26.8.2019. With TFSI-Power-in-a-hurry-to-the-DTM-title: Audi has car at the lausitzring in advance of the manufacturers ‘ championship in the popular touring car series will be secured and is, therefore, the first Champion of the new Turbo Era. Four races before the end of the season, the brand with the Four rings is uncatchable in first place.
After the one-two-Three on Saturday, the Audi managed to do in 500. The DTM-race on Sunday, even a five-fold triumph. At the same time, all eight Audi RS 5 DTM cars finished in the top Nine. The brand with the Four rings will, for the second Time this season, clinched the championship of the maximum possible score in the Manufacturer. In addition, Audi is the first manufacturer in the new Turbo Era is able to decide both races of a weekend for themselves.
“Audi has won the DTM three of the last four manufacturers’ titles,” said Audi Motorsport boss Dieter Gass. “This is a strong performance and shows what a high level our whole team has been working for years. To do this, our drivers, our Teams, our partners and every Individual who is involved in the DTM project. If you get the manufacturer title so early and with such a big lead, it means that we have shown to have a mega season. I think that we may say, four races before the end of the season, our Audi RS 5 DTM this year, the car that was hit, and we have also built an extremely strong and efficient engine. This motor concept is also found in many Audi production models in the world, makes winning the title all the more valuable. The manufacturer title, therefore, belongs to all the staff at Audi who work every day with a lot of passion for our brand.“
More open the fight for the title in the drivers ‘ championship and the Teams. After his failure on Saturday, the championship leader, René Rast celebrated the Audi Sport Team Rosberg on Sunday from grid position four from his sovereign victory. “The 500. Race of the DTM-winning history is something very Special,“ said Rast. “A big thanks goes to the guys at the Box, which worked until the early hours of the morning, and to me a perfect car to have. It’s so great that Audi has won with a strong result at an early stage, the manufacturers championship – this year we have the strongest package.“
With his fifth victory of the Season, Rast extended his lead on second-placed Nico Müller in the Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline to 20 points. The Swiss what dropped back in Qualifying, faster than the rest, at the Start, however, on the tenth place. “We already had yesterday a small Problem with the clutch,” said Müller. “I’m glad to be with an aggressive strategy and an early stop on the front and a blue eye got away.”
As on the previous day took Mike Rockenfeller from Audi Sport Team Phoenix in third place. Thus, the factory teams were on Sunday, drivers from all three Audi on the Podium. “If you start from Position ten, you can be with place, the only happiness,” said “Rocky”.
Jamie Green missed the Podium as Fourth only barely. The British had secured in Qualifying, his first Pole Position in nearly two years. Robin Frijns was after a battle race, the Fifth emphasized. Loïc Duval fought after a long pit stop seed-eight place, and thus in the points ranks to the front.
A strong performance once again showed the customer team WRT, Audi Sport Team Jonathan but your started for the third Time this year, from the first row and collected as Seventh in the race the same points as his team-mate Pietro Fittipaldi on the ninth.
In the team standings, Audi Sport Team claimed Sportsline Abt its slim lead ahead of the Audi Sport Team Rosberg. The Audi Sport Team Phoenix is missing in front of the home race on the Nürburgring on 14./15. September is only seven points for the third place of the table.
DTM Lausitzring 2019
Audi Sport RS 5 DTM #33 (Audi Sport Team Rosberg), René Rast
Photo: Audi Communications Motorsport / Michael Kunkel
