2021 Nürburgring Race 2

2021 Nürburgring Race 2
The Nürburgring Sprint circuit for 2021.
Race Information
Date	22 August 2021
No.	277 (8 of 2021)
Event	DTM Nürburg 2021
Location	Nürburgring Sprint Circuit Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Format	55 min + 1 lap
Lap length	3.629 km (2.255 mi)
Distance	38 laps / 137.902 km (85.688 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Alexander Albon
Team	AlphaTauri AF Corse
Time	1:36.773
Fastest Lap
Driver	Christopher Haase
Team	Team Rosberg
Time	1:27.616 on lap 27
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Alexander Albon	Daniel Juncadella	Marco Wittmann
Winner Team	AlphaTauri AF Corse
Time	1:00:08.110
Race Guide
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2021 Nürburgring Race 1		2021 Spielberg Race 1

The 2021 Nürburgring Race 2, otherwise known as the DTM Nürburg 2021 Race 2, was the eighth race of the 2021 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Nürburgring Sprint Circuit in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on 22 August 2021. The race would see Alexander Albon sweep to his maiden DTM victory, over 1,000 days since his last win in the FIA Formula 2 Championship.

Qualifying saw Albon also secure his first pole position in the DTM, a feat which also proved to be the first for Ferrari in the series. Daniel Juncadella wound up as the Thai racer's closest challenger in second, while Michael Ammermüller was an impressive fourth behind Marco Wittmann in only his second qualifying session in the lone Porsche.

The start saw Albon leap into the lead off the grid unopposed, with Juncadella similarly unopposed in second. Behind, Ammermüller scrambled past Wittmann to secure a promising third place, with the former Champion slotting into fourth.

The first lap would not end as cleanly, however, with Maximilian Buhk getting pushed into the pitwall following contact with Lucas Auer. That triggered an early Safety Car, which would remain out for two laps before Albon led the field across the line for an IndyCar style restart.

Albon would once again sweep into the lead unopposed ahead of Juncadella, with the #8 Mercedes-AMG easing into second ahead of Ammermüller. It was status quo behind with Wittmann remaining in fourth, with the rest of the field making it through the first lap post-restart without issue.

The race quickly settled down, with Albon among the first to make his mandatory stop, rejoining in ninth. That left the Thai racer with the net lead of the race, moments before the Safety Car re-emerged after Hubert Haupt stopped on track.

After the restart Albon, armed with fresh tyres, would storm up the order at an impressive rate, with Juncadella unable to match his progress. By lap 25 Albon was back in the lead of the race having swept past Christian Klien, with Juncadella having to wait until Klien and Nico Müller made their stops to move back into second.

Elsewhere, Liam Lawson would battle back from a puncture to run inside the top ten, before contact with Kelvin van der Linde put both drivers out of the race. Ammermüller, meanwhile, was to slip behind Wittmann in the pitstop phase before stopping with a mechanical failure, while Sheldon van der Linde also dropped out in the closing stages with an engine issue.

Out front, meanwhile, Albon would cruise to victory five seconds clear of Juncadella to secure his first DTM win, with the Spaniard himself a couple of seconds ahead of Wittmann. Maximilian Götz would claim fourth ahead of Esteban Muth, while Auer recovered to sixth ahead of Arjun Maini having spun to the back following his opening lap contact with Buhk. Timo Glock scored his first points of the campaign in eighth ahead of Vincent Abril, while a late move by Müller saw him claim tenth ahead of Klien.

Background

There would be no changes made to the Nürburgring Sprint Circuit ahead of the second race of the weekend, with the entry list similarly unchanged with the enhanced grid of 23 cars.

AVL Adjustments

There were several changes made to the Balance of Performance calculations for the second race in the Eifel Mountains, with all bar two manufacturers having changes. Mercedes-AMG and Audi were the two to lose out, gaining 10 kg and 15 kg in weight respectively, in contrast to McLaren and Porsche who lost 10 kg and 40 kg on their lone cars. Elsewhere, Ferrari received a 0.040 bar increase in turbo pressure, with their weight unchanged, while BMW and Lamborghini were left unchanged.

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

2021 Nürburgring Race 2 BoP
Manufacturer	Weight	Boost/Restrictor
Audi	1,340 kg (▲ 15 kg)	2 x 43 mm (—)
BMW	1,335 kg (—)	2.135 bar (—)
Ferrari	1,315 kg (—)	1.662 bar (▲ 0.040 bar)
Lamborghini	1,305 kg (—)	2 x 42.5 mm (—)
McLaren	1,255 kg (▼ 10 kg)	1.539 bar (—)
Mercedes-AMG	1,345 kg (▲ 10 kg)	2 x 37.5 mm (—)
Porsche	1,270 kg (▼ 40 kg)	2 x 48 mm (—)
2021 Nürburgring Race 2 Ballast Allocation
Kelvin van der Linde	Philip Ellis	Mike Rockenfeller
25 kg	18 kg	15 kg

Dominant Day

Kelvin van der Linde used his dominant victory to extend his lead in the Championship, the South African racer having moved onto 129 points for the campaign. His closest challenger would be Maximilian Götz at the halfway point in the trip to the Eifel Mountains, the German veteran having eclipsed Liam Lawson by four points after the opening bout around the Nürburgring. Lawson would, however, retain the initiative in the Junior Championship, although his lead had been reduced to 38 points by Sheldon van der Linde.

In the Teams' Championship it had been another strong day for Team ABT Sportsline, with the DTM veterans having moved onto 190 points after their third win of the season. That meant that they had moved 56 points clear of AF Corse in second, while Mercedes Team Winward had slipped 76 points behind in third. In the Manufacturers' Championship Mercedes-AMG continued to head the charge, although their lead had been cut to just three points by Audi.

Entry List

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

2021 Nürburgring 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
6	Hubert Haupt	Mercedes-AMG Team HRT	Mercedes-AMG	GT3-Evo
7	Luca Stolz	Mercedes-AMG Team Toksport WRT	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	Christopher Haase	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
92	Michael Ammermüller	SSR Performance	Porsche	911 GT3 R
99	Markus Winkelhock	Team ABT	Audi	R8 LMS Evo
Source:

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

Qualifying

Results

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

2021 Nürburgring Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	23	Alexander Albon	AlphaTauri AF Corse	1:36.773	—	135.000 km/h	1
2nd	8	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team GruppeM	1:36.958	+0.185s	134.742 km/h	2
3rd	11	Marco Wittmann	Walkenhorst Motorsport	1:37.056	+0.283s	134.606 km/h	3
4th	92	Michael Ammermüller	SSR Performance	1:37.122	+0.349s	134.515 km/h	4
5th	4	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HRT	1:37.130	+0.357s	134.504 km/h	5
6th	7	Luca Stolz	Mercedes Team Toksport	1:37.130	+0.357s	134.504 km/h	6
7th	3	Kelvin van der Linde	Team ABT Sportsline	1:37.170	+0.397s	134.448 km/h	7
8th	15	Christian Klien	JP Motorsport	1:37.193	+0.420s	134.417 km/h	8
9th	9	Mike Rockenfeller	Team ABT Sportsline	1:37.268	+0.495s	134.313 km/h	9
10th	10	Esteban Muth	T3 Motorsport	1:37.337	+0.564s	134.218 km/h	10
11th	30	Liam Lawson	Red Bull AF Corse	1:37.429	+0.656s	134.091 km/h	11
12th	5	Vincent Abril	Mercedes Team HRT	1:37.440	+0.667s	134.076 km/h	12
13th	57	Philip Ellis	Mercedes Team Winward	1:37.466	+0.693s	134.040 km/h	13
14th	36	Arjun Maini	Mercedes Team GetSpeed	1:37.489	+0.716s	134.008 km/h	14
15th	12	Christopher Haase	Team Rosberg	1:37.606	+0.833s	133.848 km/h	15
16th	31	Sheldon van der Linde	ROWE Racing	1:37.631	+0.858s	133.814 km/h	16
17th	18	Maximilian Buhk	Mercedes Team Mücke	1:37.634	+0.861s	133.809 km/h	17
18th	51	Nico Müller	Team Rosberg	1:37.664	+0.891s	133.768 km/h	18
19th	6	Hubert Haupt	Mercedes Team HRT	1:37.923	+1.150s	133.415 km/h	19
20th	16	Timo Glock	ROWE Racing	1:37.932	+1.159s	133.402 km/h	20
21st	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes Team Winward	1:37.940	+1.167s	133.391 km/h	21
22nd	99	Markus Winkelhock	Team ABT	1:37.988	+1.215s	133.326 km/h	22
23rd	26	Esmee Hawkey	T3 Motorsport	1:38.041	+1.268s	133.254 km/h	23
Source:

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

Grid

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

		26	Esmee Hawkey	1:38.041			22	Lucas Auer	1:37.940			6	Hubert Haupt	1:37.923			18	Maximilian Buhk	1:37.634			12	Christopher Haase	1:37.606			57	Philip Ellis	1:37.466			30	Liam Lawson	1:37.429			9	Mike Rockenfeller	1:37.268			3	Kelvin van der Linde	1:37.170			4	Maximilian Götz	1:37.130			11	Marco Wittmann	1:37.056			23	Alexander Albon	1:36.773
						99	Markus Winkelhock		1:37.988		16	Timo Glock		1:37.932		51	Nico Müller		1:37.664		31	Sheldon van der Linde		1:37.631		36	Arjun Maini		1:37.489		5	Vincent Abril		1:37.440		10	Esteban Muth		1:37.337		15	Christian Klien		1:37.193		7	Luca Stolz		1:37.130		92	Michael Ammermüller		1:37.122		8	Daniel Juncadella		1:36.958

Race

Results

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

2021 Nürburgring Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	23	Alexander Albon	AlphaTauri AF Corse	38	1:00:08.110	1:28.028	253
2nd	8	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team GruppeM	38	+4.634s	1:28.024	182
3rd	11	Marco Wittmann	Walkenhorst Motorsport	38	+7.994s	1:28.178	151
4th	4	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HRT	38	+8.759s	1:28.127	12
5th	10	Esteban Muth	T3 Motorsport	38	+9.448s	1:27.931	10
6th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes Team Winward	38	+21.742s	1:28.751	8
7th	16	Timo Glock	ROWE Racing	38	+43.746s	1:28.217	6
8th	5	Vincent Abril	Mercedes Team HRT	38	+47.261s	1:28.454	4
9th	51	Nico Müller	Team Rosberg	38	+47.334s	1:28.381	2
10th	12	Christopher Haase	Team Rosberg	38	+48.598s	1:27.616	1
11th	26	Esmee Hawkey	T3 Motorsport	38	+49.015s	1:28.087
12th	15	Christian Klien	JP Motorsport	38	+52.467s	1:28.208
13th	36	Arjun Maini	Mercedes Team GetSpeed	38	+52.788s	1:28.472
14th	99	Markus Winkelhock	Team ABT	38	+1:11.731	1:28.306
Ret	30	Liam Lawson	Red Bull AF Corse	24	Damage	1:27.913
Ret	3	Kelvin van der Linde	Team ABT Sportsline	17	Damage	1:28.690
Ret	9	Mike Rockenfeller	Team ABT Sportsline	17	Retired	1:29.288
Ret	92	Michael Ammermüller	SSR Performance	16	Retired	1:29.317
Ret	31	Sheldon van der Linde	ROWE Racing	16	Retired	1:28.798
Ret	6	Hubert Haupt	Mercedes Team HRT	7	Retired	1:29.636
Ret	7	Luca Stolz	Mercedes Team Toksport	3	Retired	2:04.323
Ret	57	Philip Ellis	Mercedes Team Winward	3	Retired	2:01.978
Ret	18	Maximilian Buhk	Mercedes Team Mücke	1	Collision	—
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

• Maiden victory for Alexander Albon.
• Christopher Haase recorded his maiden fastest lap.

Standings

Kelvin van der Linde led the charge at the halfway point in the second, the South African racer having claimed 129 points in the opening eight races. That left him 33 points clear of Maximilian Götz in second, with Marco Wittmann two behind in third. In the Junior Championship Liam Lawson headed the charge at halftime with 80 points, with Sheldon van der Linde 38 behind in second.

Team ABT Sportsline would lead the Teams' Championship after eight rounds, the German squad with 190 points to their credit. AF Corse occupied second on 162, while Mercedes Team Winward were sat in third on 122 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship Mercedes-AMG continued to head the charge, 40 clear of Audi, while AF Corse rounded out the top three with 162 points.

2021 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Kelvin van der Linde 129 ◄0 2nd Maximilian Götz 96 ◄0 3rd Marco Wittmann 94 ▲1 4th Alexander Albon 82 ▲3 5th Liam Lawson 80 ▼2 6th Philip Ellis 72 ▼1 7th Mike Rockenfeller 61 ▼1 8th Lucas Auer 50 ▲2 9th Nico Müller 46 ▼1 10th Daniel Juncadella 43 ▲1 11th Sheldon van der Linde 42 ▼2 12th Esteban Muth 27 ◄0 13th Vincent Abril 16 ◄0 14th Maximilian Buhk 9 ◄0 15th Timo Glock 6 ▲1 16th Arjun Maini 2 ▼1 17th Christopher Haase 1 ▲4 2021 Junior Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Liam Lawson 80 ◄0 2nd Sheldon van der Linde 42 ◄0 3rd Esteban Muth 27 ◄0 4th Sophia Flörsch 0 ◄0

2021 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Team ABT Sportsline 190 ◄0 2nd AF Corse 162 ◄0 3rd Mercedes Team Winward 122 ◄0 4th Mercedes Team HRT 112 ◄0 5th Walkenhorst Motorsport 94 ◄0 6th ROWE Racing 48 ▲1 7th Team Rosberg 47 ▼1 8th Mercedes Team GruppeM 43 ◄0 9th T3 Motorsport 27 ◄0 10th Mercedes Team Mücke 9 ◄0 11th Mercedes Team GetSpeed 2 ◄0 2021 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mercedes-AMG 277 ◄0 2nd Audi 237 ◄0 3rd Ferrari 162 ◄0 4th BMW 142 ◄0 5th Lamborghini 27 ◄0 6th McLaren 0 ◄0 7th Porsche 0 ◄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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