DTM: Rene Rast and Mirko Bortolotti with big points in title fight
Chasers put Commander-in-Chief Sheldon van der Linde under pressure: Rene Rast (Abt Audi) and Mirco Bortolotti (Gracer Lamborghini) cut the gap to the South African by finishing second and third in the 13th season DTM race at Spielberg.
On the other hand, Nick Cassidy (AF-Corse-Ferrari) celebrated his second win in a row at Red Bull. New Zealand’s streak of success comes too late for the title race.
“It was important that we take the points, they are doing well. It’s a good day for us. If it rains tomorrow, we might be able to take a step forward,” Rast noted that BMW failed in the wet works. we will.
A day to forget for ur
After completing the podium, Rust finished second in the overall standings with 117 points, followed by Bortolotti with 110 points. Lucas Auer, nephew of DTM chief Gerhard Berger, lived Saturday to forget. Only eighth in qualifying, he took a 10-second penalty in the race because he was too fast on the pit lane.
He ended up fourth, but only finished ninth because of the penalty kick. Having traveled to the Red Bull Circuit in third overall, the Austrian is now fourth with 100 points.
Nick Cassidy wins his thirteenth race of the season in Spielberg.
The race offered a manageable thrill up front. Cassidy used his advantageous position at the beginning of the flight and then extended his lead to approximately two seconds. Behind Rast was Rast ahead of Bortolotti, who put pressure on Rast but was unable to get past him.
After failing to qualify, Van der Linde was stuck in 12th and chose to stop early. Up front, the trio waited a long time before making a mandatory stop. Rast instigated on lap 26, followed by Cassidy and Bortolotti one lap later. The Italians had problems that kept Rust in the lead. The early stop didn’t work out for Van der Linde either.
Controversial penalties for seizure
This was followed by the third in the closing stages: when Preining again passed Muller hard but in his first turn, Preining received a ten-second penalty, meaning he was only tenth. Muller finished fourth, ahead of Kelvin van der Linde (Abt Audi) and Mercedes drivers Maro Engel, Maximilian Goetz, Luca Stolz and Auer.
DTM Spielberg
The first race
2. Rene Rast (Minden) – Audi R8 GT3 + 2.573 seconds.
3. Mirco Bortolotti (Italy) – Lamborghini Huracan GT3 + 5.917
4. Nico Müller (Switzerland) – Audi R8 GT3 +8.700
5. Kelvin van der Linde (South Africa) – Audi R8 GT3 +11.946
6. Maru Engel (Munich) – Mercedes-AMG GT3 +12.831
7. Maximilian Goetz (Offenheim) – Mercedes-AMG GT3 +15.626
8. Luca Stolz (Brachbach) Mercedes-AMG GT3 +16.107
9. Lucas Auer (Austria) – Mercedes-AMG GT3 +16.465
10. Thomas Brenning (Austria) – Porsche 911 GT3 R +17.167
Driver Rating
Standing after 13 races out of 16
2. Rene Rast (Minden) – Audi 117
3. Mirco Bortolotti (Italy) – Lamborghini 110
4. Lucas Auer (Austria) Mercedes 100
5. Nico Müller (Switzerland) – Audi 91
6- Dennis Olsen (Norway) – Porsche 87
7. Luka Stoltz (Brachbach) Mercedes-Benz 87
8. Kelvin van der Linde (South Africa) – Audi 86
9. Thomas Brenning (Austria) – Porsche 82
10. Maximilian Goetz (Offenheim) – Mercedes 76
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