lap 20
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Dutch Flag Christijan Albers Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman
Winner Team Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes
Time 42:30.866
Race Guide
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The ADAC-Preis Sachsenring 2001 Feature Race, otherwise known as the 2001 Sachsenring Feature Race, was the eighth race of the 2001 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Sachsenring in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony, Germany on 17 June 2001.[1] The race would see Bernd Schneider snatch victory to enhance his Championship lead, the track had dried completely after the earlier race.[2]

The Qualifikationslauf had seen Schneider's teammate Peter Dumbreck secure pole position for the Feature race, with Mattias Ekström starting alongside.[3] The Brit duly jetted into an early lead ahead of the Swede to secure the lead, while Schneider lost fourth to Patrick Huisman by gambling on an outside line through turn one.[3]

A mistake from Turner further around the opening tour allowed Ekström to secure the lead, while Christian Abt narrowly missed out on following his teammate through.[3] Huisman, meanwhile, would pick up damage to the front of his car and begin trailing smoke, with his sudden drop in pace causing chaos behind.[3]

Indeed, as the field charged into the penultimate corner Uwe Alzen tried to lunge past Hubert Haupt as the pair passed the limping Huisman.[3] Haupt and Alzen duly began to spin, with Alzen also pushing one of the Team Rosberg Mercedes into a spin across the circuit.[3] Kris Nissen then tried some high speed manoeuvres to avoid the errant Mercedes, only to lose control and slam into the outside wall.[3]

Nissen's Abt-Audi was destroyed, with the Opel of Peter Mamerow also hitting the Audi as it came to rest.[3] Fortunately Nissen escaped without injury, with the Safety Car scrambled to cover the accident as Schneider led a group of cars into the pits for their mandatory stops.[3]

The race resumed with Ekström heading the charge ahead of Dumbreck, while Schnieder was the best of the stoppers in seventh ahead of Marcel Fässler.[3] Those two began to carve their way up the field after the restart, moving into fourth within five laps, while Ekström, Dumbreck and Abt tried to break clear.[3]

Ekström stopped on lap thirteen, while Dumbreck and Abt stopped a lap later to hand the lead to Schneider, who was already cruising out front.[2] Christijan Albers was next up in second ahead of Fässler, while Ekström and co. had slipped outside of the top five, but were running quicker than those around them.[2]

With that the race was run, with Schneider charging across the line almost half a minute clear to secure victory, while Albers was a lonely second.[2] Huisman was next up in third ahead of his temporary teammate Marcel Tiemann, with Ekström having climbed to fifth ahead of Dumbreck.[2] Martin Tomczyk was next up ahead of a frustrated Fässler, whose pace had collapsed late on, while Abt and Michael Bartels claimed the remaining points.[2]

Background[]

There was little change to the Championship after the opening battle of the Sachsenring weekend, with Bernd Schneider having retained his eight point advantage. Marcel Fässler had likewise held station in second ahead of the absent Laurent Aïello, who also held third. Peter Dumbreck was next up in fourth after his maiden triumph, inching to within six of Aïello, while Mattias Ekström had moved ahead of Patrick Huisman for tenth.

In the Teams' Championship it was D2 AMG-Mercedes who remained at the head of the hunt, and had increased their lead to seventeen points. Sister squad Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes were their closest challengers in second on 68 points, while Abt Sportsline had retained third on 45. Original Teile AMG-Mercedes occupied fourth on 22, while Abt Sportsline Junior had moved to within two of the Persson squad in fifth.

Entry List[]

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

2001 Sachsenring 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 Marcel Tiemann Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 File:TIE 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 Denmark Kris Nissen Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Abt-Audi TT-R 2001 File:NIS 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 Sachsenring Feature Race was based on the results from the 2001 Sachsenring Qualifying Race:

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 ______________ 1
2 Peter Dumbreck
Mattias Ekström ______________
Row 2 ______________ 3
4 Christian Abt
Bernd Schneider ______________
Row 3 ______________ 5
6 Patrick Huisman
Marcel Fässler ______________
Row 4 ______________ 7
8 Marcel Tiemann
Manuel Reuter ______________
Row 5 ______________ 9
10 Darren Turner
Hubert Haupt ______________
Row 6 ______________ 11
12 Uwe Alzen
David Saelens ______________
Row 7 ______________ 13
14 Timo Scheider
Thomas Jäger ______________
Row 8 ______________ 15
16 Joachim Winkelhock
Christijan Albers ______________
Row 9 ______________ 17
18 Michael Bartels
Yves Olivier ______________
Row 10 ______________ 19
20 Kris Nissen
Peter Mamerow ______________
Row 11 ______________ 21
22 Martin Tomczyk
Alain Menu ______________

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

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

2001 Sachsenring 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 28 42:30.866 20
2nd 15 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 28 +27.920s 15
3rd 10 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 28 +33.827s 12
4th 9 Flag of Germany Marcel Tiemann Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 28 +34.489s 10
5th 22 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline Junior 28 +35.774s 8
6th 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes 28 +36.166s 6
7th 23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline Junior 28 +37.951s 4
8th 6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 28 +38.331s 3
9th 18 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline 28 +46.022s 1:21.402 2
10th 11 Flag of Belgium Michael Bartels Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer II 28 +48.363s 1
11th 24 Flag of Belgium David Saelens Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 28 +48.790s
12th 4 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I 28 +59.013s
13th 14 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 28 +1:09.631
14th 7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 28 +1:19.217
Ret 42 Flag of the United Kingdom Darren Turner Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 13 Retired
Ret 16 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 9 Retired
Ret 8 Flag of Belgium Yves Olivier Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 7 Retired
Ret 3 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I 2 Damage
Ret 5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 1 Damage
Ret 17 Flag of Germany Hubert Haupt Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 0 Collision
Ret 25 Flag of Denmark Kris Nissen Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline 0 Accident
Ret 20 Flag of Germany Peter Mamerow Flag of Germany Opel Team Mamerow 0 Collision
Source:[4]
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones[]

  • Eighteenth and final race for Kris Nissen.
  • Bernd Schneider secured his ninth victory.
  • HWA Team claimed their fourteenth victory as an entrant.
    • Mercedes registered their fourteenth win as a manufacturer.
  • Maiden podium and points finish for Christijan Albers.
  • Patrick Huisman claimed his maiden podium finish.

Standings[]

Bernd Schneider saw his Championship lead balloon out to 25 points after the four round came to a conclusion, his third win of campaign leaving him on 74 points. Marcel Fässler had remained his closest challenger in second, while Laurent Aïello had retained third in spite of skipping the race to compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Peter Dumbreck had, however, moved level with the Frenchman on 37 points, while Christijan Albers and Michael Bartels had joined the scorers' list.

In the Teams' Championship it was D2 AMG-Mercedes who continued to lead the charge, leaving the Sachsenring with a healthy margin of 40 points. Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes were next up in second on 71 points as their sister squad's main challengers, while Abt Sportsline headed the anti-Mercedes charge in third on 47. Original Teile AMG-Mercedes had moved to within ten of the Audi squad in fourth, while OPC Team Holzer II had joined the fray in ninth with a single point.

2001 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider 74 ◄0
2nd Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler 49 ◄0
3rd Flag of France Laurent Aïello 37 ◄0
4th Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck 37 ◄0
5th Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen 22 ◄0
6th Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger 22 ◄0
7th Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman 18 ▲4
8th Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk 16 ▼1
9th Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 16 ▲1
10th Dutch Flag Christijan Albers 15 ▲6
11th Flag of Germany Marcel Tiemann 13 ▲2
12th Flag of Portugal Pedro Lamy 12 ▼4
13th Flag of Germany Christian Abt 10 ▼4
14th Flag of the United Kingdom Darren Turner 3 ▼2
15th Flag of Germany Bernd Mayländer 2 ▼1
16th Flag of Germany Timo Scheider 1 ▼1
17th Flag of Germany Michael Bartels 1 ◄0
2001 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes 111 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 71 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline 47 ◄0
4th Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 37 ◄0
5th Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 33 ▲2
6th Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline Junior 32 ▼1
7th Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 15 ▼1
8th Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I 1 ◄0
9th Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer II 1 ▲2

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 2.5 Robert Wilkins, 'Scheider wins after fight from back - Sachsenring.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 17/06/2001), https://www.crash.net/dtm/race-report/26463/1/scheider-wins-after-fight-from-back-sachsenring, (Accessed 08/05/2020)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 'DTM Sachsenring 2001', youtube.com, (YouTube: DTM, 25/11/2016), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRxixP_8dvA&list=PLrjmhNF7Jz1xCWFdjmw-P9aOk1EpKc1y2&index=7, (Accessed 08/05/2020)
  4. 4.0 4.1 '2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Sachsenring', motorsportstats.com, (Motorsport Network, 2019), https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2001-sachsenring, (Accessed 08/05/2020)
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