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Reactions to the fifth race of the 2015 DTM season.
Sat Jun 27 20:51:49 CEST 2015 Press Release
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Four BMW drivers finished in the points in the fifth race of the 2015 DTM season. The fans enjoyed a great deal of action as the Norisring (DE) track, which was drying out, allowed for differing tyre strategies. Bruno Spengler (CA) crossed the finish line in fifth, making him the most successful BMW driver of the day. Read here what BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt and the eight BMW DTM drivers had to say after the race.
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Norisring (DE), 27th June 2015. Four BMW drivers finished in the
points in the fifth race of the 2015 DTM season. The fans enjoyed a
great deal of action as the Norisring (DE) track, which was drying
out, allowed for differing tyre strategies. Bruno Spengler (CA)
crossed the finish line in fifth, making him the most successful BMW
driver of the day.
Read here what BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt and the
eight BMW DTM drivers had to say after the race.
Jens Marquardt (BMW Motorsport Director): “The
weather lottery we were expecting is what we got. We put in good
performances and four of our cars finished in the top ten. By
finishing fifth and sixth in changing conditions, Bruno Spengler
and Martin Tomczyk in particular were outstanding – although they
started the race on different tyres. Overall, our speed was okay
on a drying track. We have improved since the opening races and
can build on this. I want to congratulate Mercedes who, once
again, were victorious here at the Norisring.”
Bruno Spengler (BMW Team MTEK, 5th place): “The
track conditions were difficult to work out today. We, therefore,
needed to choose the correct tyre strategy before the race. My
engineer selected slicks, which was precisely the right choice as
I came through the field well. A big thank you to my team and well
done to everyone – you all did a great job. I’m very satisfied
with how my race panned out, but I do know that we have a lot of
work ahead of us. I'm pleased we were able to score points today.”
Martin Tomczyk (BMW Team Schnitzer, 6th
place): “I’m more or less satisfied – although the safety
car period did annoy me a little as it cost me a better result.
Nevertheless, I think that starting the race on wet tyres was the
correct strategy. My pace was good and I was driving quickly. It
would have been good if we could have had just a few more laps.”
Augusto Farfus (BMW Team RBM, 8th
place): “Choosing the correct tyres was difficult. My
team made the right decision but we had a great deal of understeer
in the race, and we weren’t able to show the performance we were
capable of. It's a shame because we showed a strong pace for the
whole weekend and were faced with difficulties during the race. I
had a problem in the closing stages and lost a few positions. We
will use the time to take another proper look at the car and make
some improvements ready for tomorrow.”
Marco Wittmann (BMW Team RMG, 9th place): “Of
course, we had to be more careful at the start because of the
rain. The more the track dried out, the quicker I was able to
drive. The different strategies today proved to be equally
successful. I had hoped for a little bit more, but now we just
have to see that tomorrow is better.”
António Félix da Costa (BMW Team Schnitzer, 12th
place): “I had a lot of fun. The beginning was hard as I
had slicks on a wet track, but we were able to keep up with the
drivers ahead, and I was able to pull off a few good overtakes.
Towards the end of the race, I had problems with my brakes again.
We want to make a few set-up changes, so we are going to work hard
ready for tomorrow.”
Timo Glock (BMW Team MTEK, 13th
place): “Unfortunately, this was a hard race for us as we
just didn’t have the speed to keep up with the best BMW drivers.
After a few instances of contact, which damaged my car, I lost
alignment at the front and I couldn’t rectify it.”
Tom Blomqvist (BMW Team RBM, DNF): “My start was
alright. I was wedged in before turn one and had to swerve
inwards. When I came back onto the track another car had spun and
we touched, which caused damage to my car and ended my race. I'll
get a second chance tomorrow.”
Maxime Martin (BMW Team RMG, DNF): “I started on
slicks, as some other drivers did. As far as I’m concerned, that
was the right choice. I was in the middle of the pack and was
trying to overtake Edoardo Mortara in his Audi, but we made
contact. It wasn’t a hefty impact but my car was too heavily
damaged. It’s a shame, as this is only my second retirement in the
DTM series, but these things happen.”
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DTM standings.
Drivers’ Championship.
1. Jamie Green (81 points), 2. Mattias Ekström (58), 3.
Edoardo Mortara (58), 4. Pascal Wehrlein (57), 5. Robert Wickens
(32), 6. Gary Paffett (30), 7. Miguel Molina (27), 8. Mike
Rockenfeller (21), 9. Martin Tomczyk (20), 10. Christian Vietoris
(18), 11. Timo Scheider (16), 12. Maxime Martin (16), 13. Paul di
Resta (15), 14. Marco Wittmann (14), 15. Bruno Spengler (12), 16.
Nico Müller (10), 17. Daniel Juncadella (10), 18. Timo Glock (5),
19. Augusto Farfus (5).
Team Championship.
1. Audi Sport Team Rosberg (91 points), 2. Audi Sport Team Abt
Sportsline (85), 3. gooix/Original-Teile Mercedes-AMG (75), 4.
Audi Sport Team Abt (58), 5. SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG (47),
6. Audi Sport Team Phoenix (37), 7. EURONICS/BWT Mercedes-AMG
(30), 8. BMW Team RMG (30), 9. BMW Team Schnitzer (20), 10. BMW
Team MTEK (17), 11. PETRONAS Mercedes-AMG (10), 12. BMW Team RBM (5).
Manufacturers’ Championship.
1. Audi (271 points), 2. Mercedes-Benz (162), 3. BMW (72).
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 |
25 |
25 |
146 |
15 |
35 |
5 |
108 |
25 |
Wins |
4 |
1 |
7 |
- |
4 |
- |
14 |
1 |
Podiums |
6 |
1 |
28 |
- |
9 |
- |
38 |
3 |
Poles |
4 |
1 |
8 |
- |
3 |
- |
16 |
- |
Fastest laps |
5 |
- |
8 |
- |
1 |
- |
14 |
- |
Points |
219 |
63 |
469 |
5 |
229 |
- |
596 |
78 |
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).