2017 Norisring Race 2

2017 Norisring Race 2
The Norisring was unchanged for 2017.
Race Information
Date	2 July 2017
No.	203
Event	DTM Nuremburg 2017
Location	Norisring Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Format	55 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	2.300 km (1.429 mi)
Distance	66 laps / 151.800 km (94.324 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Tom Blomqvist
Team	BMW Team RMR
Time	47.252
Fastest Lap
Driver	Bruno Spengler
Team	BMW Team RBM
Time	47.846 on lap 44
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Maxime Martin	Lucas Auer	Edoardo Mortara
Winner Team	BMW Team RBM
Time	1:29:22.150
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2017 Norisring Race 1		2017 Moscow Raceway Race 1

The DTM Nuremburg 2017 Race 2, otherwise known as the 2017 Norisring Race 2, was the eighth race of the 2017 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Norisring in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, on 2 July 2017. The race, which was won by Maxime Martin, would be overshadowed by a colossal accident between Gary Paffett and Mike Rockenfeller that triggered a red flag.

Qualifying would see Tom Blomqvist sweep to his first pole position of the season, edging out Robert Wickens of Mercedes by 0.004s. Nico Müller was next up to make it three manufacturers in the top three, while Championship leader Mattias Ekström would start from fifth behind Saturday winner Bruno Spengler.

The start of the race, which was dry, would see Wickens get the jump on Blomqvist, while Spengler shot through from fourth to secure second. Lucas Auer also made a smart getaway to claim third into the hairpin, as Müller, whom had initially claimed second, got elbowed out at the hairpin.

Several drivers, including Auer, would sweep into the pots at the end of the opening lap, gambling on an early stop. Otherwise, the order would quickly settle, with most of the field completing their mandatory stops within the opening ten minutes.

However, there would be drama towards the latter part of the stops, as Wickens suffered a slow stop and dropped back. That left him in the middle of the pack, before contact with René Rast at the first corner resulted in both drivers receiving damage and leaving debris on track.

Their debris field triggered a Safety Car, which remained out for five minutes before the field were released. Loïc Duval would subsequently head the field at the restart having yet to stop, although a mistake at the first corner opened the door for Martin to secure the lead head of Spengler and Auer, although contact later during the lap left the Canadian with a puncture.

A couple of minutes later and the race was stopped altogether, as an out-of-control Paffett slammed into Rockenfeller at the first hairpin, destroying both cars. The trigger had been contact between Green and Paffett on the run to the Grundig Kehre that spat the #2 Mercedes into the barriers, before sliding at unabated speed towards the inside of the hairpin. Paffett's car then struck the driver's side door of Rockenfeller's car and sent the #99 Audi into the barrier, with both drivers taken to hospital as a result.

The restart came with thirty minutes left on the clock, with two formation laps behind the safety car completed before the field completed a single-file restart. This time Auer managed to jump Martin at the hairpin to secure the lead, before the Belgian racer elbowed his way back past three laps later.

With that the fight for victory was over, with a tamer second half of the race seeing Martin just keep Auer at bay to claim the win. Auer duly secured second after a late mistake brought him under fire from those behind, with Edoardo Mortara emerging from that fight with third. Ekström was next up ahead of Wittmann having finished three-abreast with Mortara at the finish line, Paul di Resta was a lonely sixth, while Augusto Farfus, Green, Blomqvist and Glock secured the remaining points.

Background

Mattias Ekström emerged at the head of the hunt after the first battle of Nuremburg, ending Saturday with 77 points to his credit. That left him five ahead of former leader René Rast, while Jamie Green was six points off in third. Lucas Auer was next after slipping from second, falling eight off the lead, while Timo Glock completed the top five.

In the Teams' Championship Audi Team Rosberg led the charge with 143 points, 31 ahead of Audi Team Abt in second. Mercedes-AMG Me were next up in third, having slipped from second, while BMW Team RBM had moved up to fourth to lead BMW's charge. In the Manufacturers' Championship Audi would enhance their lead to 70 points over Mercedes, while BMW had enjoyed their best points haul of the campaign and moved closer to Mercedes.

Entry List

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

2017 Norisring 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	1,122.5 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 Norisring Race 2 are outlined below:

2017 Norisring Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RMR	47.252	—	175.230 km/h	1
2nd	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes-AMG Me	47.256	+0.004s	175.215 km/h	2
3rd	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	47.289	+0.037s	175.093 km/h	3
4th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	47.305	+0.053s	175.034 km/h	4
5th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt	47.329	+0.077s	174.945 km/h	5
6th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG BWT	47.344	+0.092s	174.890 km/h	6
7th	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	47.355	+0.103s	174.849 km/h	7
8th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	47.395	+0.143s	174.701 km/h	8
9th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	47.400	+0.148s	174.683 km/h	9
10th	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	47.414	+0.162s	174.631 km/h	10
11th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Me	47.495	+0.243s	174.334 km/h	11
12th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	47.503	+0.251s	174.304 km/h	12
13th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	47.510	+0.258s	174.279 km/h	13
14th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	47.526	+0.274s	174.220 km/h	14
15th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	47.534	+0.282s	174.191 km/h	15
16th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG BWT	47.612	+0.360s	173.905 km/h	16
17th	77	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	47.814	+0.562s	173.171 km/h	17
18th	63	Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	47.890	+0.638s	172.896 km/h	18
Source:

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

Grid

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

Race

Results

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

2017 Norisring Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	36	Maxime Martin	BMW Team RBM	66	1:29:22.150	47.932	25
2nd	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG BWT	66	+2.903s	47.974	18
3rd	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG BWT	66	+4.460s	47.996	15
4th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt	66	+4.462s	48.013	12
5th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	66	+4.487s	47.953	10
6th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	66	+5.708s	48.089	8
7th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	66	+11.613s	48.173	6
8th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	66	+12.064s	48.126	4
9th	31	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team RMR	66	+12.694s	48.170	23
10th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	66	+13.347s	47.983	1
11th	6	Robert Wickens	Mercedes-AMG Me	66	+15.163s	48.073	2
12th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	66	+15.360s	47.846
13th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	66	+17.560s	48.227	1
14th	63	Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	66	+23.377s	48.248
15th	77	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	66	+24.383s	48.132
Ret	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	33	Damage	48.215
Ret	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Me	32	Collision	48.353
Ret	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	32	Collision	48.194
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.
• * Wittmann received a five place grid penalty for the 2017 Moscow Raceway Race 1 for causing a collision.

Milestones

• Third and final career victory for Maxime Martin.

Standings

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.

2017 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mattias Ekström 89 ◄0 2nd Lucas Auer 87 ▲2 3rd Maxime Martin 78 ▲5 4th Jamie Green 75 ▼1 5th René Rast 72 ▼3 6th Timo Glock 60 ▼1 7th Gary Paffett 55 ▼1 8th Mike Rockenfeller 54 ▼1 9th Paul di Resta 53 ◄0 10th Marco Wittmann 46 ▲2 11th Robert Wickens 44 ◄0 12th Bruno Spengler 43 ▼2 13th Edoardo Mortara 40 ▲1 14th Nico Müller 36 ▼1 15th Tom Blomqvist 15 ▲1 16th Augusto Farfus 6 ▲1 17th Maro Engel 3 ▼2 18th Loïc Duval 0 ◄0

2017 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi Team Rosberg 147 ◄0 2nd Mercedes-AMG BWT 127 ▲3 3rd Audi Team Abt 125 ▼1 4th BMW Team RBM 121 ◄0 5th Mercedes-AMG Me 99 ▼2 6th BMW Team RMR 75 ◄0 7th Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 56 ▲1 8th Audi Team Phoenix 54 ▼1 9th BMW Team RMG 52 ◄0 2017 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi 326 ◄0 2nd Mercedes 282 ◄0 3rd BMW 248 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

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