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Norisring
The Norisring was unchanged for 2016.
Race Information
Date 26 June 2016
No. 185
Event Flag of Germany DTM Nuremburg 2016
Location Flag of Germany Norisring
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Format 60 min + 1 Lap
Lap length 2.300 km (1.429 mi)
Distance 72 laps / 165.600 km (102.899 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
Team Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM
Time 48.820
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
Team Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM
Time 48.328 on lap 54
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin
Winner Team Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt
Time 1:01:03.139
Race Guide
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The 2016 Norisring Race 2, otherwise known as the DTM Nuremburg 2016 Race 2, was the eighth round of the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Norisring in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, on 26 June 2016.[1] The race would see Nico Müller sweep to his maiden DTM victory, in a race dictated by tyre and pit strategies.[2]

Qualifying had seen Mattias Ekström streak to pole position, although his involvement in a race deciding incident in the Saturday Race meant he had to serve a grid penalty.[3] Tom Blomqvist hence inherited pole position ahead of Paul di Resta, while Müller would start ahead of Ekström.[3]

The start of the race saw Blomqvist sweep across to block di Resta, allowing Müller to entertain hopes of a lunge around the outside of the first hairpin.[2] That was thwarted and so the Swiss racer had to settle for second, as behind Ekström smashed his radiator while lunging at di Resta and was forced to retire.[2]

Ekström would spread debris across the circuit as he made his way to the pits to retire, resulting in a Safety Car being dispatched to clear the circuit.[2] Augusto Farfus would also retire after a collision of his own with the barriers, with the SC remaining out for a few laps.[2]

At the restart Blomqvist would manage to ease clear, leaving Müller to fend off the attentions of di Resta.[2] The Scot soon dropped back as a result of his tyres fading faster than expected, leaving Müller on Blomqvist's tail ahead as he slipped into the sights of Lucas Auer and Maxime Martin.[2]

di Resta and Martin were the first of the leaders to stop, while Auer assumed third place an instantly began running quicker.[2] Blomqvist would stop on the following tour as well as Auer, with the Brit rejoining in the de facto lead, while Auer slipped back behind di Resta and Martin.[2]

Müller, meanwhile, would complete nine more tours before sweeping in for his stop, and a quick turn around by Audi Team Abt ensured that the #51 Audi emerged ahead of the #31 BMW.[2] However, before he could build a lead the race would brought under the SC's control once again, this time the result of António Félix da Costa dumping most of his car on the circuit after a collision with Daniel Juncadella.[2]

The restart passed without issue, and hence allowed Müller to escape to victory ahead of Blomqvist.[2] Martin completed the podium after escaping from di Resta, with the Scot himself having had to fend off the attentions of Auer through to the chequered flag to secure fourth.[2] Marco Wittmann was next up ahead of Bruno Spengler, Edoardo Mortara, Timo Glock and Martin Tomczyk, who finished nose-to-tail behind the squabbling #3 and #22 Mercedes.[2]

Background[]

Edoardo Mortara moved to the top of the Championship with victory, moving onto 69 points for the campaign. Marco Wittmann had retained second, moving two behind the new leader, while Jamie Green had moved into third on 63 points. Former leader Robert Wickens, meanwhile, had slipped to fifth, level on points with Paul di Resta in fourth but behind as the Scot had a race victory.

Audi Team Abt Sportsline were the leaders in the Teams' Championship midway through the Norisring weekend, heading into the Sunday Race with 115 points. BMW Team RMG were their closest challengers in second, while Mercedes Team HWA I led the Mercedes charge from fifth. BMW, meanwhile, would lead the charge in the Manufacturers' Championship, holding a 31 point advantage over Audi.

Entry List[]

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

2016 Norisring Race 2 Entry List
No. Name Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Weight
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of France Mercedes DTM Team ART Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1.117.5 kg
3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team HWA II Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1.117.5 kg
5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,127.5 kg
6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team HWA I Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1.117.5 kg
7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,115 kg
8 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1.117.5 kg
10 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,127.5 kg
11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,115 kg
12 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team HWA I Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1.117.5 kg
13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,115 kg
16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW BMW M4 DTM BMW 4.0l V8 1,115 kg
17 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,127.5 kg
18 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,115 kg
22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1.117.5 kg
27 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,127.5 kg
31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,115 kg
34 Flag of France Esteban Ocon Flag of France Mercedes DTM Team ART Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1.117.5 kg
36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,115 kg
48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,127.5 kg
51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,127.5 kg
53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,127.5 kg
84 Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team HWA II Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1.117.5 kg
99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,127.5 kg
100 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,115 kg
Source:[4][5]

Practice[]

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Results[]

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

2016 Norisring Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Ave. Speed Grid
1st* 5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 47.804 173.207 km/h 4*
2nd 31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 47.820 +0.016s 173.149 km/h 1
3rd 3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 47.877 +0.073s 172.943 km/h 2
4th 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 47.889 +0.085s 172.899 km/h 3
5th 22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 47.891 +0.087s 172.892 km/h 5
6th 36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 47.895 +0.091s 172.878 km/h 6
7th 6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 47.902 +0.098s 172.852 km/h 7
8th 27 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 47.947 +0.143s 172.690 km/h 8
9th 48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 47.953 +0.149s 172.669 km/h 9
10th 11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 47.967 +0.163s 172.618 km/h 10
11th 13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 47.996 +0.192s 172.514 km/h 11
12th 84 Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 48.029 +0.225s 172.395 km/h 12
13th 10 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 48.032 +0.228s 172.385 km/h 13
14th 7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 48.044 +0.240s 172.342 km/h 14
15th 8 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 48.046 +0.242s 172.334 km/h 15
16th 53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 48.050 +0.246s 172.320 km/h 16
17th 99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 48.083 +0.279s 172.202 km/h 17
18th 34 Flag of France Esteban Ocon Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 48.101 +0.297s 172.137 km/h 18
19th 12 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 48.110 +0.306s 172.105 km/h 19
20th 16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 48.119 +0.315s 172.073 km/h 20
21st 18 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 48.129 +0.325s 172.037 km/h 21
22nd 17 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 48.139 +0.335s 172.001 km/h 22
23rd 100 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 48.249 +0.445s 171.609 km/h 23
EXC 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 48.089 +0.285s 172.180 km/h 24
Source:[4]
  • Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid[]

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

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

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

2016 Norisring Race 2 Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 72 1:01:03.139 48.362 25
2nd 31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 72 +0.670s 48.328 18
3rd 36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 72 +1.543s 48.491 15
4th 3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 72 +4.701s 48.714 12
5th 22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 72 +4.950s 48.378 10
6th 11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 72 +5.197s 48.558 8
7th 7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 72 +5.907s 48.503 6
8th 48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Team ABT Sportsline 72 +6.228s 48.422 4
9th 16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 72 +6.981s 48.538 2
10th 100 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 72 +7.224s 48.422 1
11th 6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 72 +10.510s 48.498
12th 84 Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 72 +10.906s 48.561
13th 34 Flag of France Esteban Ocon Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 72 +11.543s 48.512
14th 17 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 72 +13.013s 48.619
15th 8 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 72 +14.094s 48.471
16th 10 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 72 +20.885s 48.615
17th 53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 58 +14 Laps 48.468
DSQ* 99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 70 Disqualified 48.641
DSQ 27 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 68 Disqualified 48.522
DSQ 13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 63 Disqualified 48.437
DSQ 12 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 63 Disqualified 48.570
DSQ 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 59 Disqualified 48.599
Ret 5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 0 Collision
Ret 18 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 0 Collision
Source:[4]
  • Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
  • * Rockenfeller was awarded a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision, and would be disqualified for not attending post-race scrutineering for a weight check.[6]
  • da Costa, Juncadella, Paffett and Tambay were excluded from the results for failing to attend the post-race scrutineering weight check.[6]

Milestones[]

Standings[]

Despite failing to win in the Norisring it would be Marco Wittmann who topped the DTM Championship table at the end of the Nuremberg weekend, holding a two point advantage over Edoardo Mortara. Paul di Resta was back in the top three, three points further back, while Jamie Green remained in fourth after a strong race one performance. Maxime Martin was into fifth, ahead of former Championship leader Robert Wickens, while Maximilian Götz joined the scorers list with his eighth place finish.

Audi Team Abt Sportsline were at the top of the Teams' Championship after picking up points through Mortara, overtaking BMW Team RMG in the process. BMW Team RBM remained in third ahead of Audi Team Abt, while the first Mercedes backed team were Mercedes Team HWA II in fifth. The Stuttgart squad had slipped to third in the Brands' Championship, with BMW still leading the charge ahead of Audi.

 
2016 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann 75 ▲1
2nd Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara 73 ▼1
3rd Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta 70 ▲1
4th Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green 63 ▼1
5th Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin 62 ▲1
6th Canadian Flag Robert Wickens 58 ▼1
7th Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller 52 ▲5
8th Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist 52 ▲1
9th Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 46 ▼2
10th Flag of Austria Lucas Auer 41 ▲1
11th Flag of Germany Timo Glock 40 ▼3
12th Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus 32 ▼2
13th Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler 28 ▲3
14th Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris 27 ▼1
15th Flag of Spain Miguel Molina 26 ▼1
16th Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett 22 ▼1
17th Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk 13 ◄0
18th Flag of France Adrien Tambay 10 ◄0
19th Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa 8 ◄0
20th Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller 5 ◄0
21st Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz 4 ◄0
22nd Flag of Germany Timo Scheider 1 ◄0
23rd Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella 0 ◄0
24th Flag of France Esteban Ocon 0 ◄0
2016 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 119 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 115 ◄0
3rd Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 114 ◄0
4th Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 78 ▲5
5th Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 74 ◄0
6th Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 73 ▼2
7th Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 68 ◄0
8th Flag of Belgium BMW Team MTEK 60 ◄0
9th Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 58 ▼3
10th Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 22 ◄0
11th Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 21 ◄0
12th Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 6 ◄0
2016 Manufacturers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany BMW 310 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Audi 276 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany Mercedes 222 ◄0

References[]

Videos and Images:

References:

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  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 David Gruz, 'Norisring DTM: Muller beats Blomqvist for second Audi win', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 26/06/2016), https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/norisring-dtm-muller-beats-blomqvist-for-second-audi-win-791893/791893/, (Accessed 16/04/2020)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Valentin Khorounzhiy, 'Norisring DTM: Ekstrom quickest but Blomqvist takes pole', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 26/06/2016), https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/norisring-dtm-ekstrom-quickest-but-blomqvist-takes-pole-791856/791856/, (Accessed 16/04/2020)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 '2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Norisring', motorsportstats.com, (Motorsport Network, 2019), https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2016-norisring-2, (Accessed 16/04/2020)
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  6. 6.0 6.1 Ian Gallagher, 'Mike Rockenfeller gets grid penalty for Zandvoort', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 26/06/2016), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/06/26/mike-rockenfeller-gets-grid-penalty-for-zandvoort/, (Accessed 16/04/2020)
2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship
Manufacturers
AudiBMWMercedes-Benz
Car/engine
Audi RS5 DTMAudi 4.0l V8BMW M4 DTMP66/1 4.0l V8Mercedes-AMG C63 DTMAMG 4.0l V8
Teams
Audi Sport Team AbtAudi Sport Team Abt SportslineAudi Sport Team PhoenixAudi Sport Team RosbergBMW Team MTEKBMW Team RBMBMW Team RMGBMW Team SchnitzerMercedes DTM Team ARTMercedes DTM Team HWA IMercedes DTM Team HWA IIMercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT
Drivers
2 Gary Paffett3 Paul di Resta5 Mattias Ekström6 Robert Wickens7 Bruno Spengler8 Christian Vietoris10 Timo Scheider11 Marco Wittmann12 Daniel Juncadella13 António Félix da Costa16 Timo Glock17 Miguel Molina18 Augusto Farfus22 Lucas Auer27 Adrien Tambay31 Tom Blomqvist34 Esteban Ocon36 Maxime Martin48 Edoardo Mortara51 Nico Müller53 Jamie Green84 Maximilian Götz99 Mike Rockenfeller100 Martin Tomczyk
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