2016 Zandvoort Race 2

2016 Zandvoort Race 2
The Circuit Zandvoort in 2016
Race Information
Date	17 July 2016
No.	187
Event	DTM Zandvoort 2016
Location	Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands
Format	60 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	4.307 km (2.676 mi)
Distance	39 laps / 167.973 km (104.374 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Jamie Green
Team	Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time	1:30.696
Fastest Lap
Driver	Daniel Juncadella
Team	Mercedes DTM Team HWA I
Time	1:33.087 on lap 20
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Jamie Green	Gary Paffett	Edoardo Mortara
Winner Team	Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time	1:01:54.997
Race Guide
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The 2016 Zandvoort Race 2, otherwise known as the DTM Zandvoort 2016 Race 2, was the tenth round of the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands, on 17 July 2016. The race, which saw future Champion René Rast make his DTM debut in place of an injured Adrien Tambay, was won by Jamie Green at a canter as his main challengers suffered tyre issues.

Rast, a veteran of several GT campaigns with Audi, was handed his debut after Tambay was forced to withdraw, the legacy of his start-line accident with Maximilian Götz in the Saturday Race. The German racer would hence take over the #27 Audi Team Rosberg car, which was reissued with #72 as its race number for Rast.

Qualifying would see Green sweep to pole position, despite being slapped with a €250 fine for speeding in the pitlane. Gary Paffett was his closest challenger in second for Mercedes ahead of Christian Vietoris, while Timo Glock led the BMW charge from sixth.

The start of the race would see Green instantly sweep across to the inside of the track, blocking Paffett from sending a lunge into Tarzan. Behind, Vietoris made a slow start and was instantly mugged by a fast starting Robert Wickens, who would subsequently slip into the wake of Paffett.

The early laps saw Wickens pass Paffett, before harassing Green for the lead with backup from Paffett and Vietoris. Behind, Timo Scheider was spun out of the race on lap four after contact with Augusto Farfus, which saw the Brazilian slapped with a drive-through penalty, while DRS activation was delayed due to a technical glitch.

DRS finally became available on lap nine, although Green held his grip on the lead and would thwart Wickens' renewed attempts to claim the lead. Indeed, the Canadian's best shot came on lap eleven when he lunged inside Green at Tarzan, although the Brit just held on before leading the Canadian into the pits at the end of the lap.

Green retained the lead, and with Wickens suffering a slower stop managed to establish a gap to the #6 Mercedes. Elsewhere, Maximilian Götz would bounce out of the race after running wide at the Masterkurve, having avoided a clash between António Félix da Costa and Esteban Ocon ahead. da Costa was then involved in another accident, as Miguel Molina smacked into the tail of the #13 BMW and destroyed the front of the #17 Audi.

Out front, meanwhile, Green would reclaim the lead once the stops had been completed, and duly eased clear from Wickens as the three lead Mercedes struggled with their tyres. Indeed, with five minutes to go Mercedes' charge effectively collapsed, with Wickens sliding off the track with a slow puncture and dropping down the field, while Vietoris had to retire with a suspension breaking puncture of his own.

With that the race was run, with Green cruising through to claim victory, while Paffett had to nurse the #2 Mercedes to the chequered flag to secure second. Edoardo Mortara was moved into third ahead of Marco Wittmann, while Nico Müller beat Timo Glock to fifth. Mattias Ekström, Paul di Resta, Lucas Auer and Tom Blomqvist completed the top ten.

Background

Marco Wittmann had retained the lead in the Championship as the season hit the halfway point, ending the first half of the campaign with 93 points. Second place was occupied by Saturday race winner Robert Wickens, moving onto 83 points, while Edoardo Mortara had slipped to third, a further ten off the lead. Jamie Green had also claimed 83 points during the first half of the season, while Paul di Resta completed the top five, with every driver on the score sheet.

In the Teams' Championship it was BMW Team RMG who led the charge at the halfway point, moving onto 133 points after the first race in Zandvoort. Audi Team Abt Sportsline had slipped to second on 125, while BMW Team RBM completed the top three. In the Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, it was BMW who led the charge on 337 points, with Audi on 292, and Mercedes on 280.

Entry List

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

2016 Zandvoort 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	1,127.5 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	1,120 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	1,127.5 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	1,127.5 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
31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	BMW	BMW M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
34	Esteban Ocon	Mercedes DTM Team ART	Mercedes	Mercedes C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 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	1,127.5 kg
51	Nico Müller	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
53	Jamie Green	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
72	René Rast	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	Audi RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes DTM Team HWA II	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	1,127.5 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 Zandvoort Race 2 are outlined below:

2016 Zandvoort Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:30.696	—	170.957 km/h	1
2nd	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:30.775	+0.079s	170.809 km/h	2
3rd	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:30.792	+0.096s	170.777 km/h	3
4th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:30.859	+0.163s	170.651 km/h	4
5th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	1:30.937	+0.241s	170.504 km/h	5
6th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	1:30.957	+0.261s	170.467 km/h	6
7th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:31.046	+0.350s	170.300 km/h	7
8th	34	Esteban Ocon	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	1:31.053	+0.357s	170.287 km/h	8
9th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:31.163	+0.467s	170.082 km/h	9
10th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:31.193	+0.497s	170.026 km/h	10
11th	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	1:31.244	+0.548s	169.931 km/h	11
12th	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	1:31.247	+0.551s	169.925 km/h	12
13th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:31.322	+0.626s	169.786 km/h	13
14th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	1:31.333	+0.637s	169.765 km/h	14
15th	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:31.333	+0.637s	169.765 km/h	15
16th	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	1:31.346	+0.650s	169.741 km/h	16
17th	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	1:31.352	+0.656s	169.730 km/h	17
18th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:31.449	+0.753s	169.550 km/h	18
19th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	1:31.566	+0.870s	169.333 km/h	19
20th	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	1:31.623	+0.927s	169.228 km/h	20
21st	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	1:32.018	+1.322s	168.501 km/h	21
22nd	72	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	1:32.079	+1.383s	168.390 km/h	22
23rd	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	1:33.148	+2.452s	166.457 km/h	23
NC	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	—			24
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid

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

Race

Results

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

2016 Zandvoort Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	39	1:01:54.997	1:33.734	25
2nd	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	39	+9.731s	1:33.895	18
3rd	48	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	39	+14.153s	1:33.970	15
4th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	39	+18.833s	1:33.768	12
5th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	39	+19.629s	1:34.275	10
6th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	39	+21.455s	1:33.939	8
7th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	39	+24.135s	1:33.842	6
8th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes Team HWA II	39	+28.983s	1:34.271	4
9th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes BWT Mücke	39	+29.430s	1:33.662	2
10th	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RBM	39	+29.875s	1:33.980	1
11th	100	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team Schnitzer	39	+34.349s	1:34.066
12th	12	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team HWA I	39	+34.807s	1:33.087
13th	18	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK	39	+36.509s	1:33.675
14th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team MTEK	39	+37.729s	1:33.502
15th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	39	+39.818s	1:33.705
16th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes Team HWA I	39	+40.345s	1:33.833
17th	34	Esteban Ocon	Mercedes ART Grand Prix	39	+46.187s	1:34.396
18th	72	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	39	+46.623s	1:33.977
19th	13	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team Schnitzer	39	+1:15.028	1:33.984
20th*	8	Christian Vietoris	Mercedes BWT Mücke	35	Puncture	1:33.840
Ret	17	Miguel Molina	Audi Team Abt	28	Damage	1:34.491
Ret	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	28	Retired	1:33.981
Ret	84	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HWA II	24	Damage	1:33.949
Ret	10	Timo Scheider	Audi Team Phoenix	3	Damage	1:44.613
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
• * Vietoris was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 75% of the race distance.

Milestones

• Tenth and final race for Esteban Ocon.
• Debut race for René Rast.
• Thirteenth victory for Jamie Green.

Standings

Marco Wittmann had retained the lead of the DTM Championship after his two top four finishes in Zandvoort, as Jamie Green leapt into second, seven points back after his victory in race two. Edoardo Mortara had slipped to third ahead of the first Mercedes backed driver in the form of Robert Wickens, who was just five away from the Italian after winning race one. At the foot of the table, meanwhile, there had been some shuffling as Daniel Juncadella and Esteban Ocon registered their first points of the season, meaning everyone bar Zandvoort debutante René Rast had scored in 2016.

After a strong weekend for their lead driver, it would be BMW and BMW Team RMG who headed to Moscow with the lead in the Teams' and Manufacturers' Championships, having continued to pick up points in both races. Audi Team Abt Sportsline had slipped to second, losing out by seven points, while BMW Team RBM were in third ahead of Audi Team Rosberg. Audi were still in second having picked up one win during the weekend, while Mercedes made some ground, despite the fact that their best team were found down in seventh.

2016 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Marco Wittmann 105 ◄0 2nd Jamie Green 98 ▲2 3rd Edoardo Mortara 88 ◄0 4th Robert Wickens 83 ▼2 5th Paul di Resta 74 ◄0 6th Maxime Martin 63 ◄0 7th Nico Müller 62 ◄0 8th Mattias Ekström 58 ▲1 9th Tom Blomqvist 53 ▼1 10th Gary Paffett 52 ▲3 11th Timo Glock 48 ▲1 12th Lucas Auer 43 ▼1 13th Christian Vietoris 42 ▼3 14th Augusto Farfus 32 ◄0 15th Bruno Spengler 28 ◄0 16th Miguel Molina 26 ◄0 17th António Félix da Costa 16 ◄0 18th Martin Tomczyk 13 ◄0 19th Adrien Tambay 10 ◄0 20th Mike Rockenfeller 5 ◄0 21st Maximilian Götz 4 ◄0 22nd Daniel Juncadella 4 ◄0 23rd Esteban Ocon 2 ◄0 24th Timo Scheider 1 ◄0 25th René Rast 0 ◄0

2016 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st BMW Team RMG 153 ◄0 2nd Audi Team Abt Sportsline 146 ◄0 3rd BMW Team RBM 116 ◄0 4th Audi Team Rosberg 108 ▲2 5th Audi Team Abt 88 ▲2 6th Mercedes Team HWA I 87 ▼2 7th Mercedes BWT Mücke 85 ▼2 8th Mercedes Team HWA II 78 ◄0 9th BMW Team MTEK 60 ◄0 10th Mercedes ART Grand Prix 54 ◄0 11th BMW Team Schnitzer 29 ◄0 12th Audi Team Phoenix 6 ◄0 2016 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st BMW 358 ◄0 2nd Audi 348 ◄0 3rd Mercedes 304 ◄0

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