2016 Nürburgring Race 1

2016 Nürburgring Race 1
The shorter circuit of the Nürburgring GP-Strecke
Race Information
Date	10 September 2016
No.	190
Event	DTM Nürburg 2016
Location	Nürburgring Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Format	40 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	3.629 km (2.255 mi)
Distance	30 laps / 108.870 km (67.649 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Marco Wittmann
Team	BMW Team RMG
Time	1:23.028
Fastest Lap
Driver	Jamie Green
Team	Audi Team Rosberg
Time	1:24.468 on lap 6
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Marco Wittmann	Tom Blomqvist	Jamie Green
Winner Team	BMW Team RMG
Time	42:47.780
Race Guide
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2016 Moscow Raceway Race 2		2016 Nürburgring Race 2

The 2016 Nürburgring Race 1, formally known as the DTM Nürburg 2016 Race 1, was the thirteenth round of the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, held on the Sprint circuit at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on 10 September 2016. The race would see Marco Wittmann secure an impressive victory from pole position, putting him in command of the Championship.

Lucas Auer would set the fastest lap in qualifying, although after he had hit the limit for reprimands the Austrian racer would be relegated to sixth on the grid. Wittmann duly inherited pole position ahead of BMW stablemate Tom Blomqvist, Jamie Green and Edoardo Mortara would share the second row for Audi, while Auer would share the third row with Mercedes stablemate Daniel Juncadella.

The start of the race saw Wittmann ease ahead of Blomqvist, while a barnstorming start for Juncadella saw the #12 Mercedes charge past Green and Mortara for third. Green attempted to retaliate around the outside of the first corner and duly reclaimed third, while Mortara swept back past the Spaniard at turn three.

The race quickly settled down, with the only change to the order at the head of the field coming when Timo Glock scythed past Auer, opening the door for Paul di Resta to follow through. Wittmann, meanwhile, would break clear with Blomqvist dropping a couple of seconds back as a rear gunner, prompting Audi to swap Green and Mortara around as the the Brit had been unable to pass the #31 BMW.

Mortara duly began his assault on Blomqvist, although would only succeed in smacking into the Brit at the chicane on lap 14 on his first attempt. They duly scrambled back on without losing any positions, although Juncadella, who had passed Green, did get a run on Mortara, before the Italian racer tried another lunge into the first corner.

This time Blomqvist was able to block the lunge without contact, while Juncadella's attempts to take advantage were ended by Green as the the #53 Audi dived back past. Bruno Spengler would then introduce himself to the fight, although his clumsy lunge at Juncadella for fifth ended with the Spaniard spinning to the back, and the Canadian earning a drive-through penalty.

Elsewhere, Adrien Tambay earned himself a penalty for smashing into Augusto Farfus at the back of the field, a collision which also smashed the Frenchman's suspension. Elsewhere, Mattias Ekström would destroy his car with a misjudged lunge at Maximilian Götz at the chicane, while Timo Scheider retired prematurely with damage after spinning Gary Paffett down the field.

Out front, meanwhile, Wittmann would run unopposed to the chequered flag, beating Blomqvist by seven seconds to secure his third win of the campaign. Behind them, Green was waved through by Mortara in the closing stages to score third, while Timo Glock secured a lonely fifth ahead of di Resta. Auer was next up ahead of Maxime Martin, while title pretender Robert Wickens was a perplexed ninth ahead of Götz, unable to explain his lack of pace.

Background

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.

Entry List

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

2016 Nürburgring 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	1,130 kg
3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes DTM Team HWA II	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,130 kg
5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,130 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	1,130 kg
10	Timo Scheider	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,115 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	1,130 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	1,115 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	1,130 kg
27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,115 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	1,115 kg
51	Nico Müller	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
53	Jamie Green	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes DTM Team HWA II	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,130 kg
88	Felix Rosenqvist	Mercedes DTM Team ART	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,130 kg
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,115 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 Nürburgring Race 1 are outlined below:

2016 Nürburgring Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st*	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:22.900	—	157.592 km/h	6*
2nd	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:23.028	+0.128s	157.349 km/h	1
3rd	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	1:23.149	+0.249s	157.120 km/h	2
4th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:23.161	+0.261s	157.097 km/h	3
5th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:23.167	+0.267s	157.086 km/h	4
6th	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	1:23.232	+0.332s	156.963 km/h	5
7th	88	Felix Rosenqvist	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:23.245	+0.345s	156.939 km/h	7
8th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	1:23.278	+0.378s	156.876 km/h	8
9th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	1:23.284	+0.384s	156.865 km/h	9
10th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:23.304	+0.404s	156.828 km/h	10
11th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	1:23.330	+0.430s	156.779 km/h	11
12th	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:23.335	+0.435s	156.769 km/h	12
13th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	1:23.388	+0.488s	156.670 km/h	13
14th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:23.398	+0.498s	156.651 km/h	14
15th	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	1:23.424	+0.524s	156.602 km/h	15
16th	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:23.441	+0.541s	156.570 km/h	16
17th	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:23.497	+0.597s	156.465 km/h	17
18th	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	1:23.523	+0.623s	156.416 km/h	18
19th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:23.544	+0.644s	156.377 km/h	19
20th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:23.667	+0.767s	156.147 km/h	20
21st	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:23.696	+0.796s	156.093 km/h	21
22nd	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:23.701	+0.801s	156.084 km/h	22
23rd	27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Team Rosberg	1:23.760	+0.860s	155.974 km/h	23
24th	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	1:23.834	+0.934s	155.836 km/h	24
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
• * Auer served a five place grid penalty for earning his third reprimand in the 2016 Moscow Raceway Race 2.

Grid

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

Race

Results

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

2016 Nürburgring Race 1 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	30	42:47.780	1:24.505	25
2nd	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	30	+7.136s	1:24.528	18
3rd	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	30	+9.031s	1:24.468	15
4th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	30	+9.783s	1:24.502	12
5th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	30	+11.768s	1:24.844	10
6th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	30	+15.256s	1:24.976	8
7th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	30	+16.086s	1:24.683	6
8th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	30	+23.232s	1:25.181	4
9th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	30	+32.197s	1:25.405	2
10th	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	30	+34.656s	1:25.229	1
11th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	30	+35.080s	1:25.383
12th	88	Felix Rosenqvist	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	30	+36.626s	1:25.342
13th	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	30	+36.626s	1:25.291
14th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	30	+39.610s	1:25.455
15th	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	30	+42.009s	1:25.376
16th	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	30	+43.445s	1:25.234
17th	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	30	+43.974s	1:24.638
18th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	30	+45.506s	1:24.662
19th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	30	+47.271s	1:25.147
20th	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	30	+49.613s	1:25.404
21st	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	30	+53.224s	1:25.217
22nd	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	30	+54.631s	1:25.685
DSQ*	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	23	Disqualified	1:24.925
Ret†	27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Team Rosberg	9	Damage	1:25.598
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
• * Ekström was disqualified from the results of the race for failing to attend a post-race weight check.
• ^† Tambay received a three place grid penalty for the 2016 Nürburgring Race 2 for causing a collision.

Milestones

• Eighth victory for Marco Wittmann.

Standings

Incredibly there had been no changes in position after the first race at the Nürburgring, although Marco Wittmann had extended his lead to 35 points. The German racer hence had more than a race's worth of points over second placed Robert Wickens, while Jamie Green had moved a point behind the Canadian in third. Edoardo Mortara had also closed up in fourth ahead of Paul di Resta, while the gaps behind them had also closed.

In the Teams Championship BMW Team RMG had extended their advantage to 31 points, with Audi Team Abt Sportsline in second. BMW Team RBM had retained third, while Audi Team Rosberg had moved into fourth ahead of Mercedes Team HWA I. Likewise, it was likewise status quo in the Manufacturers' Championship, with BMW extending their lead to 76 points, while Mercedes had closed to within fourteen of Audi in second.

2016 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Marco Wittmann 155 ◄0 2nd Robert Wickens 120 ◄0 3rd Jamie Green 119 ◄0 4th Edoardo Mortara 112 ◄0 5th Paul di Resta 100 ◄0 6th Tom Blomqvist 89 ◄0 7th Maxime Martin 75 ◄0 8th Mattias Ekström 70 ◄0 9th Nico Müller 68 ◄0 10th Gary Paffett 67 ◄0 11th Timo Glock 58 ◄0 12th Lucas Auer 50 ◄0 13th Augusto Farfus 44 ◄0 14th Bruno Spengler 43 ◄0 15th Christian Vietoris 42 ◄0 16th Miguel Molina 26 ◄0 17th Maximilian Götz 17 ◄0 18th António Félix da Costa 16 ◄0 19th Adrien Tambay 14 ◄0 20th Martin Tomczyk 13 ◄0 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 213 ◄0 2nd Audi Team Abt Sportsline 182 ◄0 3rd BMW Team RBM 164 ◄0 4th Audi Team Rosberg 133 ▲1 5th Mercedes Team HWA I 124 ▼1 6th Mercedes Team HWA II 117 ◄0 7th Audi Team Abt 94 ◄0 8th Mercedes BWT Mücke 92 ▲1 9th BMW Team MTEK 87 ▼1 10th Mercedes ART Grand Prix 70 ◄0 11th BMW Team Schnitzer 29 ◄0 12th Audi Team Phoenix 8 ◄0 2016 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st BMW 493 ◄0 2nd Audi 417 ◄0 3rd Mercedes 403 ◄0

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