Lucas Auer won the second DTM race of the weekend at the Hockenheimring, but Liam Lawson will likely be the happiest driver as he leaves in the championship lead, with two races to go.
Lawson finished second, some six seconds behind Auer, but crucially beat his championship rival Kelvin van der Linde, who finished 10th after starting from pole.
Early on Lawson and Kelvin van der Linde battled aggressively for second, but the South African tagged the Kiwi’s Ferrari and copped a five second time penalty.
The ABT Sportsline team chose not to take this at the pitstop, but this backfired when they received an extra five second penalty, as not taking the penalty broke the rules. This meant he finished 10th, scoring a single point, giving Lawson a 14 point lead going into the final round at the Norisring.
Maximilian Götz finished third to keep his championship hopes alive. Philip Ellis took fourth on the last lap, with Daniel Juncadella in fifth.
Alex Albon finished sixth, ruling him out of the championship, after struggling with the extra weight he received after his second-placed finish in the previous race.
Marvin Dienst took seventh, in an impressive showing in only his second DTM race. Arjun Maini finished eighth after taking a five second penalty for a pitstop infringement. Vincent Abril was ninth, with K. van der Linde taking a solitary point.
K. van der Linde’s teammate Mike Rockenfeller finished eleventh, with Marco Wittmann in twelfth, keeping himself in championship contention by a few points.
Nico Müller finished 13th, continuing his points dry spell, with Hubert Haupt in 14th. Timo Glock took 15th, ahead of Esmee Hawkey in 16th.
Dev Gore came home 17th, with Lucas di Grassi in 18th. The three retirees were Esteban Muth, Sophia Flörsch and Sheldon van der Linde.
| # | Driver | Car | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Auer | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | |
| 2 | Liam Lawson | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 6.388 |
| 3 | Maximilian Götz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 12.080 |
| 4 | Philip Ellis | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 12.748 |
| 5 | Daniel Juncadella | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 13.361 |
| 6 | Alex Albon | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 15.243 |
| 7 | Marvin Dienst | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 17.457 |
| 8 | Arjun Maini | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 19.418 |
| 9 | Vincent Abril | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 22.115 |
| 10 | Kelvin van der Linde | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 24.161 |
| 11 | Mike Rockenfeller | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 27.116 |
| 12 | Marco Wittmann | BMW M6 GT3 | 27.260 |
| 13 | Nico Müller | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 28.110 |
| 14 | Hubert Haupt | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 46.727 |
| 15 | Timo Glock | BMW M6 GT3 | 50.958 |
| 16 | Esmee Hawkey | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 58.142 |
| 17 | Dev Gore | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1’01.886 |
| 18 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi R8 LMS Evo | DNF |
| 19 | Esteban Muth | BMW M6 GT3 | DNF |
| 20 | Sophia Flörsch | Audi R8 LMS Evo | DNF |
| 21 | Sheldon Van Der Linde | BMW M6 GT3 | DNF |
