2017 Hungaroring Race 1

2017 Hungaroring Race 1
The Hungaroring returned to host the DTM in 2017.
Race Information
Date	17 June 2017
No.	200
Event	DTM Budapest 2017
Location	Hungaroring Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary
Format	55 min + 1 lap
Lap length	4.381 km (2.722 mi)
Distance	34 laps / 148.954 km (92.555 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	René Rast
Team	Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time	1:34.742
Fastest Lap
Driver	Mike Rockenfeller
Team	Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Time	1:37.101 on lap 20
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Paul di Resta	Timo Glock	Bruno Spengler
Winner Team	Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy
Time	57:42.984
Race Guide
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2017 Lausitzring Race 2		2017 Hungaroring Race 2

The 2017 Hungaroring Race 1, otherwise known as the DTM Budapest 2017 Race 1, was the fifth race of the 2017 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship staged at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary, on 17 June 2017. The race would see Paul di Resta sweep to victory, benefiting from an early stop and a well timed Safety Car intervention.

Ahead of the race weekend there would be a change to how the success ballast was to be calculated, after all three manufacturers conceded that they had been gaming the system in previous races. As a result the old system of using "ideal" times from qualifying was scrapped, with the ballast instead based on the best 28 laps from the race from each car, creating a bigger sample.

René Rast would claim pole position during qualifying, leading a quintet of Audis to the front of the field. Jamie Green was his closest challenger in second, while Augusto Farfus was the best non-Audi pilot in the field in sixth for BMW.

The start of the race saw a swarm of Audis predictably claim the initiative, with Rast charging off the line to claim the lead. Green tried to pass his teammate at the first corner but found himself instead being passed by Mattias Ekström while, at the back of the field, Tom Blomqvist got spun around by Maro Engel.

Bruno Spengler duly became the first driver to make his planned pitstop at the end of the opening tour, as Rast set about establishing a lead over Ekström. Indeed, the race would soon settle down with most drivers unable to overtake, prompting di Resta and Glock to also make early stops.

That ultimately worked out beautifully for di Resta, as moments after he rejoined Maxime Martin would stop on track, having sustained damage from Blomqvist in the first lap accident. That triggered an appearance for the safety car and hence dragged di Resta, Glock and Spengler onto the back of the field, and with their tyres up to temperature.

The restart would see Ekström get the jump on Rast, while Farfus elbowed Lucas Auer off at turn two after a touch with Loïc Duval. Robert Wickens would also get into a fight but came off worst with a race ending puncture, while di Resta gained a handful of places with his fresh tyres.

Out front, meanwhile, the Audis were running nose-to-tail, with Ekström leading Rast, Green Mike Rockenfeller and Duval. Ekström was the first of the quintet to stop on lap fifteen, Rockenfeller followed a lap later with Duval soon after, while Green and Rast waited until laps 21 and 23 respectively.

All of that di Resta at the head of the field, while Glock and Spengler completed the top three ahead of the Audi herd. The Audi pack was now led by Rockenfeller, who had passed Green and Rast in the pits before diving past Ekström after their stops, while Duval had lost touch with the group and slipped out of the top ten.

With that the race was run, with di Resta sweeping through to secure victory a second clear of Glock and Spengler. Rockenfeller was next up having harassed Spengler in the final laps, while Ekström led Rast and Green to the line, only for Green to be disqualified post-race. Gary Paffett was hence classified in seventh ahead of Marco Wittmann, with Edoardo Mortara and Nico Müller rounding out the scorers.

Background

Two wins in the opening four races had left Lucas Auer in charge of the Championship as the second race weekend came to a close, the Austrian driver leaving Lausitz with 69 points. Jamie Green, 2017's only other race winner, had moved into second on 53 points, while Gary Paffett was in third on 46. Mike Rockenfeller and Robert Wickens completed the top five, while Tom Blomqvist had scored his first points of the season in the second Lausitzring race.

In the Teams' Championship it was Mercedes-AMG BWT who led the charge, moving onto 88 points for the campaign after four races. Audi Team Rosberg were four behind in second, level with Mercedes-AMG Me but considered ahead due to having two victories. Mercedes, meanwhile, had command of the Manufacturers Championship, ten ahead of Audi in second while BMW were a lonely third on 64.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2017 Hungaroring Race 1 is displayed below:

2017 Hungaroring Race 1 Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Weight
2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Me	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,130 kg
3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,130 kg
5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Me	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,130 kg
7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,130 kg
31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RMR	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
33	René Rast	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,120 kg
48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,130 kg
51	Nico Müller	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
53	Jamie Green	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
63	Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,130 kg
77	Loïc Duval	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,115 kg
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Qualifying

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2017 Hungaroring Race 1 are outlined below:

2017 Hungaroring Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	1:34.742	—	166.468 km/h	1
2nd	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:34.818	+0.076s	166.335 km/h	2
3rd	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt	1:35.192	+0.450s	165.681 km/h	3
4th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:35.226	+0.484s	165.622 km/h	4
5th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:35.244	+0.502s	165.591 km/h	5
6th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	1:35.275	+0.533s	165.537 km/h	6
7th	77	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	1:35.378	+0.636s	165.358 km/h	7
8th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG BWT	1:35.454	+0.712s	165.227 km/h	8
9th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Me	1:35.457	+0.715s	165.222 km/h	9
10th	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RMR	1:35.466	+0.724s	165.206 km/h	10
11th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes-AMG Me	1:35.506	+0.764s	165.137 km/h	11
12th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	1:35.539	+0.797s	165.080 km/h	12
13th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	1:35.575	+0.833s	165.018 km/h	13
14th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	1:35.577	+0.835s	165.014 km/h	14
15th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:35.815	+1.073s	164.604 km/h	15
16th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG BWT	1:36.039	+1.297s	164.220 km/h	16
17th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	1:36.154	+1.412s	164.024 km/h	17
18th	63	Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	1:36.484	+1.742s	163.463 km/h	18
Source:

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

Grid

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

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2017 Hungaroring Race 1 is displayed below:

2017 Hungaroring Race 1 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	34	57:52.984	1:38.482	25
2nd	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	34	+1.393s	1:38.814	18
3rd	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	34	+4.598s	1:38.293	15
4th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	34	+4.948s	1:37.101	12
5th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt	34	+8.937s	1:37.606	101
6th	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	34	+9.561s	1:37.405	83
7th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Me	34	+31.014s	1:37.603	6
8th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	34	+31.577s	1:38.185	4
9th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG BWT	34	+32.651s	1:37.739	2
10th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	34	+33.106s	1:38.150	1
11th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	34	+35.742s	1:37.988
12th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG BWT	34	+36.780s	1:38.225
13th	63	Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	34	+37.760s	1:38.008
14th	77	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	34	+1:36.802	1:38.081
15th*	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RMR	25	Damage	1:38.923
DSQ†	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	34	Disqualified	1:37.154	2
Ret	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes-AMG Me	12	Puncture	1:38.395
Ret	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	7	Damage	1:39.575
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.
• * Blomqvist was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 75% of the race distance.
• ^† Green was disqualified after failing post-race scrutineering as modifications to his front diffuser were found.

Milestones

• 200th Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship race to be staged.
• Eighth victory for Paul di Resta.

Standings

Despite failing to score for the first time in 2017 it was still Lucas Auer whom led the Championship charge, ending the afternoon on 69 points. Jamie Green had likewise held onto second courtesy of his second place in qualifying, while Mike Rockenfeller had secured third on 53 points. Gary Paffett was next up in fourth, a point behind Rockenfeller, while Timo Glock had swapped places with Robert Wickens to complete the top five.

Audi Team Rosberg had risen to the top of the Teams' Championship after the first battle of the Hungaroring, ending Saturday with 97 points to their credit. They hence had moved seven ahead of Mercedes-AMG BWT, while Mercedes-AMG Me were level with their sister team on 90 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, Mercedes had seen their advantage cut to just six points by Audi, while BMW had kept pace in third.

2017 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Lucas Auer 69 ◄0 2nd Jamie Green 55 ◄0 3rd Mike Rockenfeller 53 ▲1 4th Gary Paffett 52 ▼1 5th Timo Glock 43 ▲3 6th Mattias Ekström 43 ▲4 7th René Rast 42 ◄0 8th Robert Wickens 38 ▼3 9th Paul di Resta 37 ▲4 10th Marco Wittmann 22 ▲1 11th Edoardo Mortara 21 ▼1 12th Nico Müller 21 ▼3 13th Bruno Spengler 17 ▲2 14th Maxime Martin 17 ▼2 15th Maro Engel 3 ▼1 16th Tom Blomqvist 2 ◄0

2017 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi Team Rosberg 97 ▲1 2nd Mercedes-AMG BWT 90 ▼1 3rd Mercedes-AMG Me 90 ◄0 4th Audi Team Abt 64 ◄0 5th Audi Team Phoenix 53 ◄0 6th BMW Team RMR 45 ◄0 7th Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 40 ▲2 8th BMW Team RBM 34 ▼1 9th BMW Team RMG 22 ▼1 2017 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mercedes 220 ◄0 2nd Audi 214 ◄0 3rd BMW 101 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

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