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From press release
The 2014 DTM season came to an end with an overwhelming victory for Audi.
The brand from Ingolstadt had a clean sweep of the first three places in the season finale at Hockenheim and secured the manufacturers' title in the most popular international touring car series.
Victory in the race went to Mattias Ekström, who concludes the season as the runner-up in the drivers' standings.
“Winning the race in front of such a great crowd is fantastic. After such an eventful year, bowing out of the season with a success is a good feeling. Over the year, we had many ups and downs. Today, once again, it was hard, but fair. That is simply a part of the DTM,” the Swede said after his second consecutive victory.
Mike Rockenfeller and Jamie Green rounded out the podium after finishing second and third respectively.
Marco Wittmann had already secured himself the championship title in the Lausitzring round. After a successful season, the German had a rather patchy final race meeting.
Fifth place for the BMW driver in the season finale at Hockenheim was the result of a race with plenty of progress for the BMW driver. After a disappointing qualifying, the German only started 13th into the race.
“I reckon I got the maximum out of it. My starting grid position for this race wasn't the best. In the DTM, things are so close that it is difficult to make progress. As a result, I can be all the more happy with my fifth place,” the four times' race winner looks back upon the season.
Race results* - Hockenheim (round 10 of 10)
1 - Mattias Ekstrom (Audi RS5) - Abt - 42 laps in 1.08'37"604
2 - Mike Rockenfeller (Audi RS5) - Phoenix - 2"402
3 - Jamie Green (Audi RS5) - Rosberg - 3"914
4 - Paul Di Resta (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 4"163
5 - Marco Wittmann (BMW M4) - RMG - 4"962
6 - Timo Scheider (Audi RS5) - Phoenix - 6"540
7 - Martin Tomczyk (BMW M4) - Schnitzer - 7"526
8 - Robert Wickens (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 10"344
9 - Miguel Molina (Audi RS5) - Abt - 11"104
10 - Antonio Felix Da Costa (BMW M4) - MTEK - 12"198
11 - Gary Paffett (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 14"781
12 - Timo Glock (BMW M4) - MTEK - 15"179
13 - Bruno Spengler (BMW M4) - Schnitzer - 15"838
14 - Nico Muller (Audi RS5) - Rosberg - 15"973
15 - Christian Vietoris (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 17"497
16 - Joey Hand (BMW M4) - RBM - 17"769
17 - Augusto Farfus (BMW M4) - RBM - 23"024
Retirements
Vitaly Petrov
Adrien Tambay
Pascal Wehrlein
Daniel Juncadella
Edoardo Mortara
Maxime Martin
*Unofficial results
The 2014 DTM season came to an end with an overwhelming victory for Audi.
The brand from Ingolstadt had a clean sweep of the first three places in the season finale at Hockenheim and secured the manufacturers' title in the most popular international touring car series.
Victory in the race went to Mattias Ekström, who concludes the season as the runner-up in the drivers' standings.
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| Mattias Ekström, Audis RS 5 DTM (Photo: DTM.com) |
“Winning the race in front of such a great crowd is fantastic. After such an eventful year, bowing out of the season with a success is a good feeling. Over the year, we had many ups and downs. Today, once again, it was hard, but fair. That is simply a part of the DTM,” the Swede said after his second consecutive victory.
Mike Rockenfeller and Jamie Green rounded out the podium after finishing second and third respectively.
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| Mattias Ekström (Photo: DTM.com) |
Marco Wittmann had already secured himself the championship title in the Lausitzring round. After a successful season, the German had a rather patchy final race meeting.
Fifth place for the BMW driver in the season finale at Hockenheim was the result of a race with plenty of progress for the BMW driver. After a disappointing qualifying, the German only started 13th into the race.
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| Marco Wittmann, BMW M4 DTM (Photo: WRI2) |
“I reckon I got the maximum out of it. My starting grid position for this race wasn't the best. In the DTM, things are so close that it is difficult to make progress. As a result, I can be all the more happy with my fifth place,” the four times' race winner looks back upon the season.
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| DTM finale in Hockenheim (Photo: DTM.com) |
Race results* - Hockenheim (round 10 of 10)
1 - Mattias Ekstrom (Audi RS5) - Abt - 42 laps in 1.08'37"604
2 - Mike Rockenfeller (Audi RS5) - Phoenix - 2"402
3 - Jamie Green (Audi RS5) - Rosberg - 3"914
4 - Paul Di Resta (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 4"163
5 - Marco Wittmann (BMW M4) - RMG - 4"962
6 - Timo Scheider (Audi RS5) - Phoenix - 6"540
7 - Martin Tomczyk (BMW M4) - Schnitzer - 7"526
8 - Robert Wickens (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 10"344
9 - Miguel Molina (Audi RS5) - Abt - 11"104
10 - Antonio Felix Da Costa (BMW M4) - MTEK - 12"198
11 - Gary Paffett (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 14"781
12 - Timo Glock (BMW M4) - MTEK - 15"179
13 - Bruno Spengler (BMW M4) - Schnitzer - 15"838
14 - Nico Muller (Audi RS5) - Rosberg - 15"973
15 - Christian Vietoris (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 17"497
16 - Joey Hand (BMW M4) - RBM - 17"769
17 - Augusto Farfus (BMW M4) - RBM - 23"024
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| Antonio Felix da Costa, BMW M4 DTM (Photo: WRI2) |
Retirements
Vitaly Petrov
Adrien Tambay
Pascal Wehrlein
Daniel Juncadella
Edoardo Mortara
Maxime Martin
*Unofficial results