2001 Sachsenring Qualifying Race

2001 Sachsenring Qualifying Race
The Sachsenring's layout was modified in 2001.
Race Information
Date	17 June 2001
No.	23
Event	ADAC-Preis Sachsenring 2001
Location	Sachsenring Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony, Germany
Format	35 km (Qualifikationslauf)
Lap length	3.704 km (2.302 mi)
Distance	9 laps / 33.336 km (20.714 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Peter Dumbreck
Team	D2 AMG-Mercedes
Time	1:21.204
Fastest Lap
Driver	Christian Abt
Team	Team Abt Sportsline
Time	1:34.559 on lap 4
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Peter Dumbreck	Mattias Ekström	Christian Abt
Winner Team	D2 AMG-Mercedes
Time	14:19.921
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The ADAC-Preis Sachsenring 2001 Qualifikationslauf, otherwise known as the 2001 Sashsenring Qualifying Race, was the seventh race of the 2001 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Sachsenring in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony, Germany, on 17 June 2001. The race would see Peter Dumbreck claim his maiden DTM pole and victory, leading throughout the race despite a race long challenge from Swedish youth Mattias Ekström.

Qualifying for the Qualifikationslauf was staged in wet conditions, although those who got in their times early were able to qualify on a largely dry circuit. As such, a strong opening blow by Dumbreck left the Brit on pole position ahead of Ekström, with a jumbled grid allowing Christijan Albers to claim third, and Michael Bartels to secure fourth in the first of the otherwise out-classed Opels.

Dumbreck duly aced his start on a wet circuit, although Ekström almost managed to challenge for second before slotting in behind the Brit. Behind, Bartels got the jump on Albers to secure third, although his attempts to claim the inside line for turn one resulted in the #11 Opel getting spun across the nose of the #15 Mercedes.

Christian Abt took advantage of that collision to secure third, while Ekström made several attempts to pass Dumbreck for the lead. Indeed, his best chance came at the start of lap two after getting a good run on the #2 Mercedes, although Dumbreck managed to repulse the move.

Elsewhere, Championship Bernd Schneider was storming through the field, having qualified in a lowly twentieth after mistiming his run. Indeed, the German racer would leap into eighth before the end of lap two, before getting involved in an excellent scrap with Martin Tomczyk and Manuel Reuter for sixth. That was, until Tomczyk tried too hard to keep the veterans at bay, caught a kerb and spun.

Once clear of Reuter and Tomczyk Schneider's crusade carried him onto the back of the two Eschmann AMG-Mercedes in fourth and fifth, which he passed in quick succession. That would be as good as it got for Schneider as the leaders had already broken clear, as behind Tomczyk's race was hampered by a second spin into the gravel late on.

With that the race was run, with Dumbreck sweeping across the line to claim victory ahead of Ekström and Abt. Schneider was fourth ahead of Patrick Huisman, Marcel Fässler and Marcel Tiemann, while Reuter was the best of the Opel racers in eighth.

Background

Bernd Schneider had retained the lead in the Championship after the third weekend of racing came to a close, having moved onto 54 points for the campaign. However, race winner Marcel Fässler had closed the gap to second with 46 points, while Laurent Aïello had closed to within fourteen of the leader after a strong weekend. Peter Dumbreck was next up in fourth on 28 points ahead of Uwe Alzen, while Marcel Tiemann had become the season's fifteenth different scorer.

In the Teams' Championship it was D2 AMG-Mercedes whom still led the charge, having moved onto 82 points for the campaign. Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes were next up in second on 68 points, while Abt Sportsline were in third on 44 points. Fourth place was occupied by Original Teile AMG-Mercedes on 22 points ahead of Service 24h AMG-Mercedes, while OPC Team Holzer I were still Opel's only scorers in eighth.

Entry List

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

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

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2001 Sachsenring Qualifying Race are outlined below:

2001 Sachsenring Qualifying Race Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	2	Peter Dumbreck	D2 AMG-Mercedes	1:21.204	—	161.593 km/h	1
2nd	22	Mattias Ekström	Abt Sportsline Junior	1:21.480	+0.276s	161.045 km/h	2
3rd	15	Christijan Albers	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	1:21.566	+0.362s	160.875 km/h	3
4th	11	Michael Bartels	OPC Team Holzer II	1:21.601	+0.397s	160.806 km/h	4
5th	9	Marcel Tiemann	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes	1:21.719	+0.515s	160.574 km/h	5
6th	18	Christian Abt	Abt Sportsline	1:22.054	+0.850s	159.919 km/h	6
7th	7	Manuel Reuter	OPC Team Phoenix	1:22.217	+1.013s	159.602 km/h	7
8th	25	Kris Nissen	Abt Sportsline	1:22.330	+1.126s	159.382 km/h	8
9th	23	Martin Tomczyk	Abt Sportsline Junior	1:22.449	+1.245s	159.152 km/h	9
10th	10	Patrick Huisman	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes	1:22.494	+1.290s	159.066 km/h	10
11th	17	Hubert Haupt	OPC Euroteam	1:22.520	+1.316s	159.015 km/h	11
12th	42	Darren Turner	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	1:22.527	+1.323s	159.002 km/h	12
13th	24	David Saelens	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	1:22.529	+1.325s	158.998 km/h	13
14th	3	Joachim Winkelhock	OPC Team Holzer I	1:22.632	+1.428s	158.800 km/h	14
15th	4	Timo Scheider	OPC Team Holzer I	1:22.785	+1.581s	158.506 km/h	15
16th	5	Uwe Alzen	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	1:22.901	+1.697s	158.285 km/h	16
17th	8	Yves Olivier	OPC Team Phoenix	1:23.310	+2.106s	157.508 km/h	17
18th	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	1:23.792	+2.588s	156.602 km/h	18
19th	16	Alain Menu	OPC Euroteam	1:24.004	+2.800s	156.602 km/h	19
20th	1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	1:24.275	+3.071s	155.704 km/h	20
107% Time: 1:26.888
NC	14	Thomas Jäger	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	1:30.000	+8.796s	145.800 km/h	21
NC	20	Peter Mamerow	Opel Team Mamerow	—			22
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid

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

Race

Results

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

2001 Sachsenring Qualifying Race Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	2	Peter Dumbreck	D2 AMG-Mercedes	9	14:19.921		3
2nd	22	Mattias Ekström	Abt Sportsline Junior	9	+0.943s		2
3rd	18	Christian Abt	Abt Sportsline	9	+4.981s	1:34.559	1
4th	1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	9	+12.694s
5th	10	Patrick Huisman	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes	9	+16.624s
6th	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	9	+17.816s
7th	9	Marcel Tiemann	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes	9	+18.192s
8th	7	Manuel Reuter	OPC Team Phoenix	9	+18.829s
9th	42	Darren Turner	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	9	+19.608s
10th	17	Hubert Haupt	OPC Euroteam	9	+20.144s
11th	5	Uwe Alzen	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	9	+20.514s
12th	24	David Saelens	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	9	+22.856s
13th	4	Timo Scheider	OPC Team Holzer I	9	+23.125s
14th	14	Thomas Jäger	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	9	+23.296s
15th	3	Joachim Winkelhock	OPC Team Holzer I	9	+24.974s
16th	15	Christijan Albers	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	9	+26.245s
17th	11	Michael Bartels	OPC Team Holzer II	9	+26.681s
18th	8	Yves Olivier	OPC Team Phoenix	9	+28.567s
19th	25	Kris Nissen	Abt Sportsline	9	+30.758s
20th	20	Peter Mamerow	Opel Team Mamerow	9	+55.938s
21st*	23	Martin Tomczyk	Abt Sportsline Junior	7	Spin
22nd*	16	Alain Menu	OPC Euroteam	7	Damage
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
• * Tomczyk and Menu were both still classified despite retiring as they had completed 75% of the race distance.

Milestones

• Maiden pole position for Peter Dumbreck.
• Dumbreck claimed his maiden victory.
• HWA Team claimed their thirteenth victory as an entrant.
  • Mercedes registered their thirteenth win as a manufacturer.
• Maiden podium finish for Mattias Ekström and Christian Abt.
• Abt recorded his maiden fastest lap.

Standings

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.

2001 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Bernd Schneider 54 ◄0 2nd Marcel Fässler 46 ◄0 3rd Laurent Aïello 37 ◄0 4th Peter Dumbreck 31 ◄0 5th Uwe Alzen 22 ◄0 6th Thomas Jäger 22 ◄0 7th Martin Tomczyk 12 ◄0 8th Pedro Lamy 12 ◄0 9th Christian Abt 8 ◄0 10th Mattias Ekström 7 ▲1 11th Patrick Huisman 6 ▼1 12th Darren Turner 3 ◄0 13th Marcel Tiemann 3 ▲10 14th Bernd Mayländer 2 ▼3 15th Timo Scheider 1 ▼2

2001 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st D2 AMG-Mercedes 85 ◄0 2nd Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 68 ◄0 3rd Abt Sportsline 45 ◄0 4th Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 22 ◄0 5th Abt Sportsline Junior 20 ◄0 6th Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 15 ◄0 7th Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 11 ◄0 8th OPC Team Holzer I 1 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

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