2018 Brands Hatch Race 1

2018 Brands Hatch Race 1
The Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit.
Race Information
Date	11 August 2018
No.	224
Event	DTM Brands Hatch 2018
Location	Brands Hatch West Kingsdown, Kent, UK
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Lap length	3.916 km (2.432 mi)
Distance	41 laps / 160.556 km (97.331 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Daniel Juncadella
Team	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus
Time	1:18.069
Fastest Lap
Driver	Marco Wittmann
Team	BMW Team RMG
Time	1:20.195 on lap 7
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Daniel Juncadella	Augusto Farfus	Lucas Auer
Winner Team	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus
Time	57:15.601
Race Guide
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The DTM Brands Hatch 2018 Race 1, otherwise known as the 2018 Brands Hatch Race 1, was the eleventh round of the 2018 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at Brands Hatch in West Kingsdown, Kent, UK, on 11 August 2018. The race would see Daniel Juncadella secure his maiden DTM triumph, as Gary Paffett eked out his Championship lead.

Ahead of the race it was announced that British sportscar manufacturer Aston Martin would be joining the DTM, initially planning to enter the series in 2020. The British marque would form a partnership with HWA, whom had run Mercedes' factory DTM programme since 2000 to supply engines, with AF Racing AG would build and run the cars, based around the Aston Martin Vantage.

Qualifying would see Merceceds again top the field, with Juncadella sweeping to pole position ahead of Lucas Auer. Best of the rest was René Rast for Audi, while Philipp Eng led the BMW charge from fourth alongside the defending Champion.

The start of the race would see Juncadella make a poor getaway, allowing Auer to charge ahead to secure the lead, while Rast darted around the #23 Mercedes to secure second. Juncadella would hence scramble through with third, and duly repassed Rast at the end of the opening tour to secure second as the German dived in to serve his stop.

At the start of the second tour a Slow Zone would be deployed, for Loïc Duval had slid straight off the circuit at Paddock Hill Bend and into the barriers. Once the Slow Zone was withdrawn Augusto Farfus and Eng swept in to serve their stops, with Rast able to overtake the latter as the Austrian emerged on cold tyres.

Gary Paffett was another early pit caller, although he would be swamped by the trio of Farfus, Rast and Eng when he rejoined on cold tyres. Juncadella, meanwhile, would dive in on lap seven and rejoined safely ahead of Farfus, while Auer's stop a lap later left the #22 Mercedes in between the Spaniard and the Brazilian.

Edoardo Mortara was left in the lead of the race ahead of Pascal Wehrlein, with the Italian making his stop on lap eleven to rejoin in eighth. Wehrlein would then lead until making his stop on lap fifteen, rejoining in seventh, to leave Juncadella at the head of the field.

Juncadella escaped after that, with Farfus fighting with Auer for second having passed the Austrian when the #22 Mercedes had cold tyres after its stop. Rast, meanwhile, would stalk them but was unable to join the fight, while Paffett ran in a safe sixth with Wehrlein and Mortara holding position behind their title pretending teammate.

With that the race was run, with Juncadella sweeping across the line to secure his maiden DTM victory, having established a seven second lead. Farfus was next up having escaped from Auer in the closing stages, while Rast was a lonely fourth having similarly dropped back. Eng was next up ahead of Paffett, Wehrlein and Mortara, while Marco Wittmann and Mike Rockenfeller had a late fight for ninth that was won by the #11 BMW.

Background

Gary Paffett had enhanced his Championship lead, moving onto 148 points for the campaign after his sixth podium of the season. Paul di Resta was next up in second, 27 points behind, while Timo Glock had retained third but slipped 47 behind. Marco Wittmann and Edoardo Mortara then completed the top five, while Zandvoort race winner René Rast completed the top nine.

In the Teams' Championship it was still Mercedes-AMG Petronas who led the charge, moving onto 213 points after ten races. Sister squad Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil were next up in second on 186, while BMW Team RMR completed the top three on 168. Mercedes, meanwhile, had complete control in the Manufacturers' Championship, having moved 189 points clear of BMW in second, while Audi were a distant third on 165.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2018 Brands Hatch Race 1 is displayed below:

2018 Brands Hatch Race 1 Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine
2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Petronas	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8
3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8
4	Robin Frijns	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8
7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8
11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8
15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8
16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8
22	Lucas Auer	Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8
23	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8
25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RMR	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8
28	Loïc Duval	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8
33	René Rast	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8
47	Joel Eriksson	BMW Team RBM	BMW	M4 DTM	P66/1 4.0l V8
48	Edoardo Mortara	Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8
51	Nico Müller	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8
53	Jamie Green	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8
94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Petronas	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 4.0l V8
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	RS5 DTM	Audi 4.0l V8
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Qualifying

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2018 Brands Hatch Race 1 are outlined below:

2018 Brands Hatch Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	23	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG Remus	1:18.069	—	180.578 km/h	1
2nd	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	1:18.161	+0.092s	180.366 km/h	2
3rd	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	1:18.255	+0.186s	180.149 km/h	3
4th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RMR	1:18.257	+0.188s	180.144 km/h	4
5th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	1:18.365	+0.296s	179.896 km/h	5
6th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	1:18.398	+0.329s	179.820 km/h	6
7th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	1:18.407	+0.338s	179.800 km/h	7
8th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	1:18.422	+0.353s	179.765 km/h	8
9th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:18.443	+0.374s	179.717 km/h	9
10th	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	1:18.444	+0.375s	179.715 km/h	10
11th	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:18.530	+0.461s	179.518 km/h	11
12th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Remus	1:18.625	+0.556s	179.301 km/h	12
13th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:18.644	+0.575s	179.258 km/h	13
14th	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	1:18.695	+0.626s	179.142 km/h	14
15th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:18.746	+0.677s	179.026 km/h	15
16th	47	Joel Eriksson	BMW Team RBM	1:18.755	+0.686s	179.005 km/h	16
17th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:18.799	+0.730s	178.905 km/h	17
18th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	1:19.385	+1.316s	177.585 km/h	18
Source:

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

Grid

	Pos.	Pos.
	Driver	Driver
		______________
Row 1	______________	1
	2	Daniel Juncadella
	Lucas Auer	______________
Row 2	______________	3
	4	René Rast
	Philipp Eng	______________
Row 3	______________	5
	6	Augusto Farfus
	Gary Paffett	______________
Row 4	______________	7
	8	Timo Glock
	Edoardo Mortara	______________
Row 5	______________	9
	10	Marco Wittmann
	Pascal Wehrlein	______________
Row 6	______________	11
	12	Robin Frijns
	Paul di Resta	______________
Row 7	______________	13
	14	Nico Müller
	Loïc Duval	______________
Row 8	______________	15
	16	Mike Rockenfeller
	Joel Eriksson	______________
Row 9	______________	17
	18	Jamie Green
	Bruno Spengler	______________

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2018 Brands Hatch Race 1 is displayed below:

2018 Brands Hatch Race 1 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	23	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG Remus	41	57:15.601	1:20.213	253
2nd	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	41	+7.896s	1:20.242	18
3rd	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	41	+10.040s	1:20.498	152
4th	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	41	+14.723s	1:20.280	121
5th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RMR	41	+23.546s	1:20.387	10
6th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	41	+23.933s	1:20.558	8
7th	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	41	+25.226s	1:20.508	6
8th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	41	+27.528s	1:20.864	4
9th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	41	+31.639s	1:20.195	2
10th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	41	+33.405s	1:20.455	1
11th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	41	+35.822s	1:20.650
12th	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	41	+37.423s	1:20.478
13th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	41	+41.607s	1:20.357
14th	47	Joel Eriksson	BMW Team RBM	41	+42.738s	1:20.734
15th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	41	+43.476s	1:21.255
16th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Remus	41	+46.349s	1:21.339
17th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	41	+55.188s	1:21.427
Ret	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	1	Accident	—
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.

Milestones

• Maiden (and only) victory for Daniel Juncadella.

Standings

Gary Paffett had retained the lead in the Championship, and had enhanced his advantage to 35 points over second placed Paul di Resta. Behind, Lucas Auer had moved into third with 106 points, climbing ahead of Edoardo Mortara, while Timo Glock had moved level with the Italian on 101. Marco Wittmann was next up having slipped down from fourth, while Augusto Farfus had been Saturday's biggest mover, gaining four positions.

In the Teams' Championship it was still Mercedes-AMG Petronas who led the charge, although sister squad Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil had closed the gap to twenty points. BMW Team RMR was next up ahead of 178 points, while Mercedes-AMG Remus and BMW Team RMG completed the top five. Mercedes, meanwhile, had again enhanced their lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, opening out a 222 point advantage over BMW.

2018 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Gary Paffett 156 ◄0 2nd Paul di Resta 121 ◄0 3rd Lucas Auer 106 ▲3 4th Edoardo Mortara 101 ▲1 5th Timo Glock 101 ▼2 6th Marco Wittmann 100 ▼2 7th Philipp Eng 77 ◄0 8th Pascal Wehrlein 71 ◄0 9th René Rast 62 ◄0 10th Daniel Juncadella 55 ▲3 11th Bruno Spengler 43 ▼1 12th Augusto Farfus 40 ▲4 13th Mike Rockenfeller 35 ▼1 14th Nico Müller 29 ▼2 15th Joel Eriksson 27 ▼1 16th Robin Frijns 25 ▼1 17th Loïc Duval 17 ◄0 18th Jamie Green 11 ◄0

2018 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mercedes-AMG Petronas 227 ◄0 2nd Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 207 ◄0 3rd BMW Team RMR 178 ◄0 4th Mercedes-AMG Remus 176 ◄0 5th BMW Team RMG 140 ◄0 6th Audi Team Rosberg 73 ▲1 7th BMW Team RBM 70 ▼1 8th Audi Team Abt Sportsline 54 ◄0 9th Audi Team Phoenix 52 ◄0 2018 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mercedes 610 ◄0 2nd BMW 388 ◄0 3rd Audi 179 ◄0

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