SPIELBERG, Austria — Audi driver Ricardo Feller (CH) and his Land-Motorsport crew celebrated his first win of the season within the 14th DTM championship spherical on the Pink Bull Ring, thus additionally perfecting Land-Motorsport’s debut victory.
“I’m extremely proud to provide Land-Motorsport its first DTM victory. I drove for my life within the duel with Thierry Vermeulen; I didn’t wish to let first place be taken away from me underneath any circumstances,” mentioned an overjoyed Feller.
Second place went to Thierry Vermeulen (NL/Emil Frey Racing) within the Ferrari 296 GT3. Lucas Auer (A/Mercedes-AMG Crew Landgraf) not solely celebrated his first dwelling podium within the DTM in third place, however the 31-year-old additionally fought again to take the lead within the standings, which he had misplaced to René Rast (Bregenz/Schubert Motorsport) on Saturday.
Earlier than the finale in Hockenheim (October third to fifth), eight different drivers moreover Auer have an opportunity of successful the title.
On lap 13, the more and more sooner Swiss chief overtook Vermeulen, pulled away on the entrance, and remained within the lead after the 2 obligatory pit stops. Auer, who had misplaced third place to Maini, was capable of overtake the Indian once more after the second tire change. Engel additionally managed this with a well-timed second pit cease.
Rast, who had been in fifth place as much as that time, was penalized with two penalty laps after two infractions earlier than and within the pit lane, and fell considerably behind. After lap 37, Feller crossed the end line forward of Vermeulen, Auer, Engel, and Maini.Jordan Pepper (ZA/TGI Crew Lamborghini by GRT) improved his tempo by eight locations, ending sixth. The South African moved as much as second within the drivers’ standings and is seven factors behind Auer.
Ayhancan Güven drove the second Manthey EMA Porsche 911 GT3 R to seventh place, whereas Jules Gounon (F/Mercedes-AMG Crew Mann-Filter) completed eighth. Reigning champion Mirko Bortolotti (I/Abt Sportsline) achieved a top-ten consequence for the primary time in a very long time, ending ninth within the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2.
His fellow Lamborghini driver Luca Engstler (Kempten/TGI Crew Lamborghini by GRT) completed tenth in Sunday’s race in Styria.Earlier than the season finale on the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg (October 3-5), Auer leads the DTM with 171 factors. He’s adopted by Pepper (164) and Rast (160). As much as Gounon, who’s 29 factors behind, 9 drivers nonetheless have title probabilities.
