2019 Lausitzring Race 2

2019 Lausitzring Race 2
The Lausitzring returned in August 2019.
Race Information
Date	25 August 2019
No.	247
Event	DTM Lausitz 2019
Location	Lausitzring Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany
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Lap length	4.345 km (2.700 mi)
Distance	34 laps / 147.730 km (91.795 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Jamie Green
Team	Audi Team Rosberg
Time	1:35.397
Fastest Lap
Driver	Philipp Eng
Team	BMW Team RMR
Time	1:37.897 on lap 10
Race Result
First	Second	Third
René Rast	Nico Müller	Mike Rockenfeller
Winner Team	Audi Team Rosberg
Time	56:59.382
Race Guide
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The 2019 Lausitzring Race 2, otherwise known as the DTM Lausitz 2019 Race 2, was the fourteenth round of the 2019 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, held at the Lausitzring in Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany, on 25 August 2019. The race, which was the 500th in the combined history of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft and the modern DTM, would see René Rast claim victory as Audi claimed the Brands' Championship.

Qualifying had seen Jamie Green secure pole position for the Ingolstadt based marque, with Jonathan Aberdein claiming second. Title pretenders Nico Müller and Rast would then share the second row, while Marco Wittmann was the lone BMW in a top-eight dominated by Audi, having secured sixth.

The start of the race would see Green sprint into an early lead, while Rast swept up from fourth to secure second, as Aberdein made a poor getaway. However, it was Müller's start that was the most dramatic, as the Swiss title pretender slumped from third to tenth having narrowly avoided stalling.

The race soon settled into a procession after that, with Green initially pulling clear from Rast, before allowing his teammate through at the start of lap four. Behind, Robin Frijns would establish himself in third ahead of Mike Rockenfeller, while Philipp Eng moved into the top ten, and would challenge Müller for ninth.

Müller then opted to make an early stop after getting mired at the back of the top ten, hoping to undercut those ahead at the expense of having to nurse his Hankook tyres later in the race. Fortunately for him he would come out in clear air off the back of the pack, and subsequently strung together a handful of quick laps.

Unsurprisingly Müller's pace prompted a steady stream of stops from the rest of the front runners, with Frijns emerging just ahead of the Swiss racer. However, the Dutchman's cold tyres would allow Müller to pounce upon him for a de jure third place in the race without too much resistance, before Rast stopped and just managed to keep ahead.

Green, meanwhile, would gamble on a long first stint, although he emerged behind Frijns, who had also slipped behind Rockenfeller on cool tyres. Elsewhere, Wittmann led the anti-Audi crusade in seventh, although would eventually manage to wrestle sixth from Aberdein, while Paul di Resta was the lead Aston Martin in tenth.

That was, until the Scot was clattered into by Bruno Spengler, whose lunge at turn nine would send the #3 Aston skating onto the grass with broken suspension. di Resta subsequently retired as Spengler dropped to fourteenth, joining Ferdinand von Habsburg and Jake Dennis on the sidelines.

With that the race was run, with Rast keeping Müller at bay by five seconds to claim victory, leaving him with a 20 point advantage with four races to go. Rockenfeller completed the podium in third ahead of Green, who made a late move stick on Frijns for fourth, while Wittmann completed the top six. Aberdein was on the #11 BMW's tail to secure seventh ahead of Loïc Duval, with Pietro Fittipaldi and Eng claiming the remaining points.

Background

René Rast had held onto his lead despite retiring, although his advantage had been demolished to just fourteen points. Race winner Nico Müller had been the man to do the damage, moving onto 195 points, while Marco Wittmann had maintained his slim hopes, moving to within 60 of the leader. Fourth, meanwhile, would be occupied by Philipp Eng on 139 points, while Mike Rockenfeller completed the stretched top five on 123.

In the Teams' Championship there would be a change atop the pile after the first battle of Lausitz, with Audi Team Abt emerging at the head of the pack on 306 points. They hence relegated Audi Team Rosberg to second, with the German squad slipping 33 points behind, while BMW Team RMG held third on 225. Audi meanwhile, led the charge in the Brands' Championship on 782 points, and could win the title with a strong result in the Second Race of the weekend.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2019 Lausitzring Race 2 is displayed below:

2019 Lausitzring Race 2 Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine
3	Paul di Resta	R-Motorsport I	Aston Martin	Vantage DTM	HWA AFR Turbo 2.0l I4t
4	Robin Frijns	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	RS5 Turbo DTM	Audi RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t
7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RMG	BMW	M4 Turbo DTM	BMW P48 Turbo 2.0l I4t
11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	BMW	M4 Turbo DTM	BMW P48 Turbo 2.0l I4t
16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	BMW	M4 Turbo DTM	BMW P48 Turbo 2.0l I4t
21	Pietro Fittipaldi	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi	RS5 Turbo DTM	Audi RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t
23	Daniel Juncadella	R-Motorsport II	Aston Martin	Vantage DTM	HWA AFR Turbo 2.0l I4t
25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RMR	BMW	M4 Turbo DTM	BMW P48 Turbo 2.0l I4t
27	Jonathan Aberdein	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi	RS5 Turbo DTM	Audi RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t
28	Loïc Duval	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	RS5 Turbo DTM	Audi RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t
31	Sheldon van der Linde	BMW Team RBM	BMW	M4 Turbo DTM	BMW P48 Turbo 2.0l I4t
33	René Rast	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	RS5 Turbo DTM	Audi RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t
47	Joel Eriksson	BMW Team RBM	BMW	M4 Turbo DTM	BMW P48 Turbo 2.0l I4t
51	Nico Müller	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	RS5 Turbo DTM	Audi RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t
53	Jamie Green	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi	RS5 Turbo DTM	Audi RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t
62	Ferdinand von Habsburg	R-Motorsport II	Aston Martin	Vantage DTM	HWA AFR Turbo 2.0l I4t
76	Jake Dennis	R-Motorsport I	Aston Martin	Vantage DTM	HWA AFR Turbo 2.0l I4t
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	RS5 Turbo DTM	Audi RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t
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Qualifying

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2019 Lausitzring Race 2 are outlined below:

2019 Lausitzring Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:35.397	—	172.458 km/h	1
2nd	27	Jonathan Aberdein	Audi Team WRT	1:35.498	+0.101s	172.275 km/h	2
3rd	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:35.548	+0.151s	172.185 km/h	3
4th	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	1:35.609	+0.212s	172.075 km/h	4
5th	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt	1:35.628	+0.231s	172.041 km/h	5
6th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:35.647	+0.250s	172.007 km/h	6
7th	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	1:35.677	+0.280s	171.953 km/h	7
8th	21	Pietro Fittipaldi	Audi Team WRT	1:35.747	+0.350s	171.827 km/h	8
9th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	1:35.843	+0.446s	171.655 km/h	9
10th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:35.891	+0.494s	171.569 km/h	10
11th	31	Sheldon van der Linde	BMW Team RBM	1:35.907	+0.510s	171.541 km/h	11
12th	47	Joel Eriksson	BMW Team RBM	1:35.907	+0.510s	171.541 km/h	12
13th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RMG	1:36.327	+0.930s	170.793 km/h	13
14th	3	Paul di Resta	R-Motorsport I	1:36.555	+1.158s	170.389 km/h	14
15th	76	Jake Dennis	R-Motorsport I	1:36.667	+1.270s	170.192 km/h	15
16th	62	Ferdinand von Habsburg	R-Motorsport II	1:37.112	+1.715s	169.412 km/h	16
17th	23	Daniel Juncadella	R-Motorsport II	1:37.130	+1.733s	169.381 km/h	17
NC	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RMR	—			18
Source:

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

Grid

	Pos.	Pos.
	Driver	Driver
		______________
Row 1	______________	1
	2	Jamie Green
	Jonathan Aberdein	______________
Row 2	______________	3
	4	Nico Müller
	René Rast	______________
Row 3	______________	5
	6	Robin Frijns
	Marco Wittmann	______________
Row 4	______________	7
	8	Loïc Duval
	Pietro Fittipaldi	______________
Row 5	______________	9
	10	Timo Glock
	Mike Rockenfeller	______________
Row 6	______________	11
	12	Sheldon van der Linde
	Bruno Spengler	______________
Row 7	______________	13
	14	Joel Eriksson
	Paul di Resta	______________
Row 8	______________	15
	16	Jake Dennis
	Ferdinand von Habsburg	______________
Row 9	______________	17
	18	Daniel Juncadella
	Philipp Eng	______________

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2019 Lausitzring Race 2 is displayed below:

2019 Lausitzring Race 2 Race Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	34	56:59.382	1:38.193	25
2nd	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	34	+5.187s	1:37.941	181
3rd	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	34	+8.953s	1:38.669	15
4th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	34	+9.618s	1:38.698	123
5th	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt	34	+11.341s	1:38.359	10
6th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	34	+12.982s	1:38.763	8
7th	27	Jonathan Aberdein	Audi Team WRT	34	+13.752s	1:38.352	62
8th	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	34	+14.071s	1:39.124	4
9th	21	Pietro Fittipaldi	Audi Team WRT	34	+21.130s	1:38.545	2
10th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RMR	34	+23.105s	1:37.897	1
11th	31	Sheldon van der Linde	BMW Team RBM	34	+23.568s	1:38.800
12th	23	Daniel Juncadella	R-Motorsport II	34	+24.077s	1:39.237
13th	47	Joel Eriksson	BMW Team RBM	34	+43.396s	1:38.254
14th	7	Bruno Spengler	BMW Team RMG	34	+54.611s	1:38.905
15th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMR	25	+9 Laps	1:39.080
Ret	3	Paul di Resta	R-Motorsport I	20	Damage	1:39.215
Ret	62	Ferdinand von Habsburg	R-Motorsport II	8	Engine	1:39.498
Ret	76	Jake Dennis	R-Motorsport I	2	Engine	1:51.033
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

• Audi declared as the 2019 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship for Manufacturers/Brands Champions.
• 500th race to be staged as part of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.
• Fifteenth victory for René Rast.

Standings

Victory moved René Rast twenty points clear in the Championship with four rounds to go, meaning he could feasibly secure the title at the Nürburgring. He had moved twenty points clear of Nico Müller in second, with the Swiss racer himself able to guarantee second in the Eifel Mountains ahead of Marco Wittmann. Wittmann, meanwhile, would have to outscore Rast by twelve points across the Nürburgring weekend to remain in the hunt, while Philipp Eng and Mike Rockenfeller were almost certainly out of the fight in fourth and fifth.

In the Teams' Championship Audi Team Abt led the charge with 335 points, 25 ahead of sister team Audi Team Rosberg in second. BMW Team RMG were next up in third, 89 off the lead, while Audi Team Phoenix were still in the hunt for the crown in fourth. The Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, was over, with Audi declared Champions ahead of BMW, while Aston Martin were set to finish in third.

 

2019 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st René Rast 234 ◄0 2nd Nico Müller 214 ◄0 3rd Marco Wittmann 167 ◄0 4th Philipp Eng 140 ◄0 5th Mike Rockenfeller 138 ◄0 6th Robin Frijns 121 ◄0 7th Loïc Duval 101 ◄0 8th Bruno Spengler 79 ◄0 9th Jamie Green 69 ◄0 10th Joel Eriksson 47 ◄0 11th Jonathan Aberdein 45 ◄0 12th Sheldon van der Linde 36 ◄0 13th Timo Glock 33 ◄0 14th Pietro Fittipaldi 22 ▲1 15th Daniel Juncadella 22 ▼1 16th Paul di Resta 15 ◄0 17th Jake Dennis 12 ◄0 18th Ferdinand von Habsburg 3 ◄0 19th Andrea Dovizioso 0 ◄0

2019 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi Team Abt 335 ◄0 2nd Audi Team Rosberg 313 ◄0 3rd BMW Team RMG 246 ◄0 4th Audi Team Phoenix 239 ◄0 5th BMW Team RMR 173 ◄0 6th BMW Team RBM 83 ◄0 7th Audi Team WRT 57 ◄0 8th R-Motorsport I 27 ◄0 9th R-Motorsport II 25 ◄0 2019 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi 858 ◄0 2nd BMW 463 ◄0 3rd Aston Martin 44 ◄0

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