2018 Norisring Race 1

2018 Norisring Race 1
The Norisring was unchanged for 2018.
Race Information
Date	23 June 2018
No.	220
Event	DTM Nuremburg 2018
Location	Norisring Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Format	55 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	2.300 km (1.429 mi)
Distance	68 laps / 156.400 km (97.182 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Edoardo Mortara
Team	Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport
Time	47.843
Fastest Lap
Driver	Daniel Juncadella
Team	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus
Time	48.307 on lap 7
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Edoardo Mortara	Gary Paffett	Marco Wittmann
Winner Team	Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport
Time	56:12.918
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The 2018 Norisring Race 1, otherwise known as the DTM Nuremburg 2018 Race 1, was the seventh race of the 2018 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Norisring in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany on 23 June 2018. The race would see Edoardo Mortara sweep to victory to announce himself as a title pretender, fending off the attentions of Gary Paffett late on.

During the race weekend it was announced that the DTM and Super GT had finally agreed to a combined set of regulations, named Class One. The joint regulations, which would come into force in the DTM in 2019, would give hope of finding a replacement for Mercedes, as it opened the door for Super GT's manufacturers to join the series.

That news followed an intense qualifying session, which saw Edoardo Mortara secure pole position by a minuscule margin of just 0.001s over Philipp Eng. Marco Wittmann was next up in third ahead of Gary Paffett, heading a quartet of Mercedes, while Nico Müller was the best Audi pilot in tenth as 0.601s covered the entire field.

The start of the race would see Mortara ace his start to run into the first corner unopposed, instead leaving Eng to battle with Wittmann, Paffett and Paul di Resta for second. Wittmann eventually muscled his way past Eng into the Schöller S, with a similar move carrying di Resta past Paffett.

Paffett soon moved past di Resta, while Eng served his compulsory stop at the end of the opening tour to promote the two Mercedes further up. Mortara, meanwhile, would find himself unable to shake the attentions of Wittmann until the German stopped on lap seven, with the Italian charging in a lap later.

Mortara just managed to keep Wittmann at bay when he rejoined, with both managing to keep ahead of Eng. Paffett then stopped from the lead and rejoined ahead of Mortara and Wittmann, although the Italian elbowed his way past the Brit as the #2 Mercedes rejoined, a move which also allowed Wittmann to slip past.

The lead fight soon became a truel, with Eng slipping away from the leaders on old tyres and holding up Daniel Juncadella and di Resta. However, after several attacks at Mortara, Wittmann would find himself under fire from Paffett, and duly surrendered second to the Brti with twenty minutes to go.

That setup a duel between Mortara and Paffett for the lead that would last through to the chequered flag. Yet, despite managing to draw alongside the #48 Mercedes on the brakes several times, Mortara was able to place his car beautifully to prevent the #2 Mercedes from slipping ahead.

As a result it was Mortara who charged across the line to claim victory, with Paffett and Wittmann within 1.2s to complete the podium. di Resta was next up having broken clear of Eng, while the Austrian just managed to keep Bruno Spengler at bay for sixth. Lucas Auer and Juncadella would also finish in the wake of Eng's #25 BMW, while Joel Eriksson and Timo Glock completed the scorers.

Background

Timo Glock had returned to the head of the Championship hunt as the weekend in Hungary came to an end, with his advantage established at a relatively healthy eleven points. Gary Paffett was his closest challenger in second having lost the initiative, while Paul di Resta had held third. Lucas Auer and Marco Wittmann completed the top five, with all eighteen drivers on the score sheet.

BMW Team RMR led the charge in the Teams' Championship after six rounds, having left Hungary on 131 points. That meant they were eleven ahead of Mercedes-AMG Petronas, the former leaders, while Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil were still relatively close in third. Mercedes, meanwhile, would continue to dominate the precedings in the Manufacturers' Championship, leaving Hungary with 58 points in hand over BMW in second.

Entry List

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

2018 Norisring 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 Norisring Race 1 are outlined below:

2018 Norisring Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	47.843	—	173.066 km/h	1
2nd	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RMR	47.844	+0.001s	173.062 km/h	2
3rd	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	47.866	+0.023s	172.982 km/h	3
4th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	47.872	+0.029s	172.961 km/h	4
5th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Remus	47.899	+0.056s	172.863 km/h	5
6th	23	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG Remus	47.919	+0.076s	172.791 km/h	6
7th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	47.934	+0.091s	172.737 km/h	7
8th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	47.950	+0.107s	172.679 km/h	8
9th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	47.973	+0.130s	172.597 km/h	9
10th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	48.067	+0.224s	172.259 km/h	10
11th	47	Joel Eriksson	BMW Team RBM	48.091	+0.248s	172.173 km/h	11
12th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	48.098	+0.255s	172.148 km/h	12
13th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	48.221	+0.378s	171.709 km/h	13
14th	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	48.253	+0.410s	171.595 km/h	14
15th	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	48.301	+0.458s	171.425 km/h	15
16th	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	48.312	+0.469s	171.385 km/h	16
17th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	48.360	+0.517s	171.215 km/h	17
18th	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	48.444	+0.601s	170.918 km/h	18
Source:

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

Grid

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

Race

Results

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

2018 Norisring Race 1 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	68	56:12.918	48.392	253
2nd	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	68	+0.681s	48.428	18
3rd	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	68	+1.286s	48.380	151
4th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Remus	68	+8.550s	48.571	12
5th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RMR	68	+13.773s	48.385	102
6th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	68	+14.169s	48.379	8
7th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	68	+14.874s	48.413	6
8th	23	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG Remus	68	+15.205s	48.307	4
9th	47	Joel Eriksson	BMW Team RBM	68	+15.813s	48.432	2
10th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	68	+16.681s	48.632	1
11th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	68	+23.330s	48.643
12th	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	68	+24.505s	48.896
13th	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	68	+28.033s	48.790
14th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	68	+30.382s	48.764
15th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	68	+30.803s	48.765
16th	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	68	+31.632s	48.704
17th	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	68	+42.539s	48.882
18th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	67	+1 Lap	48.530
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

• Edoardo Mortara scored his tenth career victory.

Standings

Gary Paffett had returned to the top of the Championship hunt after his podium finish, moving onto 97 points for the campaign. Timo Glock had hence lost the lead and slipped six behind, while Paul di Resta had inched closer to the duo in third. Edoardo Mortara, meanwhile, would move into fourth with victory, four off of di Resta, while Marco Wittmann had retained his top five status.

BMW Team RMR still headed the chase in the Teams' Championship, moving onto 144 points to leave them six ahead of Mercedes-AMG Petronas in second. Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil were next up in third, closing to within two of their sister team, while Mercedes-AMG Remus were a distant fourth. In the Manufacturers' Championship it was still advantage Mercedes, with their advantage increased to 87 points.

2018 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Gary Paffett 97 ▲1 2nd Timo Glock 91 ▼1 3rd Paul di Resta 79 ◄0 4th Edoardo Mortara 75 ▲2 5th Marco Wittmann 67 ◄0 6th Lucas Auer 61 ▼2 7th Philipp Eng 53 ◄0 8th Pascal Wehrlein 41 ◄0 9th Mike Rockenfeller 34 ◄0 10th Bruno Spengler 31 ▲2 11th Joel Eriksson 25 ▼1 12th René Rast 23 ▼1 13th Nico Müller 17 ◄0 14th Loïc Duval 17 ◄0 15th Robin Frijns 13 ◄0 16th Jamie Green 10 ◄0 17th Daniel Juncadella 9 ▲1 18th Augusto Farfus 8 ▼1

2018 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st BMW Team RMR 144 ◄0 2nd Mercedes-AMG Petronas 138 ◄0 3rd Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 136 ◄0 4th Mercedes-AMG Remus 88 ◄0 5th BMW Team RMG 75 ◄0 6th BMW Team RBM 56 ▲1 7th Audi Team Phoenix 51 ▼1 8th Audi Team Rosberg 33 ◄0 9th Audi Team Abt Sportsline 28 ◄0 2018 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mercedes 362 ◄0 2nd BMW 275 ◄0 3rd Audi 112 ◄0

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