2017 Moscow Raceway Race 2

2017 Moscow Raceway Race 2
The Moscow Raceway in its full format.
Race Information
Date	23 July 2017
No.	205
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	36 laps / 141.552 km (87.956 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Bruno Spengler
Team	BMW Team RBM
Time	1:26.579
Fastest Lap
Driver	Jamie Green
Team	Audi Team Rosberg
Time	1:28.436 on lap 27
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Maro Engel	Mattias Ekström	Bruno Spengler
Winner Team	Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy
Time	56:41.087
Race Guide
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The 2017 Moscow Raceway Race 2, otherwise known as the DTM Moskau 2017 Race 2, was the tenth race of the 2017 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Moscow Raceway in Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia on 23 July 2017. The race would see Maro Engel secure his first and only DTM victory, nine years after making his debut in 2008.

There had been yet another revision to the ballast rules ahead of the second battle of Moscow, with the proposed changes for the Moscow meeting abandoned. Instead, the DMSB opted to return to the original system established at the Hungaroring, with a view to completely abolishing success ballast later in the year.

Qualifying had seen Tom Blomqvist storm to pole position, 0.061s ahead of Bruno Spengler, only to be disqualified for failing to provide a fuel sample. Spengler would hence officially claim pole position ahead of Mattias Ekström and Championship leader René Rast, while Paul di Resta was the best Mercedes driver in fourth.

Spengler and Ekström duly scrapped for the lead at the start of the race, with Spengler ultimately emerging ahead at the first corner. Behind, the midfield crunch would see Loïc Duval smash into Maxime Martin and spin the Belgian to the back of the field, with the rest of the swarm making it through without issue.

Marco Wittmann, Blomqvist and Duval would all stop at the end of the opening tour, while Martin carried on despite having visible damage to the front of his car. Out front, meanwhile, Spengler established himself at the head of the field over Ekström, while several driver slipped into the pits over the following laps.

Martin's decision not to stop due to damage ultimately proved pivotal to the race outcome, for the Belgian was forced to stop on track on lap six with his car aflame. That triggered a Safety Car and hence moved those that had stopped back into contention, as Spengler led Ekström to the line for the side-by-side restart.

Ekström would be unable to make a move at the restart, although he would subsequently force his way past the Canadian at the final corner on lap eleven, with both taking minor damage. The leaders then broke clear as they tried to build a gap over those that had stopped, although Spengler and co. would ultimately emerge in the midfield.

Engel hence emerged at the head of the field with Spengler the last to stop, chased by Wittmann and Duval, although the latter soon fell behind Blomqvist. Duval duly let Ekström past without issue for third, before running wide and making contact with di Resta, leaving both drivers with damage.

Ekström duly eased past Blomqvist, before diving past Wittmann for second, with Spengler emerging behind him after his stop. Ekström subsequently hunted down Engel to challenge for victory in the closing stages, while Wittmann's pace collapsed in the closing stages and slipped down the field.

With that the race was run, with Engel just managing to keep Ekström at bay to secure victory, while Spengler completed the podium. Rast was next up ahead of Jamie Green, while Witmmann just held sixth ahead of Rockenfeller, Blomqvist, Lucas Auer and Robert Wickens.

Background

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.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2017 Moscow Raceway Race 2 is displayed below:

2017 Moscow Raceway Race 2 Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Weight
2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Me	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Me	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RMR	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
33	René Rast	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8	1,122.5 kg
48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
51	Nico Müller	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
53	Jamie Green	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
63	Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8	1,127.5 kg
77	Loïc Duval	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8	1,117.5 kg
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Qualifying

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2017 Moscow Raceway Race 2 are outlined below:

2017 Moscow Raceway Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	1:26.579	—	163.453 km/h	1
2nd	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt	1:26.582	+0.003s	163.447 km/h	2
3rd	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	1:26.735	+0.156s	163.159 km/h	3
4th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	1:26.887	+0.308s	162.873 km/h	4
5th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	1:26.902	+0.323s	162.845 km/h	5
6th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:26.910	+0.331s	162.830 km/h	6
7th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	1:26.937	+0.358s	162.779 km/h	7
8th	77	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	1:26.946	+0.367s	162.763 km/h	8
9th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Me	1:27.113	+0.534s	162.451 km/h	9
10th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:27.168	+0.589s	162.348 km/h	10
11th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes-AMG Me	1:27.230	+0.651s	162.233 km/h	11
12th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	1:27.230	+0.651s	162.233 km/h	12
13th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG BWT	1:27.230	+0.651s	162.233 km/h	13
14th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:27.258	+0.679s	162.181 km/h	14
15th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:27.303	+0.724s	162.097 km/h	15
16th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG BWT	1:27.332	+0.753s	162.043 km/h	16
17th	63	Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	1:27.477	+0.898s	161.775 km/h	17
EXC*	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RMR	1:28.518		163.610 km/h	18
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
• * Blomqvist was excluded from the results of qualifying for failing to provide a fuel sample.

Grid

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

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2017 Moscow Raceway Race 2 is displayed below:

2017 Moscow Raceway Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	63	Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	36	56:41.087	1:29.573	25
2nd	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt	36	+0.376s	1:28.924	182
3rd	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	36	+3.981s	1:29.158	153
4th	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	36	+4.702s	1:28.612	121
5th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	36	+5.410s	1:28.436	10
6th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	36	+7.192s	1:29.169	8
7th*	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RMR	36	+8.391s	1:29.490	6
8th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG BWT	36	+8.564s	1:28.825	4
9th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes-AMG Me	36	+8.982s	1:28.908	2
10th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG BWT	36	+9.942s	1:29.422	1
11th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	36	+10.919s	1:29.193
12th†	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	36	+12.416s	1:28.751
13th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	36	+12.505s	1:29.206
14th	77	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	36	+19.913s	1:29.954
15th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	36	+37.728s	1:29.580
16th‡	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Me	36	+39.267s	1:28.681
DSQ§	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	32	Disqualified	1:28.809
Ret	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	4	Fire	1:29.773
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 received a €1,000 fine for failing to put his steering wheel back in place in Parc Fermé.
• ^† Rockenfeller received a five second time penalty for exceeding the maximum number of DRS activations.
• ^‡ Paffett received a thirty second time penalty for causing a collision with Duval.
• ^§ di Resta was excluded from the results of the race for missing a post-race weight check.

Milestones

• Maiden and only victory for Maro Engel.

Standings

Mattias Ekström would secure the lead as a result of the second battle of Moscow, the Swede moving onto 113 points having failed to win in 2017. That left him a point ahead of René Rast in second, while Lucas Auer had dropped to third on 99 points. Jamie Green was next up ahead of Maxime Martin, while Loïc Duval remained as the only driver yet to score.

Audi Team Rosberg had reinforced their grip on the Teams' Championship, moving onto 199 points after another strong weekend, leaving them 50 clear of Audi Team Abt. Abt themselves were nine ahead of Mercedes-AMG BWT, while BMW Team RBM and Mercedes-AMG Me completed the top five. Audi, meanwhile, headlined the Manufacturers' Championship with 421 points, 80 clear of Mercedes in second while BMW in third with 308.

2017 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mattias Ekström 113 ▲2 2nd René Rast 112 ▼1 3rd Lucas Auer 99 ▼1 4th Jamie Green 87 ▲1 5th Maxime Martin 78 ▼1 6th Mike Rockenfeller 73 ◄0 7th Marco Wittmann 72 ▲1 8th Timo Glock 70 ▼1 9th Bruno Spengler 61 ▲3 10th Gary Paffett 61 ▼1 11th Robert Wickens 58 ▼1 12th Paul di Resta 53 ▼1 13th Edoardo Mortara 41 ◄0 14th Nico Müller 36 ◄0 15th Maro Engel 29 ▲2 16th Tom Blomqvist 21 ▼1 17th Augusto Farfus 6 ▼1 18th Loïc Duval 0 ◄0

2017 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi Team Rosberg 199 ◄0 2nd Audi Team Abt 149 ▲1 3rd Mercedes-AMG BWT 140 ▼1 4th BMW Team RBM 139 ◄0 5th Mercedes-AMG Me 119 ◄0 6th BMW Team RMR 91 ◄0 7th Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 82 ▲2 8th BMW Team RMG 78 ◄0 9th Audi Team Phoenix 73 ▼2 2017 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi 421 ◄0 2nd Mercedes 341 ◄0 3rd BMW 308 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

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