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Reactions to the 13th race of the 2015 DTM season.
Sat Sep 12 18:12:19 CEST 2015 Press Release
Read here what BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt and the eight BMW DTM drivers had to say after the 13th race of the season in Oschersleben.
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Oschersleben (DE), 12th September 2015. Top-four lock-out for BMW Motorsport in race 13 of the DTM season in Oschersleben (DE): Timo Glock claimed the second victory of his DTM career at the 3.696-kilometre “Motorsport Arena”, having previously secured pole position for the first time. Runner-up Bruno Spengler (CA) completed the first one-two in the DTM for BMW Team MTEK. António Félix da Costa (PT) and Augusto Farfus (BR) came home third and fourth to round off a good day at the office for BMW.
Marco Wittmann (DE), Tom Blomqvist (GB) and Martin Tomczyk (DE) finished sixth, seventh and eighth to pick up plenty of points for BMW in the Manufacturers’ Championship.
Read here what BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt and the eight BMW DTM drivers had to say after the 13th race of the season in Oschersleben.
Jens Marquardt (BMW Motorsport Director): “This is a fantastic result for us. We were very strong when we tested here, and were able to underline that strength today. Timo Glock produced a great, flawless race to claim his second victory in the DTM. He was unbeatable today. Bruno Spengler, António Félix da Costa and Augusto Farfus also performed strongly to finish in second to fourth places. This was the first one-two for BMW Team MTEK and all four BMW teams had drivers in the top six. A further three BMWs in the top ten round off a dream result for us – and in front packed stands. We don’t have much time to celebrate today. We are back in business tomorrow and hope to achieve a similar result.”
Timo Glock (BMW Team MTEK, 1st place): “This victory feels fantastic. It was hugely enjoyable to drive the car today. However, I had to push in the race. I wanted to get out of the DRS window as soon as possible, to avoid the threat posed by my team-mate Bruno Spengler. I fought like a lion all race and was rewarded with my second DTM win. I am pleased for my team that our work has finally paid off and we even managed a one-two. The guys deserved that.”
Bruno Spengler (BMW Team MTEK, 2nd place): “You don’t get to celebrate a one-two every day. This is a great result for my team. Congratulations to Timo Glock on his second DTM win. The whole performance from BMW was fantastic today. Everything went perfectly for us. I scored a lot of points and am now back in the title race in the Drivers’ Championship. We must still keep our feet on the ground but we have every reason to celebrate today.”
António Félix da Costa (BMW Team Schnitzer, 3rd place): “I was able to get the maximum out of our package again today. It feels great to be back on the podium. Congratulations to everyone at BMW Motorsport on this fantastic result. We will do our best to repeat today’s performance tomorrow.”
Augusto Farfus (BMW Team RBM, 4th place): “The race was okay. Unfortunately I locked up in the first corner and dropped back a bit. That cost me a place on the podium. Generally speaking, however, the pace of our car is outstanding. I think we can be in contention for a place on the podium again on Sunday.”
Marco Wittmann (BMW Team RMG, 6th place): “Unfortunately seventh place in qualifying, when I was held up a bit by an opponent, was not good enough for me to be able to set my sights on the podium here. It is very difficult to overtake here, so I had to settle for sixth. Congratulations to Timo Glock, Bruno Spengler and BMW Team MTEK on the one-two.”
Tom Blomqvist (BMW Team RBM, 7th place): “I actually got off to a good start, but found myself on the outside in turn one and had to go very wide to avoid a collision. Unfortunately that cost me a few places, which was obviously a great shame. My speed was excellent, so I could have finished much higher.”
Martin Tomczyk (BMW Team Schnitzer, 8th place): “The car felt far better in qualifying than it did in the race. For some reason I had hardly any grip and was not quite able to match the pace of my fellow BMW drivers. Congratulations to everyone on this fantastic result for BMW.”
Maxime Martin (BMW Team RMG, 11th place): “It is very difficult to work your way forward from the middle of the pack at this circuit, as it is nearly impossible to overtake. As such, my problems started in qualifying. I then had some contact with other cars in the first corner. That did not exactly help.”
DTM standings.
Drivers’ Championship.
- Pascal Wehrlein (130 points), 2. Mattias Ekström (126), 3. Edoardo Mortara (110), 4. Jamie Green (103), 5. Bruno Spengler (103), 6. Marco Wittmann (83), 7. Gary Paffett (75), 8. Mike Rockenfeller (67), 9. António Félix da Costa (59), 10. Robert Wickens (57), 11. Christian Vietoris (56), 12. Augusto Farfus (55), 13. Timo Glock (50), 14. Maxime Martin (44), 15. Paul di Resta (40), 16. Miguel Molina (29), 17. Nico Müller (26), 18. Daniel Juncadella (25), 19. Martin Tomczyk (24), 20. Timo Scheider (16), 21. Tom Blomqvist (16), 22. Lucas Auer (10), 23. Maximilian Götz (6), 24. Adrien Tambay (3).
Team Championship.
- gooix/Original-Teile Mercedes-AMG (186 points), 2. Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline (155), 3. BMW Team MTEK (153), 4. Audi Sport Team Rosberg (129), 5. BMW Team RMG (127), 6. Audi Sport Team Abt (113), 7. SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG (97), 8. EURONICS/BWT Mercedes-AMG (85), 9. BMW Team Schnitzer (83), 10. Audi Sport Team Phoenix (83), 11. BMW Team RBM (71), 12. PETRONAS Mercedes-AMG (31).
Manufacturers’ Championship.
- Audi (418 points), 2. BMW (409), 3. Mercedes-Benz (399).
Statistics for the BMW DTM drivers.
Driver | WIT | MAR | TOM | DAC | FAR | BLO | SPE | GLO |
Nationality | DE | BE | DE | PT | BR | UK | CA | DE |
Number | 1 | 36 | 77 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 7 | 16 |
Age | 25 | 29 | 33 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 33 |
DTM debut | 2013 | 2014 | 2001 | 2014 | 2012 | 2015 | 2005 | 2013 |
Team | RMG | RMG | Schnitzer | Schnitzer | RBM | RBM | MTEK | MTEK |
Races | 33 | 23 | 155 | 23 | 43 | 13 | 116 | 33 |
Wins | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | - | 14 | 2 |
Podiums | 8 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 10 | - | 43 | 4 |
Poles | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | - | 17 | 1 |
Fastest laps | 5 | - | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 14 | 2 |
Points | 288 | 91 | 473 | 65 | 279 | 16 | 687 | 123 |
2015 race calendar.
1st-3rd May – Hockenheim (DE), 29th-31st May – Lausitzring (DE), 26th-28th June – Norisring (DE), 10th-12th July – Zandvoort (NL), 31st July-2nd August – Spielberg (AT), 28th-30th August – Moscow (RU), 11th-13th September – Oschersleben (DE), 25th-27th September – Nürburgring (DE), 16th-18th October – Hockenheim (DE).
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