2021 Assen Race 2

2021 Assen Race 2
The Assen TT Circuit returned for 2021
Race Information
Date	19 September 2021
No.	281 (12 of 2021)
Event	DTM Assen 2021
Location	TT Circuit Assen Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Format	55 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	4.555 km (2.829 mi)
Distance	36 laps / 163.980 km (101.892 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Lucas Auer
Team	Mercedes-AMG Team Winward
Time	1:32.414
Fastest Lap
Driver	Mike Rockenfeller
Team	Team ABT Sportsline
Time	1:33.743 on lap 36
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Lucas Auer	Liam Lawson	Marco Wittmann
Winner Team	Mercedes-AMG Team Winward
Time	57:38.012
Race Guide
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2021 Assen Race 1		2021 Hockenheim Race 1

The 2021 Assen Race 2, otherwise known as the DTM Assen 2021 Race 2, was the twelfth race of the 2021 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the TT Circuit Assen in Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands, on 19 September 2021. The race would see Lucas Auer resist pressure from Liam Lawson late on to secure his first victory of the campaign, as the New Zealander took control of the Championship hunt.

Auer had been the man to beat in qualifying too, the Austrian ace defeating Race 1 winner Marco Wittmann by 0.073s. Lawson, meanwhile, would share the second row with teammate Alexander Albon, while Mirko Bortolotti claimed sixth in the guest T3 Motorsport Lamborghini.

The start of the Sunday race proved cleaner than the Saturday run, with no major collisions as the field fired across the start line. Indeed, the battle into the first corner for the lead was also rather tame, with Auer having enough in hand to deny Wittmann even half a look into the right hander.

Auer's lap would expand out to 1.8 seconds before the end of the opening tour, with Wittmann's ballasted BMW unable to match the lighter Mercedes-AMG. Instead, Wittmann found himself under sustained pressure from Albon and Lawson, with the two Ferraris keeping up the offensive throughout the early stages.

The pit-phase began on lap five, with Auer and Lawson darting in to leave Wittmann and Albon at the head of the field. A lap later and the BMW and #23 Ferrari were also in, although both would fall to Lawson as they rejoined on cold tyres.

Auer was left with a three second lead after the pitstop exchange, with Lawson setting about eating into the Austrian racer's lead. Behind, Daniel Juncadella appeared in a surprise third after the pitstop phase, taking advantage of the Wittmann/Albon fight to jump both, while Kelvin van der Linde managed to drag himself into their fight and overhaul Albon.

Into the closing stages and Lawson would finally get onto Auer's tail, although the #30 Ferrari was unable to force a move meaning Auer would ultimately take victory by six tenths of a second. Juncadella, meanwhile, would drop out of the race late on to hand third to Wittmann, who had both van der Linde and Albon glued to his tail as they crossed the line. Maximilian Götz was next up ahead of Bortolotti's Lamborghini and Nico Müller, Vincent Abril and Esteban Muth were a distant ninth and tenth, while Mike Rockenfeller claimed the final point in eleventh.

Background

There were no changes made to the TT Circuit Assen for the second race of the weekend, with the entry list similarly unmodified for the twelfth race of the campaign.

Assen Assessment

As with the entry list there were no changes made to the Balance of Performance calculation for the second race of the weekend, barring the allocation of success ballast.

Outlined below are the BoP calculations and success ballast allocations for the 2021 Assen Race 2:

2021 Assen Race 2 BoP
Manufacturer	Weight	Boost/Restrictor
Audi	1,335 kg (—)	2 x 43 mm (—)
BMW	1,335 kg (—)	2.135 bar (—)
Ferrari	1,335 kg (—)	1.653 bar (—)
Lamborghini	1,305 kg (—)	2 x 42.5 mm (—)
McLaren	1,255 kg (—)	1.539 bar (—)
Mercedes-AMG	1,335 kg (—)	2 x 37.5 mm (—)
2021 Assen Race 2 Ballast Allocation
Marco Wittmann	Mirko Bortolotti	Liam Lawson
25 kg	18 kg	15 kg

Leader Lawson

Liam Lawson's seventh podium finish of the campaign had seen the New Zealander finally move back to the top of the Championship hunt, overhauling Kelvin van der Linde. Indeed, van der Linde had slipped eight behind the New Zealander having arrived in Assen with the lead of the Championship hunt, while Marco Wittmann had moved level with the South African ace in third. Elsewhere, Lawson would also have complete control of the Junior Championship, 101 points clear of Sheldon van der Linde in second.

AF Corse had extended their lead in the Teams' Championship after the opening race in Assen, the Italian squad having moved 41 clear of Team ABT Sportsline in second. Mercedes Team Winward occupied third, 73 points off the lead, with Mercedes Team HRT in fourth. In the Manufacturers' Championship Mercedes-AMG continued to head the charge on 388 points, with Audi 126 points off the lead in second.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2021 Assen Race 2 is displayed below:

2021 Assen Race 2 Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Livery
3	Kelvin van der Linde	Team ABT Sportsline	Audi	R8 LMS Evo
4	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes-AMG Team HRT	Mercedes-AMG	GT3-Evo
5	Vincent Abril	Mercedes-AMG Team HRT	Mercedes-AMG	GT3-Evo
8	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM	Mercedes-AMG	GT3-Evo
9	Mike Rockenfeller	Team ABT Sportsline	Audi	R8 LMS Evo
10	Esteban Muth	T3 Motorsport	Lamborghini	Huracán GT3 Evo
11	Marco Wittmann	Walkenhorst Motorsport	BMW	M6 GT3
12	Dev Gore	Team Rosberg	Audi	R8 LMS Evo
15	Christian Klien	JP Motorsport	McLaren	720S GT3
16	Timo Glock	ROWE Racing	BMW	M6 GT3
18	Maximilian Buhk	Mercedes-AMG Team Mücke Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG	GT3-Evo
22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes-AMG Team Winward	Mercedes-AMG	GT3-Evo
23	Alexander Albon	AlphaTauri AF Corse	Ferrari	488 GT3 Evo 2020
26	Esmee Hawkey	T3 Motorsport	Lamborghini	Huracán GT3 Evo
30	Liam Lawson	Red Bull AF Corse	Ferrari	488 GT3 Evo 2020
31	Sheldon van der Linde	ROWE Racing	BMW	M6 GT3
36	Arjun Maini	Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed	Mercedes-AMG	GT3-Evo
51	Nico Müller	Team Rosberg	Audi	R8 LMS Evo
57	Philip Ellis	Mercedes-AMG Team Winward	Mercedes-AMG	GT3-Evo
63	Mirko Bortolotti	T3 Motorsport	Lamborghini	Huracán GT3 Evo
99	Sophia Flörsch	Team ABT	Audi	R8 LMS Evo
Source:

• Numbers with a green background indicate an entrant in the Junior Championship.

Qualifying

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2021 Assen Race 2 are outlined below:

2021 Assen Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes Team Winward	1:32.414	—	177.440 km/h	1
2nd	11	Marco Wittmann	Walkenhorst Motorsport	1:32.487	+0.073s	177.300 km/h	2
3rd	30	Liam Lawson	Red Bull AF Corse	1:32.501	+0.087s	177.273 km/h	3
4th	23	Alexander Albon	AlphaTauri AF Corse	1:32.536	+0.122s	177.206 km/h	4
5th	3	Kelvin van der Linde	Team ABT Sportsline	1:32.547	+0.133s	177.185 km/h	5
6th	63	Mirko Bortolotti	T3 Motorsport	1:32.575	+0.161s	177.132 km/h	6
7th	4	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HRT	1:32.621	+0.207s	177.044 km/h	7
8th	8	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team GruppeM	1:32.660	+0.246s	176.969 km/h	8
9th	5	Vincent Abril	Mercedes Team HRT	1:32.798	+0.384s	176.706 km/h	9
10th	57	Philip Ellis	Mercedes Team Winward	1:32.806	+0.392s	176.691 km/h	10
11th	18	Maximilian Buhk	Mercedes Team Mücke	1:32.821	+0.407s	176.662 km/h	11
12th	15	Christian Klien	JP Motorsport	1:32.886	+0.472s	176.538 km/h	12
13th	31	Sheldon van der Linde	ROWE Racing	1:32.896	+0.482s	176.519 km/h	13
14th	10	Esteban Muth	T3 Motorsport	1:32.976	+0.562s	176.368 km/h	14
15th	51	Nico Müller	Team Rosberg	1:33.212	+0.798s	175.921 km/h	15
16th	36	Arjun Maini	Mercedes Team GetSpeed	1:33.243	+0.829s	175.863 km/h	16
17th	16	Timo Glock	ROWE Racing	1:33.480	+1.066s	175.417 km/h	17
18th	9	Mike Rockenfeller	Team ABT Sportsline	1:33.499	+1.085s	175.381 km/h	18
19th	12	Dev Gore	Team Rosberg	1:33.638	+1.224s	175.121 km/h	19
20th	26	Esmee Hawkey	T3 Motorsport	1:33.893	+1.479s	174.645 km/h	20
21st	99	Sophia Flörsch	Team ABT	1:35.218	+2.804s	172.215 km/h	21
Source:

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

Grid

The starting grid for the 2021 Assen Race 2 in shown below:

		99	Sophia Flörsch	1:35.218			12	Dev Gore	1:33.638			16	Timo Glock	1:33.480			51	Nico Müller	1:33.212			31	Sheldon van der Linde	1:32.896			18	Maximilian Buhk	1:32.821			5	Vincent Abril	1:32.798			4	Maximilian Götz	1:32.621			3	Kelvin van der Linde	1:32.547			30	Liam Lawson	1:32.501			22	Lucas Auer	1:32.414
						26	Esmee Hawkey		1:33.893		9	Mike Rockenfeller		1:33.499		16	Arjun Maini		1:33.243		10	Esteban Muth		1:32.976		15	Christian Klien		1:32.886		57	Philip Ellis		1:32.806		8	Daniel Juncadella		1:32.660		63	Mirko Bortolotti		1:32.575		23	Alexander Albon		1:32.536		11	Marco Wittmann		1:32.487

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2021 Assen Race 2 is displayed below:

2021 Assen Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes Team Winward	36	57:38.012	1:34.479	253
2nd	30	Liam Lawson	Red Bull AF Corse	36	+0.593s	1:34.185	181
3rd	11	Marco Wittmann	Walkenhorst Motorsport	36	+11.456s	1:34.586	152
4th	3	Kelvin van der Linde	Team ABT Sportsline	36	+11.957s	1:34.530	12
5th	23	Alexander Albon	AlphaTauri AF Corse	36	+12.357s	1:34.484	10
6th	4	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HRT	36	+13.017s	1:34.489	8
7th	63	Mirko Bortolotti	T3 Motorsport	36	+13.634s	1:34.668
8th	51	Nico Müller	Team Rosberg	36	+14.014s	1:33.857	6
9th	5	Vincent Abril	Mercedes Team HRT	36	+16.040s	1:34.682	4
10th	10	Esteban Muth	T3 Motorsport	36	+20.272s	1:34.255	2
11th	9	Mike Rockenfeller	Team ABT Sportsline	36	+23.320s	1:33.743	1
12th	57	Philip Ellis	Mercedes Team Winward	36	+26.608s	1:34.817
13th	36	Arjun Maini	Mercedes Team GetSpeed	36	+31.508s	1:34.681
14th	16	Timo Glock	ROWE Racing	36	+39.910s	1:34.925
15th	18	Maximilian Buhk	Mercedes Team Mücke	36	+40.230s	1:34.726
16th	99	Sophia Flörsch	Team ABT	36	+45.649s	1:35.387
17th	12	Dev Gore	Team Rosberg	36	+48.970s	1:35.194
18th	15	Christian Klien	JP Motorsport	35	Engine	1:34.841
19th	8	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team GruppeM	33	Retired	1:34.440
20th	31	Sheldon van der Linde	ROWE Racing	28	Damage	1:34.693
Ret	26	Esmee Hawkey	T3 Motorsport	22	Retired	1:35.840
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

• Liam Lawson declared as the 2021 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship for Juniors Champion.
• Lucas Auer secured his sixth victory.

Standings

After two straight second places in Assen Liam Lawson ended the weekend in the Netherlands with a ten point lead in the Championship, as a new man emerged in second. Indeed, Marco Wittmann's strongest weekend of the season had seen the German racer move five ahead of former leader Kelvin van der Linde, while Maximilian Götz was twenty off the lead in fourth. In the Junior Championship, meanwhile, Lawson had already sealed the title ahead of the trip to Hockenheim, having moved 120 points clear of Sheldon van der Linde with 112 left to fight for.

In the Teams' Championship AF Corse had retained their command of the title hunt with two rounds to go, the Italian squad having moved onto 279 points for the campaign. That left them 58 ahead of Team ABT Sportsline in second, while Mercedes Team Winward were 74 off the lead in third. Mercedes-AMG, meanwhile, were in control of the Manufacturers' Championship on 426 points, 147 clear of Ferrari in second.

2021 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Liam Lawson 175 ◄0 2nd Marco Wittmann 165 ▲1 3rd Kelvin van der Linde 160 ▼1 4th Maximilian Götz 155 ◄0 5th Philip Ellis 109 ◄0 6th Alexander Albon 104 ◄0 7th Lucas Auer 96 ◄0 8th Mike Rockenfeller 62 ◄0 9th Sheldon van der Linde 55 ◄0 10th Nico Müller 52 ◄0 11th Daniel Juncadella 43 ◄0 12th Esteban Muth 37 ◄0 13th Vincent Abril 26 ◄0 14th Arjun Maini 17 ◄0 15th Maximilian Buhk 11 ◄0 16th Timo Glock 8 ◄0 17th Sophia Flörsch 6 ◄0 18th Esmee Hawkey 2 ◄0 19th Christopher Haase 1 ◄0 20th Dev Gore 0 ◄0 21st Markus Winkelhock 0 ◄0 2021 Junior Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Liam Lawson 156 ◄0 2nd Sheldon van der Linde 55 ◄0 3rd Esteban Muth 35 ◄0 4th Sophia Flörsch 6 ◄0

2021 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st AF Corse 279 ◄0 2nd Team ABT Sportsline 221 ◄0 3rd Mercedes Team Winward 205 ◄0 4th Mercedes Team HRT 179 ◄0 5th Walkenhorst Motorsport 165 ◄0 6th ROWE Racing 63 ◄0 7th Team Rosberg 51 ◄0 8th T3 Motorsport 44 ▲1 9th Mercedes Team GruppeM 43 ▼1 10th Mercedes Team GetSpeed 17 ◄0 11th Mercedes Team Mücke 11 ◄0 12th Team ABT 6 ◄0 2021 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mercedes-AMG 426 ◄0 2nd Ferrari 279 ▲1 3rd Audi 278 ▼1 4th BMW 228 ◄0 5th Lamborghini 44 ◄0

References

Images and Videos:

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

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