After dramas on Saturday, it was a perfect race on Sunday for René Rast and his Schubert Motorsport team in the DTM at Zandvoort.
The 38-year-old produced a contained performance at the wheel of his BMW M4 GT3 Evo, completing a comfortable lights-to-flag victory ahead of his team-mate Marco Wittmann.
“That was an intense race. Particularly towards the end, when Marco Wittmann was able to apply some pressure again. In the end, it was good enough for the win – thanks in part to two good pit stops,” said Sunday’s winner. Behind the BMW duo, Thomas Preining (Manthey EMA) finished third in a Porsche 911 GT3 R to take his place on the podium for the second time.
Shortly after the start, as Pole-sitter Rast successfully held onto his lead at the start, Wittmann, starting from third, immediately overtook Jack Aitken (Emil Frey Racing) in the Ferrari 296 GT3 to move into second place. Aitken was followed in fourth by Preining. Mercedes-AMG driver Maro Engel (\Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Racing) raced through from twelfth to fifth place.
The best-placed Lamborghini driver was Luca Engstler (TGI Team Lamborghini by GRT) in sixth. Mercedes-AMG works driver Lucas Auer (Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf) finished seventh to extend his championship lead by three points. Fellow Mercedes-AMG driver Jules Gounon from Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter ended the sixth race of the DTM season in eighth place. Mirko Bortolotti (Abt Sportsline) made up six positions and came home ninth in his Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2. Arjun Maini (HRT Ford Performance) produced a similar fightback, battling through from 16th to finish tenth in his Ford Mustang GT3.
