The stewards have confirmed there will be no further action for the incident at the start of the second race of the weekend at Brands Hatch, after Abt Audi’s Robin Frijns, BMW Team RMG’s Augusto Farfus and HWA Mercedes-AMG driver Lucas Auer came together at Graham Hill bend on lap one. Frijns and Auer made … More »
Paul di Resta has taken his second win of the year in the second race of the weekend at Brands Hatch, and closes up on team-mate Gary Paffett in the standings, with Paffett finishing second and last year’s champion René Rast third for Audi. Di Resta overtook Gary Paffett at the start as the two … More »
Gary Paffett has taken pole position for the second race of the weekend at Brands Hatch, setting a new qualifying record in his Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM, leading Mercedes-AMG team-mates Paul di Resta and Pascal Wehrlein. Di Resta had set the best time during the first run with a time of 1:18.021, faster than HWA Mercedes-AMG … More »
Audi Sport Team Phoenix’s Loїc Duval topped the time sheets in the third and final practice session of the DTM weekend at Brands Hatch, going just under a tenth of a second faster than the Mercedes-AMG of Paul di Resta with just over a minute left. The Frenchman, who was the only retirement yesterday after … More »
Daniel Juncadella has taken his first win in the DTM in his fifth season in the championship, assuming the lead in his Mercedes-AMG after the pit stop sequence and holding off the field to win the race eight seconds clear from BMW’s Augusto Farfus. Juncadella started the race from pole position, but had a sluggish … More »
Daniel Juncadella has taken pole position for the first race of the weekend at Brands Hatch, leading an HWA Mercedes-AMG 1-2 ahead of team-mate Lucas Auer, in a session which ended with yellow flags preventing any improvements. There was time for just two full runs in the short 20-minute session, with Lucas Auer leading the … More »
BMW’s Augusto Farfus was fastest of all in the final practice session of the day ahead of qualifying on the DTM’s return to the UK, leading the Audis of Robin Frijns and Nico Müller at the end of the 25-minute session. No cars were on circuit for the first five minutes, as the teams worked … More »
Audi Sport Team Abt’s Robin Frijns was fastest of all in the first free practice session around a drying Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit, with Audi occupying four of the top five positions at the end of the 25-minute session. Robin Frijns was the first driver to break the 1:20 barrier as the track dried … More »
The next round of the DTM season will take place at Brands Hatch, with the series returning to British soil for the first time since 2013. Mercedes’ Gary Paffett and Paul di Resta, and Audi’s Jamie Green are hoping for success in their home round. The series used the ‘Indy’ layout for their previous outings … More »
Jessica Bäckman has said she’s hit her 2018 TCR UK target after taking her first podium result in Race 2 at Brands Hatch, following championship leader Dan Lloyd across the line to complete a WestCoast Racing 1-2. Bäckman took her best finish in Race 1 with fourth, while in Race 2 she worked her way … More »