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Flag of Germany 2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 2
Hockenheimring 2002
The Hockenheimring in 2017
Race Information
Date 7 May 2017
No. 197
Event Flag of Germany DTM Hockenheim Opening 2017
Location Flag of Germany Hockenheimring
Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Format 55 min + 1 Lap
Lap length 4.574 km (2.842 mi)
Distance 32 laps / 146.368 km (90.949 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter Flag of Germany Timo Glock
Team Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR
Time 1:31.406
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green
Team Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time 1:33.614 on lap 7
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann
Winner Team Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time 56:53.264
Race Guide
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The 2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 2, formally known as the DTM Hockenheim Opening 2017 Race 2, was the second race of the 2017 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 7 May 2017.[1] The race would see Jamie Green sweep to his first victory of the campaign, surviving both a penalty and a late rain shower.[2]

Qualifying had also been beset by rain, with a damp circuit and constant drizzle making conditions tricky for the eighteen strong field.[3] BMW pilot Timo Glock emerged from the spray to secure pole position ahead of Audi's René Rast after a late run, while Edoardo Mortara led the Mercedes charge from fourth.[3]

The start of the race saw Glock sprint into the lead, with Green sitting right on his tail having leapt ahead of Rast.[2] Rast subsequently slipped back after getting squeezed to the apex of the first corner, before a collision in the midfield brought out the Safety Car.[2]

That collision involved Robert Wickens, Nico Müller and Loïc Duval, who had attempted to go three abreast into the deceptively tight first corner.[2] The inevitable contact saw Wickens elbow his way through on the inside, only for Müller to bounce off the side of Duval and back into Wickens, spinning the #6 Mercedes.[2] Wickens duly slid into the barriers on the outside of the circuit, Duval was forced into a spin, while Müller was left with damage to the front of his car.[2]

The restart brought with it the first taste of the Series' new race restart procedure, having adopted the "IndyCar" style restart.[4] As a result the field lined up two-by-two, with Glock and Green running to the start/finish line side-by-side awaiting the green flag.[2]

Green ultimately gained the initiative and swept into the lead, although protests from Glock's squad ensured that he was placed under investigation.[2] That investigation found that Green had effectively jumped the restart and hence slapped him with a five second time penalty, to be served at his stop.[2]

Yet, by the time that the penalty was issued Green had built a five second cushion, while Glock had tumbled back down the field.[2] Lucas Auer hence led the counter charge, with everyone waiting until an expected shower arrived midway through the race to make their mandatory stops.[2]

Green stopped a lap later than the majority of the field, and would serve his five second penalty to briefly handing the lead off to Auer.[2] Auer then stopped on the following tour and rejoined behind the Brit, before ruining his hopes of victory by sliding off at the hairpin.[2] That let Marco Wittmann through ahead of Gary Paffett, with the #2 Mercedes subsequently diving past the #11 BMW at the hairpin on the following tour.[2]

With that the race was run, with Green easing through the final laps to secure victory, while Paffett escaped from Wittmann to secure second.[2] Auer was next up ahead of a scrap between Müller and Paul di Resta, while Mike Rockenfeller had made two stops but still claimed seventh.[2] Glock, Bruno Spengler and Maro Engel scored the rest of the points.

Background[]

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.

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 2 is displayed below:

2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 2 Entry List
No. Name Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Weight
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Me Mercedes AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Me Mercedes AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
15 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT Mercedes AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
33 Flag of Germany René Rast Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT Mercedes AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 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 RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
63 Flag of Germany Maro Engel Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
77 Flag of France Loïc Duval Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
Source:[5][6]

Practice[]

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Results[]

The final qualifying result for the 2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 2 are outlined below:

2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Ave. Speed Grid
1st 16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR 1:31.406 180.145 km/h 1
2nd 33 Flag of Germany René Rast Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 1:31.581 +0.175s 179.801 km/h 2
3rd 53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 1:31.639 +0.233s 179.687 km/h 3
4th 48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG BWT 1:31.759 +0.353s 179.452 km/h 4
5th 99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 1:31.764 +0.358s 179.442 km/h 5
6th 7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 1:31.924 +0.518s 179.130 km/h 6
7th 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Me 1:32.025 +0.619s 178.933 km/h 7
8th 22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG BWT 1:32.068 +0.662s 178.850 km/h 8
9th 63 Flag of Germany Maro Engel Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 1:32.081 +0.675s 178.825 km/h 9
10th 5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 1:32.096 +0.690s 178.796 km/h 10
11th 3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 1:32.103 +0.697s 178.782 km/h 11
12th 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 1:32.228 +0.822s 178.540 km/h 12
13th 77 Flag of France Loïc Duval Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 1:32.335 +0.929s 178.333 km/h 13
14th 31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR 1:32.393 +0.987s 178.221 km/h 14
15th 36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 1:32.529 +1.123s 177.959 km/h 15
16th 6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Me 1:32.552 +1.146s 177.915 km/h 16
17th 11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 1:32.661 +1.255s 177.705 km/h 17
18th 15 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 1:33.734 +2.328s 175.671 km/h 18
Source:[5]
  • Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid[]

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 1 ______________
Timo Glock 2
______________ René Rast
Row 2 3 ______________
Jamie Green 4
______________ Edoardo Mortara
Row 3 5 ______________
Mike Rockenfeller 6
______________ Bruno Spengler
Row 4 7 ______________
Gary Paffett 8
______________ Lucas Auer
Row 5 9 ______________
Maro Engel 10
______________ Mattias Ekström
Row 6 11 ______________
Paul di Resta 12
______________ Nico Müller
Row 7 13 ______________
Loïc Duval 14
______________ Tom Blomqvist
Row 8 15 ______________
Maxime Martin 16
______________ Robert Wickens
Row 9 17 ______________
Marco Wittmann 18
______________ Augusto Farfus

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

The final classification of the 2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 2 is displayed below:

2017 Hockenheim Opening Race 2 Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 32 56:53.264 1:33.614 251
2nd 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Me 32 +4.936s 1:33.678 18
3rd 11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 32 +8.191s 1:34.469 15
4th 22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG BWT 32 +16.985s 1:33.737 12
5th 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 32 +26.959s 1:34.535 10
6th 3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 32 +27.426s 1:34.491 8
7th 99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 32 +31.315s 1:33.810 6
8th 16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR 32 +1:06.250 1:34.168 43
9th 7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 32 +1:08.538 1:34.466 2
10th 63 Flag of Germany Maro Engel Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 32 +1:12.117 1:34.546 1
11th 5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 32 +1:12.944 1:34.147
12th 31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR 32 +1:48.234 1:35.285
13th 48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG BWT 31 +1 Lap 1:33.867
Ret 15 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 12 Retired 1:36.488
Ret 77 Flag of France Loïc Duval Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 7 Damage 1:35.385
Ret 33 Flag of Germany René Rast Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 4 Collision 1:58.119 2
Ret 36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 4 Collision 1:50.990
Ret 6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Me 0 Collision
Source:[5]
  • 3 Indicates a driver was awarded points for qualifying in the top three.[5]
  • Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones[]

Standings[]

Lucas Auer would retain the Championship lead, moving onto 40 points for the campaign after a win in the Saturday race and fourth in the Sunday bout. Jamie Green, meanwhile, had shot into second after his first victory of the season, while Gary Paffett had secured third, level with his compatriot on 26 points. Timo Glock and Mike Rockenfeller then completed the top five, with just five drivers having failed to score during the opening weekend.

Mercedes-AMG BWT led the Teams' Championship after their strong start to the season in Hockenheim, ending the weekend with 53 points to their credit. Audi Sport Team Rosberg were next up in second on 36, ten ahead of Mercedes-AMG Me in third. In the Manufacturers Championship Mercedes would lead the charge with 92 points after the opening round, moving thirteen ahead of Audi, while BMW were sat in third on 43.

2017 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Austria Lucas Auer 40 ◄0
2nd Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green 26 ▲16
3rd Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett 26 ▲4
4th Flag of Germany Timo Glock 25 ▼2
5th Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller 21 ▼2
6th Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann 16 ▲4
7th Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara 13 ▼3
8th Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller 12 ▲1
9th Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta 12 ▼1
10th Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 10 ▼5
11th Flag of Germany René Rast 10 ▼5
12th Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler 2 ◄0
13th Flag of Germany Maro Engel 1 ▲4
2017 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG BWT 53 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 36 ▲3
3rd Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Me 26 ▲3
4th Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR 25 ▼2
5th Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 22 ▼1
6th Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 21 ▼3
7th Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 16 ▲1
8th Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 13 ▼1
9th Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 2 ◄0
2017 Manufacturers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Mercedes 92 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Audi 79 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany BMW 43 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

  1. 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. 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 2.14 2.15 Jack Cozens, 'Hockenheim DTM: Green overcomes penalty to win Sunday race', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 07/05/2017), https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/hockenheim-dtm-green-overcomes-penalty-to-win-sunday-race-902999/902999/, (Accessed 20/04/2020)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Jack Cozens, 'Hockenheim DTM: Glock prevails in damp Sunday qualifying', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 07/05/2017), https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/hockenheim-dtm-glock-prevails-in-damp-sunday-qualifying-902898/902898/, (Accessed 20/04/2020)
  4. 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)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 '2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Hockenheim', motorsportstats.com, (Motorsport Network, 2019), https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2017-hockenheim-3, (Accessed 20/04/2020)
  6. Tamara Aller, 'BMW and Mercedes return to initial weight for Race 2', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 07/05/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/05/07/bmw-and-mercedes-return-to-initial-weight-for-race-2/, (Accessed 20/04/2020)
2017 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 Abt SportslineAudi Sport Team PhoenixAudi Sport Team RosbergBMW Team RBMBMW Team RMGBMW Team RMRMercedes-AMG Mercedes MeMercedes-AMG Motorsport BWTMercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy
Drivers
2 Gary Paffett3 Paul di Resta5 Mattias Ekström6 Robert Wickens7 Bruno Spengler11 Marco Wittmann15 Augusto Farfus16 Timo Glock22 Lucas Auer31 Tom Blomqvist33 René Rast36 Maxime Martin48 Edoardo Mortara51 Nico Müller53 Jamie Green63 Maro Engel77 Loïc Duval99 Mike Rockenfeller
Races
Hockenheim Opening 1Hockenheim Opening 2Lausitzring 1Lausitzring 2Hungaroring 1Hungaroring 2Norisring 1Norisring 2Moscow Raceway 1Moscow Raceway 2Zandvoort 1Zandvoort 2Nürburgring 1Nürburgring 2Spielberg 1Spielberg 2Hockenheim Finale 1Hockenheim Finale 2
Tests
2017 Pre-season Test
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