DTM: Farfus wins, Rockenfeller on course for title
A preliminary decision in the battle for the 2013 DTM title was produced at Oschersleben: Only Mike Rockenfeller (Audi) and Augusto Farfus (BMW) have still got chances of clinching it. In front of 70,500 spectators (throughout the weekend), Farfus with an advantage of 6.298 seconds won round eight of the season in front of Rockenfeller. Christian Vietoris and Robert Wickens (both Mercedes-Benz) and the current Champion Bruno Spengler (BMW) are out of the title race now. Wickens and Spengler collided on track and finished in the last (Wickens) and penultimate place (Spengler). Vietoris, in position 18, missed a points-finish as well.
Alongside the winner Farfus and the runner-up Rockenfeller the podium included pole setter Jamie Green (Audi). For the brand based in Ingolstadt, this was a remarkable DTM race anyway with as many as eight drivers scoring points with the four rings – an unprecedented event. Besides Farfus only Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz) managed to clinch points, in sixth place. The DTM will continue in two weeks from now at Zandvoort, the Netherlands, and the DTM season’s finale will be held at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg at the end of October. Rockenfeller is tackling the last two races with an advantage of 33 points. All of the premium manufacturers committed in the DTM, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, rely on clutch high-tech from ZF Friedrichshafen AG.
Results, Oschersleben (D), round 8, DTM, Sep 13-Sep 15, 2013:
1. Augusto Farfus, BMW, 1h 11m 40.894s, ZF
2. Mike Rockenfeller, Audi, + 6.298s, ZF
3. Jamie Green, Audi, + 6.912s, ZF
4. Filipe Albuquerque, Audi, + 10.837s, ZF
5. Timo Scheider, Audi, + 13.325s, ZF
6. Gary Paffett, Mercedes-Benz, + 14.707s, ZF
7 Mattias Ekström, Audi, + 21.980s, ZF
8. Miguel Molina, Audi, + 22.692s, ZF
9. Adrien Tambay, Audi, + 23.109s, ZF
10. Edoardo Mortara, Audi, + 23.977s, ZF
Drivers’ standings:
1. M. Rockenfeller, 124 points; 2. A. Farfus, 91; 3. C. Vietoris, 71; 4. R. Wickens, 70; 5. B. Spengler, 67; 6. G. Paffett, 65; 7. M. Ekström, 44; 8. M. Wittmann, 39; 9. J. Green, 35; 10. D. Werner and J. Hand, 26 each.
Manufacturers’ standings:
1. BMW, 276 points; 2. Audi, 267; 3. Mercedes-Benz, 237.
WRC: Ogier triumphs in Australia as well
At the Rally Australia, the Volkswagen factory drivers Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia came closer to winning the World Rally Championship title. In their Volkswagen Polo R WRC, which is equipped with a two-plate clutch and dampers by ZF, they won 19 of the 22 special stages and, on claiming their sixth victory of the season, scored the maximum number of points. Prior to the last three rallies, they enlarged their lead of the standings in the World Rally Championship to 83 points.
The Finns Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila in the second Polo R WRC, on taking fourth place, contributed important points for Volkswagen in the manufacturers’ classification as well. In the Manufacturers’ World Championship, Volkswagen leads with a 48-point advantage.
Results, Rally Australia (AUS), round 10, WRC, Sep 12–Sep 15, 2013:
1. Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia, Volkswagen, 3h 19m 55.0 s, ZF
2. Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul, Ford, + 1m 32.1s
3. Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen, Citroën, + 2m 02.1s
4. Jari-Matti Latvala/Miika Anttila, Volkswagen, + 2m 57.4s, ZF
5. Mads Østberg/Jonas Andersson, Ford, + 3m 17.2s
6. Andreas Mikkelsen/Paul Nagle, Volkswagen, + 3m 37.6s, ZF
7. Evgeny Novikov/Ilka Minor, Ford, + 7m 31.2s
8. Nathan Quinn/Glen Macneall, Mini, +13m 10.2s
9. Khalid Al-Qassimi/Scott Martin, Citroën, +15m 17.6s
10. Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari/Kilian Duffy, Ford, +17m 27.7s
Drivers’ World Championship:
1. S. Ogier 212 points; 2. T. Neuville, 129; 3. J. Latvala, 110; 4. M. Hirvonen, 103; 5. D. Sordo, 96; 6. M. Østberg, 77; 7. S. Loeb, 68; 8. M. Prokop, 49; 9. E. Novikov, 47; 10. Mikkelsen, 34.
Constructors’ World Championship:
1. Volkswagen Motorsport, 299 points; 2. Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT, 251; 3. Qatar WRT, 145; 4. Qatar M-Sport WRT, 142; 5. Jipocar Czech National Team, 51; 6. Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT, 41; 7. Volkswagen Motorsport II, 34; 8. Lotos WRC Team, 20.
Other results:
Results Oschersleben (D), round 7, Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, Sep 13–Sep 15, 2013:
Race 1
1. Kévin Estre, Porsche, 26m 24.841s, ZF
2. Nicki Thiim, Porsche, + 5.763s, ZF
3. Jaap van Lagen, Porsche, + 7.168s, ZF
4. Philipp Eng, Porsche, + 8.578s, ZF
5. Christian Engelhart, Porsche, + 8.989s, ZF
6. Norbert Siedler, Porsche, + 9.516s, ZF
7. Bas Schothorst, Porsche, + 9.895s, ZF
8. Sean Edwards, Porsche, + 11.035s, ZF
9. Pieter Schothorst, Porsche, + 11.742s, ZF
10. Jeffrey Schmidt, Porsche, + 12.146s, ZF
Race 2
1. Kévin Estre, Porsche, 35m 32.524s, ZF
2. Nicki Thiim, Porsche, + 0.777s, ZF
3. Philipp Eng, Porsche, + 10.730s, ZF
4. Christian Engelhart, Porsche, + 11.045s, ZF
5. Robert Lukas, Porsche, + 11.317s, ZF
6. Norbert Siedler, Porsche, + 11.539s, ZF
7. Christopher Zoechling, Porsche, + 12.573s, ZF
8. Jeffrey Schmidt, Porsche, + 13.084s, ZF
9. Alex Riberas, Porsche, + 13.477s, ZF
10. Sean Johnston, Porsche, + 14.534s, ZF
Drivers’ standings:
1. K. Estre, 201 points; 2. N. Thiim, 184; 3. C. Engelhart, 165; 4. N. Siedler, 148; 5. S. Edwards, 146; 6. J. van Lagen, 115; 7. P. Eng, 109; 8. R. Lukas, 104; 9. C. de Phillippi, 86; 10. J. Schmidt, 81.
Results, Oschersleben (D), round 5, Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup, Sep 13–Sep 15, 2013:
Race 1
1. Kasper H. Jensen, Volkswagen, 23m 53.298s, ZF
2. Kelvin van der Linde, Volkswagen, 1.808s, ZF
3. Dennis Trebing, Volkswagen, + 4.334s, ZF
4. Nicolaj Møller Madsen, Volkswagen, + 8.452s, ZF
5. Jordan Lee Pepper, Volkswagen, + 9.381s, ZF
6. Yann Ehrlacher, Volkswagen, + 12.920s, ZF
7. Kenneth Kröpfl, Volkswagen, + 17.113s, ZF
8. Ross Wylie, Volkswagen, + 17.790s, ZF
9. Lukas Schreier, Volkswagen, + 19.396s, ZF
10. Michele Gatting, Volkswagen, + 9.679s, ZF
Race 2
1. Dennis Trebing, Volkswagen, 26m 00.773s, ZF
2. Ross Wylie, Volkswagen, + 2.229s, ZF
3. Kasper H. Jensen, Volkswagen, + 3.560s, ZF
4. Nicolaj Møller Madsen, Volkswagen, + 4.105s, ZF
5. Jordan Lee Pepper, Volkswagen, + 4.950s, ZF
6. Luca Rettenbacher, Volkswagen, + 5.253s, ZF
7. Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky, Volkswagen, + 10.746s, ZF
8. Victor Bouveng, Volkswagen, + 14.699s, ZF
9. Matthias Bäurle, Volkswagen, + 15.567s, ZF
10. Patrick Eisemann, Volkswagen, + 16.423s, ZF
Drivers’ standings:
1. K. van der Linde, 290 points; 2. K. H. Jensen, 247; 3. J. Lee Pepper, 232; 4. D. Trebing, 203; 5. M. Gatting, 182; 6. M. Åhlin-Kottulinsky, 181; 7. N. Møller Madsen, 178; 8. R. Wylie, 175; 9. M. Fahnauer, 172; 10. V. Bouveng, 130.