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HWA names drivers for rookie tests in Jerez

HWA AG has named its drivers for the DTM’s annual ‘Young Driver Tests’ at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain, with Jake Dennis, Jake Hughes, Thomas Preining and Ferdinand Habsburg joining Daniel Juncadella in a Mercedes-AMG C63.

Audi drivers enthuse after first test of upgraded Audi RS5 DTM

Audi drivers Nico Müller, René Rast and Mike Rockenfeller left the recent DTM test in Estoril enthusiastic over the new-spec Class 1 Audi RS5 DTM, saying that “speeds that the DTM has never seen before” will be in store in 2019.

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Defending champion René Rast combined pit strategy with a lightning start to take his fourth consecutive Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters win, closing the gap to his title rivals in the standings.

Mercedes' Gary Paffett helped his championship challenge by securing pole position for the second Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters contest at the Red Bull Ring.

Audi’s Nico Müller was fastest in a damp final practice session for the DTM at the Red Bull Ring, placing his Audi on top of the times near the end of the session, almost half a second faster than Mercedes’ Edoardo Mortara.

Mercedes’ Daniel Juncadella was left baffled by the post-race 30-second penalty that not only cost him a win in the opening DTM race at the Red Bull Ring but also saw him drop out of the points.

Audi Sport Team Phoenix's René Rast was pleased to reduce his points deficit in the championship by taking victory after an "incredibly tough" opening Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters race at the Red Bull Ring.

Audi Sport Team Rosberg's René Rast led home an Audi 1-2-3 after late race drama in the opening Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters race at the Red Bull Ring, with race leader Daniel Juncadella receiving a penalty upon crossing the line.

Spain's Daniel Juncadella scored pole position for the opening race of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at the Red Bull Ring by less than a tenth from BMW's Timo Glock in a wet qualifying session.

Marco Wittmann was fastest in the second DTM free practice session at the Red Bull Ring, ahead of Robin Frijns and Timo Glock, whilst guest driver Sebastien Ogier was just under two seconds off the pace.

Mercedes’ Lucas Auer topped the timesheets on home soil in first practice for the DTM at the Red Bull Ring, going quickest by a comfortable margin of four tenths of a second ahead of Audi’s Jamie Green.

Five-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Ogier is predicting that his début in the DTM this weekend will be ‘quite stressful’ as he adapts not only to a new car, but also to circuit racing, of which he has little experience.

2015 DTM champion Pascal Wehrlein and Mercedes-Benz are to part ways at the end of the 2018 DTM season at the end of the German’s current contract.

René Rast was ‘stuck for words’ after a perfect points score in the DTM races at the Nürburgring, catapulting the Audi driver up to third overall in the drivers’ championship standings.
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2018 Calendars

Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2
Marrakech
07 Apr
3, 4
Hungaroring
28 Apr
5, 6
Nürburgring Nordschleife
10 May
7, 8
Circuit Park Zandvoort
19 May
9, 10
Vila Real
23 Jun
11, 12
Slovakiaring
14 Jul
13, 14
Ningbo Int. Speedpark
29 Sep
15, 16
Wuhan Street Circuit
06 Oct
17, 18
Suzuka Circuit
27 Oct
19, 20
Circuito da Guia
15 Nov
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2, 3
Brands Hatch Indy
7 Apr
4, 5, 6
Donington Park National
28 Apr
7, 8, 9
Thruxton
19 May
10, 11, 12
Oulton Park Island
9 Jun
13, 14, 15
Croft
23 Jun
16, 17, 18
Snetterton 300
28 Jul
19, 20, 21
Rockingham
11 Aug
22, 23, 24
Knockhill
25 Aug
25, 26, 27
Silverstone National
15 Sept
28, 29, 30
Brands Hatch GP
29 Sept
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2
Hockenheimring
4 - 6 May
3, 4
Lausitzring
18 - 20 May
5, 6
Hungaroring
1 - 3 Jun
7, 8
Norisring
22 - 24 Jun
9, 10
Zandvoort
13 - 15 Jul
11, 12
Brands Hatch
11 - 12 Aug
13, 14
Misano
24 - 26 Aug
15, 16
Nürburgring
7 - 9 Sept
17, 18
Red Bull Ring
21 - 23 Sept
19, 20
Hockenheimring
12 - 14 October
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2
Circuit Paul Ricard
5 - 6 May
3, 4
Zandvoort
19 - 21 May
5, 6
Spa Francorchamps
9 - 10 Jun
7, 8
Hungaroring
7 - 8 Jul
9, 10
TT Circuit Assen
18 - 19 Aug
11, 12
Monza
22 - 23 Sept
13, 14
Barcelona
20 - 21 Oct
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