2016 Hockenheim Finale Race 2

2016 Hockenheim Finale Race 2
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Race Information
Date	16 October 2016
No.	195
Event	DTM Hockenheim Finale 2016
Location	Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Format	60 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	4.574 km (2.842 mi)
Distance	39 laps / 178.386 km (110.844 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	António Félix da Costa
Team	BMW Team Schnitzer
Time	1:32.525
Fastest Lap
Driver	Timo Glock
Team	BMW Team RMG
Time	1:34.659 on lap 30
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Edoardo Mortara	Christian Vietoris	Paul di Resta
Winner Team	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Time	1:02:52.131
Race Guide
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The 2016 Hockenheim Finale Race 2, otherwise known as the DTM Hockenheim Finale 2016 Race 2, was the eighteenth and final race of the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 16 October 2016. The race would see Edoardo Mortara claim victory for the fifth time in 2016, although it was Marco Wittmann who won the ultimate prize by finishing fourth.

Ahead of the final race of the season Wittmann led the title charge, with seventeen points in hand over main rival Mortara. The latter was now the only driver who could deny the Italian the title, and would have to either win or finish second in the finale if he was to take the title, regardless of what Wittmann could do.

Qualifying for the season finale would see António Félix da Costa sweep to his second pole of the weekend, defeating Gary Paffett by just 0.014s. Elsewhere, title pretenders Marco Wittmann and Edoardo Mortara would share the third row, with Wittmann ahead and with the advantage in the Championship.

The start of the race would see da Costa convert pole to the race lead, while Paffett gave chase from second for Mercedes. Behind, a strong start for Wittmann, combined with the fact that the two drivers immediately ahead of him were his BMW stablemates, meant that Wittmann shot to third ahead of Tom Blomqvist and Maxime Martin.

Mortara, meanwhile, would suffer from a slow start and slip back, although he would manage to recover sixth before the end of the opening tour. The #48 Audi then began to fight his way back onto Wittmann's tail, elbowing his way past both Martin and Blomqvist, while Paffett attacked da Costa for the lead.

That lunge proved critical to the outcome of the race, for Paffett would spin da Costa to the back of the field at the Mercedes Kurve, and hence earn himself a drive-through penalty. That hence put Wittmann at the head of the field ahead of Mortara, although Mortara would subsequently scythe past his title rival to secure the lead on lap six.

With that Mortara was away, setting a succession of fastest laps to pull clear of Wittmann, knowing that the Championship was out of his hands. Behind, Blomqvist would come under attack from a charging Christian Vietoris, who would later begin the pitstop phase on lap thirteen, while da Costa and Paffett clashed once more at the back of the field.

da Costa would retire from the race soon after, a loose wheel after a pitstop leaving the #13 BMW hobbled. Out front, meanwhile, Mortara and Wittmann would make their stops, with Mortara retained the lead, while Wittmann slipped to sixth behind Paul di Resta who had stopped.

Once the pitstops were completed it was Mortara leading from Vietoris, while di Resta held third from Wittmann, and placed his #3 Mercedes beautifully to prevent the German from passing. That, however, was irrelevant in the greater Championship picture, for fourth would be more than enough for Wittmann to secure the title, and he was safe from attack behind.

That proved to be that for the race, with Mortara sweeping through to claim an imperious victory, albeit one that mattered little in the final standings. Indeed, while Vietoris and di Resta would complete the podium, fourth for Wittmann meant that he won the title by four points from Mortara. Behind, Timo Glock, Martin and Blomqvist worked to prevent Wittmann from being attacked, with the remaining points of the season being claimed by Jamie Green, Robert Wickens and Martin Tomczyk.

Wittmann was hence declared as the DTM Champion with 206 points, while Audi won the Manufacturers' Championship and Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline claimed the Teams' title. Otherwise, the race would be significant as the final battle for 2008 and 2009 Champion Timo Scheider, 2011 Champion Martin Tomczyk, as well as race winners Miguel Molina and da Costa.

Background

The results of the penultimate race of the campaign had seen Marco Wittmann inch closer to the title, as second place in the race moved him onto 194 points. That meant he headed into the final race with a seventeen point lead over Edoardo Mortara in second, and hence would claim the crown with fifth or better in the race set to see the German take the crown. Conversely, Mortara would have to either win the race with Wittmann sixth or lower, or finish second with Wittmann failing to score.

In the Teams' Championship Audi Team Abt Sportsline had held their lead, and would head into the final race with a 26 point advantage. They would therefore lift the trophy should BMW Team RMG fail to claim a third and a fourth in the finale, if Abt Sportsline failed to score. Likewise, Audi would hold the initiative in the Manufacturers' Championship heading into the final day, with 61 points in hand over BMW in second.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2016 Hockenheim Finale Race 2 is displayed below:

2016 Hockenheim Finale Race 2 Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Weight
2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes DTM Team ART	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes DTM Team HWA II	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
10	Timo Scheider	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,125 kg
11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	BMW 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
17	Miguel Molina	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,125 kg
18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,125 kg
31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,125 kg
51	Nico Müller	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,125 kg
53	Jamie Green	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,125 kg
72	René Rast	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,125 kg
84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes DTM Team HWA II	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
88	Felix Rosenqvist	Mercedes DTM Team ART	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,125 kg
100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
Source:

Qualifying

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2016 Hockenheim Finale Race 2 are outlined below:

2016 Hockenheim Finale Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:32.525	—	177.967 km/h	1
2nd	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:32.539	+0.014s	177.940 km/h	2
3rd	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	1:32.589	+0.064s	177.844 km/h	3
4th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	1:32.601	+0.076s	177.820 km/h	4
5th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:32.616	+0.091s	177.792 km/h	5
6th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:32.644	+0.119s	177.738 km/h	6
7th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	1:32.769	+0.244s	177.498 km/h	7
8th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	1:32.805	+0.280s	177.430 km/h	8
9th	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:32.810	+0.285s	177.420 km/h	9
10th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:32.818	+0.293s	177.405 km/h	10
11th	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	1:32.821	+0.296s	177.399 km/h	11
12th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	1:32.858	+0.333s	177.328 km/h	12
13th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:32.888	+0.363s	177.271 km/h	13
14th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:32.911	+0.386s	177.227 km/h	14
15th	88	Felix Rosenqvist	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:32.929	+0.404s	177.193 km/h	15
16th	27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Team Rosberg	1:32.938	+0.413s	177.176 km/h	16
17th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:32.956	+0.431s	177.141 km/h	17
18th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:32.990	+0.465s	177.077 km/h	18
19th	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:33.002	+0.477s	177.054 km/h	19
20th	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	1:33.007	+0.482s	177.044 km/h	20
21st	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	1:33.059	+0.534s	176.945 km/h	21
22nd	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	1:33.082	+0.557s	176.902 km/h	22
23rd	72	René Rast	Audi Team Phoenix	1:33.158	+0.633s	176.757 km/h	23
24th	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:33.280	+0.755s	176.526 km/h	24
Source:

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

Grid

	Pos.	Pos.
	Driver	Driver
	______________
Row 1	1	______________
	António Félix da Costa	2
	______________	Gary Paffett
Row 2	3	______________
	Tom Blomqvist	4
	______________	Maxime Martin
Row 3	5	______________
	Marco Wittmann	6
	______________	Edoardo Mortara
Row 4	7	______________
	Robert Wickens	8
	______________	Timo Glock
Row 5	9	______________
	Christian Vietoris	10
	______________	Jamie Green
Row 6	11	______________
	Augusto Farfus	12
	______________	Bruno Spengler
Row 7	13	______________
	Lucas Auer	14
	______________	Nico Müller
Row 8	15	______________
	Felix Rosenqvist	16
	______________	Adrien Tambay
Row 9	17	______________
	Mike Rockenfeller	18
	______________	Paul di Resta
Row 10	19	______________
	Martin Tomczyk	20
	______________	Timo Scheider
Row 11	21	______________
	Daniel Juncadella	22
	______________	Miguel Molina
Row 12	23	______________
	René Rast	24
	______________	Maximilian Götz

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2016 Hockenheim Finale Race 2 is displayed below:

2016 Hockenheim Finale Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	39	1:02:52.131	1:35.136	25
2nd	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	39	+3.040s	1:35.068	18
3rd	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	39	+4.294s	1:35.320	15
4th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	39	+5.030s	1:35.430	12
5th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	39	+6.103s	1:34.659	10
6th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	39	+8.947s	1:35.392	8
7th	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	39	+13.857s	1:35.557	6
8th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	39	+15.054s	1:35.225	4
9th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	39	+16.012s	1:35.286	2
10th	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	39	+21.313s	1:35.600	1
11th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	39	+21.503s	1:35.182
12th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	39	+22.230s	1:34.836
13th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	39	+24.962s	1:35.158
14th	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	39	+35.979s	1:35.280
15th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	39	+27.937s	1:34.757
16th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	39	+29.298s	1:35.186
17th	72	René Rast	Audi Team Phoenix	39	+36.530s	1:35.718
18th	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	39	+39.112s	1:34.773
19th	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	39	+55.972s	1:35.987
20th*	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	33	Retired	1:35.531
21st*	88	Felix Rosenqvist	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	32	Retired	1:35.302
22nd*	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	29	Damage	1:35.356
Ret	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	21	Wheel	1:36.458
Ret	27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Team Rosberg	15	Collision	1:37.911
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
• * Juncadella, Rosenqvist and Farfus were still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.

Milestones

• Marco Wittmann declared as the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship Champion.
  • This was Wittmann's second DTM title.
• Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline proclaimed as the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship for Teams Champions.
• Audi proclaimed as the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwage Masters Championship for Manufacturers' Champions.
• 181st and final race for Timo Scheider.
• Martin Tomczyk made his 175th and final start.
• 87th and final race for Miguel Molina.
• Christian Vietoris started his 76th and final DTM race.
• Adrien Tambay started his 65th and final race.
• 46th and final race for António Félix da Costa.
• Maximilian Götz made his 36th and final start.
• Third and final pole position for da Costa.
• Eighth career victory for Edoardo Mortara.

Standings

With that the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship came to its conclusion, with Marco Wittmann declared as the Champion with 206 points to his name. That left him four ahead of Edoardo Mortara in second, while Jamie Green was a distant third on 145 points. Robert Wickens and Paul di Resta would complete the top five, with all 26 drivers to have entered a DTM race in 2016 having scored.

In the Teams' Championship Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline were proclaimed as the Champions on the final day, having moved onto 319 points. BMW Team RMG would hence have to settle for second, while their sister team BMW Team RBM were classified in third on 203. Audi, meanwhile, secured the title in the Manufacturers' Championship, having scored 700 points across the campaign, with BMW in second and Mercedes in a distant third.

2016 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Marco Wittmann 206 ◄0 2nd Edoardo Mortara 202 ◄0 3rd Jamie Green 145 ◄0 4th Robert Wickens 124 ◄0 5th Paul di Resta 116 ▲2 6th Tom Blomqvist 113 ◄0 7th Mattias Ekström 107 ▼2 8th Maxime Martin 90 ▲1 9th Nico Müller 88 ▼1 10th Timo Glock 84 ◄0 11th Gary Paffett 73 ◄0 12th Lucas Auer 68 ◄0 13th Miguel Molina 66 ◄0 14th Christian Vietoris 60 ▲3 15th Bruno Spengler 51 ▼1 16th Augusto Farfus 44 ▼1 17th António Félix da Costa 43 ▼1 18th Adrien Tambay 40 ◄0 19th Mike Rockenfeller 31 ◄0 20th Maximilian Götz 17 ◄0 21st Martin Tomczyk 16 ◄0 22nd Timo Scheider 13 ◄0 23rd René Rast 8 ◄0 24th Daniel Juncadella 6 ◄0 25th Felix Rosenqvist 5 ◄0 26th Esteban Ocon 2 ◄0

2016 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi Team Abt Sportsline 319 ◄0 2nd BMW Team RMG 290 ◄0 3rd BMW Team RBM 203 ◄0 4th Audi Team Rosberg 185 ◄0 5th Audi Team Abt 154 ◄0 6th Mercedes Team HWA II 133 ▲1 7th Mercedes Team HWA I 130 ▼1 8th Mercedes BWT Mücke 128 ◄0 9th BMW Team MTEK 95 ◄0 10th Mercedes ART Grand Prix 80 ◄0 11th BMW Team Schnitzer 59 ◄0 12th Audi Team Phoenix 42 ◄0 2016 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi 700 ◄0 2nd BMW 647 ◄0 3rd Mercedes 471 ◄0

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