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Mike Rockenfeller led teammate Mattias Ekström by 1.3 seconds, as the two Audi drivers crossed the finish line of the first ever DTM race in Russia.
Combined to Canadian Bruno Spengler's 19th-place finish, Rockenfeller's second win of the season has stretched the German's lead to 27 points in the championship hunt.
It was the first time this season that Spengler, who spun at the very beginning of the race as a result of a collision with Miguel Molina (Audi), failed to score any point at all.
"Sometimes, races end in a different way that one had expected," the reigning champion, who was lapped twice by the leaders over the race, conceded.
Augusto Farfus saved BMW's day by climbing on the podium, while Adrien Tambay (Audi) and Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz) rounded out the top five.
A total of 45,000 spectators flooded through the gates of the 3.9-kilometer Moscow Raceway to attend race.
Race results - Moscow Raceway (DTM)
1 - Mike Rockenfeller (Audi RS5) - Phoenix - 74 laps in 1.14'38"512
2 - Mattias Ekstrom (Audi RS5) - Abt - 1"303
3 - Augusto Farfus (BMW M3) - RBM - 11"393
4 - Adrien Tambay (Audi RS5) - Abt - 12"275
5 - Gary Paffett (Mercedes C-Coupé) - HWA - 17"495
6 - Jamie Green (Audi RS5) - Abt - 18"704
7 - Joey Hand (BMW M3) - RBM - 19"363
8 - Dirk Werner (BMW M3) - Schnitzer - 26"117
9 - Timo Scheider (Audi RS5) - Abt - 34"184
10 - Christian Vietoris (Mercedes C-Coupé) - HWA - 41"331
11 - Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes C-Coupé) - Mucke - 42"029
12 - Robert Wickens (Mercedes C-Coupé) - HWA - 43"782
13 - Filipe Albuquerque (Audi RS5) - Rosberg - 44"443
14 - Roberto Merhi (Mercedes C-Coupé) - HWA - 51"576
15 - Marco Wittmann (BMW M3) - MTEK - 52"941
16 - Timo Glock (BMW M3) - MTEK - 54"421
17 - Martin Tomczyk (BMW M3) - RMG - 58"460
18 - Daniel Juncadella (Mercedes C-Coupé) - Mucke - 1 lap
19 - Bruno Spengler (BMW M3) - Schnitzer - 1 lap
20 - Andy Priaulx (BMW M3) - RMG - 1 lap
Fastest lap of the race: 59"999 by Adrien Tambay (Audi)
Retirements
Lap 32 - Edoardo Mortara
Lap 5 - Miguel Molina
Championship standings
1.Rockenfeller 94 points; 2.Spengler 67; 3.Paffett 57; 4.Vietoris 56; 5.Farfus 48; 6.Wickens 45; 7.Ekstrom 38; 8.Wittmann 33; 9.Werner, Hand 26.
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| Photo: DTM.com |
Combined to Canadian Bruno Spengler's 19th-place finish, Rockenfeller's second win of the season has stretched the German's lead to 27 points in the championship hunt.
It was the first time this season that Spengler, who spun at the very beginning of the race as a result of a collision with Miguel Molina (Audi), failed to score any point at all.
"Sometimes, races end in a different way that one had expected," the reigning champion, who was lapped twice by the leaders over the race, conceded.
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| Bruno Spengler, BMW M3 DTM (Photo: DTM.com) |
Augusto Farfus saved BMW's day by climbing on the podium, while Adrien Tambay (Audi) and Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz) rounded out the top five.
A total of 45,000 spectators flooded through the gates of the 3.9-kilometer Moscow Raceway to attend race.
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| Moscow Raceway (Photo: DTM.com) |
Race results - Moscow Raceway (DTM)
1 - Mike Rockenfeller (Audi RS5) - Phoenix - 74 laps in 1.14'38"512
2 - Mattias Ekstrom (Audi RS5) - Abt - 1"303
3 - Augusto Farfus (BMW M3) - RBM - 11"393
4 - Adrien Tambay (Audi RS5) - Abt - 12"275
5 - Gary Paffett (Mercedes C-Coupé) - HWA - 17"495
6 - Jamie Green (Audi RS5) - Abt - 18"704
7 - Joey Hand (BMW M3) - RBM - 19"363
8 - Dirk Werner (BMW M3) - Schnitzer - 26"117
9 - Timo Scheider (Audi RS5) - Abt - 34"184
10 - Christian Vietoris (Mercedes C-Coupé) - HWA - 41"331
11 - Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes C-Coupé) - Mucke - 42"029
12 - Robert Wickens (Mercedes C-Coupé) - HWA - 43"782
13 - Filipe Albuquerque (Audi RS5) - Rosberg - 44"443
14 - Roberto Merhi (Mercedes C-Coupé) - HWA - 51"576
15 - Marco Wittmann (BMW M3) - MTEK - 52"941
16 - Timo Glock (BMW M3) - MTEK - 54"421
17 - Martin Tomczyk (BMW M3) - RMG - 58"460
18 - Daniel Juncadella (Mercedes C-Coupé) - Mucke - 1 lap
19 - Bruno Spengler (BMW M3) - Schnitzer - 1 lap
20 - Andy Priaulx (BMW M3) - RMG - 1 lap
Fastest lap of the race: 59"999 by Adrien Tambay (Audi)
Retirements
Lap 32 - Edoardo Mortara
Lap 5 - Miguel Molina
Championship standings
1.Rockenfeller 94 points; 2.Spengler 67; 3.Paffett 57; 4.Vietoris 56; 5.Farfus 48; 6.Wickens 45; 7.Ekstrom 38; 8.Wittmann 33; 9.Werner, Hand 26.