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Edoardo Mortara wins, as Marco Wittmann takes second title

Photo: ITR e.V. A thrilling conclusion to the 2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season saw eventual runner-up Edoardo Mortara take his fifth win of the season.

But he was unable to hold off Marco Wittmann, who eventually finished fourth and secure his second crown. He became the first driver since Timo Scheider to take two drivers’ title by just four points from the Italian after 60 minutes of action at Hockenheim.

Mortara was able to take advantage of a clash between the initial leading pair of António Felix da Costa and Gary Paffett on lap five, which saw the former spin out and the Briton get a drive-through penalty.

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The 2005 champion eventually finished 15th, whilst Da Costa suffered further dramas, losing a left front wheel on lap 21, forcing him to retire.

Adrien Tambay, Daniel Juncadella, Felix Rosenqvist and Augusto Farfus would also retire, with the latter being spun out by Timo Scheider on lap 17, which would force the Brazilian to pit for tyres and a brief repair to his left door.

Wittmann was initially in the lead, before Mortara swept past at the fast right hander at turn seven on the same lap.

Mortara would comfortably stay out front until the chequered flag, finishing ahead of Christian Vietoris by 3.0 seconds, with Paul Di Resta rounding out the top three for a strong performance from Mercedes-AMG DTM.

Timo Glock concluded a difficult season with a credible fifth place, with Maxime Martin and Tom Blomqvist occupying the next two places. Jamie Green, who cemented third overall in the drivers’ standings, was eighth, ahead of Robert Wickens , who made it three Mercedes drivers in the top ten.

The last hurrah for Martin Tomczyk saw the 2011 champion make a great drive from 19th on the grid to take a points finish on his final race in the final time he occupies a DTM cockpit, keeping 2013 champion Mike Rockenfeller at bay.

Bruno Spengler finished in the same place as he qualified in 12th place, ahead of the Team Abt Sportsline duo of Nico Müller and race one winner Miguel Molina.

Lucas Auer would be the victim in a clash with Tambay, who had also been given a drive-through penalty, with the Austrian finishing 16th, ahead of the Team Phoenix duo of René Rast and Timo Scheider, with Maximilian Götz being the last of the classified finishers after 39 laps.

The off-season is soon to get underway, as further developments are underway for new cars, driver line-up announcements and much more.

The DTM teams will take to Oscehrsleben in two weeks’ time for the first test ahead of the 2017 season.

Race result

POS NO DRIVER NAT ENTRANT CAR LAPS TIME/GAP BEST GD
1 48 Edoardo MORTARA Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM 39 1:02:52.131 1:35.136 6
2 8 Christian VIETORIS BWT Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 39 3.040 1:35.068 9
3 3 Paul di RESTA Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 39 4.294 1:35.320 18
4 11 Marco WITTMANN BMW Team RMG BMW M4 DTM 39 5.030 1:35.430 5
5 16 Timo GLOCK BMW Team RMG BMW M4 DTM 39 6.103 1:34.659 8
6 36 Maxime MARTIN BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM 39 8.947 1:35.392 4
7 31 Tom BLOMQVIST BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM 39 13.857 1:35.557 3
8 53 Jamie GREEN Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM 39 15.054 1:35.225 10
9 6 Robert WICKENS SILBERPFEIL Energy/UBFS Invest Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 39 16.012 1:35.286 7
10 100 Martin TOMCZYK BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M4 DTM 39 21.313 1:35.600 19
11 99 Mike ROCKENFELLER Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM 39 21.503 1:35.182 17
12 7 Bruno SPENGLER BMW Team MTEK BMW M4 DTM 39 22.230 1:34.836 12
13 51 Nico MÜLLER Audi Sport Team Abt Audi RS5 DTM 39 24.962 1:35.158 14
14 17 Miguel MOLINA Audi Sport Team Abt Audi RS5 DTM 39 25.979 1:35.280 22
15 2 Gary PAFFETT EURONICS/FREE MEN’S WORLD Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 39 27.937 1:34.757 2
16 22 Lucas AUER BWT Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 39 29.298 1:35.186 13
17 72 René RAST Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM 39 36.530 1:35.718 23
18 10 Timo SCHEIDER Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM 39 39.112 1:34.773 20
19 84 Maximilian GÖTZ Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 39 55.972 1:35.987 24
20 12 Daniel JUNCADELLA SILBERPFEIL Energy/UBFS Invest Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 33 6 LAPS 1:35.531 21
21 88 Felix ROSENQVIST EURONICS/FREE MEN’S WORLD Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 32 7 LAPS 1:35.302 15
22 18 Augusto FARFUS BMW Team MTEK BMW M4 DTM 29 10 LAPS 1:35.356 11
R 13 António Félix da COSTA BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M4 DTM 21 LAP 21 1:36.458 1
R 27 Adrien TAMBAY Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM 15 24 LAPS 1:37.911 16

Complete race results

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