2016 Lausitzring Race 1

2016 Lausitzring Race 1
The short layout at the Lausitzring.
Race Information
Date	4 June 2016
No.	182
Event	DTM Lausitz 2016
Location	Lausitzring Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany
Format	40 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	3.478 km (2.161 mi)
Distance	32 laps / 111.296 km (69.156 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Miguel Molina
Team	Audi Sport Team Abt
Time	1:16.619
Fastest Lap
Driver	Miguel Molina
Team	Audi Sport Team Abt
Time	1:18.149 on lap 10
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Miguel Molina	Jamie Green	Robert Wickens
Winner Team	Audi Sport Team Abt
Time	42:04.244
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The 2016 Lausitzring Race 1, otherwise known as the DTM Lausitz 2016, was the fifth round of the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Lausitzring in Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany, on 4 June 2016. The race would see Miguel Molina claim pole, victory and fastest lap, a stunning turn around for a driver who had only claimed one point since the start of the campaign.

Indeed, the Spaniard was the man to beat across the day, claiming pole position after fending off a late challenge from Jamie Green. Marco Wittmann was best of the rest for BMW ahead of a trio of Mercedes, led by factory driver Robert Wickens, with Audi otherwise dominating the top ten.

However, Molina would have a fight on his hands at the start, as both he and Green bogged down off the grid and were slow away. That allowed Wittmann to sniff around and challenge for the lead, but with two Audis blocking his way, the German instead found himself having to back off, and hence allow Wickens to sweep into third.

Green threw everything he had at Molina on the opening tour, and duly eased ahead of the Spaniard after completing half of the opening lap side-by-side. Molina duly tucked in behind the Brit and plotted his revenge, with the two Audis able to ease away from Wickens in the early laps.

Indeed, once they had built a fair lead over Wickens, Molina would make his bid for the lead, sending a lunge at Green into turn one. The lateness of the lunge and a sense of self-preservation for Green resulted in the Brit yielding the lead to the #17 Audi, with Molina soon establishing a lead of his own.

With Molina powering clear and Green on his own, attention focused on the fight for third, with Wickens having to place his #6 Mercedes carefully to keep the #11 BMW of Wittmann at bay. However, as the early laps ticked away that fight would fizzle out, resulting in Wittmann having to look over in his mirrors to keep an eye on a looming Christian Vietoris.

Elsewhere, Martin Tomczyk was smacked out of the race by rookie racer Esteban Ocon, with the Frenchman taking the blame for the incident and receiving a drive-through penalty. That left the #34 Mercedes at the back of the field, as in the middle of the pack Mattias Ekström dived past Lucas Auer for sixth, before going on to harass Vietoris.

With that the race was over, with Molina recording a series of fastest laps en-route to claiming victory, his second in the Series. Green was a couple of seconds behind in second ahead of Wickens, while Wittmann fended off Vietoris and Ekström to claim fourth and the Championship lead. Auer was next up ahead of Edoardo Mortara, while Maxime Martin and Nico Müller rounded out the scorers.

Background

It would be Paul di Resta who left Austria with the lead in the DTM Championship, a surprise given the fact that he had only scored minor points across the entire weekend. Edoardo Mortara was up into second as previous occupier Robert Wickens tumbled down to eighth. Timo Glock was the biggest climber of the weekend, leaping up fourteen places to claim third, with Maxime Martin, Marco Wittmann, Tom Blomqvist and Augusto Farfus all getting ahead of Canadian Wickens.

BMW Team RMG shot to the top of the Teams' Championship after their drivers claimed top honours in both races, a feat that also propelled BMW to the top of the Brands Standings. BMW Team RBM were up in second ahead of Abt Sportsline, the first Audi backed team, as they held on to third. It had been a dismal weekend for Mercedes, however, as they slipped over 100 points back in the Brands Championship, their only points across the weekend having been scored by early title pretender di Resta.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2016 Lausitzring Race 1 is displayed below:

2016 Lausitzring Race 1 Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Weight
2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes DTM Team ART	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes DTM Team HWA II	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,125 kg
6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,110 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	1,110 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	1,110 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	1,110 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
34	Esteban Ocon	Mercedes DTM Team ART	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,110 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
84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes DTM Team HWA II	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	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
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Qualifying

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2016 Lausitzring Race 1 are outlined below:

2016 Lausitzring Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	1:16.619	—	163.416 km/h	1
2nd	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:16.696	+0.077s	163.252 km/h	2
3rd	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:16.771	+0.152s	163.092 km/h	3
4th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	1:16.792	+0.173s	163.048 km/h	4
5th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:16.844	+0.225s	162.937 km/h	5
6th	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:16.896	+0.277s	162.827 km/h	6
7th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:16.901	+0.282s	162.817 km/h	7
8th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	1:16.901	+0.282s	162.817 km/h	8
9th	27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Team Rosberg	1:16.961	+0.342s	162.690 km/h	9
10th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:16.993	+0.374s	162.622 km/h	10
11th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:16.997	+0.378s	162.614 km/h	11
12th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:17.059	+0.440s	162.483 km/h	12
13th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:17.082	+0.463s	162.434 km/h	13
14th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	1:17.126	+0.507s	162.342 km/h	14
15th	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:17.172	+0.553s	162.245 km/h	15
16th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	1:17.188	+0.569s	162.211 km/h	16
17th	34	Esteban Ocon	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:17.225	+0.606s	162.134 km/h	17
18th	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	1:17.228	+0.609s	162.127 km/h	18
19th	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	1:17.295	+0.676s	161.987 km/h	19
20th	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:17.296	+0.677s	161.985 km/h	20
21st	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:17.340	+0.721s	161.892 km/h	21
22nd	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	1:17.356	+0.737s	161.859 km/h	22
23rd	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	1:17.406	+0.787s	161.754 km/h	23
24th	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:17.536	+0.917s	161.483 km/h	24
Source:

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

Grid

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

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2016 Lausitzring Race 1 is displayed below:

2016 Lausitzring Race 1 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	32	42:04.244	1:18.149	25
2nd	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	32	+2.034s	1:18.263	18
3rd	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	32	+4.175s	1:18.306	15
4th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	32	+8.724s	1:18.303	12
5th	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	32	+9.759s	1:18.254	10
6th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	32	+10.398s	1:18.288	8
7th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	32	+10.794s	1:18.210	6
8th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	32	+14.437s	1:18.540	4
9th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	32	+17.808s	1:18.663	2
10th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	32	+18.414s	1:18.556	1
11th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	32	+18.965s	1:18.626
12th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	32	+22.282s	1:18.611
13th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	32	+31.821s	1:18.717
14th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	32	+33.128s	1:18.700
15th	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	32	+36.391s	1:18.806
16th	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	32	+38.400s	1:18.886
17th	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	32	+39.396s	1:18.838
18th	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	32	+40.298s	1:18.840
19th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	32	+41.509s	1:18.649
20th	27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Team Rosberg	32	+42.741s	1:19.068
21st	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	32	+43.286s	1:18.978
22nd	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	32	+43.912s	1:18.775
23rd	34	Esteban Ocon	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	32	+49.778s	1:18.490
24th	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	5	Collision	1:19.640
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones

• Second career victory for Miguel Molina.

Standings

Marco Wittmann had moved to the top of the Championship after the fifth bout of the season, ending Saturday at Lausitz with 47 points to his credit. That left him three ahead of Edoardo Mortara in second, while former leader Paul di Resta had slipped four off the lead to third. Robert Wickens had moved up level with the Scot on 43 points, while Maxime Martin completed the top five on 39.

In the Teams' Championship BMW Team RMG had held onto their advantage at the head of the field, heading into the Sunday race with 84 points to their credit. BMW Team RBM were next up in second, a point ahead of Audi Team ABT Sportsline, while Mercedes Team HWA II led their marque's charge from fifth. In the Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, BMW had retained the lead with 217 points, with Audi on 164 and Mercedes on 124.

 

2016 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Marco Wittmann 47 ▲4 2nd Edoardo Mortara 44 ◄0 3rd Paul di Resta 43 ▼2 4th Robert Wickens 43 ▲4 5th Maxime Martin 39 ▼1 6th Timo Glock 37 ▼3 7th Tom Blomqvist 34 ▼1 8th Jamie Green 33 ▲3 9th Augusto Farfus 32 ▼2 10th Mattias Ekström 28 ◄0 11th Miguel Molina 26 ▲8 12th Nico Müller 23 ▼3 13th Christian Vietoris 20 ▲1 14th Gary Paffett 12 ▼2 15th Martin Tomczyk 12 ▼2 16th Bruno Spengler 10 ▼1 17th António Félix da Costa 6 ▼1 18th Lucas Auer 6 ▲4 19th Mike Rockenfeller 5 ▼2 20th Adrien Tambay 4 ▼2 21st Timo Scheider 1 ▼1

2016 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st BMW Team RMG 84 ◄0 2nd BMW Team RBM 73 ◄0 3rd Audi Team Abt Sportsline 72 ◄0 4th Audi Team Abt 49 ▲3 5th Mercedes Team HWA II 43 ▼1 6th Mercedes Team HWA I 43 ◄0 7th BMW Team MTEK 42 ▼2 8th Audi Team Rosberg 37 ◄0 9th Mercedes BWT Mücke 26 ▲2 10th BMW Team Schnitzer 18 ▼1 11th Mercedes ART Grand Prix 12 ▼1 12th Audi Team Phoenix 6 ◄0 2016 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st BMW 217 ◄0 2nd Audi 164 ◄0 3rd Mercedes 124 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

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