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Race Information
Date 21 May 2016
No. 180
Event Flag of Austria DTM Spielberg 2016
Location Flag of Austria Red Bull Ring
Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Format 40 min + 1 Lap
Lap length 4.326 km (2.688 mi)
Distance 30 laps / 129.780 km (80.642 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann
Team Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG
Time 1:22.795
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström
Team Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Time 1:23.442 on lap 19
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara
Winner Team Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG
Time 42:10.795
Race Guide
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The 2016 Spielberg Race 1, otherwise formally known as the DTM Spielberg 2016 Race 1, was the third round of the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, Austria on 21 May 2016.[1] The race would see Marco Wittmann claim his first victory of the season, fending off a sustained challenge from BMW stablemate Tom Blomqvist.[2]

Wittmann and Blomqvist would be in a day long fight at the head of the field, with the pair having duelled for pole position in qualifying.[3] The German racer ultimately won that battle in his Red Bull liveried BMW, while Adrien Tambay and Edoardo Mortara shared the second row for Audi.[3]

The start of the race saw Wittmann ease away to secure an early lead, while Blomqvist kept the squabbling Audis of Mortara and Tambay at bay.[2] The latter duo would sort themselves out with Mortara emerging ahead, with the rest of the field thundering in behind them.[2]

Tambay's challenge faded soon after, as Timo Glock and Martin Tomczyk stormed past at Remus to make it four BMWs in the top five.[2] Behind, Paul di Resta elbowed his way up amongst the second batch of BMWs to claim eighth, although António Félix da Costa was putting up a ferocious challenge.[2]

At the head of the field the order would quickly settle, with Wittmann establishing a lead over Blomqvist, while Mortara was harassed by Glock and Tomczyk for third.[2] Behind them, however, the race was far more turbulent, particularly for Tambay as he slipped behind Maxime Martin, di Resta and da Costa.[2]

da Costa subsequently found himself facing the stewards' wrath for his move on the Frenchman, for it had been done under yellow flags at Remus.[2] The source of the yellow flag would be Daniel Juncadella, who had been forced to stop after a collision with stablemate Christian Vietoris that had disabled both cars.[2]

The closing stages would see Blomqvist close back onto the tail of Wittmann to challenge for the lead, although the German racer placed his car perfectly to deny the Anglo-Swede a lunge.[2] That fight allowed Mortara to catch back up and challenge for second, having escaped from Glock and Tomczyk midway through the race.[2]

With that the race was over, with Wittmann keeping Blomqvist at bay to secure the victory, his first of the season.[2] Behind, Mortara kept the Brit in his sights en-route to third, while Glock and Tomczyk scrapped for fourth to the chequered flag.[2] Martin was next up ahead of di Resta and Tambay, while Augusto Farfus and Nico Müller completed the top ten.[2]

Background[]

Paul di Resta's imperious display in the second race of the weekend meant the Scot left Hockenheim in the lead of the Championship, nine points ahead of Robert Wickens. The Canadian had two strong performances to claim 28 points, leaving him three clear of race one winner Edoardo Mortara. Nico Müller was also among the early front runners in fourth, and the only other man with more than 20 points, while Maxime Martin completed the top five. Of the 24 drivers entered in the 2016 Championship 16 had scored in Hockenheim.

Team HWA had both of their teams leading the Teams' Championship, the second entry led by di Resta leading the way courtesy of the Scot's 37 points from the weekend. Behind the two HWA outfits was the Abt Sportsline team, with Mortara leading their challenge, while BMW Team RBM led the BMW challenge from fourth. As for the Brands' Championship, it was Mercedes who led the way with 87 points, 22 clear of BMW, while Audi would leave Hockenheim with 50.

Entry List[]

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

2016 Spielberg Race 1 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 1,120 kg
3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team HWA II Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team HWA I Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
8 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
10 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
12 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team HWA I Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW BMW M4 DTM BMW 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
17 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
18 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
27 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
34 Flag of France Esteban Ocon Flag of France Mercedes DTM Team ART Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
84 Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team HWA II Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
100 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
Source:[4]

Practice[]

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Results[]

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

2016 Spielberg Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Ave. Speed Grid
1st 11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 1:22.795 188.098 km/h 1
2nd 31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 1:22.814 +0.019s 188.055 km/h 2
3rd 27 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 1:22.903 +0.108s 187.853 km/h 3
4th 48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 1:22.932 +0.137s 187.787 km/h 4
5th 16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 1:22.937 +0.142s 187.776 km/h 5
6th 36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 1:22.957 +0.162s 187.730 km/h 6
7th 13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 1:22.997 +0.202s 187.640 km/h 7
8th 3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 1:22.998 +0.203s 187.638 km/h 8
9th 100 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 1:23.000 +0.205s 187.633 km/h 9
10th 5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 1:23.005 +0.210s 187.622 km/h 10
11th 18 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 1:23.062 +0.267s 187.493 km/h 11
12th 84 Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 1:23.085 +0.290s 187.441 km/h 12
13th 6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 1:23.128 +0.333s 187.344 km/h 13
14th 7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 1:23.150 +0.355s 187.295 km/h 14
15th 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 1:23.218 +0.423s 187.142 km/h 15
16th 12 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 1:23.223 +0.428s 187.130 km/h 16
17th 99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 1:23.242 +0.447s 187.088 km/h 17
18th 53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 1:23.254 +0.449s 187.083 km/h 18
19th 10 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 1:23.265 +0.470s 187.036 km/h 19
20th 22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 1:23.368 +0.573s 186.805 km/h 20
21st 17 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 1:23.379 +0.584s 186.780 km/h 21
22nd 34 Flag of France Esteban Ocon Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 1:23.416 +0.621s 186.697 km/h 22
23rd 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 1:23.459 +0.664s 186.601 km/h 23
24th 8 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 1:23.534 +0.739s 186.434 km/h 24
Source:[5]
  • Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid[]

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

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

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

2016 Spielberg Race 1 Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 30 42:10.795 1:23.557 25
2nd 31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 30 +0.726s 1:23.621 18
3rd 48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 30 +1.251s 1:23.545 15
4th 16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 30 +5.566s 1:23.682 12
5th 100 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 30 +6.222s 1:23.609 10
6th 36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 30 +10.712s 1:23.782 8
7th 3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 30 +12.182s 1:23.839 6
8th 27 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 30 +12.736s 1:23.780 4
9th 18 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 30 +15.146s 1:23.782 2
10th 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 30 +15.750s 1:23.826 1
11th 6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 30 +16.505s 1:23.884
12th 99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 30 +17.084s 1:23.496
13th 7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 30 +18.730s 1:23.886
14th 53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 30 +21.135s 1:23.516
15th 84 Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 30 +21.292s 1:23.505
16th 5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 30 +21.783s 1:23.442
17th 10 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 30 +22.534s 1:23.933
18th 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 30 +24.050s 1:23.730
19th 17 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 30 +24.743s 1:23.873
20th 34 Flag of France Esteban Ocon Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 30 +25.610s 1:23.774
21st 22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 30 +26.430s 1:23.730
22nd 13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 30 +28.871s 1:23.547
Ret 8 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 5 Damage 1:25.264
Ret 12 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 4 Collision 1:25.221
Source:[5]
  • Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones[]

Standings[]

Paul di Resta had retained the lead in the Championship after the third round of the season, heading into the Sunday race with a three point lead. Edoardo Mortara was his closest challenger in second, while Saturday race winner Marco Wittmann had climbed up into third. Next up was Robert Wickens after his meagre haul of points, while Maxime Martin had retained fifth.

In the Teams' Championship BMW Team RBM had emerged at the head of the field, ten points ahead of former leaders Mercedes Team HWA II. Third was occupied by Audi Team Abt Sportsline, while BMW Team RMG and Mercedes Team HWA I completed the top five. In the Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, BMW had emerged ahead of Mercedes, while Audi were a lonely third.

 
2016 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta 43 ◄0
2nd Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara 40 ▲1
3rd Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann 29 ▲9
4th Canadian Flag Robert Wickens 28 ▼2
5th Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin 27 ◄0
6th Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist 26 ▲3
7th Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller 22 ▼3
8th Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus 20 ▼2
9th Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett 12 ▼2
10th Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk 12 ▲3
11th Flag of Germany Timo Glock 12 ▲13
12th Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris 10 ▼4
13th Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler 8 ▼3
14th Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa 6 ▼3
15th Flag of France Adrien Tambay 4 ▲3
16th Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 2 ▼2
15th Flag of Spain Miguel Molina 1 ▼2
16th Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller 1 ▼2
2016 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 53 ▲3
2nd Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 43 ▼1
3rd Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 42 ◄0
4th Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 41 ▲6
5th Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 28 ▼3
6th Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 28 ▼1
7th Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 23 ▼1
8th Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 18 ▲1
9th Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 12 ▼2
10th Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 10 ▼1
11th Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 4 ▲1
12th Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 1 ▼1


2016 Manufacturers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany BMW 140 ▲1
2nd Flag of Germany Mercedes 93 ▼1
3rd Flag of Germany Audi 79 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

References[]

Videos and Images:

References:

  1. 'DTM CALENDAR FOR THE 2016 SEASON CONFIRMED', dtm.com, (ITR e.V., 30/11/2015), http://www.dtm.com/en/news/dtm-calendar-2016-season-confirmed-2015-11-30.html, (Accessed 30/11/2015)
  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 Valentin Khorounzhiy, 'Spielberg DTM: Wittmann holds off Blomqvist for Race 1 win', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 21/05/2016), https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/spielberg-dtm-wittmann-holds-off-blomqvist-for-race-1-win-739066/739066/, (Accessed 15/04/2020)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Valentin Khorounzhiy, 'Spielberg DTM: Wittmann heads Blomqvist in first qualifying', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 21/05/2016), https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/spielberg-dtm-wittmann-heads-blomqvist-in-first-qualifying-738973/738973/, (Accessed 15/04/2020)
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Manufacturers
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Car/engine
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Teams
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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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