BMW celebrates one-two result in Spielberg: Wittmann victorious ahead of Blomqvist – Six BMW M4 DTMs in the points.

Spielberg (AT), 21st May 2016. The 250th race in BMW’s DTM history
was a successful one: Marco Wittmann (DE) celebrated a lights to flag
victory from pole position in his Red Bull BMW M4 DTM and brought home
BMW’s 70th win in the DTM. Tom Blomqvist (GB) in second place in his
Ice-Watch BMW M4 DTM clinched the one-two result in Saturday’s race at
the Red Bull Ring.

While Wittmann and Blomqvist celebrated their successes on the
podium, four other BMW drivers were pleased with their points. Timo
Glock (DE, DEUTSCHE POST BMW M4 DTM) finished fourth ahead of Martin
Tomczyk (DE, BMW M Performance Parts M4 DTM) and Maxime Martin (BE,
SAMSUNG BMW M4 DTM) in fifth and sixth. Augusto Farfus (BR) in the
Shell BMW M4 DTM also picked up two points for ninth.

Bruno Spengler (CA, BMW Bank M4 DTM) crossed the line in 13th, while
António Félix da Costa (PT, BMW M4 DTM) lost a lot of time after a
drive-through penalty and finished the race in 22nd.

Reactions to the third race of the 2016 DTM season.

Jens Marquardt (BMW Motorsport Director): “Thank you
very much for this fantastic belated birthday present. It was an
outstanding team performance by BMW, I am proud of the guys. After we
put in a very good performance in qualifying, we were also able to
achieve a superb result in the race. I am very proud of Marco and Tom,
who brought the one-two result home, despite Edoardo Mortara keeping
up the pressure right down to the final lap. And our guys behind them
also drove a fantastic race. That was by no means as easy as it might
have looked.”

Marco Wittmann (BMW Team RMG, 1st place): “The Red
Bull Ring seems to suit me very well. It really does treat me well.
With the pole position and the good start, I laid the foundation for
the win. Nevertheless, it was not easy to maintain the lead since my
rivals were able to use the DRS. I’m very happy that it was enough to
get the win – particularly for the team. They earned this success.”

 

Facts and Figures.

Circuit/length/duration:


Spielberg, 4.326 kilometres, 40 minutes plus 1 lap

Conditions:


Sunny, 22 degrees Celsius

 

BMW Motorsport results:


#11 Marco Wittmann (DE), BMW Team RMG, Red Bull BMW
M4 DTM – 1st place

#31 Tom Blomqvist (GB), BMW Team RBM, Ice-Watch BMW M4 DTM – 2nd place

#16 Timo Glock (DE), BMW Team RMG, DEUTSCHE POST BMW M4 DTM – 4th place

#100 Martin Tomczyk (DE), BMW Team Schnitzer, BMW M Performance Parts
M4 DTM – 5th place

#36 Maxime Martin (BE), BMW Team RBM, SAMSUNG BMW M4 DTM – 6th place

#18 Augusto Farfus (BR), BMW Team MTEK, Shell BMW M4 DTM – 9th place

#7 Bruno Spengler (CA), BMW Team MTEK, BMW Bank M4 DTM – 13th place

#13 António Félix da Costa (PT), BMW Team Schnitzer, BMW M4 DTM –
22nd place

 

Useful information:


BMW celebrated its 70th win in the 250th race of its
DTM history.

It was Marco Wittmann’s sixth win of his DTM career and first since
his victory in Zandvoort (NL) in 2015.

Wittmann and Blomqvist clinched the 18th one-two result for BMW in
the DTM.

Six of the eight BMW M4 DTMs made it into the top ten.

António Félix da Costa was awarded a drive-through penalty for
overtaking under a yellow flag.

Wittmann’s pole position was the 51st for BMW in its DTM history and
the 21st since its return in 2012.

Wittmann started from pole position for the sixth time in his DTM
career. It was his first in the Red Bull BMW M4 DTM.

Two BMW M4 DTMs started from the front row of the grid for the first
time since the second race in Oschersleben in 2015.

The second qualifying session begins at 12:50 on Sunday. Before that,
the third practice session is scheduled for 10:20.

 

2016 race calendar.

6th -8th May – Hockenheim (DE), 20
th
-22
nd
May – Spielberg (AT), 3rd -5th June – Lausitzring
(DE), 24th -26th June – Norisring (DE), 15th -17th July – Zandvoort
(NL), 19th -21st August – Moscow (RU), 9th -11th September –
Nürburgring (DE), 23rd -25th September – Budapest (HU), 14th -16th
October – Hockenheim (DE).

 

More information.

You can find the latest BMW Motorsport media information, the
DTM Press Kit, and copyright-free images for editorial purposes online
at www.press.bmwgroup.com/global.

 

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About the DTM.

The DTM is the most popular touring car series in the world.
The series pits the three premium automobile manufacturers BMW, Audi
and Mercedes-Benz against each other in a sporting contest. BMW
fielded its first works teams from 1984 to 1992, during which time it
claimed 49 race victories and won the Drivers’ Championship on three
occasions (1984, 1987 and 1989). The manufacturer returned to the DTM
in 2012, since when it has won seven of a possible twelve titles. 18
races, spread over nine weekends, are scheduled for 2016. ARD
broadcasts all the races live. Tickets for all the DTM races are
available here: https://tickets.bmw-motorsport.com/index.html