2021 Spielberg Race 2

2021 Spielberg Race 2
The Red Bull Ring returned in 2021
Race Information
Date	5 September 2021
No.	279 (10 of 2021)
Event	DTM Spielberg 2021
Location	Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Format	55 min + 1 Lap
Lap length	4.326 km (2.688 mi)
Distance	38 laps / 164.388 km (102.146 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Marco Wittmann
Team	Walkenhorst Motorsport
Time	1:27.892
Fastest Lap
Driver	Marco Wittmann
Team	Walkenhorst Motorsport
Time	1:29.442 on lap 8
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Liam Lawson	Marco Wittmann	Maximilian Götz
Winner Team	Red Bull AF Corse
Time	57:32.602
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The 2021 Spielberg Race 2, otherwise known as the DTM Spielberg 2021 Race 2, was the tenth race of the 2021 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, Austria on 5 September 2021. The race would see Liam Lawson secure his second victory of the weekend, defeating Marco Wittmann in a race long duel despite carrying maximum ballast.

Qualifying had seen the duo also scrap for pole position, with Wittmann edging out the New Zealander by just 0.026s after half an hour of running. Third place went to Sheldon van der Linde ahead of Maximilian Götz, while Championship leader Kelvin van der Linde was the best placed Audi driver in seventh.

The start saw the duo continue their battle, with Wittmann easing into the lead with Lawson half-challenging into the first corner. They duly slotted into first and second ahead of Sheldon van der Linde, with the rest of the field getting away without issue.

The opening laps saw the field quickly settle into a steady rhythm, with the lead duo escaping into a small lead over van der Linde, who was instead engaged by Götz for third. van der Linde subsequently dropped out of the hunt when he suffered a puncture, just before the pit window opened on lap five.

Wittmann was the first of the lead duo to stop, diving in as soon as the pits opened with the majority of the field following him in, fearing a Safety Car. The en-masse pit wave would cost Wittmann time as he had to wait for a car to pass hit pit garage after his stop, allowing Lawson, who stopped a lap later, to jump ahead.

Lawson and Wittmann resumed battle soon after, with Wittmann drawing within striking distance of the New Zealander on lap eighteen, having sat a second behind Lawson immediately after their stops. However, after one aborted lunge the German racer would drop back as Lawson set a quick series of hot laps to open the lead back out to a second, before the duo began catching those running long first stints.

The slower traffic would work in Lawson's favour, with Nico Müller in particular getting in Wittmann's way which saw Lawson's lead balloon out to two seconds. Wittmann duly closed back in as the race came towards its conclusion, and would try to setup a late move for the lead as they started the final lap.

Ultimately no real chance would come for Wittmann on the final tour, with the #11 BMW unable to out-drag the #30 Ferrari out of the final corner, leaving Lawson as the victor by two tenths of a second. Behind, Götz was a distant third to complete the podium, while Philip Ellis and teammate Lucas Auer ran together throughout to finish fourth and fifth. Kelvin van der Linde, Arjun Maini, Vincent Abril, Maximilian Buhk and Timo Glock would complete the scorers.

Background

There were no changes made to the Red Bull Ring for the second race of the weekend, with the entry list likewise unchanged.

Nürburg Normality

There were no changes made to the Balance of Performance calculations either for the second race of the weekend, with everything except success ballast remaining unmodified on all twenty entries.

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

2021 Spielberg Race 2 BoP
Manufacturer	Weight	Boost/Restrictor
Audi	1,335 kg (—)	2 x 43 mm (—)
BMW	1,335 kg (—)	2.135 bar (—)
Ferrari	1,320 kg (—)	1.662 bar (—)
Lamborghini	1,305 kg (—)	2 x 42.5 mm (—)
Mercedes-AMG	1,335 kg (—)	2 x 37.5 mm (—)
2021 Spielberg Race 2 Ballast Allocation
Liam Lawson	Maximilian Götz	Philip Ellis
25 kg	18 kg	15 kg

Lawson's Lunge

Kelvin van der Linde continued to lead the Championship charge as the season entered its second half, although the South African racers lead had been reduced to 23 points. Maximilian Götz had done most of the damage as he closed up to the lead in second, while Liam Lawson had shot back into third after his second win. Lawson also continued to lead the Junior Championship with nine races completed, 66 points clear of Sheldon van der Linde in second.

In the Teams' Championship a fourth win for AF Corse had lifted the Italian squad into the lead of the title hunt, having smashed through the 200 point barrier. They had, however, only managed to open out a two point lead over former leaders Team ABT Sportsline, while Mercedes Team Winward remained in third, 61 off the lead. In the Manufacturers' Championship Mercedes-AMG continued to head the charge on 321 points, while Audi and Ferrari had held station in second and third.

Entry List

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

2021 Spielberg 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
71	Maximilian Paul	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 Spielberg Race 2 are outlined below:

2021 Spielberg Race 2 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	11	Marco Wittmann	Walkenhorst Motorsport	1:27.892	—	176.862 km/h	1
2nd	30	Liam Lawson	Red Bull AF Corse	1:27.918	+0.026s	176.810 km/h	2
3rd	31	Sheldon van der Linde	ROWE Racing	1:28.092	+0.200s	176.460 km/h	3
4th	4	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HRT	1:28.133	+0.241s	176.378 km/h	4
5th	57	Philip Ellis	Mercedes Team Winward	1:28.198	+0.306s	176.248 km/h	5
6th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes Team Winward	1:28.316	+0.424s	176.013 km/h	6
7th	3	Kelvin van der Linde	Team ABT Sportsline	1:28.350	+0.458s	175.945 km/h	7
8th	5	Vincent Abril	Mercedes Team HRT	1:28.378	+0.486s	175.889 km/h	8
9th	23	Alexander Albon	AlphaTauri AF Corse	1:28.409	+0.517s	175.828 km/h	9
10th	36	Arjun Maini	Mercedes Team GetSpeed	1:28.425	+0.533s	175.796 km/h	10
11th	16	Timo Glock	ROWE Racing	1:28.482	+0.590s	175.683 km/h	11
12th	51	Nico Müller	Team Rosberg	1:28.560	+0.668s	175.528 km/h	12
13th	18	Maximilian Buhk	Mercedes Team Mücke	1:28.630	+0.738s	175.389 km/h	13
14th	71	Maximilian Paul	T3 Motorsport	1:28.651	+0.759s	175.348 km/h	14
15th	8	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team GruppeM	1:28.772	+0.880s	175.109 km/h	15
16th	9	Mike Rockenfeller	Team ABT Sportsline	1:28.853	+0.961s	174.949 km/h	16
17th	10	Esteban Muth	T3 Motorsport	1:28.914	+1.022s	174.829 km/h	17
18th	26	Esmee Hawkey	T3 Motorsport	1:29.078	+1.186s	174.507 km/h	18
19th	99	Sophia Flörsch	Team ABT	1:29.295	+1.403s	174.083 km/h	19
20th	12	Dev Gore	Team Rosberg	1:29.300	+1.408s	174.073 km/h	20
Source:

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

Grid

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

		99	Sophia Flörsch	1:29.295			10	Esteban Muth	1:28.914			8	Daniel Juncadella	1:28.772			18	Maximilian Buhk	1:28.630			16	Timo Glock	1:28.482			23	Alexander Albon	1:28.409			3	Kelvin van der Linde	1:28.350			57	Philip Ellis	1:28.198			31	Sheldon van der Linde	1:28.092			11	Marco Wittmann	1:27.892
	12	Dev Gore		1:29.300		26	Esmee Hawkey		1:29.078		9	Mike Rockenfeller		1:28.853		71	Maximilian Paul		1:28.651		51	Nico Müller		1:28.560		36	Arjun Maini		1:28.425		5	Vincent Abril		1:28.378		22	Lucas Auer		1:28.316		4	Maximilian Götz		1:28.133		30	Liam Lawson		1:27.918

Race

Results

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

2021 Spielberg Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	30	Liam Lawson	Red Bull AF Corse	38	57:32.602	1:29.505	252
2nd	11	Marco Wittmann	Walkenhorst Motorsport	38	+0.215s	1:29.442	183
3rd	4	Maximilian Götz	Mercedes Team HRT	38	+15.907s	1:29.823	15
4th	57	Philip Ellis	Mercedes Team Winward	38	+23.243s	1:29.975	12
5th	22	Lucas Auer	Mercedes Team Winward	38	+24.958s	1:29.958	10
6th	3	Kelvin van der Linde	Team ABT Sportsline	38	+25.582s	1:29.972	8
7th	36	Arjun Maini	Mercedes Team GetSpeed	38	+26.524s	1:30.118	6
8th	5	Vincent Abril	Mercedes Team HRT	38	+28.949s	1:30.021	4
9th	18	Maximilian Buhk	Mercedes Team Mücke	38	+30.324s	1:30.121	2
10th	16	Timo Glock	ROWE Racing	38	+32.167s	1:30.216	1
11th	71	Maximilian Paul	T3 Motorsport	38	+33.766s	1:30.184
12th	8	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes Team GruppeM	38	+34.219s	1:29.627
13th	10	Esteban Muth	T3 Motorsport	38	+37.302s	1:30.199
14th	51	Nico Müller	Team Rosberg	38	+40.798s	1:30.369
15th	99	Sophia Flörsch	Team ABT	38	+45.690s	1:30.441
16th	26	Esmee Hawkey	T3 Motorsport	38	+54.437s	1:30.526
17th	23	Alexander Albon	AlphaTauri AF Corse	38	+1:20.715	1:29.757
Ret	12	Dev Gore	Team Rosberg	27	Retired	1:30.952
Ret	31	Sheldon van der Linde	ROWE Racing	14	Retired	1:30.055	1
Ret	9	Mike Rockenfeller	Team ABT Sportsline	7	Retired	1:31.115
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

• Third career victory for Liam Lawson.
• Fourth win for AF Corse as an entrant.
  • Ferrari secured their fourth win as a manufacturer.

Standings

Kelvin van der Linde had remained in the lead after the tenth race of the campaign, although his lead had been largely torn apart by his closest challenger. Indeed, a near-perfect weekend for Liam Lawson had seen the New Zealander move to within twelve of the South African racer, while Maximilian Götz was within sixteen of the leader. Elsewhere, Lawson was in complete control of the Junior Championship, 92 points clear of Sheldon van der Linde in second.

AF Corse would retain the lead they had gained in the Race 1, having moved onto 229 points after ten races. Team ABT Sportsline were in second, 21 points off the lead, while Mercedes Team Winward had retained their top three status with 163 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship Mercedes-AMG retained the lead, 103 points clear of old rivals Audi in second.

2021 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Kelvin van der Linde 147 ◄0 2nd Liam Lawson 135 ▲1 3rd Maximilian Götz 131 ▼1 4th Marco Wittmann 121 ◄0 5th Philip Ellis 99 ▲1 6th Alexander Albon 94 ▼1 7th Lucas Auer 64 ▲1 8th Mike Rockenfeller 61 ▼1 9th Nico Müller 46 ◄0 10th Daniel Juncadella 43 ◄0 11th Sheldon van der Linde 43 ◄0 12th Esteban Muth 27 ◄0 13th Vincent Abril 22 ◄0 14th Arjun Maini 17 ◄0 15th Maximilian Buhk 11 ◄0 16th Timo Glock 8 ◄0 17th Christopher Haase 1 ◄0 2021 Junior Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Liam Lawson 135 ◄0 2nd Sheldon van der Linde 43 ◄0 3rd Esteban Muth 27 ◄0 4th Sophia Flörsch 0 ◄0

2021 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st AF Corse 229 ◄0 2nd Team ABT Sportsline 208 ◄0 3rd Mercedes Team Winward 163 ◄0 4th Mercedes Team HRT 153 ◄0 5th Walkenhorst Motorsport 121 ◄0 6th ROWE Racing 51 ◄0 7th Team Rosberg 47 ◄0 8th Mercedes Team GruppeM 43 ◄0 9th T3 Motorsport 27 ◄0 10th Mercedes Team GetSpeed 17 ◄0 11th Mercedes Team Mücke 11 ◄0 12th Team ABT 0 ◄0 2021 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Mercedes-AMG 358 ◄0 2nd Audi 255 ◄0 3rd Ferrari 229 ◄0 4th BMW 172 ◄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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