2020 Lausitz Race 1

2020 Lausitz Race 1
The short layout at the Lausitzring.
Race Information
Date	15 August 2020
No.	254
Event	DTM Lausitz 2020
Location	Lausitzring Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany
Format	55 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	3.478 km (2.161 mi)
Distance	43 laps / 149.554 km (92.928 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Robin Frijns
Team	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Time	1:15.486
Fastest Lap
Driver	Nico Müller
Team	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Time	1:17.249 on lap 21
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Nico Müller	Sheldon van der Linde	Robin Frijns
Winner Team	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Time	57:06.681
Race Guide
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The 2020 Lausitz Race 1, otherwise known as the 2020 DTM Lausitz Race 1, was the third race of the 2020 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship staged on the sprint version of the Lausitzring in Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany, on 15 August 2020. The race would see Nico Müller sweep to his third victory of the campaign, as Sheldon van der Linde broke the Audi monopoly of the podium.

Qualifying would, however, be another all Ingolstadt affair, with Robin Frijns sweeping to pole position ahead of ABT Sportsline teammate Müller by a tenth of a second. Behind, Loïc Duval would complete the top three ahead of van der Linde, while Timo Glock and Marco Wittmann would share the third row for BMW.

Intriguingly at the start of the race it would be those drivers on the even side of the grid who got the better launches, with Müller jumping Frijns while van der Linde jumped Duval. Behind the rest of the field would getaway without issue, with the usual field compression in the first corner only resulting in some minor rubbing.

The top three would break away during the opening stages, with Müller, Frijns and van der Linde easing clear of Duval without issue. However, that gap would eventually stall at around five seconds before Frijns and van der Linde began attacking Müller for the lead, although the Swiss ace would resist their pressure and hold the lead.

Furthermore as the race reached its middle phase Müller's lead would slowly increase, with the #51 Audi eventually securing a 1.5 second load over Frijns. That gap prompted van der Linde to stop on lap fourteen, although he would still lose out to Frijns and Duval, who had caught back onto the lead group, when they stopped on the following tour.

Fortunately for van der Linde he would quickly move ahead of both Frijns and Duval on their out-laps, their cold tyres taking too long to warm up around the sprint version of the Lausitzring. Müller, meanwhile, would remain out until lap 20, and would subsequently rejoin in the lead of the race with a six second margin over van der Linde.

The final part of the race saw van der Linde steadily close onto Müller's tail, although as he moved to within striking distance the tyres on the #31 BMW would fade, allowing Müller to escape once more. The Swiss ace duly claimed victory ahead of the South African racer by 2.8 seconds when the chequered flag flew, with Frijns resisting the late attentions of Wittmann to complete the podium. They were chased across the line by Timo Glock, Ferdinand von Habsburg, René Rast, Jamie Green and Philipp Eng, while Mike Rockenfeller rounded out the scorers in tenth.

Background

For the second round of the hastily arranged and condensed 2020 DTM season the field would head to the Lausitzring in Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany for the first of two full rounds at the Eurospeedway. The first of those two events would be held on the Sprint Circuit at the Lausitzring, which had last been used to stage a DTM race in 2017. The circuit itself was unchanged since the last DTM race, with the field similarly unaltered since the race in Spa two weeks earlier.

Spa Sensations

Nico Müller would end the opening weekend of the season just three points off of a maximum score, the Swiss racer having claimed 53 points with two wins. Jamie Green was his closest challenger in second, already 23 off the lead, with René Rast having opened his title campaign in third a point behind his teammate. Robin Frijns, Mike Rockenfeller and Loïc Duval then made it an all-Audi top six, with Lucas Auer the best BMW pilot in seventh.

In the Teams' Championship Audi Team Abt would end the opening weekend with an impressive tally of 78 points, after their one-two in the second race at Spa. Audi Team Rosberg were next up ahead of Audi Team Phoenix, while BMW Team RBM occupied fourth, 62 off the early leaders. In the Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, Audi were already in complete control, 118 points ahead of BMW.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2020 Lausitz Race 1 is displayed below:

2020 Lausitz Race 1 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 Lausitz Race 1 are outlined below:

2020 Lausitz Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt	1:15.486	—	165.869 km/h	1
2nd	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:15.592	+0.106s	165.636 km/h	2
3rd	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	1:15.682	+0.196s	165.439 km/h	3
4th	31	Sheldon van der Linde	BMW Team RBM	1:15.685	+0.199s	165.433 km/h	4
5th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	1:15.826	+0.340s	165.125 km/h	5
6th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:15.835	+0.349s	165.105 km/h	6
7th	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	1:15.839	+0.353s	165.097 km/h	7
8th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	1:15.943	+0.457s	164.871 km/h	8
9th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:15.985	+0.499s	164.779 km/h	9
10th	27	Jonathan Aberdein	BMW Team RMR	1:16.063	+0.577s	164.610 km/h	10
11th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RBM	1:16.078	+0.592s	164.578 km/h	11
12th	62	Ferdinand von Habsburg	Audi Team WRT	1:16.099	+0.613s	164.533 km/h	12
13th	13	Fabio Scherer	Audi Team WRT	1:16.142	+0.656s	164.440 km/h	13
14th	22	Lucas Auer	BMW Team RMR	1:16.443	+0.957s	163.792 km/h	14
15th	10	Harrison Newey	Audi Team WRT	1:16.458	+0.972s	163.760 km/h	15
16th	8	Robert Kubica	BMW Team ART	1:16.850	+1.364s	162.925 km/h	16
Source:

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

Grid

The starting grid for the 2020 Lausitz Race 1 in shown below:

		10	Harrison Newey	1:16.458			13	Fabio Scherer	1:16.142			25	Philipp Eng	1:16.078			99	Mike Rockenfeller	1:15.985			33	René Rast	1:15.839			16	Timo Glock	1:15.826			28	Loïc Duval	1:15.682			4	Robin Frijns	1:15.486
	8	Robert Kubica		1:16.850		22	Lucas Auer		1:16.443		62	Ferdinand von Habsburg		1:16.099		27	Jonathan Aberdein		1:16.063		53	Jamie Green		1:15.943		11	Marco Wittmann		1:15.835		31	Sheldon van der Linde		1:15.685		51	Nico Müller		1:15.592

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2020 Lausitz Race 1 is displayed below:

2020 Lausitz Race 1 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	43	57:06.681	1:17.249	252
2nd	31	Sheldon van der Linde	BMW Team RBM	43	+2.870s	1:17.570	18
3rd	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt	43	+7.513s	1:17.627	153
4th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	43	+7.861s	1:17.901	12
5th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	43	+14.569s	1:17.914	10
6th	62	Ferdinand von Habsburg	Audi Team WRT	43	+20.226s	1:17.863	8
7th	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	43	+20.679s	1:18.028	6
8th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	43	+24.914s	1:17.984	4
9th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RBM	43	+26.654s	1:17.740	2
10th	10	Harrison Newey	Audi Team WRT	43	+53.182s	1:18.141	1
11th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	43	+56.802s	1:17.810
12th	22	Lucas Auer	BMW Team RMR	43	+57.468s	1:18.084
13th	8	Robert Kubica	BMW Team ART	43	+1:07.388	1:17.995
14th	13	Fabio Scherer	Audi Team WRT	42	+1 Lap	1:18.000
15th	27	Jonathan Aberdein	BMW Team RMR	42	+1 Lap	1:17.774
Ret	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	24	Retired	1:17.692	1
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

• Seventh victory for Nico Müller.
• Maiden points finish for Harrison Newey.

Standings

A third straight victory for Nico Müller after the first three races of the season left the Swiss ace in command of the Championship, having claimed 80 points with his three wins. Robin Frijns, meanwhile, had moved up to second, but was already 37 points behind his teammate after just three races. René Rast and Jamie Green were next up ahead of Sheldon van der Linde, who was the only BMW pilot in the top seven as Mike Rockenfeller and Loïc Duval trailed him by just four points.

In the Teams' Championship there was little surprise that Audi Team Abt led the charge, as their two drivers had combined to score 123 points after just three races. Audi Team Rosberg were next up in second, 54 points behind the sister squad, while Audi Team Phoenix completed the top three on 44 points. Likewise, it was an all Audi affair in the Manufacturers' Championship, with the Ingolstadt marque holding 212 points to BMW's 76 points.

 

2020 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Nico Müller 80 ◄0 2nd Robin Frijns 43 ▲2 3rd René Rast 35 ◄0 4th Jamie Green 34 ▼2 5th Sheldon van der Linde 26 ▲4 6th Mike Rockenfeller 22 ▼1 7th Loïc Duval 22 ▼1 8th Timo Glock 14 ▲2 9th Marco Wittmann 13 ▲3 10th Lucas Auer 10 ▼3 11th Philipp Eng 10 ▼3 12th Ferdinand von Habsburg 8 ▲4 13th Jonathan Aberdein 3 ▼2 14th Harrison Newey 1 ◄0 15th Fabio Scherer 0 ▼2 16th Robert Kubica 0 ▼1

2020 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi Team Abt 123 ◄0 2nd Audi Team Rosberg 69 ◄0 3rd Audi Team Phoenix 44 ◄0 4th BMW Team RBM 36 ◄0 5th BMW Team RMG 27 ▲1 6th BMW Team RMR 13 ▼1 7th Audi Team WRT 9 ◄0 8th BMW Team ART 0 ◄0 2020 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi 212 ◄0 2nd BMW 76 ◄0

References

Images and Videos:

• Liveries: byggxx, 'Rennwagen (2020)', dtm.fandom.com/de, (DTM Wiki/de, 2015), https://dtm.fandom.com/de/wiki/Kategorie:Rennwagen_(2020), (Accessed 29/05/2021)

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