2017 Moscow Raceway Race 1

2017 Moscow Raceway Race 1
The Moscow Raceway in its full format.
Race Information
Date	22 July 2017
No.	204
Event	DTM Moskau 2017
Location	Moscow Raceway Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Format	55 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	3.932 km (2.440 mi)
Distance	38 laps / 149.416 km (92.843 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Marco Wittmann
Team	BMW Team RMG
Time	1:27.035
Fastest Lap
Driver	Robert Wickens
Team	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Me
Time	1:29.753 on lap 19
Race Result
First	Second	Third
René Rast	Mike Rockenfeller	Marco Wittmann
Winner Team	Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time	57:50.085
Race Guide
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2017 Norisring Race 2		2017 Moscow Raceway Race 2

The 2017 Moscow Raceway Race 1, otherwise known as the DTM Moskau 2017 Race 1, was the ninth race of the 2017 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Moscow Raceway in Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia on 22 July 2017. The race would see René Rast sweep to victory ahead of Mike Rockenfeller, who raced despite having sustained a broken foot at the previous round in Nuremburg.

Ahead of the DTM Moskau round there would be another change to the success ballast rules, after Audi were reported as having gamed the system once again to have the lightest car despite leading all three Championships. As a result the DMSB would instead take a random selection of laps from the top three drivers of each manufacturer to calculate the "ideal" lap, and issue ballast accordingly.

Qualifying had seen Marco Wittmann secure pole position for BMW, although a penalty carried over from the Norisring meant he would actually start from sixth on the grid. Rast would hence start the race from top spot ahead of Rockenfller, while Augusto Farfus, Timo Glock and Mattias Ekström were bumped into the top five by Wittmann's penalty.

The start of the race would see Rockenfeller draw alongside Rast into the first corner, although the #99 Audi ultimately backed off and allowed the #33 car to take the lead. The rest of the field made it through the first corner without issue, although as the field poured through turn five Glock would elbow Ekström off the circuit.

There was more drama further around as Farfus tried to lunge past Rockenfeller at the final corner, only for the veteran German to slice across the nose of the #15 BMW as they turned in. Farfus was left with front-end damage as Rockenfeller and Glock picked up warnings, while Wittmann shuffled through to third behind the #99 Audi as a result of the incidents.

Unsurprisingly several drivers would make early stops, while the order at the head of the field would stabilise fairly quickly. Indeed, there were no changes to the head of the field until Rockenfeller made his stop on lap fifteen, with Rast following him in a lap later. The earlier stop allowed Rockenfeller to destroy Rast's advantage, although even with the aid of DRS the #99 Audi could not find a way through.

Elsewhere, Robert Wickens had leapt up the field during the pitstops, and would claim third from Wittmann shortly after the stops. Wittmann would retaliate ten laps later with a lunge at the final corner, as behind Gary Paffett led Ekström past an ailing Jamie Green.

With that the race was run, with Rast keeping Rockenfeller at bay to secure his second victory of the campaign and the Championship lead. Behind them, Wittmann would break clear of Wickens to secure third, while the Canadian racer was on his own in fourth ahead of Glock. Lucas Auer was next up ahead of Paffett and Ekström, while Green and Maro Engel completed the scorers.

Background

Mattias Ekström retained the lead as a result of the second race around the Norisring, despite the fact that he had yet to win a race at all in 2017. Lucas Auer, meanwhile, had moved back up to second, two off of the Swede, while Maxime Martin had rocketed up to third after his victory. Jamie Green was next up ahead of René Rast, with everyone bar Loïc Duval having scored as the eighth round of the season came to its conclusion.

In the Teams' Championship it was Audi Team Rosberg that would lead the hunt heading into the halfway point of the season, leaving Nuremburg with 147 points to their credit. That transcribed to a twenty point lead over Mercedes-AMG BWT, while Audi Team Abt had retained third on 125 points. Audi, meanwhile, would retain the lead in the Manufacturers' hunt ahead of Mercedes, while BMW had inched closer still in third.

Entry List

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

2017 Moscow Raceway 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	1,122.5 kg
3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Me	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RMR	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
33	René Rast	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
51	Nico Müller	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
53	Jamie Green	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
63	Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
77	Loïc Duval	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
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Qualifying

Results

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

2017 Moscow Raceway Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st*	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:27.035	—	162.596 km/h	6*
2nd	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	1:27.155	+0.120s	162.372 km/h	1
3rd	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:27.253	+0.218s	162.190 km/h	2
4th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	1:27.340	+0.305s	162.028 km/h	3
5th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	1:27.376	+0.341s	161.962 km/h	4
6th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt	1:27.393	+0.358s	161.930 km/h	5
7th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:27.450	+0.415s	161.825 km/h	7
8th	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RMR	1:27.467	+0.432s	161.793 km/h	8
9th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Me	1:27.538	+0.503s	161.662 km/h	9
10th	77	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	1:27.541	+0.506s	161.656 km/h	10
11th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	1:27.612	+0.577s	161.525 km/h	11
12th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes-AMG Me	1:27.625	+0.590s	161.501 km/h	12
13th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:27.734	+0.699s	161.301 km/h	13
14th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG BWT	1:27.786	+0.751s	161.205 km/h	14
15th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	1:27.786	+0.751s	161.205 km/h	15
16th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	1:28.057	+1.022s	160.709 km/h	16
17th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG BWT	1:28.134	+1.099s	160.569 km/h	17
18th	63	Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	1:28.382	+1.347s	160.118 km/h	18
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
• * Wittmann was awarded a five place grid penalty for causing a collision in the 2017 Norisring Race 2.

Grid

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

Race

Results

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

2017 Moscow Raceway Race 1 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	38	57:50.085	1:29.849	252
2nd	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	38	+0.770s	1:29.755	181
3rd	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	38	+3.899s	1:29.745	153
4th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes-AMG Me	38	+6.098s	1:29.573	12
5th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	38	+9.498s	1:29.706	10
6th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG BWT	38	+14.663s	1:29.783	8
7th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Me	38	+17.696s	1:29.920	6
8th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt	38	+17.795s	1:29.884	4
9th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	38	+24.310s	1:29.787	2
10th	63	Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	38	+25.329s	1:29.909	1
11th	77	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	38	+25.876s	1:30.071
12th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	38	+27.607s	1:29.920
13th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG BWT	38	+29.359s	1:30.481
14th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	38	+29.384s	1:30.055
15th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	38	+29.727s	1:29.631
16th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	38	+30.201s	1:29.717
17th*	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	34	Damage	1:29.629
Ret	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RMR	14	Retired	1:30.651
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.
• * Farfus was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 75% of the race distance.

Milestones

• Second victory for René Rast.

Standings

Victory for René Rast would move the German racer back to the top of the Championship hunt, hitting the halfway point of the season with 99 points to his credit. Lucas Auer was next up in second, four off the lead, while former leader Mattias Ekström had slipped to third on 93 points. Maxime Martin was next up in third, facing a 21 point deficit to the leader, while Loïc Duval had remained as the only driver yet to score in 2017.

In the Teams' Championship Audi Team Rosberg would lead the charge after nine races, having moved onto 176 points for the campaign. Mercedes-AMG BWT were their closest challengers in second on 135, while Audi Team Abt were in third on 129. In the Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, it was Audi who led the charge with 378 points, with Mercedes in second on 309 and BMW in third with 276.

2017 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st René Rast 99 ▲4 2nd Lucas Auer 95 ◄0 3rd Mattias Ekström 93 ▼2 4th Maxime Martin 78 ▼1 5th Jamie Green 77 ▼1 6th Mike Rockenfeller 73 ▲2 7th Timo Glock 70 ▼1 8th Marco Wittmann 64 ▲2 9th Gary Paffett 61 ▼2 10th Robert Wickens 56 ▲1 11th Paul di Resta 53 ▼2 12th Bruno Spengler 43 ◄0 13th Edoardo Mortara 40 ◄0 14th Nico Müller 36 ◄0 15th Tom Blomqvist 15 ◄0 16th Augusto Farfus 6 ◄0 17th Maro Engel 4 ◄0 18th Loïc Duval 0 ◄0

2017 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi Team Rosberg 176 ◄0 2nd Mercedes-AMG BWT 135 ◄0 3rd Audi Team Abt 129 ◄0 4th BMW Team RBM 121 ◄0 5th Mercedes-AMG Me 117 ◄0 6th BMW Team RMR 85 ◄0 7th Audi Team Phoenix 73 ▲1 8th BMW Team RMG 70 ▲1 9th Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 57 ▼2 2017 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi 378 ◄0 2nd Mercedes 309 ◄0 3rd BMW 276 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

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