2016 Moscow Raceway Race 2

2016 Moscow Raceway Race 2
The Moscow Raceway in its full format.
Race Information
Date	21 August 2016
No.	189
Event	DTM Moskau 2016
Location	Moscow Raceway Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Format	60 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	3.932 km (2.440 mi)
Distance	40 laps / 157.280 km (97.729 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Marco Wittmann
Team	BMW Team RMG
Time	1:28.776
Fastest Lap
Driver	Nico Müller
Team	Audi Sport Team Abt
Time	1:30.269 on lap 25
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Marco Wittmann	Tom Blomqvist	Bruno Spengler
Winner Team	BMW Team RMG
Time	1:02:03.216
Race Guide
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The DTM Moskau 2016 Race 2 (DTM Москва 2016 in Russian), also known as the 2016 Moscow Raceway Race 2, was the twelfth race of the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Moscow Raceway in Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia, on 21 August 2016. The race would see Marco Wittmann storm to his second victory of the campaign, restoring his Championship lead in a battle dominated by BMW.

Qualifying had seen Wittmann secure pole position, as BMW secured six of the top eight positions due to the fact that they had the lowest running weight of the field. Indeed, Tom Blomqvist would secure second on the grid ahead of Maxime Martin, although the Belgian racer would crash heavily and cause a red flag, while Championship leader Robert Wickens would head the counter charge for Mercedes in fourth.

Martin was taken to hospital for checks and was subsequently passed fit to race, although the repairs needed to his car meant that he was relegated to the back of the field. That bumped most of the field up a position ahead of the race, with no other changes to the field, amid reports that rain would wash across the circuit mid-race.

The start of the race would see Marco Wittmann sweep into the lead from pole, while Blomqvist fended off the attentions of Robert Wickens and Daniel Juncadella to secure second. Juncadella subsequently came under attack from Bruno Spengler and slipped behind, and as he tried to retaliate later during the opening tour would run onto the grass and drop back.

With that Wittmann was away, sprinting clear during the early laps as Blomqvist did his best to hold up Wickens, with Championship games in play. Spengler remained on their tail but without the pace to challenge his compatriot for third, while Juncadella headed a queue of cars.

The first incident of the race came at the end of lap twelve, with a lunge from Jamie Green at António Félix da Costa at the final corner resulting in the Portuguese racer being spun to the back of the field. Green was left with damage to the front of his car, before his race was ultimately demolished by a slow stop and then a penalty for a pitlane infringement.

The pitstops would see Wittmann retain his healthy advantage, while a slow stop for Wickens dumped him off the back of Blomqvist and into Spengler's sights. The #7 BMW would eventually elbow its way past, with Augusto Farfus also able to force his way past the #6 Mercedes.

Indeed, the closing laps would be all about Wickens, who was suffering with a power steering issue that later developed into a complete failure. He hence had a queue of cars behind him encompassing the rest of the top ten, which allowed Edoardo Mortara and Nico Müller to storm up the order, while Paul di Resta clipped Timo Glock into a spin.

With that the race was run, with Wittmann cruising through to claim victory, while Blomqvist was a lonely second having paced the German throughout the second stint. Spengler was next up ahead of Farfus, while Wickens just fended off Mortara in a drag race to the finish line. Müller was next up ahead of Adrien Tambay and Mattias Ekström, while Lucas Auer secured the final point in tenth as the queue behind Wickens shuffled in the closing stages.

Background

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.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2016 Moscow Raceway Race 2 is displayed below:

2016 Moscow Raceway 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	1,127.5 kg
3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes DTM Team HWA II	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
10	Timo Scheider	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	BMW 4.0l V8	1,115 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	1,115 kg
22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
51	Nico Müller	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
53	Jamie Green	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes DTM Team HWA II	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
88	Felix Rosenqvist	Mercedes DTM Team ART	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
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Qualifying

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2016 Moscow Raceway Race 2 are outlined below:

2016 Moscow Raceway Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:28.776	—	159.407 km/h	1
2nd*	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	1:28.878	+0.102s	159.225 km/h	2*
3rd	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	1:29.180	+0.404s	158.685 km/h	3
4th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	1:29.371	+0.595s	158.346 km/h	4
5th	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	1:29.397	+0.621s	158.300 km/h	5
6th	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	1:29.411	+0.635s	158.275 km/h	6
7th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	1:29.522	+0.746s	158.079 km/h	7
8th	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:29.604	+0.828s	157.934 km/h	8
9th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:29.650	+0.874s	157.853 km/h	9
10th	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:29.759	+0.983s	157.662 km/h	10
11th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:29.760	+0.984s	157.660 km/h	11
12th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:29.768	+0.992s	157.646 km/h	12
13th	88	Felix Rosenqvist	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:29.811	+1.035s	157.570 km/h	13
14th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:29.812	+1.036s	157.569 km/h	14
15th	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	1:29.815	+1.039s	157.563 km/h	15
16th	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:29.935	+1.159s	157.353 km/h	16
17th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:29.987	+1.211s	157.262 km/h	17
18th	27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Team Rosberg	1:30.057	+1.281s	157.140 km/h	18
19th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:30.081	+1.305s	157.098 km/h	19
20th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:30.114	+1.338s	157.041 km/h	20
21st	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:30.122	+1.346s	157.027 km/h	21
22nd	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:30.158	+1.382s	156.964 km/h	22
23rd	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	1:30.424	+1.648s	156.502 km/h	23
EXC†	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	1:29.027		158.958 km/h	24†
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
• * Blomqvist received a €1,500 fine for illegal use of his airjacks.
• ^† Martin was excluded from the results of the session due to work being carried out on his car in Parc Fermé conditions.

Grid

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

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2016 Moscow Raceway Race 2 is displayed below:

2016 Moscow Raceway Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	40	1:02:03.216	1:30.445	25
2nd	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	40	+4.123s	1:30.651	18
3rd	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	40	+18.119s	1:30.563	15
4th	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	40	+24.650s	1:30.567	12
5th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	40	+38.818s	1:30.850	10
6th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	40	+38.885s	1:31.159	8
7th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	40	+39.158s	1:30.269	6
8th	27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Team Rosberg	40	+41.193s	1:30.861	4
9th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	40	+41.223s	1:31.181	2
10th*	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	40	+42.138s	1:30.929	1
11th	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	40	+42.245s	1:31.165
12th	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	40	+42.562s	1:30.910
13th	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	40	+42.641s	1:31.180
14th	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	40	+46.076s	1:31.011
15th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	40	+47.432s	1:30.688
16th	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	40	+48.338s	1:31.158
17th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	40	+51.310s	1:30.551
18th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	40	+52.078s	1:30.886
19th	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	40	+55.563s	1:30.996
20th	88	Felix Rosenqvist	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	40	+57.979s	1:31.256
21st	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	40	+1:01.627	1:30.617
22nd	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	40	+1:04.773	1:31.445
23rd†	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	40	+1:27.467	1:30.882
24th‡	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	31	Collision	1:30.740
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
• * Auer was handed a five place grid penalty for the 2016 Nürburgring Race 1 for receiving his third reprimand of the season.
• ^† di Resta received a 30 second time penalty for speeding through a Slow Zone.
• ^‡ Glock was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 75% of the race distance.

Milestones

• Marco Wittmann scored his seventh career victory.

Standings

There had been another change atop the Championship after the second battle of Moscow, as Marco Wittmann reclaimed the lead with 130 points. Robert Wickens was his closest challenger having slipped to second, while Jamie Green had retained his spot in third ahead of Edoardo Mortara. Paul di Resta then completed the top five ahead of Tom Blomqvist and Maxime Martin, with 25 of the 26 drivers having scored.

In the Teams' Championship it was BMW Team RMG who had reclaimed the lead, overhauling Audi Team Abt Sportsline after dropping behind them after the first battle of Moscow. BMW Team RBM were next up ahead of Mercedes Team HWA I, the lead Mercedes team, with Audi Team Rosberg completing the top five. In the Manufacturers Championship, meanwhile, BMW had scrambled back to the top of the pile once again, leaving Russia with 436 point to their credit.

2016 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Marco Wittmann 130 ▲1 2nd Robert Wickens 118 ▼1 3rd Jamie Green 104 ◄0 4th Edoardo Mortara 100 ◄0 5th Paul di Resta 92 ◄0 6th Tom Blomqvist 71 ▲4 7th Maxime Martin 71 ▼1 8th Mattias Ekström 70 ▼1 9th Nico Müller 68 ◄0 10th Gary Paffett 67 ▼2 11th Timo Glock 48 ◄0 12th Lucas Auer 44 ◄0 13th Augusto Farfus 44 ▲1 14th Bruno Spengler 43 ▲1 15th Christian Vietoris 42 ▼2 16th Miguel Molina 26 ◄0 17th Maximilian Götz 16 ◄0 18th António Félix da Costa 16 ◄0 19th Adrien Tambay 14 ▲1 20th Martin Tomczyk 13 ▼1 21st Mike Rockenfeller 5 ◄0 22nd Daniel Juncadella 4 ◄0 23rd Timo Scheider 3 ◄0 24th Esteban Ocon 2 ◄0 25th Felix Rosenqvist 1 ◄0 26th René Rast 0 ◄0

2016 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st BMW Team RMG 178 ▲1 2nd Audi Team Abt Sportsline 170 ▼1 3rd BMW Team RBM 142 ◄0 4th Mercedes Team HWA I 122 ▲1 5th Audi Team Rosberg 118 ▼1 6th Mercedes Team HWA II 108 ◄0 7th Audi Team Abt 94 ◄0 8th BMW Team MTEK 87 ▲2 9th Mercedes BWT Mücke 86 ▼1 10th Mercedes ART Grand Prix 70 ▼1 11th BMW Team Schnitzer 29 ◄0 12th Audi Team Phoenix 8 ◄0 2016 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st BMW 436 ▲2 2nd Audi 390 ◄0 3rd Mercedes 386 ▼2

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