DTM News

René Rast ended Friday’s DTM practice day with the fastest time of all, the title contender posting a lap time which was over four tenths faster than the next quickest driver, Ferdinand von Habsburg.

Jens Marquardt, BMW Group Motorsport Director, will move on from the role after just under ten years, as he takes up a new position within the BMW Group.

Robin Frijns set the pace in the DTM’s first free practice session of the weekend at Zolder, less than a tenth ahead of last weekend’s dominant performer René Rast.

Benoît Tréluyer will make his DTM début in the second DTM event at Zolder this weekend, with Duval competing in the American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

René Rast admitted that his victory in the second DTM race at Zolder was like a ‘crazy story’ after the Audi driver survived a grid fire to clinch his second consecutive win in Belgium.

René Rast moved up to second in the DTM drivers’ standings with another imperious victory in race two at Zolder, as title candidate Robin Frijns crashed out when exiting the pitlane.

Timo Glock claimed BMW’s first pole position of the season in qualifying for the second DTM race of the weekend at Zolder, with fellow M4 driver Sheldon van der Linde joining him on the front row of the grid.

René Rast has hailed the ‘amazing’ pace he found in the opening DTM race at Zolder, which saw the reigning champion claim his third win of the year to eat into Nico Müller’s championship lead.