2018 Spielberg Race 1

2018 Spielberg Race 1
The Red Bull Ring in 2018
Race Information
Date	22 September 2018
No.	230
Event	DTM Spielberg 2018
Location	Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Format	55 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	4.326 km (2.688 mi)
Distance	37 laps / 160.062 km (99.458 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Daniel Juncadella
Team	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus
Time	1:36.071
Fastest Lap
Driver	Lucas Auer
Team	Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport
Time	1:24.493 on lap 28
Race Result
First	Second	Third
René Rast	Mike Rockenfeller	Nico Müller
Winner Team	Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time	56:53.591
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The 2018 Spielberg Race 1, otherwise known as the DTM Spielberg 2018 Race 1, was the seventeenth race of the 2018 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, Austria, on 22 September 2018. The race would see René Rast secure his third win in a row to further enhance his title bid, as Daniel Juncadella won on the road but was handed a 30 second time penalty.

Ahead of the race it was announced that Mercedes would field their wildcard entry, handing a DTM debut to five-time World Rally Championship Champion Sébastien Ogier. The Frenchman, whose chance came in-spite of a ruling that no manufacturer could field their wildcard entry in the final three rounds, had been steadily moving into circuit racing, having made outings in several minor Championship.

Qualifying would see the Frenchman qualify dead last in the #17 Mercedes, as Daniel Juncadella charged to pole position ahead of Timo Glock. Mike Rockenfeller was next up to secure a top three spot for Audi on the grid, while Championship leader Gary Paffett would claim tenth.

The start of the race would see Juncadella charge into the lead, while Glock went before the lights, stopped, and was subsequently beaten into the first corner by Rockenfeller. Behind, Robin Frijns and Philipp Eng made contact which spun the #4 Audi into Loïc Duval, destroying the Frenchman's car. Their accident would also involve Paffett, who would carry damage for the rest of the race, and triggered the Safety Car.

The restart came three laps later, with Juncadella leading the field away, only to be mugged by Rockenfeller through turn two. Paffett, meanwhile, would lose a lot of time behind Ogier and Jamie Green, with the latter running a second and a half slower than the leaders to ruin any hopes of Paffett scoring.

Out front, meanwhile, Juncadella would close onto Rockenfeller as the damp circuit dried, with DRS coming into effect on lap thirteen. Two laps later and the Spaniard was through and building a lead of his own, while Paul di Resta was the first of the leaders to stop on lap fifteen.

Paffett was next in with a quick stop, while Glock led Marco Wittmann and Rast into the pits soon after. They rejoined just ahead of Nico Müller and di Resta, who started fighting with them as they warmed up their tyres, while Juncadella served his stop and remained ahead of Rockenfeller.

The order was soon scrambled again, as Pascal Wehrlein inadvertently elbowed Paffett off on lap 25, while Wittmann tapped Rast. Their fight intensified after that with Rast repaying the favour only to slip behind di Resta and Müller, before Glock stopped on track and triggered a late safety car.

Two laps later the race resumed, with Juncadella keeping Rockenfeller at bay, while Rast jumped Wittmann and di Resta. Audi then played their team order card to allow Rast to move past Müller and Rockenfeller to claim second, before the officials announced that Juncadella had jumped the restart and would hence receive a thirty second penalty.

With that the race was run, with Juncadella winning on the road, but ultimately getting dumped back out of the points. Rockenfeller and Müller hence completed an all Audi podium behind Rast, who became the first driver to win three races in a row since Paul di Resta in 2010. di Resta himself would finish fourth to claim the Championship lead, with Green, Auer, Wittmann, Eng, Augusto Farfus and Paffett completing the scorers.

Background

Gary Paffett had seen his recently reclaimed title lead reduced to just two points, with Paul di Resta his closest challenger in second. Elsewhere, race winner René Rast had shot into third after his second win in succession, moving onto 149 points, while Edoardo Mortara and Marco Wittmann completed the top five. Elsewhere, everyone behind Philipp Eng on 92 points were officially out of the title hunt, with 112 points left to fight for.

Mercedes-AMG Petronas were the pace setters in the Teams' Championship with two full rounds to go, having moved onto 306 points. Mercedes-AMG Remus were next up with 262 points, while Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil completed the top three on 248. In the Manufacturers' Championship it was still Mercedes who headed the charge with four races to go, having moved onto 801 points for the season, and hence held a 270 point advantage over BMW in second.

Entry List

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

2018 Spielberg 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
17	Sébastien Ogier	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus	Mercedes	AMG C63 DTM	AMG 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 Spielberg Race 1 are outlined below:

2018 Spielberg Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	23	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG Remus	1:36.071	—	161.805 km/h	1
2nd	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	1:36.142	+0.071s	161.685 km/h	2
3rd	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:36.300	+0.229s	161.420 km/h	3
4th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Remus	1:36.534	+0.463s	161.029 km/h	4
5th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:36.636	+0.565s	160.859 km/h	5
6th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	1:36.841	+0.770s	160.518 km/h	6
7th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	1:36.881	+0.810s	160.452 km/h	7
8th	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:36.947	+0.876s	160.343 km/h	8
9th	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	1:37.077	+1.006s	160.128 km/h	9
10th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	1:37.123	+1.052s	160.052 km/h	10
11th	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	1:37.234	+1.163s	159.870 km/h	11
12th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	1:37.243	+1.172s	159.855 km/h	12
13th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RMR	1:37.259	+1.188s	159.828 km/h	13
14th*	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	1:37.449	+1.378s	159.517 km/h	18*
15th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:37.581	+1.510s	159.301 km/h	14
16th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	1:37.589	+1.518s	159.288 km/h	15
17th	47	Joel Eriksson	BMW Team RBM	1:37.924	+1.853s	158.743 km/h	16
18th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	1:38.355	+2.284s	159.517 km/h	17
19th	17W	Sébastien Ogier	Mercedes-AMG Remus	1:38.960	+2.889s	158.333 km/h	19
Source:

• ^W Indicates that a driver was a "wildcard" entry and was ineligible to score points.
• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
• * Wehrlein served a five place grid penalty for exceeding the maximum number of engines.

Grid

	Pos.	Pos.
	Driver	Driver
		______________
Row 1	______________	1
	2	Daniel Juncadella
	Timo Glock	______________
Row 2	______________	3
	4	Mike Rockenfeller
	Paul di Resta	______________
Row 3	______________	5
	6	Marco Wittmann
	Lucas Auer	______________
Row 4	______________	7
	8	Augusto Farfus
	Robin Frijns	______________
Row 5	______________	9
	10	René Rast
	Gary Paffett	______________
Row 6	______________	11
	12	Loïc Duval
	Nico Müller	______________
Row 7	______________	13
	14	Philipp Eng
	Jamie Green	______________
Row 8	______________	15
	16	Bruno Spengler
	Joel Eriksson	______________
Row 9	______________	17
	18	Edoardo Mortara
	Pascal Wehrlein	______________
Row 10	______________	19
	20	Sébastien Ogier
		______________

Race

Results

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

2018 Spielberg Race 1 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	37	56:53.591	1:25.179	25
2nd	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	37	+0.705s	1:24.952	181
3rd	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	37	+0.887s	1:25.150	15
4th	3	Paul di Resta	Mercedes-AMG Remus	37	+1.153s	1:25.137	12
5th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	37	+1.444s	1:25.199	10
6th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	37	+1.553s	1:24.493	8
7th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	37	+6.730s	1:25.014	6
8th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RMR	37	+6.752s	1:25.014	4
9th	15	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team RMG	37	+7.307s	1:25.345	2
10th	2	Gary Paffett	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	37	+7.598s	1:25.548	1
11th	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	37	+8.406s	1:24.965
12th	17W	Sébastien Ogier	Mercedes-AMG Remus	37	+8.650s	1:25.316
13th	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mercedes-AMG Petronas	37	+9.315s	1:25.324
14th	23	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG Remus	37	+27.238s	1:24.774	3
15th	47	Joel Eriksson	BMW Team RBM	37	+27.238s	1:25.321
16th	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil	37	+36.870s	1:24.758
17th*	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	31	Retired	1:25.217	2
18th*	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RBM	30	Retired	1:25.588
Ret	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	1	Collision	—
Source:

• ³ Indicates a driver was awarded points for qualifying in the top three.
• ^W Indicates that a driver was a "wildcard" entry and was ineligible to score points.
• Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
• * Glock and Spengler would still be classified despite retiring as he head completed 75% of the race distance.

Milestones

• Debut race for Sébastien Ogier.
• Seventh win for René Rast.
  • Rast became the first driver to win three races in a row since Paul di Resta at the 2010 Hockenheimring Race.

Standings

Paul di Resta had moved back to the top of the Championship after the first run around the Red Bull Ring, heading into the Sunday Race with a nine point lead. Race winner René Rast, meanwhile, had closed the gap to the leader to 42 points, with a further 31 points separating Rast from fourth placed Marco Wittmann. Edoardo Mortara was a further five behind in fifth, with the Italian the last of the drivers still in the title hunt mathematically.

In the Teams' Championship it was Mercedes-AMG Petronas who still led the charge, although their lead had been cut to 30 points during Saturday's running. Mercedes-AMG Remus were next up having reduced the gap, while Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil had retained third ahead of BMW Team RMR. Mercedes, meanwhile, were on the verge of claiming their first Manufacturers' title since 2005, having moved onto 825 points.

2018 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Paul di Resta 216 ▲1 2nd Gary Paffett 207 ▼1 3rd René Rast 174 ◄0 4th Marco Wittmann 143 ▲1 5th Edoardo Mortara 138 ▼1 6th Timo Glock 121 ◄0 7th Lucas Auer 118 ◄0 8th Pascal Wehrlein 100 ◄0 9th Philipp Eng 96 ◄0 10th Mike Rockenfeller 75 ▲4 11th Bruno Spengler 75 ▼1 12th Daniel Juncadella 61 ◄0 13th Joel Eriksson 60 ▼2 14th Nico Müller 58 ▲3 15th Robin Frijns 56 ▼2 16th Augusto Farfus 50 ▼1 17th Loïc Duval 44 ▼1 18th Jamie Green 27 ◄0

2018 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mercedes-AMG Petronas 307 ◄0 2nd Mercedes-AMG Remus 277 ◄0 3rd Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 256 ◄0 4th BMW Team RMR 217 ◄0 5th Audi Team Rosberg 201 ▲1 6th BMW Team RMG 193 ▼1 7th BMW Team RBM 135 ◄0 8th Audi Team Phoenix 119 ◄0 9th Audi Team Abt Sportsline 114 ◄0 2018 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mercedes 825 ◄0 2nd BMW 545 ◄0 3rd Audi 434 ◄0

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