DTM: BMW one-two-three win at Spielberg
An outstanding performance by BMW at the third DTM round of the season at Spielberg/Austria: The Munich-based brand celebrated a commanding one-two-three win in front of a crowd of 44,000 spectators (throughout the weekend). With an advantage of 1.550 seconds the reigning champion, Bruno Spengler, marked his first victory of the season in front of his brand colleagues Marco Wittmann and ex-Formula 1 driver Timo Glock. These are the first podium positions for the two DTM rookies.
The Audi drivers Mike Rockenfeller and Mattias Ekström finished in fourth and fifth place at the Red Bull Ring. The best driver of a Mercedes-Benz was Christian Vietoris in seventh place behind Augusto Farfus (BMW).
All of the three premium manufacturers involved in the DTM, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, rely on clutch high-tech from ZF Friedrichshafen AG.
Results,Spielberg (A), round 3, DTM, May 31-June 02, 2013:
1. Bruno Spengler, BMW, 1h 08m 35.249s, ZF
2. Marco Wittmann, BMW, + 1.550s, ZF
3. Timo Glock, BMW, + 6.504s, ZF
4. Mike Rockenfeller, Audi, + 9.183s, ZF
5. Mattias Ekström, Audi, + 10.260s, ZF
6. Augusto Farfus, BMW, + 14.299s, ZF
7. Christian Vietoris, Mercedes-Benz, + 14.884s, ZF
8. Dirk Werner, BMW, + 15.548s, ZF
9. Gary Paffett, Mercedes-Benz, + 16.207s, ZF
10. Pascal Wehrlein, Mercedes-Benz, + 17.462s, ZF
Drivers’ standings:
1. B. Spengler, 53 points; 2. M. Rockenfeller, 41; 3. A. Farfus, 33; 4. M. Wittmann, 32; 5. C. Vietoris, 25; 6. G. Paffett and D. Werner, 22 each; 8. M. Ekström and J. Hand, 16 each; 10. R. Wickens and T. Glock, 15 each.
Manufacturers’ standings:
1. BMW, 171 points; 2. Audi, 67; 3. Mercedes-Benz, 65.
WRC: Jari-Matti Latvala triumphs in Greece
The Volkswagen factory drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila celebrated their first victory of the season at the Acropolis Rally. For the Volkswagen Polo R WRC, which is equipped with a double-disk clutch and dampers by ZF, this marked an amazing fourth triumph in six rallies. On the rough gravel roads in Greece, nine fastest times went to the factory team of Volkswagen. Juniors Andreas Mikkelsen and Mikko Markkula finished the rally in a strong fourth place. WRC leader of the standings Sébastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia had to retire on the first stage due to a fuel pressure problem but were able to resume the rally on the second day under Rally2 rules. With a tenth-place finish the Frenchman in the Polo R WRC defended his lead in the drivers’ world championship standings.
Results, Acropolis Rally (GR), round 6, WRC, May 31–June 02, 2013:
1. Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila, Volkswagen, 3h 31m 01.2s, ZF
2. Dani Sordo/Carlos del Barrio, Citroën, + 1m 50.0s
3. Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul, Ford, + 2m 14.1s
4. Andreas Mikkelsen/Mikko Markkula, Volkswagen, + 3m 55.1s, ZF
5. Nasser Al-Attiyah/Giovanni Bernacchini, Ford, + 4m 12.6s
6. Mads Østberg/Jonas Andersson, Ford, + 5m 48.7s
7. Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen, Citroën, + 8m 00.7s
8. Martin Prokop/Michal Ernst, Ford, + 8m 01.2s
9. Evgeny Novikov/Ilka Minor, Ford, + 8m 11.8s
10. Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia, Volkswagen, + 10m 10.3s, ZF
Drivers’ world championship standings:
1. S. Ogier, 126 points; 2. J. Latvala, 74; 3. S. Loeb, 68; 4. M. Hirvonen, 63; 5. T. Neuville, 50; 6. D. Sordo, 47; 7. M. Østberg, 46; 8. E. Novikov, 31; 9. N. Al-Attiyah, 30; 10. M. Prokop, 25
Constructors’ world championship standings:
1. Volkswagen Motorsport, 180 Punkte; 2. Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT, 164; 3. Qatar M-Sport WRT, 83; 4. Qatar WRT, 71; 5. Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT, 29; 6. Jipocar Czech National Team, 27; 7. Volkswagen Motorsport 2, 26; 8. Lotos WRC, 12.
Other results:
Results,Spielberg (A), round 3, Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, May 31-June 02, 2013:
Race 1
1. Kévin Estre, Porsche, 21m 58.850s, ZF
2. Norbert Siedler, Porsche, + 0.168s, ZF
3. Sean Edwards, Porsche, + 3.998s, ZF
4. Jaap van Lagen, Porsche, + 4.863 s, ZF
5. Christian Engelhart, Porsche, + 5.840s, ZF
6. Marko Klein, Porsche, + 15.612s, ZF
7. Elia Erhart, Porsche, + 20.737s, ZF
8. Luca Stolz, Porsche, + 21.644s, ZF
9. Alex Riberas, Porsche, + 33.244s, ZF
10. Jeffrey Schmidt, Porsche, + 36.247s, ZF
Race 2
1. Kévin Estre, Porsche, 31m 39.568s, ZF
2. Christian Engelhart, Porsche, + 6.438s, ZF
3. Norbert Siedler, Porsche, + 8.006s, ZF
4. Felipe Fernandez Laser, Porsche, + 14.932s, ZF
5. Jaap van Lagen, Porsche, + 15.134s, ZF
6. Philipp Eng, Porsche, +16.188s, ZF
7. Connor de Phillippi, Porsche, + 25.207s, ZF
8. Marko Klein, Porsche, + 27.152s, ZF
9. Fabien Thuner, Porsche, + 29.885s, ZF
10. Elia Erhart, Porsche, + 38.070s, ZF
Drivers’ standings:
1. K. Estre, 94 points; 2. C. Engelhart, 71; 3. J. van Lagen, 70; 4. N. Siedler, 68; 5. S. Edwards, 65; 6. P. Eng, 48; 7. N. Thiim, 44; 8. F. Fernandez Laser, 33; 9. C. de Phillippi, 30; 10. A. Riberas, 21.
Results, Spielberg (A), round 2, Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup, May 31-June 02, 2013:
Race 1
1. Kelvin van der Linde, Porsche, 18m 31.980s, ZF
2. Michele Gatting, Porsche, + 4.613s, ZF
3. Jordan Lee Pepper, Volkswagen, + 4.952s, ZF
4. Kasper H. Jensen, Volkswagen, + 5.498s, ZF
5. Ross Wylie, Volkswagen, + 6.099s, ZF
6. Manuel Fahnauer, Volkswagen, + 6.461s, ZF
7. Nicolai Moller Madsen, Volkswagen, + 7.116s, ZF
8. Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky, Volkswagen, + 9.411s, ZF
9. Lukas Schreier, Volkswagen, + 9.904s, ZF
10. Matthias Bäurle, Volkswagen, + 11.160s, ZF
Race 2
1. Kelvin van der Linde, Porsche, 21m 25.200s, ZF
2. Michele Gatting, Porsche, + 10.245s, ZF
3. Kasper H. Jensen, Volkswagen, + 10.504s, ZF
4. Manuel Fahnauer, Volkswagen, + 10.685s, ZF
5. Jordan Lee Pepper, Volkswagen, + 12.516s, ZF
6. Nicolai Moller Madsen, Volkswagen, + 13.022s, ZF
7. Matthias Bäurle, Volkswagen, + 14.897s, ZF
8. Lukas Schreier, Volkswagen, + 16.797s, ZF
9. Victor Bouveng, Volkswagen, + 20.353s, ZF
10. Luca Rettenbacher, Volkswagen, + 20.949s, ZF
Drivers’ standings:
1. K. van der Linde, 80 points; 2. M. Gatting, 72; 3. K. Jensen, 67; 4. J. Lee Pepper, 51; 5. N. Moller Madsen, 45; 6. L. Schreier, 42; 7. R. Wylie, 37; 8. M. Fahnauer and M. Bäurle, 36 each; 10. V. Bouveng, 32.