| Vincent Abril | ||
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| File:Vincent Abril.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  French
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| P.o.B. | Alès, Occitanie, France
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| D.o.B. | 1 March 1995 | |
| Début |  2021 Monza Race 1
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| DTM Career | ||
| Entries | 0 (0 Starts) | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Poles | 0 | |
| F.L.s | 0 | |
| Points | 0 | |
| Current Season | ||
| Team |  Mercedes-AMG Team HRT
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| Car | Mercedes-AMG GT3-Evo | |
| Number | Standings | Points |
| 5 | 13th | 26 |
Vincent Abril (born 1 March 1995 in Alès, Occitanie, France) is a French racing driver who competes in the 2021 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship for Mercedes-AMG Team HRT.[1] Racing under a Monegasque racing licence, Abril arrived in DTM having previously won the GT3 based Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup in 2015.[1]
Background[]
Abril began his career in karting, before moving into racing cars in 2011, when the teenager signed up to join the SEAT León Supercopa France championship, finishing fifteenth.[2] After a second season in the Supercopa, which saw Abril finish fourth in the series with two wins, the Frenchman moved into the French GT Championship in 2013.[2] Finishing fourth overall in the French Championship, Abril would move up to compete in the Blancpain GT Series in the Sprint Cup class for 2014, alongside a second full season in French GT.[2]
Blancpain, Bentleys and Bathurst: 2014 - 2020[]
Abril's 2014 campaign proved to be a difficult one, with the Frenchman only claiming one podium in both of his nominated series for the season to finish outside of the top ten in both.[2] Yet, he would bounce back in 2015 having been signed as a factory driver for Bentley and MSport, taking the Sprint Cup Pro championship in Blancpain in partnership with Maximilian Buhk.[2] For 2016 Bentley would move Abril into a duel campaign in both the Sprint and Endurance cups in Blancpain, although Abril was unable to defend his crown in the former.[2]
A stronger 2017 season would follow for Abril, as the Frenchman claimed second in the Endurance Cup for Bentley, while also completing a full campaign in the Pirelli World Challenge for one of the British marque's customer teams.[2] Retained for 2018 Abril would again try to claim honours for Bentley in the Intercontinental GT Challenge, while also making his debut in the 24 Hours of Spa and the Bathurst 12 Hour Race.[2] Yet, success would again disappear for the Frenchman, with the Frenchman failing to threaten the podium in any of his various outings.[2]
2019 saw Abril step away from being a full factory Bentley driver after a disappointing start to the season, which saw a third bid to win Bathurst fade and a poor pair of results in the IGTC.[2] However, Abril would get to make his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Porsche in GTE-Am, while also getting to sample GT3 cars from Mercedes and Ferrari.[2] In 2020 Abril would secure third in the International GT Open with the pseudo-factory AF Corse team, piloting a Ferrari, while also making his second appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[2]
DTM History[]
Abril was offered a seat at the Haupt Racing Team ahead of the 2021 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship after the Series' switch to GT3 based rules for its 22nd season.[1] The Frenchman, who subsequently revealed that he would race under a Monegasque licence for the season, was duly unveiled alongside DTM returnee Maximilian Götz to run the #5 HRT run Mercedes-AMG GT3-Evo for the season.[1] The Frenchman duly repaid their faith by claiming pole position for the season opening 2021 Monza Race 1, although a slight Balance of Performance adjustment and a plucky strategy from Liam Lawson saw Abril finish second to the New Zealander.[3]
Full DTM Record[]
Vincent Abril's full results from his 0 starts in the DTM are outlined in a series of tables below.
DTM Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Vincent Abril during their DTM career:
| Vincent Abril's Overall DTM Record | ||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
| 2021 | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT[1]
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5 | Mercedes-AMG GT3-Evo | 
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Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Vincent Abril's full DTM record:
| Vincent Abril's DTM Championship Record | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
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13th | 26 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| DSQ | 11th | Ret | 14th | 4th | Ret | 12th | 8th | 9th | 8th | Ret | 9th | |||||||
| Results Key | ||||
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | |
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | |
| 2nd | Second | DSQ | Disqualified | |
| 3rd | Third | DNS | Did Not Start | |
| 7th | Points Scorer | NC | Not Classified | |
| Italics | Fastest Lap | CAN | Race Cancelled | |
| 16th | Non-points finish | † | Non-Championship Race | |
| Bold | Pole Position | 3 | Points for Qualifying | |
References[]
Images and Videos:
- byggxx, 'Vincent Abril 2021.svg', dtm.fandom.com/de, (DTM Wiki, 22/06/2021), https://dtm.fandom.com/de/wiki/Datei:Vincent_Abril_2021.svg, (Accessed 26/06/2021)
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 'Maximilian Götz and Vincent Abril take on the DTM with the Haupt Racing Team', automobilsport.com, (AutoMobilSport, 07/04/2021), https://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24,221414,Maximilian-Goetz-and-Vincent-Abril-take-on-the-DTM-with-the-Haupt-Racing-Team,news.htm, (Accessed 26/06/2021)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 'Vincent Abril', driverdb.com, (DriverDB AG, 2021), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/vincent-abril/, (Accessed 26/06/2021)
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| 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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| Manufacturers |
| Audi • BMW • Ferrari • Lamborghini • McLaren • Mercedes-AMG • Porsche |
| Car/engine |
| Audi R8 LMS Evo • BMW M6 GT3 • Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 • Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo • McLaren 720S GT3 • Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo • Porsche 911 GT3 R |
| Teams |
| ABT Sportsline • AlphaTauri AF Corse • JP Motorsport • Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed • Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing • Mercedes-AMG Team HRT • Mercedes-AMG Team Mücke Motorsport • Mercedes-AMG Team TokSport WRT • Mercedes-AMG Team Winward • Red Bull AF Corse • ROWE Racing • SSR Performance • T3 Motorsport • Team Rosberg • Walkenhorst Motorsport |
| Drivers |
| 3 Kelvin van der Linde • 4 Maximilian Götz • 5 Vincent Abril • 8 Daniel Juncadella • 10 Esteban Muth • 11 Marco Wittmann • 12 Dev Gore/Christopher Haase • 16 Timo Glock • 18 Maximiliam Buhk/Marvin Dienst • 22 Lucas Auer • 23 Alexander Albon/Nick Cassidy • 26 Esmee Hawkey • 30 Liam Lawson • 31 Sheldon van der Linde • 36 Arjun Maini • 51 Nico Müller • 57 Philip Ellis • 99 Sophia Flörsch/Markus Winkelhock |
| Guest Drivers |
| 6 Hubert Haupt • 7 Luca Stolz • 15 Christian Klien • 37 Lucas di Grassi • 63 Mirko Bortolotti • 71 Maximilian Paul • 92 Michael Ammermüller |
| Races |
| Monza 1 • Monza 2 • Lausitzring 1 • Lausitzring 2 • Zolder 1 • Zolder 2 • Nürburgring 1 • Nürburgring 2 • Spielberg 1 • Spielberg 2 • Assen 1 • Assen 2 • Hockenheim 1 • Hockenheim 2 • Norisring 1 • Norisring 2 |
| Cancelled/Postponed Rounds |
| DTM Saint Petersburg |
| Tests |
| 2021 Hockenheim Test • 2021 Lausitzring Test |
| Related Content |
| 2020 • 2022 • DTM Trophy • Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |