2018 Hungaroring Race 1

2018 Hungaroring Race 1
The Hungaroring returned to host the DTM in 2018.
Race Information
Date	2 June 2018
No.	218
Event	DTM Budapest 2018
Location	Hungaroring Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary
Format	55 min + 1 lap
Lap length	4.381 km (2.722 mi)
Distance	34 laps / 148.954 km (92.555 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Paul di Resta
Team	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus
Time	1:37.349
Fastest Lap
Driver	Lucas Auer
Team	Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport
Time	1:38.812 on lap 10
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Paul di Resta	Lucas Auer	Nico Müller
Winner Team	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus
Time	57:13.199
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The 2018 Hungaroring Race 1, otherwise known as the DTM Budapest 2018 Race 1, was the fifth race of the 2018 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary on 2 June 2018. The race would see Paul di Resta sweep to victory for Mercedes, fending off stablemate Lucas Auer after the pair had swapped places at the behest of the Stuttgart manufacturer mid-race.

Qualifying had seen di Resta secure pole position, beating away a resurgent Nico Müller by 0.135s. Lucas Auer was next up ahead of the returning René Rast, while Augusto Farfus was the best of the BMW drivers in eighth.

The start of the race would see di Resta ace his getaway to secure the lead, moving across to block any potential lunge from Müller. That move allowed Auer to attack and pass the Swiss racer on the run to turn two, although Müller retaliated a few corners later and reclaimed second.

The end of the opening lap saw Bruno Spengler, Jamie Green and Philipp Eng make their stops, while Timo Glock and Joel Eriksson made their stops a lap later. Indeed, most of the field would enter the pits in the early stages, with the officials declaring the circuit wet after reports of rainfall from several drivers.

Regardless, the entire field would stick with slicks, with Auer stopping from third as the first of the lead drivers. di Resta was next in on lap ten but suffered a slow stop, resulting in Auer jumping him as the Scot rejoined with cold tyres. Müller would subsequently rejoin ahead of both of them, although an instant lock-up on cold tyres into the first corner allowed both Mercedes to flash through.

Auer and di Resta would switch places after that, for Auer's pace was slower than that of race leader Rast, who had the potential to jump both and claim the de facto lead. However, with the Scot ahead their pace improved as well as Müller's, meaning Rast rejoined behind the trio in fourth.

With that the race was run, with di Resta surviving a late attack from Auer to secure victory, while Müller trailed them in third. Indeed, the Swiss racer himself would have to keep a charging Rast at bay to complete the podium, while Edoardo Mortara claimed a lonely fifth. Gary Paffett, meanwhile, finished sixth to claim the Championship lead, with Robin Frijns, Loïc Duval, Green and Daniel Juncadella completing the scorers.

Background

Timo Glock had just held onto the initiative in the DTM Championship as the weekend in Lausitz came to an end, leaving with 72 points to his name. Indeed, race winner Gary Paffett had carved away at the German's lead to leave Lausitz just a point behind, with a 32 point gap back to third placed Pascal Wehrlein. Edoardo Mortara was next up ahead of Lucas Auer to complete the top five, with all drivers bar Nico Müller having scored in 2018 after four races.

Mercedes-AMG Petronas had returned to the head of the pack after the second battle of the Lausitz, having claimed 110 points after the opening four races. BMW Team RMR were their closest challengers in second, twelve behind, while Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil completed the top three on 70. In the Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, it was Mercedes whom led the charge on 212 points, with BMW and Audi having both lost ground.

Entry List

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

2018 Hungaroring 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 Hungaroring Race 1 are outlined below:

2018 Hungaroring Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Remus	1:37.349	—	162.010 km/h	1
2nd	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:37.484	+0.135s	161.786 km/h	2
3rd	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	1:37.564	+0.215s	161.653 km/h	3
4th	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	1:37.598	+0.249s	161.597 km/h	4
5th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	1:37.727	+0.378s	161.384 km/h	5
6th	23	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG Remus	1:37.729	+0.380s	161.380 km/h	6
7th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:37.904	+0.555s	161.092 km/h	7
8th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	1:37.917	+0.568s	161.071 km/h	8
9th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	1:37.994	+0.645s	160.944 km/h	9
10th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	1:38.050	+0.701s	160.852 km/h	10
11th	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	1:38.065	+0.716s	160.828 km/h	11
12th	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	1:38.080	+0.731s	160.803 km/h	12
13th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:38.127	+0.778s	160.726 km/h	13
14th	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:38.138	+0.789s	160.708 km/h	14
15th	47	Joel Eriksson	BMW Team RBM	1:38.138	+0.789s	160.708 km/h	15
16th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	1:38.261	+0.912s	160.507 km/h	16
17th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RMR	1:38.268	+0.919s	160.495 km/h	17
18th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:38.274	+0.925s	160.485 km/h	18
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• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid

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

Race

Results

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

2018 Hungaroring Race 1 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Remus	34	57:13.199	1:39.194	253
2nd	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	34	+0.587s	1:38.812	181
3rd	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	34	+2.236s	1:39.251	152
4th	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	34	+2.898s	1:38.882	12
5th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	34	+6.695s	1:39.607	10
6th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	34	+12.166s	1:38.971	8
7th	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	34	+15.009s	1:38.826	6
8th	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	34	+22.754s	1:39.296	4
9th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	34	+25.829s	1:39.120	2
10th	23	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG Remus	34	+26.844s	1:39.837	1
11th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	34	+27.249s	1:39.268
12th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	34	+34.140s	1:39.468
13th	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	34	+37.007s	1:39.592
14th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	34	+38.689s	1:39.109
15th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	34	+39.001s	1:40.113
16th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	34	+39.510s	1:39.709
17th	47	Joel Eriksson	BMW Team RBM	34	+40.534s	1:39.954
18th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RMR	34	+46.994s	1:40.112
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

• Ninth win for Paul di Resta.
  • Also the Scot's first win since the 2017 Hungaroring Race 1.

Standings

Gary Paffett moved to the top of the Championship as a result of the first battle in Budapest, opening out a seven point lead over former leader Timo Glock. Yet, those two still held a fair margin over the chasing pack, with Paul di Resta leading the counter-charge on 56 points, and hence was sixteen behind Glock. Lucas Auer was next up ahead of Edoardo Mortara, who had also inched closer to the hunt, while Nico Müller's first points of the campaign meant that all eighteen drivers had scored after five rounds.

In the Teams' Championship it was Mercedes-AMG Petronas who still led the field, moving onto 118 points for the season. Sister squad Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil had moved into second with 99 points, while BMW Team RMR had dropped to third, but were just a point behind Silberpfeil. Mercedes, meanwhile, would continue to head the Manufacturers' challenge, moving onto 278 points, with BMW and Audi having lost more ground.

2018 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Gary Paffett 79 ▲1 2nd Timo Glock 72 ▼1 3rd Paul di Resta 56 ▲3 4th Lucas Auer 52 ▲1 5th Edoardo Mortara 47 ▼1 6th Pascal Wehrlein 39 ▼3 7th Marco Wittmann 26 ◄0 8th Philipp Eng 26 ◄0 9th Bruno Spengler 23 ◄0 10th Mike Rockenfeller 22 ◄0 11th René Rast 22 ▲2 12th Nico Müller 17 ▲6 13th Joel Eriksson 15 ▼2 14th Loïc Duval 15 ▼2 15th Jamie Green 10 ▼1 16th Robin Frijns 7 ▲1 17th Daniel Juncadella 5 ▼2 18th Augusto Farfus 2 ▼2

2018 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mercedes-AMG Petronas 118 ◄0 2nd Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 99 ▲1 3rd BMW Team RMR 98 ▼1 4th Mercedes-AMG Remus 61 ▲2 5th BMW Team RBM 38 ▼1 6th Audi Team Phoenix 37 ▼1 7th Audi Team Rosberg 32 ▲1 8th BMW Team RMG 28 ▼1 9th Audi Team Abt Sportsline 24 ◄0 2018 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mercedes 278 ◄0 2nd BMW 164 ◄0 3rd Audi 93 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

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