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Race Information
Date 7 May 2016
No. 178
Event Flag of Germany DTM Hockenheim Opening 2016
Location Flag of Germany Hockenheimring
Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Format 40 min + 1 Lap
Lap length 4.574 km (2.842 mi)
Distance 25 laps / 114.350 km (71.054 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller
Team Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Time 1:33.876
Fastest Lap
Driver Canadian Flag Robert Wickens
Team Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team HWA I
Time 1:35.465 on lap 13
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller
Winner Team Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Time 42:11.606
Race Guide
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The 2016 Hockenheim Opening Race 1, otherwise known as the DTM Hockenheim Opening 2016 Race 1, was the first race of the 2016 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, held at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 7 May 2016.[1] The race would see Edoardo Mortara storm to victory for Audi, in a race filled with incidents.[2]

There had been some changes to the field over the winter, as reigning Champion Pascal Wehrlein moved to Formula One, leaving a vacant seat at Mercedes-Benz.[3] That seat was taken by Mercedes Junior Esteban Ocon, with the Frenchman subsequently placed in the customer ART Grand Prix squad, while Audi and BMW retained their 2015 entries.[4]

Qualifying had seen Nico Müller sweep to his maiden pole position, beating Mortara with a late charge to the top of the time sheets.[5] Robert Wickens was the best of the Mercedes-Benz drivers in third, while Marco Wittmann was the best of the BMW drivers in tenth.[5]

The start of the race saw Mortara gain the upper hand, sprinting past stablemate Müller to secure the lead into the first corner.[2] Behind, Jamie Green would get the jump on Wickens to secure third, while Wittmann remained at the back of the top ten for BMW.[2]

Wickens would retaliate later on the opening tour to reclaim third, as Mortara fended off Müller's attempts to claim the lead.[2] Further around, Green was elbowed out of the top ten after slipping wide at turn eleven, Timo Scheider picked up damage via an unseen collision with António Félix da Costa, while Tom Blomqvist spun into retirement towards the end of the lap.[2]

More incidents were to follow, as on lap three Daniel Juncadella and Timo Glock spun into the gravel at turn eleven, triggering a Slow Zone.[2] Moments after that was cleared another SZ was required when Maximilian Götz spun out while avoiding Augusto Farfus, while Ocon's debut came to a premature end with damage.[2]

The next incident would see Mike Rockenfeller smash his suspension via contact with Bruno Spengler, the pair having been fighting as they braked for the Götz SZ.[2] Elsewhere, Mattias Ekström caused damage to Gary Paffett with a lunge at the hairpin, while, almost unseen, Wickens swept past Müller to move into second.[2]

With that the race was over, with Mortara keeping Wickens at bay to secure victory by a second and a half, while Wickens himself had sprinted clear of Müller.[2] Behind then would be Paul di Resta, triumphing from a fight with teammate Christian Vietoris, while Spengler secured sixth.[2] da Costa was next up ahead of Maxime Martin and Ekström, while Miguel Molina elbowed his way past Paffett in the closing stages to secure the final point.[2]

Background[]

The winter of 2015 saw Mercedes release their new C63 DTM model, while also finding a replacement for Pascal Wehrlein.[3] Wehrlein, together with Mercedes, arranged a deal to drive with Manor Racing in Formula One, leaving a vacant seat in the Stuttgart squad for the new season.[3] They opted to call up their reserve driver Esteban Ocon, with FIA European Formula 3 Champion Felix Rosenqvist taking over the testing and reserve role.[6][7]

Ocon would join Gary Paffett at ART Grand Prix amid a wave of changes to their teams, with only Paffett, Paul di Resta and Robert Wickens staying with their teams.[8] Mücke Motorsport took on Lucas Auer and Christian Vietoris, while Daniel Juncadella and Maximilian Götz joined the factory backed Team HWA efforts.[8]

BMW and Audi opted to retain all eight of their respective drivers, although there was movement among their teams. BMW Team RMG adopted Timo Glock, while Maxime Martin moved to BMW Team RBM in response.[4] Augusto Farfus was therefore placed with BMW Team MTEK, while Audi had Nico Müller and Adrien Tambay swap seats.[4][9]

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2016 Hockenheim Opening Race 1 is displayed below:

2016 Hockenheim Opening Race 1 Entry List
No. Name Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Weight
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of France Mercedes DTM Team ART Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team HWA II Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team HWA I Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
8 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
10 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
12 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team HWA I Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG BMW BMW M4 DTM BMW 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
17 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
18 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
27 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
34 Flag of France Esteban Ocon Flag of France Mercedes DTM Team ART Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
84 Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz Flag of Germany Mercedes DTM Team HWA II Mercedes Mercedes C63 DTM AMG 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi Audi RS5 DTM Audi 4.0l V8 1,120 kg
100 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer BMW BMW M4 DTM P66/1 4.0l V8 1,112.5 kg
Source:[10]

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Mike Rockenfeller led the field onto a hot Hockenheim circuit at midday on Saturday, the German quick to get his #99 Audi RS5 DTM up to speed.[11] His first flying lap, however, would be a poor one, with the green and yellow Audi flashing across the line with a lap in the 1:35.000s, Rockenfeller citing Esteban Ocon as the reason for his delay.[11] His lap was quickly beaten by Christian Vietoris for Mercedes before he was toppled by Augusto Farfus in the earliest exchanges of the session.[11] Elsewhere, Mercedes were forced to concede defeat in their attempts to rebuild Lucas Auer's car before qualifying, the Austrian having crashed heavily during first practice.[5]

As Gary Paffett went for a bounce through the gravel trap at the Sud Kurve, Jamie Green went fastest overall for Audi, holding the lead until the fifteen minute mark.[11] Moments later Paffett put a lap together to go fastest, before he was toppled by Robert Wickens, the Canadian setting a 1:34.105 as Mattias Ekström set his first time of the day in the mid-pack.[11] Wickens remained fastest through the halfway point in the session, with the majority of the field in the pits until the final three minutes.[11]

Nico Müller had shown stunning pace throughout the practice sessions, and so there was little surprise that the Swiss driver was sat in second before the final runs.[11] Yet, predictions for pole would prove fruitless as the field suddenly shifted as the cars completed their fastest laps in the dying seconds of the session.[11] Edoardo Mortara was the first to topple Wickens, besting the Canadian by just 0.004s, before Green saw a quick lap destroyed by traffic up ahead.[11] Then, stunningly, it was Muller on pole, the Swiss driver breaking into the 1:33.000s for the first time all weekend to take pole.[5] It was to be a maiden pole for Muller, who was joined by Mortara on the front row, with Wickens the best of the Mercedes down in third, sharing with Green who put together a strong last lap to claim fourth.[5] Marco Wittmann led BMW's contingent down in tenth, the Munich manufacturer largely disappointed at their display.[5]

Qualifying Results[]

The final qualifying result for the 2016 Hockenheim Opening Race 1 are outlined below:

2016 Hockenheim Opening Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Ave. Speed Grid
1st 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 1:33.876 175.405 km/h 1
2nd 48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 1:34.101 +0.225s 174.986 km/h 2
3rd 6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 1:34.105 +0.229s 174.979 km/h 3
4th 53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 1:34.106 +0.230s 174.977 km/h 4
5th 99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 1:34.131 +0.255s 174.930 km/h 5
6th 8 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 1:34.149 +0.273s 174.897 km/h 6
7th 3 Flag of the United Kingdom Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 1:34.157 +0.281s 174.882 km/h 7
8th 17 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 1:34.206 +0.330s 174.791 km/h 8
9th 5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 1:34.209 +0.333s 174.785 km/h 9
10th 11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 1:34.266 +0.390s 174.680 km/h 10
11th 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 1:34.302 +0.426s 174.613 km/h 11
12th 34 Flag of France Esteban Ocon Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 1:34.327 +0.451s 174.567 km/h 12
13th 7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 1:34.333 +0.457s 174.556 km/h 13
14th 12 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 1:34.338 +0.462s 174.546 km/h 14
15th 18 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 1:34.350 +0.474s 174.524 km/h 15
16th 16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 1:34.357 +0.481s 174.511 km/h 16
17th 31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 1:34.369 +0.493s 174.489 km/h 17
18th 10 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 1:34.491 +0.615s 174.264 km/h 18
19th 84 Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 1:34.548 +0.672s 174.159 km/h 19
20th 13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 1:34.607 +0.731s 174.050 km/h 20
21st 36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 1:34.703 +0.827s 173.874 km/h 21
22nd 100 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 1:34.705 +0.829s 173.870 km/h 22
23rd 27 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 1:34.784 +0.908s 173.725 km/h 23
NC* 22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 24
Source:[12]
  • Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
  • * Auer failed to set a time due to damage but was allowed to start at the stewards' discretion.[5]

Grid[]

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 1 ______________
Nico Müller 2
______________ Edoardo Mortara
Row 2 3 ______________
Robert Wickens 4
______________ Jamie Green
Row 3 5 ______________
Mike Rockenfeller 6
______________ Christian Vietoris
Row 4 7 ______________
Paul di Resta 8
______________ Miguel Molina
Row 5 9 ______________
Mattias Ekström 10
______________ Marco Wittmann
Row 6 11 ______________
Gary Paffett 12
______________ Esteban Ocon
Row 7 13 ______________
Bruno Spengler 14
______________ Daniel Juncadella
Row 8 15 ______________
Augusto Farfus 16
______________ Timo Glock
Row 9 17 ______________
Tom Blomqvist 18
______________ Timo Scheider
Row 10 19 ______________
Maximilian Götz 20
______________ António Félix da Costa
Row 11 21 ______________
Maxime Martin 22
______________ Martin Tomczyk
Row 12 23 ______________
Adrien Tambay 24
______________ Lucas Auer

Race[]

A warm afternoon in Germany greeted the field for the first race of 2016, as Nico Müller pulled onto the pole position grid slot for the first time in his DTM career.[13] He would hope to turn his maiden pole into a maiden victory, but he would have to try and beat the four time race winner off the line.[13] Jamie Green, meanwhile, would be a threat from fourth, many tipping the Brit as the favourite for the DTM Championship in 2016.

Report[]

Result[]

The full result from the 2016 Hockenheim Opening Race 1 is displayed below:

2016 Hockenheim Opening Race 1 Race Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 48 Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 25 42:11.606 1:35.805 25
2nd 6 Canadian Flag Robert Wickens Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 25 +1.657s 1:35.465 18
3rd 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 25 +4.454s 1:35.591 15
4th 3 Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 25 +8.818s 1:35.487 12
5th 8 Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 25 +10.192s 1:35.593 10
6th 7 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 25 +20.097s 1:35.822 8
7th 13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 25 +30.882s 1:35.684 6
8th 36 Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 25 +41.360s 1:36.624 4
9th 5 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Abt Sportsline 25 +47.189s 1:37.055 2
10th 17 Flag of Spain Miguel Molina Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 25 +47.198s 1:36.761 1
11th 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 25 +52.832s 1:36.779
12th 100 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 25 +55.137s 1:37.081
13th 31 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 25 +55.530s 1:36.999
14th 18 Flag of Brazil Augusto Farfus Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 25 +1:08.466 1:37.698
15th 53 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 25 +1:09.184 1:35.986
16th 11 Flag of Germany Marco Wittmann Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 25 +1:10.496 1:38.059
Ret 22 Flag of Austria Lucas Auer Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 20 Retired 1:36.185
Ret 84 Flag of Germany Maximilian Götz Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 6 Damage 1:39.077
Ret 99 Flag of Germany Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 4 Damage 1:36.547
Ret 34 Flag of France Esteban Ocon Flag of France Mercedes ART Grand Prix 3 Retired 1:43.413
Ret 16 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Germany BMW Team RMG 2 Collision 1:38.305
Ret 12 Flag of Spain Daniel Juncadella Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 2 Collision 1:39.894
Ret 27 Flag of France Adrien Tambay Flag of Germany Audi Team Rosberg 2 Damage 1:55.807
Ret 10 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany Audi Team Phoenix 1 Damage
Source:[12]
  • Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones[]

  • Début for Esteban Ocon.
  • First race since the 2011 Hockenheim Finale Race that the defending Champion did not take part.
  • Maiden pole position for Nico Müller
  • Fourth career win for Edoardo Mortara.
  • Maiden podium for Müller.

Standings[]

Edoardo Mortara ended the opening day of the season at the head of the Championship, holding 25 points to his name and a seven point lead over Robert Wickens in second. Nico Müller was next up after his maiden podium finish, while Paul di Resta and Christian Vietoris completed the opening day top five. Bruno Spengler, António Félix da Costa, Maxime Martin, Mattias Ekström and Miguel Molina completed the first day scorers.

In the Teams' Championship it was Audi Team Abt Sportsline who led the charge, courtesy of a double score from Mortara and Ekström. Mercedes Team HWA I were next up in second ahead of Audi Team Abt, while BMW Team MTEK were the best placed of the Bavarian manufacturer's teams in sixth. In the Manufacturers Championship itself it was Audi who led the way, with a three point lead over Mercedes.

 
2016 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Italy Edoardo Mortara 25 ◄0
2nd Canadian Flag Robert Wickens 18 ◄0
3rd Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller 15 ◄0
4th Flag of Scotland Paul di Resta 12 ◄0
5th Flag of Germany Christian Vietoris 10 ◄0
6th Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler 8 ◄0
7th Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa 6 ◄0
8th Flag of Belgium Maxime Martin 4 ◄0
9th Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 2 ◄0
10th Flag of Spain Miguel Molina 1 ◄0
2016 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 27 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA I 18 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 16 ◄0
4th Flag of Germany Mercedes Team HWA II 12 ◄0
5th Flag of Germany Mercedes BWT Mücke 10 ◄0
6th Dutch Flag BMW Team MTEK 8 ◄0
7th Flag of Germany BMW Team Schnitzer 6 ◄0
8th Flag of Belgium BMW Team RBM 4 ◄0
2016 Manufacturers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Audi 43 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Mercedes 40 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany BMW 18 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

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2016 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 RMGBMW Team SchnitzerMercedes DTM Team ARTMercedes DTM Team HWA IMercedes DTM Team HWA IIMercedes DTM Team Mücke BWT
Drivers
2 Gary Paffett3 Paul di Resta5 Mattias Ekström6 Robert Wickens7 Bruno Spengler8 Christian Vietoris10 Timo Scheider11 Marco Wittmann12 Daniel Juncadella13 António Félix da Costa16 Timo Glock17 Miguel Molina18 Augusto Farfus22 Lucas Auer27 Adrien Tambay31 Tom Blomqvist34 Esteban Ocon36 Maxime Martin48 Edoardo Mortara51 Nico Müller53 Jamie Green84 Maximilian Götz99 Mike Rockenfeller100 Martin Tomczyk
Races
Hockenheim Opening 1Hockenheim Opening 2Spielberg 1Spielberg 2Lausitzring 1Lausitzring 2Norisring 1Norisring 2Zandvoort 1Zandvoort 2Moscow Raceway 1Moscow Raceway 2Nürburgring 1Nürburgring 2Hungaroring 1Hungaroring 2Hockenheim Finale 1Hockenheim Finale 2
Tests
2016 Pre-season Test2016 Rookie Test
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