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Race Information
Date 23 September 2018
No. 231
Event Flag of Austria DTM Spielberg 2018
Location Flag of Austria Red Bull Ring
Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Format 55 min + 1 Lap
Lap length 4.326 km (2.688 mi)
Distance 40 laps / 173.040 km (107.522 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett
Team Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Petronas
Time 1:23.404
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett
Team Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Petronas
Time 1:24.907 on lap 4
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of Germany René Rast Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett
Winner Team Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time 57:45.704
Race Guide
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The 2018 Spielberg Race 2, formally known as the DTM Spielberg 2018 Race 2, was the eighteenth race of the 2018 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, Austria on 23 September 2018.[1] The race would see René Rast secure his fourth victory in a row, becoming the first driver to achieve that feat in DTM history, as Mercedes secured the Manufacturers' Championship with a weekend to spare.[2][3]

Mercedes would technically wrap up the title in qualifying, as Gary Paffett secured pole position, while Paul di Resta, Championship leader, secured third.[4] They were split by Nico Müller, the lone Audi in a top five otherwise occupied by Mercedes, while Joel Eriksson headed the BMW challenge from sixth.[4]

The start of the race would see Paffett immediately catapult himself into the lead, as Müller had to fend off the attentions of di Resta.[2] Behind, Rast pulled off an audacious move on Pascal Wehrlein and Eriksson to secure fourth, with Eriksson following him past the #94 Mercedes.[2]

Müller would escape from di Resta after the opening tour, and duly seized the lead from Paffett with a lunge into turn three on lap three.[2] Paffett retaliated with a lunge two laps later but was resisted, resulting in a drawn out duel for the lead that allowed di Resta, Rast and Eriksson to close back in.[2]

The race quickly settled into a fast paced stalemate, with the top five running close together until lap seventeen, when Rast dived in to serve his stop.[2] That coincided with Augusto Farfus stopping after a failure, with di Resta stopping a lap later but getting undercut by the #33 Audi.[2]

Müller and Paffett were in on the following tour, with a disastrous pitstop for the #2 Mercedes leaving Paffett behind both Müller and Rast, while di Resta was in position to attack him.[2] The Englishman quickly surrendered the position to his teammate due to his cold tyres, before moving back ahead the Scotsman seven laps later.[2]

Out front, meanwhile, Jamie Green would be the only driver to gamble on a longer first stint, running in the lead of the race as Müller and co. moved into second.[2] Rast duly secured the de facto lead on lap 28 with an unopposed dive inside the sister #51 Audi, with Green pitting at the end of the following tour.[2]

With that the race was run, with Rast sweeping across the line with Müller acting as a rear gunner to claim his fourth straight win, and fifth of the campaign.[2] Paffett was next up to complete the podium, while di Resta secured fourth ahead of Eriksson, Wehrlein, Timo Glock, Mike Rockenfeller, Philipp Eng and Edoardo Mortara.[2]

With two races to go it was di Resta who led the Championship with a four point margin over Paffett, while Rast was the dark horse for the title in third, 30 behind.[2]

Background[]

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.

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2018 Spielberg Race 2 is displayed below:

2018 Spielberg Race 2 Entry List
No. Name Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Petronas Mercedes AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8
3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus Mercedes AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8
4 Dutch Flag Robin Frijns Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8
7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8
11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8
15 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8
16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8
17 Flag of France Sébastien Ogier Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus Mercedes AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8
22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Mercedes AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8
23 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus Mercedes AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8
25 Flag of Austria Philipp Eng Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8
28 Flag of France Loïc Duval Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8
33 Flag of Germany René Rast Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8
47 Flag of Sweden Joel Eriksson Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8
48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Mercedes AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8
51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8
53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8
94 Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Petronas Mercedes AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8
99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8
Source:[5]

Practice[]

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Results[]

The final qualifying result for the 2018 Spielberg Race 2 are outlined below:

2018 Spielberg Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Ave. Speed Grid
1st 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas 1:23.404 186.379 km/h 1
2nd 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 1:23.432 +0.028s 186.317 km/h 2
3rd 3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Remus 1:23.632 +0.228s 185.871 km/h 3
4th 48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 1:23.712 +0.308s 185.693 km/h 4
5th 94 Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas 1:23.748 +0.344s 185.613 km/h 5
6th 47 Flag of Sweden Joel Eriksson Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 1:23.773 +0.369s 185.558 km/h 6
7th 16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR 1:23.853 +0.449s 185.381 km/h 7
8th 33 Flag of Germany René Rast Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 1:23.866 +0.462s 185.352 km/h 8
9th 23 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Remus 1:23.885 +0.481s 185.310 km/h 9
10th 25 Flag of Austria Philipp Eng Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR 1:23.969 +0.565s 185.125 km/h 10
11th 4 Dutch Flag Robin Frijns Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 1:24.014 +0.610s 185.026 km/h 11
12th 53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 1:24.040 +0.636s 184.969 km/h 12
13th 99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 1:24.070 +0.666s 184.903 km/h 13
14th 22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 1:24.133 +0.729s 184.764 km/h 14
15th 7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 1:24.185 +0.781s 184.650 km/h 15
16th 15 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 1:24.250 +1.018s 184.508 km/h 16
17th 11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 1:24.422 +1.018s 184.132 km/h 17
18th 28 Flag of France Loïc Duval Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 1:24.452 +1.048s 184.066 km/h 18
19th 17W Flag of France Sébastien Ogier Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Remus 1:24.700 +1.296s 183.527 km/h 19
Source:[5]
  • W Indicates that a driver was a "wildcard" entry and was ineligible to score points.
  • Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid[]

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

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

The final classification of the 2018 Spielberg Race 2 is displayed below:

2018 Spielberg Race 2 Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 33 Flag of Germany René Rast Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 40 57:45.704 1:25.063 25
2nd 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 40 +0.421s 1:25.003 182
3rd 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas 40 +4.700s 1:24.907 153
4th 3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Remus 40 +6.963s 1:25.207 121
5th 47 Flag of Sweden Joel Eriksson Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 40 +10.889s 1:25.228 10
6th 94 Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas 40 +14.709s 1:25.387 8
7th 16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR 40 +15.692s 1:25.421 6
8th 99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 40 +20.193s 1:25.337 4
9th 25 Flag of Austria Philipp Eng Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR 40 +24.830s 1:25.160 2
10th 48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 40 +25.685s 1:25.356 1
11th 23 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Remus 40 +26.314s 1:25.290
12th 53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 40 +26.647s 1:25.286
13th 11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 40 +37.659s 1:25.355
14th 7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 40 +38.013s 1:25.631
15th 28 Flag of France Loïc Duval Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 40 +38.336s 1:25.695
16th 17W Flag of France Sébastien Ogier Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Remus 39 +1 Lap 1:25.461
DSQ* 4 Dutch Flag Robin Frijns Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 40 Disqualified 1:25.093
Ret 22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 27 Retired 1:25.315
Ret 15 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 15 Retired 1:26.026
Source:[5]nt
  • 3 Indicates a driver was awarded points for qualifying in the top three.[5]
  • 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.

Milestones[]

  • Mercedes declared as the 2018 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship for Manufacturers Champions.
    • This was their third and final Manufacturers' title, and first since 2005.[3]
  • Eighth career victory for René Rast.
    • Rast set a new record for most consecutive race wins - 4.

Standings[]

Paul di Resta would retain the lead in the Championship with two rounds to go, although his advantage had been reduced to four points ahead of the finale. Gary Paffett was his closest challenger in second, although it was third placed René Rast who had the momentum ahead of the final battle in Hockenheim, although faced a 30 point deficit. Those three would also head into the finale as the only pretenders to the crown, with fourth placed Marco Wittmann too far back to challenge.

In the Teams' Championship it would be a straight fight between Mercedes-AMG Petronas and sister squad Mercedes-AMG Remus in Hockenheim for the title, with the former holding a 43 point advantage. Various scenarios between the two could earn either the title, and with their lead drivers both fighting for the title there was little chance of intervention from their controllers. Elsewhere, the Manufacturers' Championship was over, with Mercedes declared as Champions with two races to spare with 865 points, with BMW set to claim second, while Audi were classified in third.

2018 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta 229 ◄0
2nd Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett 225 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany René Rast 199 ◄0
4th Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann 143 ◄0
5th Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara 139 ◄0
6th Flag of Germany Timo Glock 127 ◄0
7th Flag of Austria Lucas Auer 118 ◄0
8th Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein 108 ◄0
9th Flag of Austria Philipp Eng 98 ◄0
10th Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller 79 ◄0
11th Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller 78 ▲3
12th Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler 75 ▼1
13th Flag of Sweden Joel Eriksson 70 ◄0
14th Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella 61 ▼2
15th Dutch Flag Robin Frijns 56 ◄0
16th Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus 50 ◄0
17th Flag of France Loïc Duval 44 ◄0
18th Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green 27 ◄0
2018 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas 333 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Remus 290 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil 257 ◄0
4th Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 226 ▲1
5th Flag of Belgium BMW Team RMR 225 ▼1
6th Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 193 ◄0
7th Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 145 ◄0
8th Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 134 ▲1
9th Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 123 ▼1
2018 Manufacturers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Mercedes 865 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany BMW 563 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany Audi 483 ◄0

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

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  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Tamara Aller, 'René Rast wins again and puts a direct bet on the championship', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 23/09/2018), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2018/09/23/rene-rast-wins-puts-direct-bet-championship/, (Accessed 01/05/2020)
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2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship
Manufacturers
AudiBMWMercedes-Benz
Car/engine
Audi RS5 DTMAudi 4.0l V8BMW M4 DTMP66/1 4.0l V8Mercedes-AMG C63 DTMAMG 4.0l V8
Teams
Audi Sport Team Abt SportslineAudi Sport Team PhoenixAudi Sport Team RosbergBMW Team RBMBMW Team RMGBMW Team RMRMercedes-AMG Motorsport PetronasMercedes-AMG Motorsport RemusSilberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport
Drivers
2 Gary Paffett3 Paul di Resta4 Robin Frijns5 Mattias Ekström7 Bruno Spengler11 Marco Wittmann12 Alex Zanardi15 Augusto Farfus16 Timo Glock22 Lucas Auer23 Daniel Juncadella25 Philipp Eng28 Loïc Duval33 René Rast47 Joel Eriksson48 Edoardo Mortara51 Nico Müller53 Jamie Green94 Pascal Wehrlein99 Mike Rockenfeller
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