 2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 1
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 The Hockenheimring in 2017 | ||
| Race Information | ||
| Date | 6 May 2017 | |
| No. | 196 | |
| Event | DTM Hockenheim Opening 2017
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| Location | Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Format | 55 min + 1 Lap | |
| Lap length | 4.574 km (2.842 mi) | |
| Distance | 36 laps / 164.664 km (102.317 mi) | |
| Qualifying Result | ||
| Pole Sitter |  Lucas Auer
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| Team | Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT
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| Time | 1:30.849 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Mattias Ekström
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| Team | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
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| Time | 1:33.201 on lap 29 | |
| Race Result | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| Lucas Auer
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Timo Glock
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Mike Rockenfeller
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| Winner Team | Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT
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| Time | 57:23.598 | |
| Race Guide | ||
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2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 2
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The 2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 1, otherwise known as the DTM Hockenheim Opening 2017 Race 1, was the opening round of the 2017 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 6 May 2017.[1] The race would see Lucas Auer sweep to victory from pole position, having become a factory Mercedes driver ahead of the new season.[2]
It had been a busy winter for the DTM ahead of the 2017 season, with the introduction of a new base chassis, shared between the three manufacturers.[3] This had resulted in a reduction in the size of the grid, with Mercedes, Audi and BMW all reduced to running six cars apiece, with the former and latter losing their customer teams.[4]
Driver-wise there had been some shuffling, with former Champions Timo Scheider and Martin Tomczyk having both retired at the end of 2016.[5] Loïc Duval was hired to replace Scheider, BMW shuffled their drivers, while Edoardo Mortara moved from Audi to Mercedes, partnering Auer.[6]
Qualifying had also seen a revision, with points awarded to the top three qualifiers with 3 points for pole, 2 for second, and 1 point for third.[3] Auer duly opened the season with pole position ahead of Mercedes stalwart Gary Paffett, while Mortara would make his Mercedes debut from third.[7]
The start of the race would see Auer sprint into an early lead, while Timo Glock muscled ahead of Mortara to claim third.[2] The rest of the field thundered in behind them with the usual scatter across the tarmac outside of turn one, albeit with no major incidents.[2]
Glock duly scythed past Paffett for second on the second tour, although he would be unable to match Auer's pace in the early stages.[2] As a result Auer would establish a nine second lead by lap ten, while Glock slipped back into the sights of Paffett.[2]
Paffett would not be able to force his way back past the #16 BMW however, and as the pitstops loomed Glock would break clear, halving the gap to Auer.[2] They both subsequently stopped on lap seventeen, with a slow stop for Auer allowing Glock to regain some ground, only to emerge behind Mike Rockenfeller.[2]
Indeed, Rockenfeller had gambled on an early stop, and hence would shuffle through to a net second as the pitstops unfolded.[2] However, as the race ticked past the 40 minute mark the #16 BMW scythed ahead of the #99 Audi for fourth, before Mattias Ekström and debutante Loïc Duval made their stops from the lead.[2]
With five laps to go Glock moved into DRS range behind Auer, and duly demolished the rest of the gap over the following couple of tours.[2] A series of lunges would follow in the closing stages, coming to a climax with a lunge from Glock into the hairpin on the penultimate tour that resulted in contact between the pair.[2]
That, ultimately, settled the race, with Auer able to escape from Glock's slightly hobbled BMW to secure victory.[2] Rockenfeller, meanwhile, would secure third ahead of Mortara, while Ekström and a now battle hardened René Rast completed the top six.[2] Paffett was next up ahead of Paul di Resta, while Nico Müller and defending Champion Marco Wittmann completed the top ten.[2]
Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 1 is displayed below:
| 2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 1 Entry List | ||||||
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| No. | Name | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Weight |
| 2 |  Gary Paffett
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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Me
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Mercedes | AMG C63 DTM | AMG 4.0l V8 | 1,130 kg |
| 3 |  Paul di Resta
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Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy
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Mercedes | AMG C63 DTM | AMG 4.0l V8 | 1,130 kg |
| 5 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,120 kg |
| 6 |  Robert Wickens
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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Me
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Mercedes | AMG C63 DTM | AMG 4.0l V8 | 1,130 kg |
| 7 | Bruno Spengler
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 BMW Team RBM
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BMW | M4 DTM | P66/1 4.0l V8 | 1,120 kg |
| 11 | Marco Wittmann
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BMW Team RMG
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BMW | M4 DTM | P66/1 4.0l V8 | 1,120 kg |
| 15 |  Augusto Farfus
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BMW Team RMG
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BMW | M4 DTM | P66/1 4.0l V8 | 1,120 kg |
| 16 | Timo Glock
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BMW Team RMR
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BMW | M4 DTM | P66/1 4.0l V8 | 1,120 kg |
| 22 | Lucas Auer
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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT
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Mercedes | AMG C63 DTM | AMG 4.0l V8 | 1,130 kg |
| 31 | Tom Blomqvist
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BMW Team RMR
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BMW | M4 DTM | P66/1 4.0l V8 | 1,120 kg |
| 33 | René Rast
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Audi Sport Team Rosberg
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,120 kg |
| 36 | Maxime Martin
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BMW Team RBM
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BMW | M4 DTM | P66/1 4.0l V8 | 1,120 kg |
| 48 |  Edoardo Mortara
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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT
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Mercedes | AMG C63 DTM | AMG 4.0l V8 | 1,130 kg |
| 51 |  Nico Müller
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Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,120 kg |
| 53 | Jamie Green
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Audi Sport Team Rosberg
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,120 kg |
| 63 | Maro Engel
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Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy
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Mercedes | AMG C63 DTM | AMG 4.0l V8 | 1,130 kg |
| 77 |  Loïc Duval
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Audi Sport Team Phoenix
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,120 kg |
| 99 | Mike Rockenfeller
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Audi Sport Team Phoenix
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,120 kg |
| Source:[8][9] | ||||||
Practice[]
Qualifying[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final qualifying result for the 2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 1 are outlined below:
| 2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 1 Qualifying Result | |||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Ave. Speed | Grid |
| 1st | 22 | Lucas Auer
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Mercedes-AMG BWT
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1:30.849 | — | 181.250 km/h | 1 |
| 2nd | 2 | Gary Paffett
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Mercedes-AMG Me
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1:31.042 | +0.193s | 180.895 km/h | 2 |
| 3rd | 48 | Edoardo Mortara
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Mercedes-AMG BWT
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1:31.120 | +0.271s | 180.711 km/h | 3 |
| 4th | 16 | Timo Glock
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BMW Team RMR
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1:31.161 | +0.312s | 180.629 km/h | 4 |
| 5th | 36 | Maxime Martin
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BMW Team RBM
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1:31.247 | +0.398s | 180.459 km/h | 5 |
| 6th | 3 | Paul di Resta
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Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil
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1:31.275 | +0.426s | 180.404 km/h | 6 |
| 7th | 63 | Maro Engel
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Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil
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1:31.309 | +0.460s | 180.337 km/h | 7 |
| 8th | 51 | Nico Müller
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Audi Team Abt
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1:31.490 | +0.641s | 179.980 km/h | 8 |
| 9th | 31 | Tom Blomqvist
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BMW Team RMR
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1:31.510 | +0.661s | 179.940 km/h | 9 |
| 10th | 6 | Robert Wickens
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Mercedes-AMG Me
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1:31.538 | +0.689s | 179.885 km/h | 10 |
| 11th | 11 | Marco Wittmann
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BMW Team RMG
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1:31.662 | +0.813s | 179.642 km/h | 11 |
| 12th | 53 | Jamie Green
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Audi Team Rosberg
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1:31.805 | +0.956s | 179.362 km/h | 12 |
| 13th | 7 | Bruno Spengler
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BMW Team RBM
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1:31.834 | +0.985s | 179.306 km/h | 13 |
| 14th | 33 | René Rast
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Audi Team Rosberg
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1:31.871 | +1.022s | 179.233 km/h | 14 |
| 15th | 15 | Augusto Farfus
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BMW Team RMG
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1:31.915 | +1.066s | 179.148 km/h | 15 |
| 16th | 99 | Mike Rockenfeller
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Audi Team Phoenix
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1:31.965 | +1.116s | 179.050 km/h | 16 |
| 17th | 5 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Team Abt
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1:32.082 | +1.233s | 178.823 km/h | 17 |
| 18th | 77 | Loïc Duval
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Audi Team Phoenix
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1:32.450 | +1.601s | 178.111 km/h | 18 |
| Source:[8] | |||||||
- Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
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| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
| Lucas Auer | 2 | |
| ______________ | Gary Paffett | |
| Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
| Edoardo Mortara | 4 | |
| ______________ | Timo Glock | |
| Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
| Maxime Martin | 6 | |
| ______________ | Paul di Resta | |
| Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
| Maro Engel | 8 | |
| ______________ | Nico Müller | |
| Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
| Tom Blomqvist | 10 | |
| ______________ | Robert Wickens | |
| Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
| Marco Wittmann | 12 | |
| ______________ | Jamie Green | |
| Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
| Bruno Spengler | 14 | |
| ______________ | René Rast | |
| Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
| Augusto Farfus | 16 | |
| ______________ | Mike Rockenfeller | |
| Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
| Mattias Ekström | 18 | |
| ______________ | Loïc Duval |
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final classification of the 2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 1 is displayed below:
| 2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 1 Result | |||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Race Time | Fastest lap | Pts. |
| 1st | 22 | Lucas Auer
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Mercedes-AMG BWT
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36 | 57:23.598 | 1:33.469 | 253 |
| 2nd | 16 | Timo Glock
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BMW Team RMR
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36 | +1.942s | 1:33.732 | 18 |
| 3rd | 99 | Mike Rockenfeller
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Audi Team Phoenix
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36 | +3.351s | 1:33.311 | 15 |
| 4th | 48 | Edoardo Mortara
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Mercedes-AMG BWT
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36 | +3.984s | 1:33.752 | 121 |
| 5th | 5 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Team Abt
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36 | +4.275s | 1:33.201 | 10 |
| 6th | 33 | René Rast
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Audi Team Rosberg
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36 | +5.855s | 1:33.445 | 8 |
| 7th | 2 | Gary Paffett
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Mercedes-AMG Me
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36 | +6.956s | 1:33.879 | 62 |
| 8th | 3 | Paul di Resta
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Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil
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36 | +13.648s | 1:33.879 | 4 |
| 9th | 51 | Nico Müller
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Audi Team Abt
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36 | +17.510s | 1:34.021 | 2 |
| 10th | 11 | Marco Wittmann
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BMW Team RMG
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36 | +19.190s | 1:33.875 | 1 |
| 11th | 36 | Maxime Martin
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BMW Team RBM
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36 | +20.800s | 1:33.659 | |
| 12th | 7 | Bruno Spengler
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BMW Team RBM
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36 | +21.504s | 1:34.138 | |
| 13th | 15 | Augusto Farfus
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BMW Team RMG
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36 | +25.351s | 1:34.143 | |
| 14th | 77 | Loïc Duval
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Audi Team Phoenix
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36 | +34.343s | 1:34.082 | |
| 15th | 6 | Robert Wickens
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Mercedes-AMG Me
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36 | +43.948s | 1:33.571 | |
| 16th | 31 | Tom Blomqvist
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BMW Team RMR
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36 | +44.956s | 1:34.429 | |
| 17th | 63 | Maro Engel
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Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil
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36 | +51.525s | 1:34.083 | |
| 18th | 53 | Jamie Green
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Audi Team Rosberg
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36 | +1:02.944 | 1:34.140 | |
| Source:[8] | |||||||
- 3 Indicates a driver was awarded points for qualifying in the top three.[8]
- Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
- Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
Milestones[]
- Maro Engel made his first DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship start since the 2011 Hockenheim Finale Race.
- Debut race for Loïc Duval.
- Lucas Auer secured his second career victory.
Standings[]
Lucas Auer opened the season with victory, and with his bonus points for claiming pole position had opened out a ten point lead. Timo Glock was his closest challenger in second while Mike Rockenfeller sat in third, two ahead of Edoardo Mortara. Mattias Ekström was next up ahead of René Rast, with Gary Paffett, Paul di Resta, Nico Müller and Marco Wittmann the other opening day scorers.
Mercedes-AMG BWT had secured the lead in the Teams' Championship after the opening day, holding a healthy total of 41 points. BMW Team RMR were in second ahead of Audi Team Phoenix, with every team bar BMW Team RBM having scored on the opening day. Elsewhere, Mercedes led the charge in the Manufacturers after the opening day of the campaign with 53 points, with Audi in second ahead of BMW.
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Only point scoring drivers are shown.
References[]
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References:
- ↑ Tamara Aller, 'DTM calendar for 2017 announced', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 16/12/2016), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/12/16/dtm-calendar-for-2017-announced/, (Accessed 20/04/2020)
- ↑ 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 Jack Cozens, 'Hockenheim DTM: Auer fights off Glock in tense opener', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 06/05/2017), https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/hockenheim-dtm-auer-fights-off-glock-in-tense-opener-902639/902639/, (Accessed 20/04/2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tamara Aller, 'DTM shake up regulations for the 2017 season', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 05/01/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/05/01/dtm-shake-up-regulations-for-the-2017-season/, (Accessed 20/04/2020)
- ↑ Tamara Aller, 'DTM grid set to reduce in size for 2017 season', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 17/10/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/10/17/dtm-grid-set-to-reduce-in-size-for-2017-season/, (Accessed 20/04/2020)
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedEMor17A - ↑ Jack Cozens, 'Hockenheim DTM: Auer leads Mercedes 1-2-3 in first qualifying', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 06/05/2017), https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/hockenheim-dtm-auer-leads-mercedes-1-2-3-in-first-qualifying-902523/902523/, (Accessed 20/04/2020)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 '2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Hockenheim', motorsportstats.com, (Motorsport Network, 2019), https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2017-hockenheim-3, (Accessed 20/04/2020)
- ↑ Tamara Aller, 'Mercedes gain weight for the first DTM race of 2017', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 06/05/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/05/06/mercedes-gain-weight-for-the-first-dtm-race-of-2017/, (Accessed 20/04/2020)
| 2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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| Manufacturers |
| Audi • BMW • Mercedes-Benz |
| Car/engine |
| Audi RS5 DTM • Audi 4.0l V8 • BMW M4 DTM • P66/1 4.0l V8 • Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM • AMG 4.0l V8 |
| Teams |
| Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline • Audi Sport Team Phoenix • Audi Sport Team Rosberg • BMW Team RBM • BMW Team RMG • BMW Team RMR • Mercedes-AMG Mercedes Me • Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT • Mercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy |
| Drivers |
| 2 Gary Paffett • 3 Paul di Resta • 5 Mattias Ekström • 6 Robert Wickens • 7 Bruno Spengler • 11 Marco Wittmann • 15 Augusto Farfus • 16 Timo Glock • 22 Lucas Auer • 31 Tom Blomqvist • 33 René Rast • 36 Maxime Martin • 48 Edoardo Mortara • 51 Nico Müller • 53 Jamie Green • 63 Maro Engel • 77 Loïc Duval • 99 Mike Rockenfeller |
| Races |
| Hockenheim Opening 1 • Hockenheim Opening 2 • Lausitzring 1 • Lausitzring 2 • Hungaroring 1 • Hungaroring 2 • Norisring 1 • Norisring 2 • Moscow Raceway 1 • Moscow Raceway 2 • Zandvoort 1 • Zandvoort 2 • Nürburgring 1 • Nürburgring 2 • Spielberg 1 • Spielberg 2 • Hockenheim Finale 1 • Hockenheim Finale 2 |
| Tests |
| 2017 Pre-season Test |
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| 2016 DTM Season • 2018 DTM Season • FIA Formula 3 European Championship |