It’s just the second round of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) season in Lausitzring and BMW has just managed to clinch their first win all thanks to Bruno Spengler and his BMW Team Schnitzer BMW Bank M3 DTM.
As the lights turned green, BMW drivers Spengler and Angus Farfus were constantly battling it out over each and every 3.478km Lausitzring lap, which saw Gary Paffet (Thomas Sabo Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) ovetake Farfus to take second place from his third.
As the race progressed fifth placed Jamie Green (Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) managed to find his way past Edoardo Mortara’s Audi to take fourth and subsequently began plotting a way past Brazilian rookie, Farfus for third.
All this while, up ahead of the battle for third, it was constant nose-to-tail action as Paffet kept the pressure on Spengler, whilst 72,000 wide-eyed fans eagerly watched on from the edge of their seats.
After having completed 54 laps, for a total of 180km, Spengler managed to stave-off Paffet’s advances, taking the chequered flag as both drivers crossed the finish line with just 1.019s separating them, making the gruelling 1hour 09mins race well worth the torture.
The battle for third also finished in a similar fashion as Farfus managed to stay ahead of Green to finish third in his Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM.
With Spengler’s win at Lausitzring, it not only marks BMW’s maiden win after 20 years of absence, but also their 50th cumulated DTM victory!
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RACE RESULTS
1. Bruno Spengler (BMW Team Schnitzer BMW Bank M3 DTM) 1hour 09mins 45.795secs – 52 laps
2. Gary Paffett (THOMAS SABO Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) +1.019s
3. Augusto Farfus (BMW Team RBM Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM) +7.069s
4. Jamie Green (Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) +7.676s
5. Mattias Ekström (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Red Bull Audi A5 DTM) +21.362s
6. Timo Scheider (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline AUTO TEST Audi A5 DTM) +22.607s
7. Martin Tomczyk (BMW Team RMG BMW M Performance Zubehör M3 DTM) +25.446s
8. Edoardo Mortara (Audi Sport Team Rosberg Playboy Audi A5 DTM) +32.202s
9. Filipe Albuquerque (Audi Sport Team Rosberg TV Movie Audi A5 DTM) +32.658s
10. Ralf Schumacher (Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) +35.513s
11. Christian Vietoris (Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Coupé) +45.699s
12. David Coulthard (DHL Paket Mercedes AMG) +46.355s
13. Mike Rockenfeller (Audi Sport Team Phoenix Schaeffler Audi A5 DTM) +47.667s
14. Joey Hand (BMW Team RMG SAMSUNG BMW M3 DTM) +48.034s
15. Miguel Molina (Audi Sport Team Phoenix Red Bull Audi A5 DTM) +48.836s
16. Roberto Merhi (Junge Sterne Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) +56.454s
17. Andy Priaulx (BMW Team RBM Crowne Plaza Hotels BMW M3 DTM) +58.984s
18. Adrien Tambay (Audi Sport Team Abt Audi ultra A5 DTM) +1m 04.646s
19. Dirk Werner (BMW Team Schnitzer E-POSTBRIEF BMW M3 DTM) +1m 05.201s
20. Rahel Frey (Audi Sport Team Abt E-POSTBRIEF Audi A5 DTM) +1m 08.570s
21. Susie Wolff (TV SPIELFILM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) +1 lap
22. Robert Wickens (Stern Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) +5 laps
Fastest lap
Jamie Green Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1m 19.025s – Lap 29
