2016 Spielberg Race 2

2016 Spielberg Race 2
The Red Bull Ring in 2016
Race Information
Date	22 May 2016
No.	181
Event	DTM Spielberg 2016
Location	Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Format	60 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	4.326 km (2.688 mi)
Distance	42 laps / 181.692 km (112.898 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Jamie Green
Team	Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time	1:22.795
Fastest Lap
Driver	Robert Wickens
Team	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I
Time	1:23.446 on lap 40
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Timo Glock	Mattias Ekström	Jamie Green
Winner Team	BMW Team RMG
Time	1:01:30.006
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The DTM Spielberg 2016 Race 2, otherwise known as the 2016 Spielberg Race 2, was the fourth race of the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, Austria on 22 May 2016. The race would see Timo Glock secure an imperious victory, after battling up the field in the early laps of the race.

Qualifying had been a very tight affair, as Jamie Green laid claim to pole position by just 0.002s from António Félix da Costa in a race long battle. Glock himself qualified in third ahead of Maxime Martin, while the best of the Mercedes drivers was Robert Wickens, down in fifteenth.

The start of the race saw Green ease across to block the advances of da Costa, and hence emerged from the first corner with the lead. Behind, Glock eased into third as Edoardo Mortara blasted past Martin, while Wickens remained the lead Mercedes but remained outside of the top ten.

The run to Remus would then see Glock ease past da Costa, before pulling a repeat move on Green at the start of the following tour with the aid of DRS. Green moved to launch a counter attack on the following lap, only for the Safety Car to be scrambled at the start of lap three.

The cause was an accident for Nico Müller, who had been pushed off the circuit by Wickens at the Würth Kurve, reaching barriers as yet untouched by a DTM car. One the Swiss racer had been dragged away the race resumed, with Glock instantly breaking clear of Green, who instead came under fire from da Costa.

Once again Green's defence proved more than adequate, and would ultimately result in da Costa running wide and slipping behind Mortara, Augusto Farfus and Martin. With that, Green was able to stabilise the gap between himself and race leader Glock, with the pair remaining split by two seconds before the pitstops.

Glock stopped first, and would gain a fair undercut against the Brit to extend his advantage. Mattias Ekström duly inherited the lead, and was subsequently given the chance to challenge for victory after a Slow Zone came into play before his stop.

The source would be another collision among the leaders, this time the result of Mortara trying too hard to get back past da Costa after the Portuguese racer had eased past him. Their contact at Rauch left Mortara beached in the gravel, while da Costa scrambled back onto the circuit but had to pit.

Ekström rejoined from his stop in third, and was allowed to pass Green without issue once it became clear that the Brit was not matching Glock's pace. However, with six minutes to go the Swede faced a significant deficit of five seconds to the German, and would not lap fast enough to catch the #16 BMW.

With that the race was run, with Glock cruising to the line to secure victory, while Ekström claimed second ahead of Green. Farfus was next up ahead of Martin, Tom Blomqvist and Marco Wittmann, while Mike Rockenfeller and Bruno Spengler scrapped for eighth. Timo Scheider would then complete the top ten, fending off Gary Paffett to the line meaning that none of the Mercedes drivers scored points.

Background

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.

Entry List

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

2016 Spielberg 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	1,110 kg
3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes DTM Team HWA II	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
10	Timo Scheider	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	BMW 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
17	Miguel Molina	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
34	Esteban Ocon	Mercedes DTM Team ART	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
51	Nico Müller	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
53	Jamie Green	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes DTM Team HWA II	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,110 kg
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
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Qualifying

Results

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

2016 Spielberg Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:22.680	—	188.359 km/h	1
2nd	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:22.682	+0.002s	188.355 km/h	2
3rd	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	1:22.749	+0.069s	188.202 km/h	3
4th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	1:22.799	+0.119s	188.089 km/h	4
5th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:22.812	+0.132s	188.059 km/h	5
6th	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	1:22.812	+0.132s	188.059 km/h	6
7th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	1:22.845	+0.165s	187.984 km/h	7
8th	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	1:22.847	+0.167s	187.980 km/h	8
9th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:22.878	+0.198s	187.909 km/h	9
10th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:22.883	+0.203s	187.898 km/h	10
11th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:22.905	+0.225s	187.848 km/h	11
12th	27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Team Rosberg	1:22.910	+0.230s	187.837 km/h	12
13th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:22.986	+0.306s	187.665 km/h	13
14th	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	1:23.003	+0.323s	187.626 km/h	14
15th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	1:23.058	+0.378s	187.502 km/h	15
16th	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	1:23.070	+0.390s	187.475 km/h	16
17th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:23.087	+0.407s	187.437 km/h	17
18th*	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:23.139	+0.459s	187.320 km/h	22*
19th	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:23.145	+0.465s	187.306 km/h	18
20th	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	1:23.176	+0.496s	187.236 km/h	19
21st†	34	Esteban Ocon	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:23.189	+0.509s	187.207 km/h	24†
22nd	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:23.210	+0.530s	187.160 km/h	20
23rd	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:23.269	+0.589s	187.027 km/h	21
24th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:23.320	+0.640s	186.913 km/h	23
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
• * Tomczyk received a five place grid penalty for impeding Vietoris.
• ^† Ocon handed a five place grid penalty for impeding Ekström.

Grid

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

Race

Results

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

2016 Spielberg Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	42	1:01:30.006	1:23.895	25
2nd	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	42	+2.215s	1:23.619	18
3rd	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	42	+6.014s	1:23.953	15
4th	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	42	+10.399s	1:24.125	12
5th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	42	+11.012s	1:24.128	10
6th	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	42	+11.643s	1:24.226	8
7th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	42	+12.242s	1:23.943	6
8th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	42	+14.301s	1:23.696	4
9th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	42	+16.607s	1:23.790	2
10th	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	42	+20.127s	1:24.128	1
11th	27	Adrien Tambay	Audi Team Rosberg	42	+20.937s	1:24.078
12th	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	42	+21.331s	1:24.003
13th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	42	+21.858s	1:24.057
14th	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	42	+22.178s	1:23.968
15th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	42	+22.537s	1:23.937
16th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	42	+23.344s	1:23.887
17th	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	42	+23.684s	1:23.939
18th	34	Esteban Ocon	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	42	+25.286s	1:23.904
19th	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	42	+26.232s	1:23.873
20th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	42	+26.565s	1:23.446
21st	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	42	+32.223s	1:24.273
22nd	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	42	+33.139s	1:23.913
Ret	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	23	Collision	1:24.394
Ret	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1	Collision	1:36.542
Source:

• ³ Indicates a driver was awarded points for qualifying in the top three.
• Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones

• Third win for Timo Glock.

Standings

It would be Paul di Resta who left Austria with the lead in the DTM Championship, a surprise given the fact that he had only scored minor points across the entire weekend. Edoardo Mortara was up into second as previous occupier Robert Wickens tumbled down to eighth. Timo Glock was the biggest climber of the weekend, leaping up fourteen places to claim third, with Maxime Martin, Marco Wittmann, Tom Blomqvist and Augusto Farfus all getting ahead of Canadian Wickens.

BMW Team RMG shot to the top of the Teams' Championship after their drivers claimed top honours in both races, a feat that also propelled BMW to the top of the Brands Standings. BMW Team RBM were up in second ahead of Audi Team Abt Sportsline, the first Audi backed team, as they held on to third. It had been a dismal weekend for Mercedes, however, as they slipped over 100 points back in the Brands Championship, their only points across the weekend having been scored by early title pretender di Resta.

 

2016 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Paul di Resta 43 ◄0 2nd Edoardo Mortara 40 ◄0 3rd Timo Glock 37 ▲8 4th Maxime Martin 37 ▲1 5th Marco Wittmann 35 ▼2 6th Tom Blomqvist 34 ◄0 7th Augusto Farfus 32 ▲1 8th Robert Wickens 28 ▼4 9th Nico Müller 22 ▼2 10th Mattias Ekström 20 ▲6 11th Jamie Green 15 ▲6 12th Gary Paffett 12 ▼3 13th Martin Tomczyk 12 ▼3 14th Christian Vietoris 10 ▼2 15th Bruno Spengler 10 ▼2 16th António Félix da Costa 6 ▼2 17th Mike Rockenfeller 5 ▼1 18th Adrien Tambay 4 ▼3 19th Miguel Molina 1 ▼4 20th Timo Scheider 1 ▲1

2016 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st BMW Team RMG 72 ▲3 2nd BMW Team RBM 71 ▼1 3rd Audi Team Abt Sportsline 60 ◄0 4th Mercedes Team HWA II 43 ▼2 5th BMW Team MTEK 42 ▲1 6th Mercedes Team HWA I 28 ▼1 7th Audi Team Abt 23 ◄0 8th Audi Team Rosberg 19 ▲3 9th BMW Team Schnitzer 18 ▼1 10th Mercedes ART Grand Prix 12 ▼1 11th Mercedes BWT Mücke 10 ▼1 12th Audi Team Phoenix 6 ◄0 2016 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st BMW 203 ◄0 2nd Audi 108 ▲1 3rd Mercedes 93 ▼1

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

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