Crew Schubert driver Rene Rast took a commanding lights-to-flag victory within the second DTM race of the Zandvoort spherical.
The polesitter was challenged by his team-mate Marco Wittmann within the ultimate levels of the race however held on to safe the win, with the BMW drivers constantly sooner than their rivals.
“We made up for yesterday’s blunder and I’m tremendous pleased,” Rast instructed ran jubilantly. “It wasn’t straightforward, not even for me – mentally and bodily, it was a tricky race contained in the automotive.”
“I used to be clearly sooner in direction of the top, I might assault, but it surely simply wasn’t sufficient,” Wittmann grinned, having taken second place from Jack Aitken in the beginning.
“Everyone knows that amongst drivers from the identical model, it’s possible you’ll not all the time go for that ultimate one p.c. I imagine at this time the staff outcome was actually necessary, and with that, we will actually be very happy.”
Marco Wittmann, Schubert Motorsport BMW M4 GT3
Photograph by: Alexander Trienitz
In contrast to Saturday, the climate remained dry, and there have been only a few incidents of notice within the race. Grasser Lamborghini driver Jordan Pepper suffered a puncture in a first-lap scramble and ultimately retired.
Thomas Preining and Aitken battled for the ultimate spot on the rostrum, with the Porsche driver prevailing. Maro Engel completed fifth, main Luca Engstler, Lucas Auer, Jules Gounon, Mirko Bortolotti and Arjun Maini.
Landgraf Mercedes racer Auer has maintained his lead within the drivers’ championship, with Rast as much as second with a 16-point deficit. Saturday race winner Ayhancan Guven now shares third place with Jules Gounon.
The following DTM spherical will happen on 4-6 July on the solely avenue circuit on the calendar – the Norisring, in Nuremberg.
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