BMW Motorsport DTM Season continues at the Lausitzring

After the long winter break, the DTM has two rounds in May. Just 14 days after the DTM season opener in Hockenheim (GER), the six BMW drivers will contest rounds three and four of the year at the Lausitzring (GER). The fans can look forward to a packed racing programme at the “Motorsport Festival”. In addition to the DTM, the ADAC GT Masters will also compete on the 3.478-kilometre track.

With 25 points for second place in the first race, pole position for race two, and eighth place in the race on Sunday, Timo Glock (GER) of BMW Team RMG (RMR) was the most successful BMW driver at the season opener in Hockenheim. DTM champion Marco Wittmann (GER) also picked up points for RMG in both races and was rewarded for his strong chase from 17th to 3rd place with a spot on the podium. Bruno Spengler (CAN) in ninth place in the second race scored the first two points of the season for BMW Team RBM.

BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt says: “The DTM delivered everything that we pledged it would at the season opener in Hockenheim. It was not only the races that were real thrillers, but the qualifying sessions too. We wanted to give the fans even more action – and we succeeded. It also showed that the focus really is on the drivers this year. In particular, this was demonstrated by Timo Glock and Marco Wittmann, who finished on the podium after starting from 17th on the grid. Overall the first round of the 2017 DTM was a great success and has whet the appetite for the races at the Lausitzring. I’m really looking forward to the Motorsport Festival and the ADAC GT Masters. BMW Team Schnitzer with Philipp Eng and our BMW Motorsport Junior Ricky Collard got off to a good start to the season in that series with the win at the opening weekend in Oschersleben. No doubt the reunion with Charly Lamm and his team will be another highlight for the DTM fans.”