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Flag of Germany 2015 Hockenheim Finale Race 1
Hockenheimring 2002
The Hockenheimring was unchanged for the 2015 Finale.
Race Information
Date 17 October 2015
No. 196
Event Flag of Germany DTM Season Finale 2015
Location Flag of Germany Hockenheimring
Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Format 40 min + 1 Lap
Lap length 4.574 km (2.842 mi)
Distance 26 laps / 118.924 km (73.896 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin
Team Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG
Time 1:32.637
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Germany Timo Scheider
Team Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Time 1:34.364 on lap 8
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin
Winner Team Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Time 42:27.725
Race Guide
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The 2015 Hockenheim Finale Race 1, otherwise known as the DTM Season Finale 2015 Race 1, was the seventeenth and penultimate race of the 2015 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 17 October 2015.[1] The race would see Pascal Wehrlein secure the Championship title with a race to spare, as Timo Scheider secured his final DTM victory.[2]

Wehrlein had arrived in Hockenheim with a 37 point lead in the Championship hunt, and would win the title if he finished on the podium in the first Hockenheim race.[3] Furthermore, only three other drivers were in a position to challenge the German youth, with Edoardo Mortara, Mattias Ekström and Bruno Spengler the only pretenders.[3]

Into qualifying and it was Maxime Martin who swept to pole position, just ahead of Scheider, while Paul di Resta was the best Mercedes pilot in fourth.[4] Ekström, meanwhile, would be the best placed of the title pretenders in seventh, with Mortara in ninth, Wehrlein in thirteenth, and Spengler down in eighteenth.[4]

The start of the race saw Martin sprint clear unopposed, with Scheider fending off the attentions of a fast starting di Resta.[2] Behind, Mortara made a barnstorming start to leap ahead of Ekström, while Wehrlein lost ground getting caught behind a spinning Adrien Tambay, who had been tapped by Spengler.[2]

An eventful opening lap would then see Wehrlein rally back, moving into striking position behind Ekström, before the Swede was tagged by Martin Tomczyk which allowed the #94 Mercedes to slip through.[2] Mortara, meanwhile, would get caught in a fight with fellow Audi pilot, that left the Italian hobbled with a puncture and forced him to stop.[2]

With that Wehrlein was in the strongest position Championship-wise, with Robert Wickens slipping in behind him to act as a rear-gunner.[2] Furthermore, with Ekström, Mortara and Spengler all running behind him the #94 Mercedes was in a comfortable position, and could avoid getting into fights with those around him.[2]

Wickens' value was proved immediately, as the Canadian racer was engaged by an increasingly desperate Ekström as the early laps ticked away.[2] Indeed, having had to lift off the throttle to avoid a sliding Wehrlein ahead, Wickens was attacked by Ekström through turn one, only to tap the #5 Audi into a spin a turn two and end Ekström's title ambitions.[2]

Moments later and the Safety Car was called out, for a collision between Marco Wittmann, Gary Paffett and Molina had left the #2 Mercedes with heavy damage and debris littered across the Mercedes Arena.[2] That would stay out for a few minutes before the race resumed, as Wickens and Spengler were sent into the pits to serve penalties.[2] The restart itself was fairly clean, although Martin was unable to escape from Scheider before DRS came back on-line, which the veteran racer used perfectly to claim the lead from the #36 BMW.[2]

The rest of the race was about the progress of Ekström and Mortara, who would battle their way up from the back of the field to wards the points.[2] Ultimately, the Swede would fare far better than the Italian and carve his way into the top ten, while Mortara had to retire with damage after smacking Timo Glock.[2]

With that the race, and the Championship, was over, with Scheider sweeping across the line to claim victory, while Jamie Green made a late move on Martin to claim second.[2] di Resta was next up ahead of Mike Rockenfeller, Wittmann and Tom Blomqvist, while eighth for Wehrlein was enough for him to claim the title.[2] Ekström finished ninth behind the #94 Mercedes, while Maximilian Götz completed the top ten.[2]

Background[]

All three Championships were undecided as the Championship returned to Hockenheim, with each title possibly going to each manufacturer. But, the ultimate prize looked to be going in the way of Pascal Wehrlein, who led by 37 points, and could only be stopped by three drivers. Edoardo Mortara sat in second as the closest to the young German, heading Mattias Ekström by a single point, with Bruno Spengler in fourth. However, with 50 points to play for, Wehrlein had a huge advantage, only needing to get on the podium with either Mortara or Ekström winning both races.

The Teams' Championship was led by gooix/OT Mercedes-AMG, who held a 40 point advantage into the final round. They could still lose out to Audi Team Abt Sportsline, who sat in second, with BMW Team RMG and BMW Team MTEK also in close attendance. BMW had made a late charge to take control of the Brands' Championship, but could still miss out to to both Audi and Mercedes

Away from the title battle and there was a late change for Mercedes, as Daniel Juncadella fell ill in the build up to the weekend.[5] He was to be replaced by nineteen year old Frenchman Esteban Ocon, who would make his debut in the DTM using #34 as his race number.[5] However, Juncadella managed to recover over night on Friday, meaning that Ocon would ultimately have to wait for his race debut.[5]

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2015 Hockenheim Finale Race 1 is displayed below:

2015 Hockenheim Finale Race 1 Entry List
No. Name Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Weight
1 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8 1,117.5 kg
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of France Euronics/BWT Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,127.5 kg
3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM 15 Audi 4.0l V8 1,127.5 kg
6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,122.5 kg
7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8 1,115 kg
8 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany gooix/Original-Teile Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,122.5 kg
10 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM 15 Audi 4.0l V8 1,115 kg
12 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,130 kg
13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8 1,117.5 kg
16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8 1,115 kg
17 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM 15 Audi 4.0l V8 1,115 kg
18 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8 1,117.5 kg
22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of France Euronics/BWT Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
27 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Audi RS5 DTM 15 Audi 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8 1,115 kg
34 Flag of France Esteban Ocon Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Audi RS5 DTM 15 Audi 4.0l V8 1,127.5 kg
51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM 15 Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM 15 Audi 4.0l V8 1,125 kg
77 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M4 DTM P66 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
84 Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,117.5 kg
94 Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany gooix/Original-Teile Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,130 kg
99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM 15 Audi 4.0l V8 1,127.5 kg
Source:[6][7]

Practice[]

Qualifying[]

Qualifying would be staged late in the morning ahead of the race, with all twenty-four drivers taking to the circuit for a twenty minute session.[4] Each driver would then be allowed to complete as many laps as they liked, with the final order based on each driver's time.[4]

Report[]

Cold temperatures on Saturday morning meant that the cars were nervous on the circuit, and excitment at its peak for the 20 minute session.[4] Despite being a single session, however, the qualifying for race one ultimately occurred in two phases, with Maxime Martin snatching pole when the track was quiet between the two phases.[4] Timo Scheider and Miguel Molina completed the top three, ahead of the first Mercedes of Paul di Resta in fourth, although the attention was really focused on the title battle.[4]

The first of the contenders was Mattias Ekström, who only managed to take seventh, and needed a podium to keep his title hopes alive.[4] Edoardo Mortara was two places down in ninth, and would also require a podium to keep his challenge active, although with four other Audi drivers in front of them, their situation could easily be manipulated by the Ingolstadt outfit.[4] Pascal Wehrlein, on the other hand, would start down in thirteenth, and with only three Mercedes in front of him, would perhaps struggle to climb into the points.[4]

At the back of the field one could find Daniel Juncadella, who recovered from a suspected bout of food poisoning to get back into his car for the session.[4] He could ultimately only manage 23rd, ahead of a struggling Christian Vietoris, although with just nine tenths of a second covering the field, even minor mistakes cost places.[4] BMW, meanwhile, had the majority of their cars in the bottom half of the field, with Audi and Mercedes seeming to be on a level playing field.[4]

Post Qualifying[]

The final qualifying result for the 2015 Hockenheim Finale Race 1 are outlined below:

2015 Hockenheim Finale Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Ave. Speed Grid
1st 36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 1:32.637 177.751 km/h 1
2nd 10 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 1:32.711 +0.074s 177.609 km/h 2
3rd 17 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 1:32.726 +0.089s 177.581 km/h 3
4th 3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Silberpfeil Mercedes-AMG 1:32.766 +0.129s 177.504 km/h 4
5th 53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 1:32.790 +0.153s 177.458 km/h 5
6th 99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 1:32.793 +0.156s 177.453 km/h 6
7th 5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 1:32.795 +0.158s 177.449 km/h 7
8th 31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 1:32.808 +0.171s 177.424 km/h 8
9th 48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 1:32.820 +0.183s 177.401 km/h 9
10th 22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of France ART Grand Prix Mercedes 1:32.828 +0.191s 177.386 km/h 10
11th 13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 1:32.847 +0.210s 177.349 km/h 11
12th 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of France ART Grand Prix Mercedes 1:32.889 +0.252s 177.269 km/h 12
13th 94 Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany gooix/OT Mercedes-AMG 1:32.892 +0.255s 177.263 km/h 13
14th 18 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 1:32.905 +0.268s 177.239 km/h 14
15th 27 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 1:32.989 +0.352s 177.079 km/h 15
16th 1 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 1:33.041 +0.404s 176.980 km/h 16
17th 84 Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes-AMG 1:33.072 +0.435s 176.921 km/h 17
18th 7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 1:33.089 +0.452s 176.888 km/h 18
19th 6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Silberpfeil Mercedes-AMG 1:33.165 +0.528s 176.744 km/h 19
20th 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 1:33.283 +0.646s 176.520 km/h 20
21st 16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 1:33.382 +0.745s 176.333 km/h 21
22nd 77 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 1:33.407 +0.770s 176.286 km/h 22
23rd 12 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes-AMG 1:33.511 +0.874s 176.090 km/h 23
24th 8 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany gooix/OT Mercedes-AMG 1:33.531 +0.894s 176.052 km/h 24
Source:[6]
  • Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid[]

The starting grid for the 2015 Hockenheim Finale Race 1 Race One is displayed below:

JUN 15 Livery GLO 15 Livery WIC 15 Livery GOE 15 Livery TAM 15 Livery WEH 15 Livery DAC 15 Livery MOR 15 Livery EKS 15 Livery GRE 15 Livery MOL 15 Livery MAR 15 Livery
Row12 12 Daniel Juncadella 1:33.511 Row11 16 Timo Glock 1:33.382 Row10 6 Robert Wickens 1:33.165 Row09 84 Maximilian Götz 1:33.072 Row08 27 Adrien Tambay 1:32.989 Row07 94 Pascal Wehrlein 1:32.892 Row06 13 António Félix da Costa 1:32.847 Row05 48 Edoardo Mortara 1:32.820 Row04 5 Mattias Ekström 1:32.795 Row03 53 Jamie Green 1:32.790 Row02 17 Miguel Molina 1:32.726 Row01 36 Maxime Martin 1:32.637
8 Christian Vietoris 1:33.531 77 Martin Tomczyk 1:33.407 51 Nico Müller 1:33.283 7 Bruno Spengler 1:33.089 1 Marco Wittmann 1:33.041 18 Augusto Farfus 1:32.905 2 Gary Paffett 1:32.889 22 Lucas Auer 1:32.828 31 Tom Blomqvist 1:32.808 99 Mike Rockenfeller 1:32.793 3 Paul di Resta 1:32.766 10 Timo Scheider 1:32.711
VIE 15 Livery                TOM 15 Livery                MUE 15 Livery                SPE 15 Livery                WIT 15 Livery                FAR 15 Livery                PAF 15 Livery                AUE 15 Livery                BLO 15 Livery                ROC 15 Livery                DIR 15 Livery                TSC 15 Livery               

Race[]

With the track a cold 11°C at the start of the race, and the title still up for grabs, the first race of the weekend, and the penultimate battle of the season, was set to be one of the most exciting of the year.[2] For Mattias Ekström and Edoardo Mortara the objective was clear: score a podium finish.[2] For Pascal Wehrlein, the lowest placed of the three, the aim of the day was to get into the lower end of the points, with sixth place earning him the title, regardless of Ekström or Mortara.[2]

Report[]

Maxime Martin shot away from the line to snatch the lead of the race as attention immediately focused on the title contenders.[2] Edoardo Mortara gained a couple of places as the cars leapt away, as Miguel Molina and Ekström went backwards, giving the Swede a lot more work to do.[2] Wehrlein also made a poor start, slipping down the order slightly, before being delayed by a spinning Adrien Tambay.[2] The Frenchman was tapped by Bruno Spengler into turn two, which meant that Wehrlein had to run wide to avoid him.[2]

Ekström was battling hard to keep ahead of Wehrlein by the end of the lap, receiving several taps from the cars around them.[2] A tap by Martin Tomczyk meant the Swede lost momentum out of turn eleven, allowing Wehrlein to draw alongside, before the Champion elect nudged his way up the inside of the Audi through turn twelve.[2] His day was then made all the better on the opening lap as Mortara suddenly slowed having had contact with Molina at the start of the lap, and now pitted with a puncture.[2]

With Ekström falling away and Mortara losing time in the pits, it was advantage Wehrlein for the title.[2] That meant attention could focus on the leaders in the race with Timo Scheider completing a move on Martin for the lead through the run out of the hairpin to the Mercedes Arena.[2] Back with Wehrlein, meanwhile, and the youngster was past Tomczyk after a few bumps between them through the penultimate corner.[2] Moments earlier, Tomczyk had attempted to pass Maximilian Götz through the Sachs Kurve, but a robust defence from the rookie cost Tomczyk time and gave Wehrlein the opportunity to force his way past.[2]

However, Tomczyk was back past down the main straight, the two exchanging some minor blows until the first corner, with Robert Wickens now acting as a rear guard for Wehrlein.[2] His role in the title fight was about to become decisive, as Wehrlein got out of shape through the exit of the corner, meaning Wickens had to get out of the throttle.[2] That, in turn, allowed Ekström to sweep around the outside of him, although as they braked for turn two, the Canadian locked up a smacked into the rear right of the Audi, sending the Swede into a spin, and to the very back of the field.[2]

Moments later and the field was behind the safety car, although the incident in question did not involve the title fight.[2] Gary Paffett had been challenging Marco Wittmann seventh, with Molina in close attendance through the hairpin, with the soon-to-be ex-Champion defending successfully.[2] Molina had the momentum on the Brit out of the corner, although he was too late on the brakes through the Mercedes Arena, meaning they came together through the corner.[2] Out went Paffett with suspension damage, while debris littered the circuit, as Augusto Farfus got a whack from Paffett hard enough to damage his front right wheel.[2]

The safety car was in with just ten minutes of the race gone, with Scheider immediately building a lead at the head of the field, while Mortara latched onto the back of the field.[2] Tomczyk and Wehrlein were scrapping once again, with Wehrlein safe in the knowledge that Christian Vietoris and Daniel Juncadella were acting as rear gunners as Wickens and Spengler pitted for penalties.[2] With DRS becoming active for the first time on lap nine (fifteen minutes into the race), Mortara and Ekström switched places at the back of the field, as Wehrlein finally forced his way past Tomczyk, with Vietoris also sneaking through.[2]

Back at the front of the field and Scheider was clear and way, as Green drew in Martin for second.[2] A clean and quick move put the Brit into second, before the Brit slowed the pace of the group behind him in a vein attempt to allow Mortara and Ekström to catch up.[2] Wehrlein, meanwhile, was now in tenth, with Lucas Auer sacrificing his place to the German and stable mate Vietoris, meaning there was another Mercedes between the Champion elect and his rivals.[2] Götz would soon hand ninth place to Wehrlein too, as Mortara lost out to Timo Glock to slip ever further behind.[2]

A lap later and it was all over for Mortara, as he made a mistake trying to follow Auer through on Glock, only to collect the ex-F1 driver in Mercedes. Mortara retired after serving his penalty, as Ekström became the only man who could defeat Wehrlein, although his chance was fading fast.[2] That said, the Swede was still fighting, barging his way past Tomczyk to begin his run to the back of Wehrlein, and attempt to force his way through to the podium.[2]

The final laps proved to be a peaceful affair, with only Ekström pushing for the points.[2] His charge claimed Vietoris with five minutes to go, although he still had another Mercedes in between him and Wehrlein in the form of Götz.[2] On the final lap, Glock spun out of the race at the Sachs Kurve, as Scheider crossed the line to win for the first time since the 2010 Adria Race.[2] Green and Martin held station for second and third, although all of the attention was on the man in eighth.[2]

Wehrlein crossed the line as Götz fell to Ekström, although that late move was not even close enough to affect the title battle.[2] On the eve of his 21st birthday, Wehrlein became the youngest ever DTM Champion, with Ekström finishing the race in ninth.[2] The partying on Saturday night could not be too heavy for the new Champion, however, as Sunday still had the business of the Teams' and Brands' Championships to resolve.[2]

Result[]

The final classification of the 2015 Hockenheim Finale Race 1 is displayed below:

2015 Hockenheim Finale Race 1 Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 10 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 26 42:27.725 1:34.364 25
2nd 53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 26 +2.875s 1:34.499 18
3rd 36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 26 +3.756s 1:34.582 15
4th 3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Silberpfeil Mercedes-AMG 26 +4.865s 1:34.625 12
5th 99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 26 +11.708s 1:34.634 10
6th 1 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 26 +15.768s 1:34.648 8
7th 31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 26 +16.972s 1:34.868 6
8th 94 Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany gooix/OT Mercedes-AMG 26 +22.034s 1:34.813 4
9th 5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 26 +23.719s 1:34.512 2
10th 84 Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes-AMG 26 +24.137s 1:34.657 1
11th 13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 26 +25.405s 1:34.831
12th 8 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany gooix/OT Mercedes-AMG 26 +25.597s 1:34.138
13th 12 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes-AMG 26 +26.780s 1:34.860
14th 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 26 +32.108s 1:35.145
15th 77 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 26 +41.299s 1:35.678
16th 22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of France ART Grand Prix Mercedes 26 +43.679s 1:35.890
17th* 17 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 26 +1:01.566 1:34.926
18th 16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 24 +2 Laps 1:34.701
19th 7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 20 Damage 1:35.023
Ret 48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 17 Damage 1:35.625
Ret 6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Silberpfeil Mercedes-AMG 14 Damage 1:35.583
Ret 18 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 4 Damage 1:37.253
Ret 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of France ART Grand Prix Mercedes 3 Collision 1:36.109
Ret 27 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 0 Collision
Source:[6]
  • Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
  • * Molina handed a 30 second penalty for causing a collision.[2]
  • Spengler was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.[2]

Milestones[]

Standings[]

Pascal Wehrlein was declared as the Champion with a race to spare, having secured an unassailable tally of 169 points after seventeen races. That meant that the fight for second would take precedence on the final day, as Mattias Ekström led Edoardo Mortara by a single point. Furthermore, Jamie Green and Bruno Spengler were also in contention in fourth and fifth, with ten points covering the quartet.

The Teams' Championship would also be up for grabs on the final day, although gooix/OT Mercedes-AMG had a healthy advantage at the head of the hunt. They held a 27 point lead over BMW Team RMG in second and 42 over Audi Team Abt Sportsline, with 43 up for grabs. Likewise, the Manufacturers' Championship still had to be decided, with BMW holding the initiative with 56 points in hand over Audi in second, and 63 over Mercedes-AMG in third.

2015 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein 169 ◄0
2nd Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 129 ▲1
3rd Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara 128 ▼1
4th Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green 125 ▲1
5th Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler 119 ▼1
6th Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann 112 ◄0
7th Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett 87 ◄0
8th Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin 86 ▲3
9th Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller 83 ▲1
10th Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta 78 ▲2
11th Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus 77 ▼3
12th Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa 73 ▼3
13th Canadian Flag Robert Wickens 61 ◄0
14th Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist 59 ▲3
15th Flag of Germany Timo Glock 56 ▼1
16th Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris 56 ▼1
17th Flag of Spain Miguel Molina 54 ▼1
18th Flag of Germany Timo Scheider 41 ▲5
19th Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk 26 ▼1
20th Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella 26 ▼1
21st Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller 26 ▼1
22nd Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz 25 ▼1
23rd Flag of Austria Lucas Auer 18 ▼1
24th Flag of France Adrien Tambay 3 ◄0
25th Flag of Italy Antonio Giovinazzi 0 ◄0
2015 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany gooix/OT Mercedes-AMG 225 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 198 ▲1
3rd Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 183 ▼1
4th Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 175 ◄0
5th Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 151 ◄0
6th Flag of Germany Silberpfeil Mercedes-AMG 139 ▲2
7th Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 136 ◄0
8th Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 131 ▼1
9th Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 124 ▲2
10th Flag of France ART Grand Prix Mercedes 105 ▼1
11th Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 99 ▼1
12th Flag of Germany Petronas Mercedes-AMG 51 ◄0
2015 Manufacturers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany BMW 583 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Audi 527 ▲1
3rd Flag of Germany Mercedes-AMG 520 ▼1

References[]

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2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship
Manufacturers
AudiBMWMercedes-Benz
Car/engine
Audi RS5 DTMAudi 4.0l V8BMW M4 DTMP66/1 4.0l V8Mercedes-AMG C63 DTMAMG 4.0l V8
Teams
Audi Sport Team AbtAudi Sport Team Abt SportslineAudi Sport Team PhoenixAudi Sport Team RosbergBMW Team MTEKBMW Team RBMBMW Team RMGEuronics/BWT Mercedes-AMGgooix/Original-Teile Mercedes-AMGPetronas Mercedes-AMGSILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG
Drivers
1 Marco Wittmann2 Gary Paffett3 Paul di Resta5 Mattias Ekström6 Robert Wickens7 Bruno Spengler8 Christian Vietoris10 Timo Scheider12 Daniel Juncadella13 António Félix da Costa16 Timo Glock17 Miguel Molina18 Augusto Farfus22 Lucas Auer27 Adrien Tambay31 Tom Blomqvist36 Maxime Martin48 Edoardo Mortara51 Nico Müller53 Jamie Green77 Martin Tomczyk84 Maximilian Götz94 Pascal Wehrlein99 Mike Rockenfeller
Races
Hockenheim Opening 1Hockenheim Opening 2Lausitzring 1Lausitzring 2Norisring 1Norisring 2Zandvoort 1Zandvoort 2Spielberg 1Spielberg 2Moscow Raceway 1Moscow Raceway 2Oschersleben 1Oschersleben 2Nürburgring 1Nürburgring 2Hockenheim Finale 1Hockenheim Finale 2
Tests
2015 Pre-season Test2015 Rookie Test
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