2021 Monza Race 2

2021 Monza Race 2
File:Autodromo Nazionale Monza.png The Monza circuit made its DTM debut at the start of 2021.
Race Information
Date	20 June 2021
No.	271
Event	DTM Monza 2021
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza, Lombardy, Italy
Format	50 min
Lap length	5.793 km (3.600 mi)
Distance	28 laps / 161.895 km (100.597 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Kelvin van der Linde
Team	ABT Sportsline
Time	1:46.604
Fastest Lap
Driver	Lucas Auer
Team	Mercedes-AMG Team Winward
Time	1:48.315 on lap 7
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Kelvin van der Linde	Nico Müller	Lucas Auer
Winner Team	ABT Sportsline
Time	51:36.489
Race Guide
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2021 Monza Race 1		2021 Lausitzring Race 1

The 2021 Monza Race 2, formally known as the 2021 DTM Monza Race 2, was the second race of the 2021 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Lombardy, Italy, on 20 June 2021. The race would see Kelvin van der Linde storm to victory on his birthday, as Balance of Performance changes shuffled the field.

Qualifying for the second race of the campaign had also provided good cheer for van der Linde, as the South African racer secured pole position ahead of Race 1 winner Liam Lawson. van der Linde's brother Sheldon would then complete the top three for BMW, sharing the second row with Nico Müller.

The start of the race would see Kelvin van der Linde convert pole position into an early lead, as behind Müller got the jump on the South African racer's brother to claim third. Everyone else would make it through the Rettifilo without issue, with the rest of the field getting away largely in grid order.

Further around the opening tour a scrap for second erupted, with Lawson, Müller, Sheldon van der Linde and Esteban Muth all fighting in the wake of the #3 Audi of Kelvin van der Linde. After two laps that fight would eventually be won by the #31 BMW of the younger van der Linde, while Lawson was tipped into a spin after contact with Muth.

At the end of lap five, seven drivers would dart into the pits for early stops for fresh Michelin tyres, with Muth losing time in that exchange. Kelvin van der Linde, meanwhile, would establish a handsome five second lead before making his stop at the end of lap seven, while Sophia Flörsch moved into the lead of the race after Sheldon van der Linde completed a slow stop on lap nine.

Once Flörsch stopped at the end of lap eleven the lead was restored to Kelvin van der Linde, who held a comfortable four second margin over Müller in second. Lucas Auer, meanwhile, had set a succession of fastest laps after his early stop to climb up to third in the #22 Mercedes, while Sheldon van der Linde ran in fourth with Marco Wittmann on his tail.

With that the race was effectively over, with Kelvin van der Linde controlling his pace in the second half of the race expertly to claim an impressive maiden victory, three seconds clear of Müller in second. Auer completed the podium ahead of the younger van der Linde and Wittmann, while Philip Ellis resisted late pressure from Alexander Albon to claim sixth. Mike Rockenfeller was next up ahead of Muth, while Maximilian Götz rounded out the scorers in tenth.

Background

There were no changes made to the Autodromo Nazionale Monza for the second race of the weekend, with the reduced 50 minute race format also remaining in place due to fuel use concerns. Likewise, there would be no modifications to the entry list, although the Balance of Performance calculations had been tweaked further after an initial adjustment post-qualifying for Race 1.

Balance Boosts

There were several changes made to the BoP calculations for the second race of the campaign, with Ferrari and Mercedes both receiving penalties, while Audi, Lamborghini and BMW had their cars left unmodified. For Ferrari the BoP change saw their cars carry an extra 30 kg of weight, while Mercedes' septet of entries all received a 25 kg weight penalty, while boost pressures and air restrictors were unchanged. Those weight changes would also stack with the unrelated success ballast allocations for the top three finishers in the 2021 Monza Race 1, with Liam Lawson, Vincent Abril and Maximilian Götz all carrying additional weight for the second race.

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

2021 Monza Race 2 BoP
Manufacturer	Weight	Boost/Restrictor
Audi	1,295 kg (—)	2 x 43 mm (—)
BMW	1,335 kg (—)	2.135 bar (—)
Ferrari	1,340 kg (▲ 30 kg)	1.658 bar (—)
Lamborghini	1,300 kg (—)	2 x 42 mm (—)
Mercedes-AMG	1,355 kg (▲ 25 kg)	2 x 38 mm (—)
2021 Monza Race 2 Ballast Allocation
Liam Lawson	Vincent Abril	Maximilian Götz
25 kg	18 kg	15 kg

Lawson's Law

Liam Lawson would lead the 2021 Championship after the opening round of the season, his maiden victory leaving him four clear at the head of the field. Indeed, pole position had boosted Vincent Abril's tally to 21 after the first race of the season, and meant he had a six point lead over Maximilian Götz. Alexander Albon and Kelvin van der Linde then completed the early top five, with eleven of the nineteen drivers having scored on the opening day.

In the unofficial Manufacturers' Championship Mercedes-AMG had ended the opening race of the season on top, the Stuttgart marque having scored 47 points. Ferrari were next up in second after their debut triumph, while Audi completed the top three ahead of BMW and Lamborghini.

Entry List

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

2021 Monza 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
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
99	Sophia Flörsch	Team ABT	Audi	R8 LMS Evo
Source:

Qualifying

Results

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

2021 Monza Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	3	Kelvin van der Linde	ABT Sportsline	1:46.604	—	195.628 km/h	1
2nd	30	Liam Lawson	Red Bull AF Corse	1:46.682	+0.078s	195.485 km/h	2
3rd	31	Sheldon van der Linde	ROWE Racing	1:46.834	+0.230s	195.207 km/h	3
4th	51	Nico Müller	Team Rosberg	1:46.838	+0.234s	195.200 km/h	4
5th	10	Esteban Muth	T3 Motorsport	1:46.849	+0.245s	195.180 km/h	5
6th	5	Vincent Abril	Mercedes Team HRT	1:46.852	+0.248s	195.174 km/h	6
7th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes Team Winward	1:46.939	+0.335s	195.015 km/h	7
8th	4	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HRT	1:46.944	+0.340s	195.006 km/h	8
9th	8	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team GruppeM	1:46.964	+0.360s	194.970 km/h	9
10th	57	Philip Ellis	Mercedes Team Winward	1:46.967	+0.363s	194.964 km/h	10
11th	11	Marco Wittmann	Walkenhorst Motorsport	1:47.044	+0.440s	194.824 km/h	11
12th	23	Alexander Albon	AlphaTauri AF Corse	1:47.071	+0.467s	194.775 km/h	12
13th	16	Timo Glock	ROWE Racing	1:47.163	+0.559s	194.608 km/h	13
14th	36	Arjun Maini	Mercedes Team GetSpeed	1:47.390	+0.786s	194.196 km/h	14
15th	18	Maximilian Buhk	Mercedes Team Mücke	1:47.490	+0.886s	194.016 km/h	15
16th	26	Esmee Hawkey	T3 Motorsport	1:47.540	+0.936s	193.925 km/h	16
17th	9	Mike Rockenfeller	ABT Sportsline	1:47.592	+0.988s	193.832 km/h	17
18th	12	Dev Gore	Team Rosberg	1:47.647	+1.043s	193.733 km/h	18
19th	99	Sophia Flörsch	ABT Sportsline	1:48.142	+1.538s	192.846 km/h	19
Source:

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

Grid

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

		99	Sophia Flörsch	1:48.142			9	Mike Rockenfeller	1:47.592			18	Maximilian Buhk	1:47.490			16	Timo Glock	1:47.163			11	Marco Wittmann	1:47.044			8	Daniel Juncadella	1:46.964			22	Lucas Auer	1:46.939			10	Esteban Muth	1:46.849			31	Sheldon van der Linde	1:46.834			3	Kelvin van der Linde	1:46.604
						12	Dev Gore		1:47.647		26	Esmee Hawkey		1:47.540		36	Arjun Maini		1:47.390		23	Alexander Albon		1:47.071		57	Philip Ellis		1:46.967		4	Maximilian Götz		1:46.944		5	Vincent Abril		1:46.852		51	Nico Müller		1:46.838		30	Liam Lawson		1:46.682

Race

Results

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

2021 Monza Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	3	Kelvin van der Linde	ABT Sportsline	28	51:36.489	1:48.620	253
2nd	51	Nico Müller	Team Rosberg	28	+3.355s	1:48.820	18
3rd	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes Team Winward	28	+11.192s	1:48.325	15
4th	31	Sheldon van der Linde	ROWE Racing	28	+14.084s	1:49.024	121
5th	11	Marco Wittmann	Walkenhorst Motorsport	28	+19.727s	1:48.919	10
6th	57	Philip Ellis	Mercedes Team Winward	28	+19.727s	1:48.919	8
7th	23	Alexander Albon	AlphaTauri AF Corse	28	+20.306s	1:48.967	6
8th	9	Mike Rockenfeller	ABT Sportsline	28	+25.884s	1:49.087	4
9th	10	Esteban Muth	T3 Motorsport	28	+27.374s	1:49.092	2
10th	4	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HRT	28	+28.147s	1:49.158	1
11th	5	Vincent Abril	Mercedes Team HRT	28	+29.088s	1:49.108
12th	8	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team GruppeM	28	+29.927s	1:49.011
13th	18	Maximilian Buhk	Mercedes Team Mücke	28	+30.612s	1:49.422
14th	30	Liam Lawson	Red Bull AF Corse	28	+32.766s	1:49.095	2
15th	12	Dev Gore	Team Rosberg	28	+38.606s	1:49.235
16th	99	Sophia Flörsch	ABT Sportsline	28	+39.301s	1:49.461
17th	26	Esmee Hawkey	T3 Motorsport	28	+41.214s	1:49.426
Ret	16	Timo Glock	ROWE Racing	19	Retired	1:49.583
Ret	36	Arjun Maini	Mercedes Team GetSpeed	15	Retired	1:49.272
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

• Kelvin van der Linde registered his first pole position.
• van der Linde claimed his maiden victory.
  • Also van der Linde's first podium finish.
• Maiden points finish for Philip Ellis and Esteban Muth.

Standings

Kelvin van der Linde led the charge as the DTM's first visit to Monza came to an end, the South African ace having moved onto 40 points with his maiden pole position and victory. Day one leader Liam Lawson had hence slipped back to second, thirteen off his replacement at the head of the field, while Nico Müller sat in third on 24 points. Alexander Albon was next up in fourth, a point further behind, while Lawson led the Junior Championship with a fourteen point lead over Sheldon van der Linde.

In the Teams' Championship AF Corse led the charge after the opening weekend, two points ahead of Team ABT Sportsline. Mercedes Team Winward were next up in third ahead of Team Rosberg, with ten teams having scored. In the Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, Audi had moved to the top of the table, four ahead of Mercedes-AMG.

2021 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Kelvin van der Linde 40 ▲4 2nd Liam Lawson 27 ▼1 3rd Nico Müller 24 ▲4 4th Alexander Albon 21 ▼1 5th Maximilian Götz 20 ▼3 6th Lucas Auer 17 ▲4 7th Marco Wittmann 14 ▲1 8th Daniel Juncadella 13 ▼4 9th Sheldon van der Linde 13 ▲3 10th Maximilian Buhk 8 ▼4 11th Philip Ellis 8 ▲6 12th Mike Rockenfeller 6 ▼3 13th Esteban Muth 3 ▼2 2021 Junior Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Liam Lawson 27 ◄0 2nd Sheldon van der Linde 13 ▲1 3rd Esteban Muth 3 ▼1 4th Sophia Flörsch 0 ◄0

2021 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st AF Corse 48 ◄0 2nd Team ABT Sportsline 46 ▲1 3rd Mercedes Team Winward 25 ▲5 4th Team Rosberg 24 ▲2 5th Mercedes Team HRT 20 ▼3 6th Walkenhorst Motorsport 14 ▲1 7th Mercedes Team GruppeM 13 ▼3 8th ROWE Racing 13 ▲2 9th Mercedes Team Mücke 8 ▼4 10th T3 Motorsport 3 ▼1 2021 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Audi 70 ▲2 2nd Mercedes-AMG 66 ▼1 3rd Ferrari 48 ▼1 4th BMW 27 ◄0 5th Lamborghini 3 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

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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