 2017 Lausitzring Race 1
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| Race Information | ||
| Date | 20 May 2017 | |
| No. | 198 | |
| Event | DTM Lausitz 2017
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| Location | Lausitzring Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| Format | 55 min + 1 Lap | |
| Lap length | 3.478 km (2.161 mi) | |
| Distance | 43 laps / 149.554 km (92.928 mi) | |
| Qualifying Result | ||
| Pole Sitter |  Lucas Auer
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| Team | Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT
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| Time | 1:16.193 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver | René Rast
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| Team | Audi Sport Team Rosberg
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| Time | 1:17.343 on lap 31 | |
| Race Result | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| Lucas Auer
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 Robert Wickens
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René Rast
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| Winner Team | Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT
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| Time | 56:37.503 | |
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2017 Lausitzring Race 2
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The 2017 Lausitzring Race 1, formally known as the DTM Lausitz 2017 Race 1, was the third round of the 2017 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Lausitzring in Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany, on 20 May 2017.[1] The race would see Lucas Auer sweep to a dominant victory from pole position, in a fairly tame race around the shorter in-field circuit.[2]
Qualifying had seen Auer sweep to pole position late on, enhancing his early Championship advantage, while Robert Wickens secured second.[3] Maxime Martin was next up for BMW ahead of René Rast's Audi, with just nine-tenths of a second covering the entire field.[3]
The start of the race would see Auer leap into an early lead, leaving Wickens and Martin to scrap for second into the first corner.[2] Wickens subsequently secured the position, with the rest of the field pouring into the first corner behind them without issue.[2]
The early stages would see Martin go on the attack, lunging inside Wickens for second at turn one, while Timo Glock swept past Rast to claim fourth.[2] Elsewhere, Auer was sprinting away at the head of the field in the #22 Mercedes, while Jamie Green, who had been excluded from qualifying and started at the back, was the first driver to stop on lap six.[2]
Green suddenly set the timing screens alight with his fresh tyres, and would pass fellow early stoppers Mattias Ekström and Augusto Farfus, before sweeping past Marco Wittmann.[2] He duly caught onto the tail of Mike Rockenfeller after the German racer made his stop, with Tom Blomqvist and Paul di Resta being drawn in by both after their stops.[2]
That brawl would ultimately end in a collision, with Blomqvist's desperate lunge at di Resta at turn four ending with both spinning.[2] di Resta was blamed by the officials and awarded a penalty for closing the door, while Rockenfeller and Green went charging away to catch the lead group.[2]
Indeed, Paffett was the next man in their sights despite the Brit having yet to make his stop, and would drop behind both them and Ekström, who was shadowing them, after his stop.[2] Martin, Wickens and Auer, meanwhile, would all come in during the following laps, and were all too far ahead of the Rockenfeller train to be at risk.[2]
Rast inherited the lead from that point, although he would hand over the lead to Edoardo Mortara and Loïc Duval.[2] Once they stopped Auer was restored to the lead ahead of Wickens, whom had moved ahead of Martin, while Rast was closing in on the #36 BMW with time running out.[2]
With that the race was run, with Auer cruising through the closing stages to claim victory unopposed ahead of Wickens.[2] Behind, Rast jumped Martin to secure third for Audi, while Martin just kept Rockenfeller at bay in the final moments.[2] Paffett was next up ahead of Mortara, Ekström and Maro Engel, with Green having slipped to tenth in the closing stages as his tyres had faded.[2]
Background[]
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.
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2017 Lausitzring Race 1 is displayed below:
| 2017 Lausitzring 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 | 1,115 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 | 1,115 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 | 1,115 kg |
| 53 | Jamie Green
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Audi Sport Team Rosberg
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,115 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 | 1,115 kg |
| 99 | Mike Rockenfeller
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Audi Sport Team Phoenix
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,115 kg |
| Source:[4][5] | ||||||
Practice[]
Qualifying[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final qualifying result for the 2017 Lausitzring Race 1 are outlined below:
| 2017 Lausitzring 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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1:16.193 | — | 164.330 km/h | 1 |
| 2nd | 6 | Robert Wickens
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Mercedes-AMG Me
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1:16.298 | +0.105s | 164.103 km/h | 2 |
| 3rd | 36 | Maxime Martin
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BMW Team RBM
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1:16.404 | +0.211s | 163.876 km/h | 3 |
| 4th | 33 | René Rast
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Audi Team Rosberg
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1:16.420 | +0.227s | 163.841 km/h | 4 |
| 5th | 16 | Timo Glock
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BMW Team RMR
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1:16.424 | +0.231s | 163.833 km/h | 5 |
| 6th | 31 | Tom Blomqvist
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BMW Team RMR
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1:16.473 | +0.280s | 163.728 km/h | 6 |
| 7th | 51 | Nico Müller
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Audi Team Abt
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1:16.484 | +0.291s | 163.704 km/h | 7 |
| 8th | 99 | Mike Rockenfeller
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Audi Team Phoenix
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1:16.506 | +0.313s | 163.657 km/h | 8 |
| 9th | 2 | Gary Paffett
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Mercedes-AMG Me
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1:16.510 | +0.317s | 163.649 km/h | 9 |
| 10th | 48 | Edoardo Mortara
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Mercedes-AMG BWT
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1:16.542 | +0.349s | 163.580 km/h | 10 |
| 11th | 11 | Marco Wittmann
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BMW Team RMG
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1:16.551 | +0.358s | 163.561 km/h | 11 |
| 12th | 5 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Team Abt
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1:16.751 | +0.558s | 163.135 km/h | 12 |
| 13th | 63 | Maro Engel
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Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil
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1:16.775 | +0.582s | 163.084 km/h | 13 |
| 14th | 15 | Augusto Farfus
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BMW Team RMG
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1:16.804 | +0.611s | 163.022 km/h | 14 |
| 15th | 77 | Loïc Duval
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Audi Team Phoenix
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1:16.981 | +0.788s | 162.647 km/h | 15 |
| 16th | 3 | Paul di Resta
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Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil
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1:17.020 | +0.827s | 162.565 km/h | 16 |
| 17th | 7 | Bruno Spengler
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BMW Team RBM
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1:17.097 | +0.904s | 162.403 km/h | 17 |
| EXC* | 53 | Jamie Green
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Audi Team Rosberg
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1:16.560 | 163.542 km/h | 18 | |
| Source:[4] | |||||||
- Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
- * Green was excluded from the results of qualifying for using tyres registered for Rast.[6]
Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
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| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | ______________ | 1 |
| 2 | Lucas Auer | |
| Robert Wickens | ______________ | |
| Row 2 | ______________ | 3 |
| 4 | Maxime Martin | |
| René Rast | ______________ | |
| Row 3 | ______________ | 5 |
| 6 | Timo Glock | |
| Tom Blomqvist | ______________ | |
| Row 4 | ______________ | 7 |
| 8 | Nico Müller | |
| Mike Rockenfeller | ______________ | |
| Row 5 | ______________ | 9 |
| 10 | Gary Paffett | |
| Edoardo Mortara | ______________ | |
| Row 6 | ______________ | 11 |
| 12 | Marco Wittmann | |
| Mattias Ekström | ______________ | |
| Row 7 | ______________ | 13 |
| 14 | Maro Engel | |
| Augusto Farfus | ______________ | |
| Row 8 | ______________ | 15 |
| 16 | Loïc Duval | |
| Paul di Resta | ______________ | |
| Row 9 | ______________ | 17 |
| 18 | Bruno Spengler | |
| Jamie Green | ______________ |
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final classification of the 2017 Lausitzring Race 1 is displayed below:
| 2017 Lausitzring 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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43 | 56:37.503 | 1:17.415 | 253 |
| 2nd | 6 | Robert Wickens
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Mercedes-AMG Me
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43 | +3.613s | 1:17.550 | 182 |
| 3rd | 33 | René Rast
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Audi Team Rosberg
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43 | +12.581s | 1:17.343 | 15 |
| 4th | 36 | Maxime Martin
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BMW Team RBM
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43 | +17.660s | 1:17.677 | 121 |
| 5th | 99 | Mike Rockenfeller
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Audi Team Phoenix
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43 | +17.810s | 1:17.833 | 10 |
| 6th | 2 | Gary Paffett
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Mercedes-AMG Me
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43 | +20.253s | 1:17.771 | 8 |
| 7th | 48 | Edoardo Mortara
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Mercedes-AMG BWT
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43 | +21.366s | 1:17.586 | 6 |
| 8th | 5 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Team Abt
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43 | +22.319s | 1:17.719 | 4 |
| 9th | 63 | Maro Engel
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Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil
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43 | +26.361s | 1:17.803 | 2 |
| 10th | 53 | Jamie Green
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Audi Team Rosberg
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43 | +29.960s | 1:17.876 | 1 |
| 11th | 16 | Timo Glock
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BMW Team RMR
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43 | +34.423s | 1:17.920 | |
| 12th | 15 | Augusto Farfus
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BMW Team RMG
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43 | +35.163s | 1:18.147 | |
| 13th | 11 | Marco Wittmann
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BMW Team RMG
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43 | +36.280s | 1:18.157 | |
| 14th | 7 | Bruno Spengler
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BMW Team RBM
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43 | +38.467s | 1:18.210 | |
| 15th | 77 | Loïc Duval
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Audi Team Phoenix
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43 | +39.577s | 1:17.691 | |
| 16th | 3 | Paul di Resta
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Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil
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43 | +48.526s | 1:17.850 | |
| 17th | 31 | Tom Blomqvist
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BMW Team RMR
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43 | +1:01.476 | 1:18.428 | |
| DSQ | 51 | Nico Müller
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Audi Team Abt
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34 | Disqualified | 1:17.864 | |
| Source:[4] | |||||||
- 3 Indicates a driver was awarded points for qualifying in the top three.[4]
- Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
- Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
Milestones[]
- 150th start for Gary Paffett.[7]
- Third win for Lucas Auer.
Standings[]
Lucas Auer enhanced his Championship lead with his second victory of the campaign, heading into the Sunday Race with 68 points to his credit. Gary Paffett was his closest challenger in second ahead of Mike Rockenfeller, with the former holding half the points of leader Auer. Jamie Green and Timo Glock then completed the top five, with everyone bar Tom Blomqvist, Augusto Farfus and Loïc Duval having scored.
In the Teams' Championship it was Mercedes-AMG BWT whom led the charge, their enhanced tally of 87 points ahead of sister team Mercedes-AMG Me. Audi Team Rosberg were next up, two behind the latter of the Mercedes teams, while Audi Team Phoenix were in fourth ahead of Audi Team Abt. Mercedes, meanwhile, led the charge in the Manufacturers' Championship, holding 156 points ahead of Audi, while BMW were a distant third.
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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 2.14 2.15 Tamara Aller, 'Lucas Auer takes unchallenged second win of the season at Lausitz', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 20/05/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/05/20/lucas-auer-takes-unchallenged-second-win-of-the-season-at-lausitz/, (Accessed 21/04/2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 David Gruz, 'Lausitzring DTM: Auer leads Mercedes 1-2 in first qualifying', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 20/05/2017), https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/lausitzring-dtm-908131/908131/, (Accessed 21/04/2020)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 '2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Lausitzring', motorsportstats.com, (Motorsport Network, 2019), https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2017-lausitzring-2, (Accessed 21/04/2020)
- ↑ Tamara Aller, 'Mercedes AMG gain weight for Race 1 at Lausitzring', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 20/05/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/05/20/mercedes-amg-gains-weight-for-race-1-at-lausitzring/, (Accessed 21/04/2020)
- ↑ Tamara Aller, 'Jamie Green excluded from qualifying at Lausitzring', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 20/05/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/05/20/jamie-green-excluded-from-qualifying-at-lausitzring/, (Accessed 21/04/2020)
- ↑ Tamara Aller, 'Gary Paffett to drive his 150th DTM race at Lausitzring', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 19/05/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/05/19/gary-paffett-to-drive-his-150th-dtm-race-at-lausitzring/, (Accessed 21/04/2020)
| 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 |
| Related Content |
| 2016 DTM Season • 2018 DTM Season • FIA Formula 3 European Championship |