2016 Moscow Raceway Race 1

2016 Moscow Raceway Race 1
The Moscow Raceway in its full format.
Race Information
Date	20 August 2016
No.	188
Event	DTM Moskau 2016
Location	Moscow Raceway Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Format	40 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	3.932 km (2.440 mi)
Distance	22 laps / 86.504 km (53.751 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Gary Paffett
Team	Mercedes DTM Team ART
Time	1:41.443
Fastest Lap
Driver	Daniel Juncadella
Team	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I
Time	1:48.220 on lap 21
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Robert Wickens	Paul di Resta	Gary Paffett
Winner Team	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I
Time	42:29.196
Race Guide
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The DTM Moskau 2016 Race 1 (DTM Москва 2016 in Russian), alternately known as the 2016 Moscow Raceway Race 1, was the eleventh round of the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, held at the Moscow Raceway in Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia on 20 August 2016. The race, which saw the debut of Swedish racer Felix Rosenqvist in place of Esteban Ocon, would see Robert Wickens sweep to his second victory in three races.

There were two changes to the field after the DTM returned from its summer break, with Adrien Tambay cleared to return to the #27 Audi, meaning René Rast returned to his reserve role. Over at Mercedes, meanwhile, Ocon had been called up to the Manor F1 Team and hence would move into Formula One, prompting the Stuttgart based manufacturer to place their reserve Rosenqvist in the second ART Grand Prix car for the rest of the season.

Qualifying would see Gary Paffett sweep to pole position, with a well timed lap in tricky conditions putting the Brit six tenths clear at the head of the field. Paul di Resta and Maximilian Götz would then secure a top-four lockout for Mercedes, while Mattias Ekström and Maxime Martin would lead the respective Audi and BMW charges from fifth and sixth.

Heavy rain and fog would descend upon the Moscow Raceway for the first race, with conditions poor enough that the race had to start behind the Safety Car. That effectively gave the field three sighting laps, with the race officially restarting on lap four, with Paffett at the head of the field.

Paffett would duly assume the lead, although a strong run for Wickens allowed the Canadian the sneak inside the #2 Mercedes to secure the lead. The #6 Mercedes then jetted away from the sister car at an impressive rate, as behind debutante Rosenqvist got into a fight with Timo Glock.

The Swede duly seized eighth from the German racer, only for both to be passed by Edoardo Mortara as the Italian scythed his way up the order. Jamie Green followed his stablemate through to relegate Rosenqvist to tenth, as up front di Resta would make a move stick on Paffett for second.

An Anglo-Scottish fight for second would erupt in that moment, with di Resta slipping wide to hand the initiative back to Paffett, with the pair subsequently exchanging blows. That was ultimately settled when the Mercedes team stepped in, for di Resta had superiority in the Championship, as behind Mortara swept past Timo Scheider, before swapping places with Green after getting stuck behind Martin.

Out front, meanwhile, Wickens would cruise through to the chequered flag to claim a Championship leading victory, with di Resta ten seconds back in second. Paffett was next up ahead of Götz, who had spent the entire race keeping Ekström at bay. Martin was next up with Green glued to his tail, Mortara slipped back from the Brit to claim eighth, while Scheider and Rosenqvist completed the scorers.

Background

The big news to break since the round in Zandvoort was that Esteban Ocon had been signed up to the Manor Racing effort in Formula One. That left a vacant seat at ART Grand Prix, although Mercedes were quick to confirm that reserve driver, and reigning FIA Formula 3 European Championship champion Felix Rosenqvist would be stepping in for the rest of the season. The Swede would take the number #88 as his race number for the season, while also confirming a testing role in the Formula E Championship with Mahindra Racing team.

The Witt's End

Marco Wittmann had retained the lead of the DTM Championship after his two top four finishes in Zandvoort, as Jamie Green leapt into second, seven points back after his victory in race two. Edoardo Mortara had slipped to third ahead of the first Mercedes backed driver in the form of Robert Wickens, who was just five away from the Italian after winning race one. At the foot of the table, meanwhile, there had been some shuffling as Daniel Juncadella and Esteban Ocon registered their first points of the season, meaning everyone bar Zandvoort debutante René Rast had scored in 2016.

After a strong weekend for their lead driver, it would be BMW and BMW Team RMG who headed to Moscow with the lead in the Teams' and Manufacturers' Championships, having continued to pick up points in both races. Audi Team Abt Sportsline had slipped to second, losing out by seven points, while BMW Team RBM were in third ahead of Audi Team Rosberg. Audi were still in second having picked up one win during the weekend, while Mercedes made some ground, despite the fact that their best team were found down in seventh.

Entry List

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

2016 Moscow Raceway 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	1.132.5 kg
3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes DTM Team HWA II	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1.132.5 kg
5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1.122.5 kg
6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1.132.5 kg
7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1.132.5 kg
10	Timo Scheider	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1.122.5 kg
11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1.132.5 kg
13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	BMW 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
17	Miguel Molina	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1.122.5 kg
18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1.132.5 kg
27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1.122.5 kg
31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1.122.5 kg
51	Nico Müller	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1.122.5 kg
53	Jamie Green	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1.122.5 kg
84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes DTM Team HWA II	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1.132.5 kg
88	Felix Rosenqvist	Mercedes DTM Team ART	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1.132.5 kg
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1.122.5 kg
100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
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Qualifying

Results

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

2016 Moscow Raceway Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:41.443	—	139.502 km/h	1
2nd	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	1:42.048	+0.605s	138.675 km/h	2
3rd	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:42.130	+0.687s	138.564 km/h	3
4th	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:42.164	+0.721s	138.518 km/h	4
5th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:42.450	+1.007s	138.131 km/h	5
6th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	1:42.506	+1.063s	138.056 km/h	6
7th	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	1:42.631	+1.188s	137.888 km/h	7
8th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	1:42.631	+1.188s	137.888 km/h	8
9th	88	Felix Rosenqvist	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:42.647	+1.204s	137.886 km/h	9
10th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:42.870	+1.427s	137.567 km/h	10
11th	27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Team Rosberg	1:43.015	+1.572s	137.374 km/h	11
12th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:43.024	+1.581s	137.362 km/h	12
13th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	1:43.076	+1.633s	137.292 km/h	13
14th	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	1:43.140	+1.697s	137.207 km/h	14
15th	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:43.472	+2.029s	136.767 km/h	15
16th	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	1:43.500	+2.057s	136.730 km/h	16
17th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:43.521	+2.078s	136.702 km/h	17
18th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:43.660	+2.217s	136.519 km/h	18
19th	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:43.830	+2.387s	136.295 km/h	19
20th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:43.856	+2.413s	136.261 km/h	20
21st	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	1:43.881	+2.438s	136.228 km/h	21
22nd	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	1:43.985	+2.542s	136.092 km/h	22
23rd	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:44.488	+3.045s	135.437 km/h	23
24th	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:44.800	+3.357s	135.034 km/h	24
Source:

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

Grid

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

Race

Results

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

2016 Moscow Raceway Race 1 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	22	42:29.196	1:48.759	25
2nd	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	22	+10.955s	1:49.067	18
3rd	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	22	+12.293s	1:48.428	15
4th	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	22	+25.270s	1:49.752	12
5th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	22	+25.874s	1:49.772	10
6th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	22	+27.243s	1:49.770	8
7th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	22	+27.752s	1:48.859	6
8th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	22	+30.108s	1:49.449	4
9th	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	22	+31.671s	1:49.770	2
10th	88	Felix Rosenqvist	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	22	+32.848s	1:49.440	1
11th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	22	+35.243s	1:49.664
12th	27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Team Rosberg	22	+36.197s	1:49.323
13th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	22	+38.287s	1:48.720
14th	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	22	+42.822s	1:49.889
15th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	22	+44.030s	1:49.492
16th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	22	+44.781s	1:49.421
17th	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	22	+46.951s	1:49.873
18th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	22	+49.944s	1:49.846
19th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	22	+50.288s	1:49.773
20th	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	22	+51.313s	1:49.265
21st	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	22	+59.926s	1:50.086
22nd	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	22	+1:02.697	1:49.731
23rd	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	22	+1:07.259	1:50.434
24th	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	22	+1:10.016	1:48.220
Source:

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

Milestones

• Debut race for Felix Rosenqvist.
• Robert Wickens claimed his fifth career victory.
• Rosenqvist secured his maiden points finish.

Standings

Robert Wickens had moved to the top of the Championship with victory, heading into the second race of the weekend with 108 points to his name. That meant that the Canadian ace was three ahead of former leader Marco Wittmann, with Jamie Green a point further behind in third. Edoardo Mortara was next up ahead of Paul di Resta, those two level on 92 points, while debutante Felix Rosenqvist was on the board in 25th.

In the Teams' Championship Audi Team Abt Sportsline had moved back to the top of table, establishing a seven point lead. BMW Team RMG had slipped to second, before a fairly large gap back to third placed BMW Team RBM. In the Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, a strong Saturday Race had moved Mercedes to the top of the table, swapping places with former leaders BMW.

2016 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Robert Wickens 108 ▲3 2nd Marco Wittmann 105 ▼1 3rd Jamie Green 104 ▼1 4th Edoardo Mortara 92 ▼1 5th Paul di Resta 92 ◄0 6th Maxime Martin 71 ◄0 7th Mattias Ekström 68 ▲1 8th Gary Paffett 67 ▲2 9th Nico Müller 62 ▼2 10th Tom Blomqvist 53 ▼1 11th Timo Glock 48 ◄0 12th Lucas Auer 43 ◄0 13th Christian Vietoris 42 ◄0 14th Augusto Farfus 32 ◄0 15th Bruno Spengler 28 ◄0 16th Miguel Molina 26 ◄0 17th Maximilian Götz 16 ▲4 18th António Félix da Costa 16 ▼1 19th Martin Tomczyk 13 ▼1 20th Adrien Tambay 10 ▼1 21st Mike Rockenfeller 5 ▼1 22nd Daniel Juncadella 4 ◄0 23rd Timo Scheider 3 ▲1 24th Esteban Ocon 2 ▼1 25th Felix Rosenqvist 1 ▲1 26th René Rast 0 ▼1

2016 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi Team Abt Sportsline 160 ▲1 2nd BMW Team RMG 153 ▼1 3rd BMW Team RBM 124 ◄0 4th Audi Team Rosberg 114 ◄0 5th Mercedes Team HWA I 112 ▲1 6th Mercedes Team HWA II 108 ▲2 7th Audi Team Abt 88 ▼2 8th Mercedes BWT Mücke 85 ▲1 9th Mercedes ART Grand Prix 70 ▲1 10th BMW Team MTEK 60 ▼1 11th BMW Team Schnitzer 29 ◄0 12th Audi Team Phoenix 8 ◄0 2016 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mercedes 375 ▲1 2nd Audi 370 ◄0 3rd BMW 366 ▼2

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