Ayhancan Guven took a second victory on the Sachsenring DTM spherical on Sunday, as Manthey Porsche team-mate Thomas Preining and polesitter Jack Aitken collided forward of him.
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Guven took second from Preining firstly as a number of touches occurred within the midfield, with Tom Kalender an early retiree.
Surprisingly, chief Aitken was the primary to pit for brand new tyres, with Guven following one lap later however struggling an 8.3s cease, which dropped him again behind Preining.
In the meantime, as Abt Lamborghini driver Nicki Thiim retired with a puncture and team-mate Mirko Bortolotti was despatched into the gravel lure by a technical fault, title contender Jordan Pepper collided with Ben Inexperienced and was out of the competition.
“I used to be racing towards a driver who isn’t combating for the championship and who, after all, dangers all the things as a result of he needs the rostrum,” Pepper advised ran.de, ruing a “suicidal transfer” by his opponent.
Jordan Pepper, Grasser Racing Workforce
Photograph by: Alexander Trienitz
“Sure, I most likely ought to have simply let it go. If I had turned in, I might have spun. After which I actually thought he would present some respect into Flip 1, however clearly not, so I’m a bit dissatisfied.”
Pepper’s disappointment might have been eased a couple of minutes later when title rivals Preining and Aitken collided as they fought for the lead. The Porsche driver hit the Ferrari beneath braking for Flip 1 and spun him round. Aitken was left stranded within the gravel, which contributed to bringing out the protection automobile. Preining stored the lead however was handed three penalty laps by race management.
Guven subsequently inherited the lead from his team-mate, similar to on Saturday, adopted by Ferrari driver Inexperienced, whom stewards determined to not penalise over his collision with Pepper.
Nonetheless, Inexperienced’s second pitstop was lower than excellent and he dropped to fourth behind McLaren’s Ben Doerr and Jules Gounon (Winward Mercedes), who accomplished the rostrum.
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Schubert BMW’s Marco Wittmann and Rene Rast got here fifth and sixth, forward of Maro Engel and Morris Schuring. Lucas Auer completed simply ninth, however his championship rivals’ drama meant he regained the lead within the standings forward of his residence race in Austria.
Auer now has a two-point benefit over Aitken, with Guven and Pepper simply 5 factors off the championship chief.
The DTM will reconvene on the Purple Bull Ring on September 12-14, earlier than the standard finale at Hockenheim on 3-5 October.
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