Factory Mercedes driver MaroEngel put in a dominant lights-to-flag performance to convert pole into victory in Saturday’s first DTM race at Zandvoort 🏁 Full report as the Landraf driver snares a first category win since Moscow in 2017 ⬇️
Factory Mercedes driver Maro Engel put in a dominant lights-to-flag performance to convert pole into victory in Saturday’s first DTM race at Zandvoort.Having set the pace in both practice sessions on Friday and also taken pole position in the opening qualifying of the weekend, Engel was again untouchable in his Landgraf Mercedes as he scored an emphatic six-second win over reigning champion Sheldon van der Linde.
It was a matter of laps before Engel extended his lead to over a second, with his advantage growing to well over five seconds when the pitlane opened after the first 20 minutes of racing. Van der Linde had no answer to Engel’s pace but was able to secure a first podium of the season in second, having successfully resisted the advances of Wittmann for the entirety of the first stint.
Winward Mercedes driver Lucas Auer rebounded from qualifying 12th to finish sixth, having made a rapid start to jump to ninth on the opening lap before gaining further positions during the stops. Owega was also passed by Dries Vanthoor, another driver making his debut this weekend as he replaced three-time DTM champion Rene Rast at Schubert BMW.
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