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Race Information
Date 28 September 2014
No. 178
Event Dutch Flag DTM Zandvoort 2014
Location Dutch Flag Circuit Park Zandvoort
Zandvoort, North Hollands, Netherlands
Format Championship Race
Lap length 4.307 km (2.676 mi)
Distance 43 laps / 185.201 km (115.079 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller
Team Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Time 1:30.713
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann
Team Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG
Time 1:32.411 on lap 2
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk
Winner Team Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Time 1:16:35.761
Race Guide
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The 2014 Zandvoort Race, formally known as DTM Zandvoort 2014 was the ninth and penultimate round of the 2014 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in Zandvoort, North Hollands, Netherlands on 28 September 2014.[1] The race would see Mattias Ekström charge to victory to secure the runner-up spot in the Championship, having used the alternate tyre strategy to mount a late-race bid for the lead.[2]

Qualifying had seen Mike Rockenfeller sweep to pole position, edging out freshly crowned Champion Marco Wittmann by 0.026s.[3] Edoardo Mortara qualified third but was disqualified for an illegally mounted diffuser, Ekström claimed fourth but served a five place grid penalty for obstructing Gary Paffett, leaving Jamie Green in third.[3]

The start of the race would see Rockenfeller and Wittmann duel for the lead into Tarzan, with the new Champion successfully feinting to the inside of the outgoing title holder to secure the lead.[2] They were chased hard by Nico Müller as the rest of the field poured into the first corner without issue, although Ekström would slip down the order on his harder, prime, Hankook tyres.[2]

The race quickly settled down after some early near-misses, with Edoardo Mortara having come closest to crashing after having to dart out from behind an early braking Vitaly Petrov.[2] Paul di Resta also had an early drama and damaged his rear aero, while Adrien Tambay crashed out while trying to keep the Scot at bay.[2]

Tamaby's accident triggered a Safety Car, which would remain out for three laps and demolish Wittmann's early lead.[2] However, once it withdrew three laps later the #23 BMW would quickly re-establish his advantage, while Mortara swept up the order with an early couple of moves.[2]

As the pitstops loomed Rockenfeller began to move back into striking distance of Wittmann, with the younger German racer almost handing him the lead after running wide through Tarzan.[2] On lap seventeen the #1 Audi would lunge inside the #23 BMW to secure the lead at the very same corner, prompting Wittmann to stop at the end of the lap.[2]

That decision was well timed, for just as Wittmann pulled into his pitbox, stablemate Augusto Farfus crashed at the chicane after contact with Daniel Juncadella and triggered a second Safety Car.[2] That closed the pitlane to those that had not served their mandatory stop, who would have to wait until the race restarted to do so.[2]

Rockenfeller would lead the field away at the restart with Wittmann outside of the top ten, although he made a lot of early ground as numerous drivers came in instantly for their stops.[2] Rockenfeller, meanwhile, would attempt to build a lead before serving his stop, only for another Safety Car period to be thrown when Nico Müller crashed at Gerlach on lap 25.[2]

With that Rockenfeller's race was effectively over, with the German racer having to follow the safety car into the pitlane in order to serve his pitstop.[2] That hence left Wittmann at the head of the field as the race resumed, although all eyes were on fifth placed Ekström, who was the first car on the softer, Option, tyres.[2]

Ekström duly carved his way up to the front in the closing stages, and would quickly break away to claim victory by seven seconds from Wittmann.[2] Martin Tomczyk was next up ahead of Mortara, while Christian Vietoris was the lead Mercedes in fifth.[2] Maxime Martin was next up ahead of Pascal Wehrlein and Robert Wickens, while penalties for Bruno Spengler and Farfus allowed Timo Scheider and Joey Hand to claim the remaining points.[2]

Background[]

Wittmann's impressive form throughout the season meant that the DTM Championship was already over, and so attention focused on the battle to be runner-up. Mathematically, with 50 points still to battle for, anyone from Christian Vietoris in second to Nico Müller in nineteenth could take the spot, although, in truth, the main battle was between four drivers. Vietoris had leapt into contention after his second place at the Lausitzring, and now lead Mattias Ekström, Edoardo Mortara (both on 56) and Mike Rockenfeller (54) in their tussle to be second best.

The Teams' Championship also seemed to be a battle over second for the rest of the season, with BMW Team RMG already 75 points ahead with only 86 left in play. Three Audi teams looked set to fight amongst themselves for second, with Audi Team Abt Sportsline heading sister outfit Audi Team Abt and Audi Team Phoenix. Original-Teile Mercedes AMG, meanwhile, were to contest Mercedes' honour over the final rounds as their best placed challenger, but looked set to finish mid-table.

The Brands' battle was also hotting up, as BMW were presented with their first opportunity to wrap up that Championship too. Having overtaken Audi at the Red Bull Ring, the Bavarians had led the Ingolstadt men by a narrow margin, and now sat eight points clear, although a slight reversal in recent form would ultimately shift the battle. Mercedes, meanwhile, had looked adrift all season, having only out scored their rivals once all season (at the last round), and were now 130 points behind.

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2014 Zandvoort Race is displayed below:

2014 Zandvoort Race Entry List
No. Name Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine
1 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM 14 Audi 4.0l V8
2 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM 14 Audi 4.0l V8
3 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8
4 Flag of USA Joey Hand Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8
5 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany Original-Teile Mercedes AMG Mercedes AMG C-Coupé DTM AMG 4.0l V8
6 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Original-Teile Mercedes AMG Mercedes AMG C-Coupé DTM AMG 4.0l V8
7 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM 14 Audi 4.0l V8
8 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM 14 Audi 4.0l V8
9 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8
10 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8
11 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany Thomas Sabo/Free Man's Mercedes AMG Mercedes AMG C-Coupé DTM AMG 4.0l V8
12 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Thomas Sabo/Free Man's Mercedes AMG Mercedes AMG C-Coupé DTM AMG 4.0l V8
15 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Audi RS5 DTM 14 Audi 4.0l V8
16 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Audi RS5 DTM 14 Audi 4.0l V8
17 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8
18 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8
19 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes AMG Mercedes AMG C-Coupé DTM AMG 4.0l V8
20 Flag of Russia Vitaly Petrov Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes AMG Mercedes AMG C-Coupé DTM AMG 4.0l V8
21 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM 14 Audi 4.0l V8
22 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM 14 Audi 4.0l V8
23 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8
24 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8
25 Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany gooix Mercedes AMG Mercedes AMG C-Coupé DTM AMG 4.0l V8
Source:[4]

Qualifying[]

A dry Saturday afternoon saw the DTM drivers enjoy what promised to be a fast three part qualifying session, with Time Scheider's 2010 record beaten in the opening minutes.[3] Adding to the conditions was a lack of wind, which meant that the shifting sand dunes around Zandvoort were still during the session, meaning no additional sand would be added to the track surface.[3]

Q1[]

Jamie Green took his Audi Team Rosberg prepared machine to the top of the times in Q1, as a liitle over a second covered 22 of the 23 cars.[3] Martin Tomczyk had been the first man to set a time, ending the session well inside the top eighteen, while Vitaly Petrov struggled to match the times of the rest, a further 1.3 seconds behind.[3] Dark clouds began to drift over the circuit near the end of Q1, as Daniel Juncadella, Robert Wickens, Augusto Farfus and António Félix da Costa fell at the first order.[3]

Q2[]

What ever the clouds held in store for the session, it seemed that they were holding off for the time being, as Q2 saw the fastest time of the weekend set.[3] Topping the charts was Pascal Wehrlein, fresh from his maiden win at the Lausitzring, just 0.003s quicker than Q1 topped Green.[3] With three tenths covering the top eight, Joey Hand missed out on Q3 by just 0.060s, as five Audis, two BMWs and Wehrlein's Mercedes made it through to the pole shoot-out.[3]

Q3[]

The temperature was falling by the time Q3 started, meaning all but one failed to best their time from Q2.[3] Only Marco Wittmann went quicker, although his time was only good enough for second, as Mike Rockenfeller secured pole on his first flying lap.[3] Edoardo Mortara claimed third and Mattias Ekström went fourth, only for both to be dropped down the grid for different reasons.[3] Green set the fifth best time despite having been in the top two all afternoon, with Nico Müller, Wehrlein and Tomczyk completing the top eight.[3]

Post-Qualifying[]

The final qualifying result for the 2014 Zandvoort Race are outlined below:

2014 Zandvoort Race Qualifying Result
Pos. No. Name Team Q1* Q2 Q3 Grid
Pos. Time Pos. Time Pos. Time
1st 1 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 3rd 1:30.994 6th 1:30.755 1st 1:30.713 1
2nd 23 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 5th 1:31.055 8th 1:30.832 2nd 1:30.739 2
3rd* 15 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 8th 1:31.075 3rd 1:30.464 3rd 1:30.757 23*
4th 7 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 7th 1:31.074 7th 1:30.787 4th 1:30.869 8
5th 21 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 1st 1:30.610 2nd 1:30.452 5th 1:30.957 3
6th 22 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 14th 1:31.415 4th 1:30.494 6th 1:30.968 4
7th 25 Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany gooix Mercedes AMG 6th 1:31.060 1st 1:30.449 7th 1:31.063 5
8th 10 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 4th 1:31.047 5th 1:30.681 8th 1:31.904 6
9th 4 Flag of USA Joey Hand Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 17th 1:31.487 9th 1:30.892 7
10th 8 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 12th 1:31.313 10th 1:30.908 9
11th 11 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany TS/FM Mercedes AMG 9th 1:31.191 11th 1:30.965 10
12th 16 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 16th 1:31.479 12th 1:30.997 11
13th 6 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany OT Mercedes AMG 2nd 1:30.849 13th 1:31.005 12
14th 17 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 10th 1:31.195 14th 1:31.027 13
15th 9 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 11th 1:31.257 15th 1:31.102 14
16th 2 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 18th 1:31.509 16th 1:31.118 15
17th 24 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 13th 1:31.363 17th 1:31.425 16
18th 5 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany OT Mercedes AMG 15th 1:31.421 18th 1:31.504 17
19th 18 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 19th 1:31.611 18
20th 3 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 20th 1:31.668 19
21st 12 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany TS/FM Mercedes AMG 21st 1:31.673 20
22nd 19 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes AMG 22nd 1:31.784 21
23rd 20 Flag of Russia Vitaly Petrov Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes AMG 23rd 1:33.002 22
Source:[4]
  • Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
  • * Mortara dropped to the back of the field for an illegal diffuser mount.[5]
  • Ekstrom was awarded a five place grid penalty for impeding Paffett during Q1.[5]

Grid[]

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 1 ______________
Mike Rockenfeller 2
______________ Marco Wittmann
Row 2 3 ______________
Jamie Green 4
______________ Nico Müller
Row 3 5 ______________
Pascal Wehrlein 6
______________ Martin Tomczyk
Row 4 7 ______________
Joey Hand 8
______________ Mattias Ekström
Row 5 9 ______________
Miguel Molina 10
______________ Gary Paffett
Row 6 11 ______________
Adrien Tambay 12
______________ Paul di Resta
Row 7 13 ______________
Timo Glock 14
______________ Bruno Spengler
Row 8 15 ______________
Timo Scheider 16
______________ Maxime Martin
Row 9 17 ______________
Christian Vietoris 18
______________ António Félix da Costa
Row 10 19 ______________
Augusto Farfus 20
______________ Robert Wickens
Row 11 21 ______________
Daniel Juncadella 22
______________ Vitaly Petrov
Row 12 23 ______________
Edoardo Mortara 24
______________

Race[]

A dry and mild Sunday in the Netherlands meant almost perfect conditions for the start of the race, with the tyre allocation announced shortly before.[2] With Edoardo Mortara starting dead last, many expected the Italian to make a good spectacle in his fight back, given his pace in qualifying.[2] As the cars left the grid for the formation lap, Timo Glock had an issue, meaning he would have to start last, despite managing to catch the pack before the end of the lap.[2]

Report[]

A good start from pole man Mike Rockenfeller was not enough to fend off Marco Wittmann, who pulled a feint to take the inside line through Tarzan and take the lead.[2] Nico Müller made a good start to attack the pair early on, as the whole field made it through the first corner without incident.[2] Mattias Ekström, meanwhile, was beginning to fall through the pack, the Swede having started as the best placed driver on hard tyres, and was now being swampped by soft shod machinery.[2]

Mortara was almost out on the first lap, having to swing his car out from underneath the rear wing of Vitaly Petrov into the Marlboro turn when the Russian braked earlier.[2] A tank slapped resulted from the sudden jink, although the Italian caught it and closed in on the back of Robert Wickens, while Martin Tomczyk snatched fourth from Jamie Green.[2] Timo Glock was also on the move, making his way past the two Petronas Mercedes AMG machines in the opening stages.[2]

The next few laps saw the order settle, with several drivers running wide and briefly onto the edge of the perilous gravel traps that lined the Zandvoort circuit.[2] Paul di Resta proved their ruthlessness when he ran wide through the exit of a corner, bouncing across the grass and removing the rear left aero package on his Mercedes as a result.[2] That was only a minor incident, however, and the Scot continued in pursuit of Adrien Tambay, until the Frenchman made a mistake.[2] Tambay's, in contrast, was much more serious, and ultimately brought an end to his race, and the safety car onto the circuit.[2]

After three laps, the safety car was back in the pits and Wittmann romping away from Rockenfeller, with Juncadella and Petrov both pitting, although as the pitwindow had not opened, it did not count as their mandatory stop.[2] Mortara, meanwhile, continued his impressive display, climbing into the top half of the field at the restart with a dive down the inside of Miguel Molina.[2] Joey Hand, meanwhile, almost repeated Tambay's accident when he ran wide, but the American managed to bounce back onto the circuit, having dropped to twelfth.[2] António Félix da Costa and Paul di Resta, meanwhile, were reported to the stewards over their battle for ninth, both having exhanged physical blows throughout.[2] Their battle then came to a conclusion when da Costa misjudged a gap inside of the di Resta and knocked the Scot off the circuit, although they both continued.[2] A lap later and DRS was reactivated, with Timo Glock and Christian Vietoris swapping places in fifteenth and sixteenth.[2]

Meanwhile, the tide was turning at the front of the field as Rockenfeller began drawing in Wittmann for the lead.[2] The presurre was beginning to tell for the new Champion, with Wiitmann locking up in Tarzan and allowing Rocky to close even further.[2] Further back, Hand was in the pits to complete his mandatory pitstop on lap fifteen, just moments after the pit window opened.[2] His early stop did not prompt a rush into the pitlane straight away, with di Resta following him in, but to retire.[2]

Out of the exit of Tarzan on lap seventeen the field was being led by Rockenfeller, whose charge on Wittmann ended with a dive down the inside into the first corner.[2] That move did prompt more action in the pitlane, with Wittmann sweeping in at the end of the lap, followed by Paffett and Martin Tomczyk.[2] They looked to have made the correct decision moments later, when the safety car emerged from the pitlane as Wittmann rejoined in fifteenth.[2]

Out of the race was Augusto Farfus, whose wounded BMW M4 DTM was now stranded in the middle of the chicane at the end of the lap, with debris littered across the scene.[2] His accident had its origin in the braking zone for the chicane, when the Brazilian was punted off the circuit by Daniel Juncadella, who had misjudged the braking ability of the BMW.[2] Farfus was speared across the circuit, smacking into the inside kerb on the first part of the chicane, before bouncing into the gravel trap on the outside and out.[2]

Four laps later and Rockenfeller was streaking away from the rest of the field, as a few drivers swept into the pits to take their delayed stops.[2] The DMSB extended the window to lap 34 due to the delay, as Jamie Green pounced on Nico Müller for second, with Timo Scheider following him through.[2] Glock, meanwhile, was overcome by Wittmann in his fight back after his stop, with DRS activated a few laps later.[2] Yet, the latest green flag period was soon to be over, with Muller crashing out on lap 25.[2]

The majority of the field had stopped by the time Muller hit the barrier out of Gerlach, having been run wide by Vietoris in their battle.[2] A slight tap by the German while up the inside of the Swiss through the second corner sent the white Audi into the barrier, bringing out the safety car yet again.[2] Rockenfeller, meanwhile, was now massively over the maximum limit for the soft tyre, and was still yet to stop with Wittmann now second on circuit and Mattias Ekström sat in fifth, the first of those on softs to have stopped.[2]

After another four lap intervention, the safety car was back in the pitlane, with Rockenfeller and Vitaly Petrov following it in a lap later.[2] Ekstrom, meanwhile, was carving his way through the field, and his superior grip saw him sweep past Wittmann for the lead into the braking zone for the chicane, as a wave of cars were reported for inaccurate DRS deployment.[2] But, with DRS becoming active once again, it was almost inevitable that the safety car was called a few moments later, this time for an accident removing Gary Paffett.[2]

In an almost identical accident to Tambay earlier in the race, the Brit ran wide and hit the wall, bouncing into the gravel and required aid in getting free.[2] The fourth safety car of the day meant that the race distance would not be achievable, with the race being timed with ten minutes left to run.[2] It was a quick period, however, and the race was back under way with two laps to go, with Ekstrom sprinting away.[2]

The final laps of the race were relatively calm, with an incident involving Green and Spengler putting the Brit into a spin and the back of the field.[2] The incident (just before DRS was active once again) was not bad enough for the safety car to be called, although Spengler was made to serve a penalty before the end, with the final lap declared on lap 43.[2] Wehrlein, meanwhile, had closed on Maxime Martin, taking the Belgian for sixth, as Mortara defended from Vietoris ahead.[2]

But, ultimately, the veteran Swede at the front of the field was not to be denied his eighteenth victory, and his first of the season.[2] Wittmann held second with Tomczyk third, while Mortara and Vietoris continued their scrap right to the bitter end.[2] Martin ultimately finished ahead of Wehrlein after a late move, with Spengler slapped down to sixteenth after the race having finished eighth.[2]

Results[]

The final classification of the 2014 Zandvoort Race is displayed below:

2014 Zandvoort Race Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Time Strat. Fastest lap Pts.
1st 7 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 43 1:16:35.761 Prime-Option 1:32.668 25
2nd 23 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 43 +7.414s Option-Prime 1:32.411 18
3rd 10 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 43 +11.144s Option-Prime 1:33.055 15
4th* 15 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 43 +12.234s Option-Prime 1:33.962 12
5th 5 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany OT Mercedes AMG 43 +12.730s Prime-Option 1:33.940 10
6th 24 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 43 +14.260s Prime-Option 1:33.132 8
7th 25 Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany gooix Mercedes AMG 43 +15.128s Option-Prime 1:33.450 6
8th* 12 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany TS/FM Mercedes AMG 43 +16.182s Prime-Option 1:33.532 4
9th* 2 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 43 +16.792s Option-Prime 1:32.867 2
10th 4 Flag of USA Joey Hand Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 43 +20.736s Option-Prime 1:33.412 1
11th 20 Flag of Russia Vitaly Petrov Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes AMG 43 +21.518s Prime-Option 1:34.166
12th 17 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 43 +23.799s Option-Prime 1:34.051
13th 18 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 43 +24.233s Option-Prime 1:33.929
14th 21 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 43 +25.008s Option-Prime 1:33.254
15th* 1 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 43 +36.746s Option-Prime 1:32.541
16th 9 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 43 +45.591s Prime-Option 1:33.471
17th 19 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes AMG 43 +45.729s Prime-Option 1:33.836
18th 8 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 42 +1 Lap Prime-Option 1:33.806
19th 11 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany TS/FM Mercedes AMG 34 Retired Option-Prime 1:33.340
Ret 22 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 25 Accident Option-Prime 1:32.757
Ret* 3 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 17 Collision Prime-Option 1:35.476
Ret 6 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany OT Mercedes AMG 16 Damage Option-Prime 1:33.409
Ret 16 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 4 Accident Option-Prime 1:32.945
Source:[4]
  • Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
  • * Mortara, Wickens, Scheider, Rockenfeller and Farfus all received official warnings for using DRS before it was permitted.[6]
  • Spengler had 30 seconds added onto his time for contact with Green, having already received the DRS warning.[6]
  • Juncadella given a 30 second penalty for causing Farfus' accident, having already received the DRS warning.[6]

Milestones[]


Standings[]

The race for second place in the Championship seemed to now be in Mattias Ekström's favour with just one race to go, and the Swede twelve points ahead of Christian Vietoris. That said, with 25 points still left to fight for in Hockenheim, both Vietoris and Edoardo Mortara could still usurp Ekstrom to be runner-up to Marco Wittmann, who continued his scoring run. Mike Rockenfeller was out of the fight for second, but could still end the season in the top three if results went his way.

BMW Team RMG were declared Teams' Champions with a round to spare in Circuit Park Zandvoort, with Wittmann and Maxime Martin both scoring to extend their lead over Audi Team Abt Sportsline. The Sportsline team were now in a battle for second, with the competition including sister outfit Audi Team Abt, Original-Telie Mercedes AMG, Audi Team Phoenix and outsiders BMW Team Schnitzer. In the Manufacturers' battle, meanwhile, BMW finally pulled a small lead over Audi for the lead, although the Ingolstadt outfit was traditionally at their strongest in the Upper Rhine Valley.

 
2014 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann 146 ◄0
2nd Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 81 ▲1
3rd Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris 69 ▼1
4th Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara 68 ◄0
5th Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller 54 ◄0
6th Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin 47 ▲2
7th Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein 46 ◄0
8th Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk 43 ▲8
9th Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler 42 ▼3
10th Canadian Flag Robert Wickens 41 ◄0
11th Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus 39 ▼2
12th Flag of France Adrien Tambay 36 ▼1
13th Flag of Germany Timo Scheider 36 ▼1
14th Flag of Germany Timo Glock 33 ▼1
15th Flag of Spain Miguel Molina 28 ▼1
16th Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green 28 ▼1
17th Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta 24 ◄0
18th Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella 22 ◄0
19th Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller 10 ◄0
20th Flag of USA Joey Hand 6 ◄0
21st Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa 4 ◄0
22nd Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett 4 ◄0
23rd Flag of Russia Vitaly Petrov 0 ◄0
2014 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 193 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 109 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 104 ▲1
4th Flag of Germany OT Mercedes AMG 93 ▲1
5th Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 90 ▼2
6th Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 85 ◄0
7th Flag of Germany gooix Mercedes AMG 46 ▲2
8th Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 46 ▼1
9th Flag of Germany TS/FM Mercedes AMG 45 ▼1
10th Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 38 ◄0
11th Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 37 ◄0
12th Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes AMG 22 ◄0
2014 Manufacturers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany BMW 362 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Audi 341 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany Mercedes 206 ◄0

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  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 2.49 2.50 2.51 2.52 2.53 2.54 2.55 2.56 2.57 2.58 2.59 2.60 2.61 2.62 2.63 2.64 2.65 'MATTIAS EKSTRÖM SCORES FIRST VICTORY OF THE SEASON FOR AUDI AT ZANDVOORT', dtm.com, (ITR e.V., 28/09/2014), http://www.dtm.com/en/news/mattias-ekstr-m-scores-first-victory-season-audi-zandvoort-2014-09-28.html, (Accessed 15/10/2015)
  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 'FIRST PLACE ON THE GRID FOR MIKE ROCKENFELLER AT ZANDVOORT', dtm.com, (ITR e.V., 27/09/2014), http://www.dtm.com/en/news/first-place-grid-mike-rockenfeller-zandvoort-2014-09-27.html, (Accessed 15/10/2015)
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2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship
Manufacturers
AudiAMG-MercedesBMW
Car/engine
Audi RS5 DTM 2014Audi 4.0l V8Mercedes-AMG C-Coupé DTM 2014AMG 4.0l V8BMW M4 DTM 2014P66 4.0l V8
Teams
Audi Sport Team AbtAudi Sport Team Abt SportslineAudi Sport Team PhoenixAudi Sport Team RosbergBMW Team MTEKBMW Team RBMBMW Team RMGBMW Team SchnitzerEuronics/Free Man's World AMG Mercedesgooix AMG MercedesOriginal-Teile AMG MercedesPetronas AMG Mercedes
Drivers
1 Mike Rockenfeller2 Timo Scheider3 Augusto Farfus4 Joey Hand5 Christian Vietoris6 Paul di Resta7 Mattias Ekström8 Miguel Molina9 Bruno Spengler10 Martin Tomczyk11 Gary Paffett12 Robert Wickens15 Edoardo Mortara16 Adrien Tambay17 Timo Glock18 António Félix da Costa19 Daniel Juncadella20 Vitaly Petrov21 Jamie Green22 Nico Müller23 Marco Wittmann24 Maxime Martin25 Pascal Wehrlein
Races
Hockenheim OpeningOscherslebenHungaroringNorisringMoscow RacewaySpeilbergNürburgringLausitzringZandvoortHockenheim Finale
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