2019 Zolder Race 2

2019 Zolder Race 2
The Circuit Zolder returned to the DTM in 2019.
Race Information
Date	19 May 2019
No.	237
Event	DTM Zolder 2019
Location	Circuit Zolder Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
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Lap length	4.011 km (2.492 mi)
Distance	39 laps / 156.390 km (97.176 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Sheldon van der Linde
Team	BMW Team RBM
Time	1:21.590
Fastest Lap
Driver	Philipp Eng
Team	BMW Team RMR
Time	1:23.600 on lap 10
Race Result
First	Second	Third
René Rast	Philipp Eng	Jamie Green
Winner Team	Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time	59:24.539
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The 2019 Zolder Race 2, otherwise known formally as the DTM Zolder 2019 Race 2, was the fourth race of the 2019 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, held at the Circuit Zolder in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, on 19 May 2019. The race would see René Rast secure victory ahead of Philipp Eng, as a mid-race Safety Car dictated the outcome of the race.

Qualifying had seen Sheldon van der Linde secure his maiden DTM pole position, defeating Rast by an incredibly small margin of 0.006s. They had emerged from a six minute sprint to claim top spot, after an electrical failure for Paul di Resta, which would rule him out of the race, caused a red flag.

The start of the race saw van der Linde manage to sprint into an early lead, leaving Rast to fend off the attentions of Philipp Eng. Eng gained the initiative but ran wide at the first corner, resulting in Rast, Timo Glock and Robin Frijns sweeping past.

The race would quickly settle into a steady tempo, however, as van der Linde fended off the attentions of Rast, while Glock and Frijns remained on their tail. The order would remain stable behind them too, with Eng trying to make up for his off track excursion.

Eng duly decided to pit on lap eight, joined by Pietro Fittipaldi and Nico Müller, while Frijns and Glock stopped a lap later, but rejoined behind Eng. Frijns then muscled his way back past, while Rast barged past van der Linde for the lead on lap eleven before easing into a lead.

van der Line and Rast then made their stops along with Marco Wittmann, who shot up to fifth behind Frijns after the leaders had all stopped. However, a lunge on the Dutchman at turn one resulted in Frijns getting spun into the barriers on lap 22, resulting in the Safety Car being scrambled.

Those that had not served their mandatory stop duly did son, while several drivers opted to take on their second fresh set before the restart. Rast duly aced the restart to secure the lead, while Eng got a run on van der Linde through the first corner to squeeze through to claim second.

The closing stages would see Rast ease into a fair lead ahead of Eng, while van der Linde came under huge pressure from those behind. Indeed, Mike Rockenfeller would throw everything he had at the South African racer, although Jamie Green would ultimately take both drivers with a lunge at the final chicane.

With that the race was run, with Rast cruising through to claim victory ahead of Eng, a result which moved the Austrian racer into the Championship lead ahead of the German ace. Green, meanwhile, kept a charging Rockenfeller at bay to secure third, while van der Linde remained on their tail to secure fifth. Jake Dennis was next up as the best of the Aston Martin pilots ahead of Bruno Spengler, Müller, Fittipaldi and Joel Eriksson.

Background

Marco Wittmann had retained his lead at the head of the hunt after the third race of the season, which remained at a tenuous three points. Philipp Eng had been the big winner in the opening race at Zolder, leaping into second after his maiden victory. Nico Müller had also made group as he climbed to third ahead of Robin Frijns, while Mike Rockenfeller retained his top five status in fifth.

In the Teams' Championship there had been no changes to the order, with Team Abt retaining their slim lead over BMW Team RMG at the head of the hunt. BMW Team RMR were next, a point behind RMG, while Team Phoenix and Team Rosberg completed the top five. Likewise, there was no change in the Brands' Championship, with Audi still leading from BMW and Aston Martin.

Entry List

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

2019 Zolder 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 Zolder Race 2 are outlined below:

2019 Zolder Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	31	Sheldon van der Linde	Team RBM	1:21.590	—	176.492 km/h	1
2nd	33	René Rast	Team Rosberg	1:21.596	+0.006s	176.479 km/h	2
3rd	25	Philipp Eng	Team RMR	1:21.714	+0.124s	176.224 km/h	3
4th	4	Robin Frijns	Team Abt	1:21.733	+0.143s	176.183 km/h	4
5th	16	Timo Glock	Team RMR	1:21.803	+0.213s	176.032 km/h	5
6th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Team Phoenix	1:22.133	+0.543s	175.325 km/h	6
7th	11	Marco Wittmann	Team RMG	1:22.142	+0.552s	175.306 km/h	7
8th	27	Jonathan Aberdein	Team WRT	1:22.246	+0.656s	175.084 km/h	8
9th	53	Jamie Green	Team Rosberg	1:22.255	+0.665s	175.065 km/h	9
10th	47	Joel Eriksson	Team RBM	1:22.291	+0.701s	174.988 km/h	10
11th	28	Loïc Duval	Team Phoenix	1:22.426	+0.836s	174.702 km/h	11
12th	51	Nico Müller	Team Abt	1:22.433	+0.843s	174.687 km/h	12
13th	76	Jake Dennis	R-Motorsport I	1:22.563	+0.973s	174.412 km/h	13
14th	21	Pietro Fittipaldi	Team WRT	1:22.582	+0.992s	174.372 km/h	14
15th	7	Bruno Spengler	Team RMG	1:22.613	+1.023s	174.306 km/h	15
16th	23	Daniel Juncadella	R-Motorsport II	1:23.103	+1.513s	173.278 km/h	16
17th	62	Ferdinand von Habsburg	R-Motorsport II	1:23.703	+2.113s	172.036 km/h	17
18th	3	Paul di Resta	R-Motorsport I	1:24.088	+2.498s	171.249 km/h	18
Source:

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

Grid

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

Race

Results

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

2019 Zolder Race 2 Race Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	33	René Rast	Team Rosberg	39	59:24.539	1:23.864	252
2nd	25	Philipp Eng	Team RMR	39	+9.845s	1:23.600	181
3rd	53	Jamie Green	Team Rosberg	39	+11.791s	1:24.319	15
4th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Team Phoenix	39	+12.601s	1:24.346	12
5th	31	Sheldon van der Linde	Team RBM	39	+13.195s	1:24.113	103
6th	76	Jake Dennis	R-Motorsport I	39	+19.825s	1:2.586	8
7th	7	Bruno Spengler	Team RMG	39	+20.468s	1:24.416	6
8th	51	Nico Müller	Team Abt	39	+21.563s	1:24.339	4
9th	21	Pietro Fittipaldi	Team WRT	39	+22.661s	1:25.301	2
10th	47	Joel Eriksson	Team RBM	39	+23.648s	1:24.280	1
11th	28	Loïc Duval	Team Phoenix	39	+23.648s	1:24.906
12th	27	Jonathan Aberdein	Team WRT	39	+26.793s	1:24.857
13th	11	Marco Wittmann	Team RMG	39	+39.780s	1:24.145
14th	16	Timo Glock	Team RMR	38	+1 Lap	1:24.245
Ret	23	Daniel Juncadella	R-Motorsport II	27	Damage	1:25.503
Ret	4	Robin Frijns	Team Abt	21	Collision	1:24.857
Ret	62	Ferdinand von Habsburg	R-Motorsport II	17	Engine	1:25.774
DNS*	3	Paul di Resta	R-Motorsport I	—
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.
• * di Resta was unable to start due to an oil leak.

Milestones

• Maiden pole position for Sheldon van der Linde.
• Twelfth victory for René Rast.
• Jake Dennis scored his maiden points finish.

Standings

Philipp Eng emerged from the Zolder weekend at the head of the hunt, moving onto 59 points after the opening four bouts of the campaign. René Rast had also made ground, moving into second on 54 points, while Marco Wittmann dropped to third having failed to score in the second Zolder battle. Mike Rockenfeller had moved into fourth ahead of Nico Müller, while Jonathan Aberdein had been left as the only non-scorer in the field.

Team Rosberg moved to the top of the Teams' Championship after their double podium, moving onto 79 points with two victories. BMW Team RMR were level on 79 points, but were considered to be in second on countback due to only having a single victory. In the Brands' Championship it was Audi who led the charge, with a healthy lead over BMW and a huge advantage over third placed Aston Martin.

 

2019 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Philipp Eng 59 ▲1 2nd René Rast 54 ▲4 3rd Marco Wittmann 43 ▼2 4th Mike Rockenfeller 42 ▲1 5th Nico Müller 41 ▼2 6th Robin Frijns 31 ▼2 7th Jamie Green 25 ▲5 8th Bruno Spengler 24 ▲2 9th Loïc Duval 22 ▼2 10th Sheldon van der Linde 21 ▲3 11th Joel Eriksson 20 ▼2 12th Timo Glock 20 ▼4 13th Paul di Resta 11 ▼2 14th Jake Dennis 8 ▲3 15th Pietro Fittipaldi 3 ▲1 16th Ferdinand von Habsburg 2 ▼1 17th Daniel Juncadella 2 ▼3

2019 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Team Rosberg 79 ▲4 2nd Team RMR 79 ▲1 3rd Team Abt 72 ▼2 4th Team RMG 67 ▼2 5th Team Phoenix 64 ▼1 6th Team RBM 41 ◄0 7th R-Motorsport I 19 ◄0 8th R-Motorsport II 4 ◄0 9th Team WRT 3 ◄0 2019 Brands' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi 215 ◄0 2nd BMW 186 ◄0 3rd Aston Martin 15 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

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