2020 Lausitzring Race 1

2020 Lausitzring Race 1
The Lausitzring hosted its second round of 2020.
Race Information
Date	22 August 2020
No.	256
Event	DTM Lausitzring 2020
Location	Lausitzring Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany
Format	55 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	4.345 km (2.700 mi)
Distance	32 laps / 139.040 km (86.395 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Nico Müller
Team	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Time	1:57.822
Fastest Lap
Driver	Nico Müller
Team	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Time	1:38.418 on lap 22
Race Result
First	Second	Third
René Rast	Nico Müller	Robin Frijns
Winner Team	Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Time	57:50.862
Race Guide
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The 2020 Lausitzring Race 1, formally known as the 2020 DTM Lausitzring Race 1, was the fifth race of the 2020 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Lausitzring in Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany on 22 August 2020. The race would see René Rast secure his second win a row in wet but drying conditions, as Nico Müller fought back from delaying his stops for slicks on a drying circuit.

Qualifying, which was staged in fully wet conditions, would see Müller sweep to pole position, after Timo Glock caused a mid-session red flag by spinning into the gravel. The Swiss racer would edge out René Rast for the top spot on the grid, while Marco Wittmann led the BMW faction by securing fifth on the grid ahead of the sister car of Lucas Auer.

The circuit was still wet as the field assembled on the grid for the start, with Müller easing into the lead unopposed. Behind, Müller's teammate Robin Frijns would slither ahead of Rast to secure second, with the #33 Audi just managing to hold onto third from Mike Rockenfeller.

The early laps saw the circuit quickly begin to dry, with Müller and Frijns running nose-to-tail until the #51 Audi began to ease clear. Behind there was little change to the order as the field steadily got to grips with the evolving conditions, with everyone waiting until someone else gambled on making the switch to slicks.

Fabio Scherer was the first to blink on lap ten, who duly recovered from a slow out-lap on cold tyres to set a new fastest lap on his second lap, a full two seconds quicker than Müller out front. Frijns and Rast would opt to stop on lap thirteen in response to the Swiss racer's improved pace, while Müller remained out for an additional lap.

Müller's delay enabled Frijns to jump into the lead, while Philipp Eng would jump into second ahead of Müller having stopped a lap earlier than Frijns. Müller, meanwhile, would lose out to Wittmann and Rast over the course of his out-lap, although once his tyres were up to temperature the #51 Audi was quickly setting the outright pace.

However, Rast too would also get up to speed, resulting in two Audis quickly elbowing their way past the two BMWs to sit behind Frijns as the race entered its closing stages. The two would soon engage the #4 Audi for the lead, with Rast sweeping past on lap 28, while Müller followed on lap 30, having lost two seconds to the defending Champion in the process.

That factor settled the race, with Rast holding on to secure a comfortable victory ahead of Müller, while Frijns held onto third. Glock, meanwhile, would make an impressive run from fourteenth to fourth courtesy of a well timed stop and well managed pace, while Wittmann kept out of reach of Rockenfeller to secure fifth. Loïc Duval was next up ahead of a disappointed Eng after his pace collapsed, while Sheldon van der Linde and Jamie Green rounded out the scorers.

Background

A week after the previous round at the Lausitzring in Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany the field of 2020 would once again gather in the paddock of the former mining facility. This time, however, the sixteen strong field would use the full in-field circuit at the EuroSpeedway, which was unchanged from the DTM's previous run at the circuit in 2019. Likewise, there were no changes to the entry list after the previous weekend, as discussions continued about the DTM's short to medium term future.

Rast Ramp-up

Despite failing to win for the first time in 2020, Nico Müller would still hold a handsome lead in the Championship, the Swiss ace ending the the second race weekend with 100 points to his credit. That meant that René Rast, the only other race winner in 2020, was 39 points behind in second, while Robin Frijns was 42 points off in third. Jamie Green and Mike Rockenfeller them completed the top five, both with around a third of Müller's points tally, while Marco Wittmann was the first BMW pilot in sixth.

Audi Team Abt would retain a healthy margin in the Teams' Championship, the German squad having again claimed the most points of any team as they moved onto 158 for the season. Audi Team Rosberg were next up in second, 63 points behind, while Audi Team Phoenix completed the top three on 58. In the Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, Audi still remained in full control, the Ingolstadt marque having claimed 283 points in the first four races.

Entry List

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

2020 Lausitzring 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 Lausitzring Race 1 are outlined below:

2020 Lausitzring Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	1:57.822	—	139.634 km/h	1
2nd	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	1:57.860	+0.038s	139.589 km/h	2
3rd	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt	1:58.180	+0.358s	139.211 km/h	3
4th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	1:58.184	+0.362s	139.206 km/h	4
5th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	1:58.414	+0.592s	138.936 km/h	5
6th	22	Lucas Auer	BMW Team RMR	1:58.869	+1.047s	138.404 km/h	6
7th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RBM	1:58.909	+1.087s	138.357 km/h	7
8th	31	Sheldon van der Linde	BMW Team RBM	1:58.963	+1.141s	138.295 km/h	8
9th	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	1:59.091	+1.269s	138.146 km/h	9
10th*	62	Ferdinand von Habsburg	Audi Team WRT	1:59.313	+1.491s	137.889 km/h	10
11th*	10	Harrison Newey	Audi Team WRT	1:59.398	+1.576s	137.791 km/h	11
12th	27	Jonathan Aberdein	BMW Team RMR	1:59.667	+1.845s	137.481 km/h	12
13th	13	Fabio Scherer	Audi Team WRT	1:59.859	+2.037s	137.261 km/h	13
14th	8	Robert Kubica	BMW Team ART	2:00.158	+2.481s	136.919 km/h	14
15th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	2:00.303	+2.481s	136.754 km/h	15
16th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	2:00.848	+3.026s	136.137 km/h	16
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
• * von Habsburg and Newey served five place grid penalties speeding under red flag conditions.

Grid

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

		62	Ferdinand von Habsburg	1:59.313			53	Jamie Green	2:00.303			13	Fabio Scherer	1:59.859			28	Loïc Duval	1:59.091			25	Philipp Eng	1:58.909			11	Marco Wittmann	1:58.414			4	Robin Frijns	1:58.180			51	Nico Müller	1:57.822
	10	Harrison Newey		1:59.398		16	Timo Glock		2:00.848		8	Robert Kubica		2:00.158		27	Jonathan Aberdein		1:59.667		31	Sheldon van der Linde		1:58.963		22	Lucas Auer		1:58.869		99	Mike Rockenfeller		1:58.184		33	René Rast		1:57.860

Race

Results

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

2020 Lausitzring Race 1 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	33	René Rast	Audi Team Rosberg	32	57:50.862	1:38.813	252
2nd	51	Nico Müller	Audi Team Abt	32	+1.969s	1:38.418	183
3rd	4	Robin Frijns	Audi Team Abt	32	+4.922s	1:39.000	151
4th	16	Timo Glock	BMW Team RMG	32	+7.590s	1:39.295	12
5th	11	Marco Wittmann	BMW Team RMG	32	+13.282s	1:39.135	10
6th	99	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Team Phoenix	32	+19.371s	1:39.263	8
7th	28	Loïc Duval	Audi Team Phoenix	32	+20.273s	1:39.178	6
8th	25	Philipp Eng	BMW Team RBM	32	+21.829s	1:40.022	4
9th	31	Sheldon van der Linde	BMW Team RBM	32	+22.665s	1:39.525	2
10th	53	Jamie Green	Audi Team Rosberg	32	+25.389s	1:39.539	1
11th	62	Ferdinand von Habsburg	Audi Team WRT	32	+26.431s	1:39.309
12th	22	Lucas Auer	BMW Team RMR	32	+29.221s	1:39.734
13th	13	Fabio Scherer	Audi Team WRT	32	+29.610s	1:39.562
14th	27	Jonathan Aberdein	BMW Team RMR	32	+43.323s	1:38.644
15th	10	Harrison Newey	Audi Team WRT	32	+51.275s	1:39.005
16th	8	Robert Kubica	BMW Team ART	32	+1:09.158	1:40.715
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

• Nineteenth win for René Rast.

Standings

In the Drivers' Championship Nico Müller would retain the initiative despite losing out to René Rast for the second race in succession, the Swiss ace still 33 points clear at the head of the field. Rast himself was still in second on 88, before a fourteen point gap to Robin Frijns in third. There was then a significant gap back to fourth placed Mike Rockenfeller, while Marco Wittmann had moved up to fifth as he remained as the lead BMW pilot.

In the Teams' Championship there had been no major changes at the front of the field, with Audi Team Abt still leading the charge with 195 points. Audi Team Rosberg were next up in second on 123 points, while behind Audi Team Phoenix had remained ahead of BMW Team RMG courtesy of the countback rule. In the Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, Audi had once again scored more than 70 points in a single race, leaving them on 355 points to BMW's 135.

2020 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Nico Müller 121 ◄0 2nd René Rast 88 ◄0 3rd Robin Frijns 74 ◄0 4th Mike Rockenfeller 40 ▲1 5th Marco Wittmann 38 ▲1 6th Jamie Green 35 ▼2 7th Timo Glock 34 ▲2 8th Loïc Duval 32 ◄0 9th Sheldon van der Linde 28 ▼2 10th Philipp Eng 20 ◄0 11th Lucas Auer 10 ◄0 12th Ferdinand von Habsburg 9 ◄0 13th Jonathan Aberdein 5 ◄0 14th Harrison Newey 1 ◄0 15th Fabio Scherer 0 ◄0 16th Robert Kubica 0 ◄0

2020 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi Team Abt 195 ◄0 2nd Audi Team Rosberg 123 ◄0 3rd Audi Team Phoenix 72 ◄0 4th BMW Team RMG 72 ◄0 5th BMW Team RBM 48 ◄0 6th BMW Team RMR 15 ◄0 7th Audi Team WRT 10 ◄0 8th BMW Team ART 0 ◄0 2020 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi 355 ◄0 2nd BMW 135 ◄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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