2020 Hockenheim Race 2

2020 Hockenheim Race 2
The Hockenheimring was unchanged in 2020.
Race Information
Date	8 November 2020
No.	269
Event	DTM Hockenheim 2020
Location	Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Format	55 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	4.574 km (2.842 mi)
Distance	37 laps / 169.238 km (105.159 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	René Rast
Team	Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time	1:28.337
Fastest Lap
Driver	René Rast
Team	Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time	1:31.027 on lap 20
Race Result
First	Second	Third
René Rast	Nico Müller	Jamie Green
Winner Team	Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time	57:49.271
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The 2020 Hockenheim Race 2, otherwise known as the 2020 DTM Hockenheim Race 2, was the eighteenth and final race of the 2020 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 8 November 2020. The race would see René Rast and Nico Müller duel for the Championship title, with the German ace holding a thirteen point lead ahead of what would be the last race of the Class One era.

Ahead of the final race Rast would extend his advantage by three points by claiming pole position in qualifying, with Müller unable to secure a bonus point after he claimed fourth on the grid. Mike Rockenfeller and Jamie Green would split the two title protagonists on the grid, while Jonathan Aberdein was the best BMW pilot on the grid in fifth, and one of only two in the top ten.

The start of the race saw Rockenfeller make the best start, surging past Rast to claim the lead as the Champion elect opted against making a point of a fight for the lead into the first corner. Rast hence settled into second behind the sister #99 Audi, while behind Müller dived past Green into turn one to move up to third.

The early laps saw Müller do his best to force a move on Rast, only for the German veteran to gain some breathing room by lunging past Rockenfeller to secure the lead on lap three. With that the race became something of a procession, with Rast maintaining a small lead over Rockenfeller, while Rockenfeller kept Müller at bay without issue.

In a bid to snatch victory Müller made an early stop on lap fourteen, and would duly begin lapping faster than the #33 Audi after an expectedly slow out-lap on cold tyres. When Rast stopped a few laps later the ploy appeared to have worked as Müller shuffled into the de facto lead, although with Rast still in second his title hopes were effectively over.

Furthermore Rast would have far stronger pace than Müller on his second set of tyres, and would steadily reel in the #51 Audi as the race wore on. Indeed, the inevitable move for the lead would come long before the final throes of the race, with Rast quickly escaping from his main title rival at a rate of a second a lap.

With that attention focused on the fight for third, with Rockenfeller, Green and Robin Frijns all fighting for the position until the closing stages. Ultimately, that battle would be won by Green as the #53 Audi simultaneously fended off Frijns and attacked Rockenfeller, with the #99 Audi soon left to fend off the attentions of the sister #4 car.

Out front, meanwhile, Rast would secure his seventh victory of the season at a canter to claim his third DTM title, with Müller finishing as runner up in both the race and the title hunt. Green then completed the podium ahead of Rockenfeller and Frijns, while Loïc Duval had a relatively quiet run to sixth ahead of Jonathan Aberdein. Timo Glock then led Sheldon van der Linde across the line, while Philipp Eng rounded out the scorers in tenth.

Background

For the final race of the campaign there would be no changes to either the Hockenheimring or the entry list, with all sixteen drivers set to start the final race. Indeed, the final race of the 2020 season would also be the last of an entire era of the DTM, with the Class One ruleset phased out, and manufacturer backed teams set to be replaced by customer teams using Group GT3 cars for 2021.

Thirteen Reasons

With one race to go the DTM Championship was still alive, with the top two drivers in the field separated by thirteen points ahead of the season finale. René Rast was the man to beat, and would win the title regardless if he finished ahead of Nico Müller, or finished on the podium regardless of what the Swiss racer could do. Müller, meanwhile, would need to finish in the top four to stand any hope of taking the title, with bonus points for qualifying altering other permutations.

In the Teams' Championship there had been little change at the head of the field, with Audi Team Abt having enhanced their tally to 580 points. Audi Team Rosberg were next up on 407, while in the fight for third Audi Team Phoenix had moved back ahead of BMW Team RMG. In the Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, Audi had moved onto 1,177 for the campaign, compared the BMW's 487.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2020 Hockenheim Race 2 is displayed below:

2020 Hockenheim Race 2 Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Livery
4	Robin Frijns	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	RS5 Turbo DTM	Audi RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t
8	Robert Kubica	BMW Team ART Orlen	BMW	M4 Turbo DTM	BMW P48 Turbo 2.0l I4t
10	Harrison Newey	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi	RS5 Turbo DTM	Audi RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t
11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	BMW	M4 Turbo DTM	BMW P48 Turbo 2.0l I4t
13	Fabio Scherer	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi	RS5 Turbo DTM	Audi RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t
16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	BMW	M4 Turbo DTM	BMW P48 Turbo 2.0l I4t
22	Lucas Auer	BMW Team RMR	BMW	M4 Turbo DTM	BMW P48 Turbo 2.0l I4t
25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RBM	BMW	M4 Turbo DTM	BMW P48 Turbo 2.0l I4t
27	Jonathan Aberdein	BMW Team RMR	BMW	M4 Turbo DTM	BMW P48 Turbo 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
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	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi	RS5 Turbo DTM	Audi RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t
99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	RS5 Turbo DTM	Audi RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t
Source:

Qualifying

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2020 Hockenheim Race 2 are outlined below:

2020 Hockenheim Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	1:28.337	—	186.404 km/h	1
2nd	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:28.739	+0.402s	185.559 km/h	2
3rd	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:28.755	+0.418s	185.526 km/h	3
4th	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:28.757	+0.420s	185.522 km/h	4
5th	27	Jonathan Aberdein	BMW Team RMR	1:28.781	+0.444s	185.472 km/h	5
6th	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	1:28.815	+0.478s	185.401 km/h	6
7th	62	Ferdinand von Habsburg	Audi Team WRT	1:28.835	+0.498s	185.359 km/h	7
8th	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt	1:28.961	+0.624s	185.096 km/h	8
9th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	1:28.962	+0.625s	185.094 km/h	9
10th	13	Fabio Scherer	Audi Team WRT	1:28.972	+0.635s	185.073 km/h	10
11th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RBM	1:29.064	+0.727s	184.882 km/h	11
12th	31	Sheldon van der Linde	BMW Team RBM	1:29.084	+0.747s	184.841 km/h	12
13th	8	Robert Kubica	BMW Team ART	1:29.180	+0.843s	184.642 km/h	13
14th	22	Lucas Auer	BMW Team RMR	1:29.350	+1.013s	184.290 km/h	14
15th	10	Harrison Newey	Audi Team WRT	1:29.607	+1.270s	183.762 km/h	15
16th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:29.636	+1.299s	183.703 km/h	16
Source:

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

Grid

The starting grid for the 2020 Hockenheim Race 2 in shown below:

		10	Harrison Newey	1:29.607			8	Robert Kubica	1:29.180			25	Philipp Eng	1:29.064			16	Timo Glock	1:28.962			62	Ferdinand von Habsburg	1:28.835			27	Jonathan Aberdein	1:28.781			53	Jamie Green	1:28.755			33	René Rast	1:28.337
	11	Marco Wittmann		1:29.636		22	Lucas Auer		1:29.350		31	Sheldon van der Linde		1:29.084		13	Fabio Scherer		1:28.972		4	Robin Frijns		1:28.961		28	Loïc Duval		1:28.815		51	Nico Müller		1:28.757		99	Mike Rockenfeller		1:28.739

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2020 Hockenheim Race 2 is displayed below:

2020 Hockenheim Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	37	57:49.271	1:31.027	253
2nd	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	37	+10.199s	1:31.289	18
3rd	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	37	+13.409s	1:31.642	151
4th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	37	+16.648s	1:31.717	122
5th	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt	37	+17.887s	1:31.526	10
6th	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	37	+26.068s	1:31.428	8
7th	27	Jonathan Aberdein	BMW Team RMR	37	+32.673s	1:31.374	6
8th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	37	+40.451s	1:31.521	4
9th	31	Sheldon van der Linde	BMW Team RBM	37	+40.974s	1:31.782	2
10th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RBM	37	+43.244s	1:32.049	1
11th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	37	+48.476s	1:31.435
12th	13	Fabio Scherer	Audi Team WRT	37	+53.027s	1:32.222
13th	10	Harrison Newey	Audi Team WRT	37	+56.513s	1:31.266
14th	62	Ferdinand von Habsburg	Audi Team WRT	37	+1:05.095	1:32.079
15th	8	Robert Kubica	BMW Team ART	37	+1:15.953	1:32.206
16th	22	Lucas Auer	BMW Team RMR	36	+1 Lap	1:32.164
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

• René Rast declared as the 2020 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship Champion.
  • Also Rast's third and final DTM Championship title.
• Last DTM race to be held under Class One regulations.
• Final race for Jonathan Aberdein, Loïc Duval, Philipp Eng, Robin Frijns, Ferdinand von Habsburg, Jamie Green, Robert Kubica, Rast and Fabio Scherer.
• 24th and final victory for Rast.

Standings

Victory on the final day from pole position would be enough to secure René Rast his third DTM Championship title, the German ace having registered 353 points across the season. Nico Müller ended his best ever DTM campaign in second, 23 points off the lead, while Robin Frijns completed the top three on 279 points. Mike Rockenfeller was next up ahead of Timo Glock, the best BMW pilot, while all sixteen regular drivers in 2020 had registered points across the season.

In the Teams' Championship Audi Team Abt were officially crowned as Champions, with a final tally of 609 points for the season. Audi Team Rosberg were next up on 451 points, while Audi Team Phoenix completed the top three with 247. Audi, meanwhile, were declared as the Manufacturers' Champions with 1,253 points, a record points haul, compared to BMW's 500 points.

2020 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st René Rast 353 ◄0 2nd Nico Müller 330 ◄0 3rd Robin Frijns 279 ◄0 4th Mike Rockenfeller 139 ◄0 5th Timo Glock 120 ◄0 6th Sheldon van der Linde 108 ◄0 7th Loïc Duval 108 ◄0 8th Jamie Green 98 ▲1 9th Marco Wittmann 95 ▼1 10th Ferdinand von Habsburg 68 ◄0 11th Jonathan Aberdein 62 ◄0 12th Lucas Auer 51 ◄0 13th Philipp Eng 48 ◄0 14th Harrison Newey 27 ◄0 15th Robert Kubica 20 ◄0 16th Fabio Scherer 20 ◄0 17th Benoît Tréluyer 0 ◄0

2020 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi Team Abt 609 ◄0 2nd Audi Team Rosberg 451 ◄0 3rd Audi Team Phoenix 247 ◄0 4th BMW Team RMG 215 ◄0 5th BMW Team RBM 156 ◄0 6th BMW Team RMR 113 ◄0 7th Audi Team WRT 103 ◄0 8th BMW Team ART 20 ◄0 2020 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi 1,253 ◄0 2nd BMW 500 ◄0

References

Images and Videos:

• Liveries: byggxx, 'Rennwagen (2020)', dtm.fandom.com/de, (DTM Wiki/de, 2021), https://dtm.fandom.com/de/wiki/Kategorie:Rennwagen_(2020), (Accessed 29/05/2021)

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