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Audi Sport DTM Booklet (English, 2011)
Audi Sport DTM Booklet (English, 2011)
A4 DTM
Audi MediaInfo
Foreword
Audi celebrated a title hat-trick in the DTM between 2007 and 2009 and in doing so became the first manufacturer to achieve this. Last year the brand was beaten. For this reason the objective for the 2011 season is: The Audi A4 DTM should finish at the front again. For this reason Audi has rejuvenated its driver squad again. Eleven events, including a show race in the Olympic Stadium in Munich, are on the calendar of the highest caliber touring car race series. While the current DTM cars enter their final season, the foundations for the future have been long since set. The next generation Audi race touring car is already being developed and should continue Audis success story in the DTM from 2012.
Contents
Audi in the 2011 DTM...................................................... 4 Efficiency and sustainability. ............................................ 6 Audi Sport...................................................................... 8 Audi A4 DTM. .................................................................10 The Audi drivers.............................................................14 The Audi teams............................................................. 34 Calendar/The Audi drivers in the DTM............................. 40 The DTM....................................................................... 42 The tracks .................................................................... 44 Audis partners in the DTM. ............................................ 56 History: Audi in the DTM................................................ 58 History: DTM statistics.................................................. 60 Audi Communications Motorsport: media services.......... 64 Audi Communications Motorsport: contacts................... 66
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Audi in the 2011 DTM
Audi aims to collect its fifth title with the A4 DTM in the 2011 season
2010 Italian GT Championship runner-up in an Audi R8 LMS and Edoardo Mortara as former Volkswagen factory driver and defending 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series champion already have several years of contact with the Group. Thanks to the new signings, the average age of the driver squad sank by six months to 27 years before the start of the season when compared to last year. As a result, Audi starts with its youngest driver line-up in its DTM history. Three proven teams enter the nine Audi A4 DTM cars again this year. Filipe Albuquerque and Edoardo Mortara race for Audi Sport Team Rosberg while Rahel Frey competes for Audi Sport Team Phoenix together with her German team mate Martin Tomczyk. The Spaniard Miguel Molina drives a fifth Audi A4 DTM from 2008 for the Audi Sport Team Abt Junior. Mattias Ekstrm, the Briton Oliver Jarvis and Timo Scheider are the familiar faces on the grid for Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline. Their new team mate is Mike Rockenfeller. Like his three fellow companions, the German Le Mans winner from last year also has a cockpit in a 2009 Audi A4 DTM. Since car development in the DTM was also not permitted for the 2011 season, engineers concentrate on adapting the A4 DTM to the tires of new exclusive DTM supplier Hankook.
Being developed in parallel is the successor, christened internally R17, which should continue Audis success story in the DTM from 2012. The new model will establish new standards worldwide in passive safety in touring cars. Last year a total of 685,498 spectators followed the eleven DTM races at trackside and an average of 1.2 million fans watched every live broadcast of the races in Germany. In 2011 the DTM stages eleven attractive events including the inaugural show event at the Munich Olympic Stadium.
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Efficiency and sustainability
Close transfer between sport and production to the benefit of the end user
An essential basis for motorsport at Audi is the benefit for the end user, the Audi customer and motorist. Motorsport was and is always a medium for Audi to develop technologies with a promising future, stresses Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. In this way rally and racing cars, which always also contained technologies of direct benefit for the customer, have been developed for more than 30 years in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. Example 1: The four-wheel drive quattro that was developed for a World Rally Championship program was introduced in 1982 into large-scale production. Audi also proved the superiority of this drivetrain system in the DTM at the beginning of the 1990s. To this day customers benefit from the actual dynamic handling advantages and not only on snow and ice. Example 2: In material technology field, motorsport enjoys the advantage of being able to test components manufactured in low quantities from exotic materials without being subjected to the cost pressures found in large-scale production. Audi initially introduced aluminum to engine and suspension design in rallying at the beginning of the 1980s, before the light metal found favor in largescale production. Even carbon-fiber three decades ago still an exotic material in race cars like the Audi 200 quattro Trans-Am and today used in many areas in the Audi A4 DTM is now mass-produced within the concern. The soft top storage compartment and side panels of the R8 Spyder are, for example, manufactured from carbon-fiber. Example 3: Since the 1980s environmental technologies are also used simultaneously in competition and large-scale production. Catalytic converter manufacture suppliers used
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Carbon fiber here in the Audi A4 DTM came from motorsport to production
developments for heat shields which were tested in the Audi 90 quattro raced in the IMSA GTO series. The Audi V8 quattro from 1990 was the first Audi competition car with a race catalytic converter. Motorsport acted as pioneer for the combination of turbocharging and gasoline direct injection after the TFSI power unit in the Audi R8 sports prototype proved victorious first time out at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2001. A few months later it was introduced into largescale production at Audi, facilitates fuel savings and reduces carbon dioxide emissions and thus millionfold in public road traffic. Example 4: Audi writes history in large-scale production since 1989 as inventor of TDI technology. The more efficient
and particularly clean diesel direct injection makes a significant contribution to sinking CO2 emissions. In 2006 at Le Mans Audi became the worlds first manufacturer to claim overall victory in the 24 hour race using diesel technology. Extreme injection and ignition pressures, structural solutions in the crankcase or with the pistons and injector technology development are areas in which Audi practices a direct transfer between motorsport and production. The most recent development for Le Mans, the Audi R18, is equipped with a 3.7 liter V6 TDI. The principle of downsizing, rapidly gaining increasing importance in street cars, is also now implemented in the R18 and helps in the search for solutions under extreme demands.
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Audi Sport
Audi has the future firmly in its sights with the R18
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Audi A4 DTM
Lightweight design is core know-how at Audi 20 percent weight reduction since 2004
The Audi A4 DTM competes in its highest evolution form in 2011 before new regulations come into force in 2012. Although any kind of technical evolutions are prohibited since August 17, 2009 to maintain cost efficiency, Audi made significant progress beforehand during the live cycle of each of the individual A4 DTM generations since 2004. Lightweight design and construction, a core talent at Audi, are of equal importance in motorsport and large-scale production. The basic weight of a DTM touring car was reduced by more than 20 percent. Aim of the exercise: The ballast required to reach the minimum weight can be arranged in different positions in the car to achieve the best possible weight distribution. The cars center of gravity, which influences the dynamic behavior, was reduced by more than ten percent during this period. Notable: Both targets were achieved without compromising the crucial torsional stiffness of the chassis. The aerodynamic characteristics of the different A4 generations have also improved considerably. In motorsport the ratio between air resistance and downforce aerodynamic efficiency is important. It was improved by more than 20 percent.
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Paddle to right of steering wheel actuates brake calliper cooling Adjustable supply of fresh air into the cockpit of the Audi A4 DTM Gearshift lever for manually operated 6-speed sequential gearbox Console with buttons for brake balance, display brightness and fire extinguisher Main electric switch with ignition and starter button on the right Hazard warning light switch for following vehicles in the event of the car stalling on the grid
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Display with gear shift lights, rev counter, indication of engaged gear, lap timer, speed, etc. Green lamp on the left for indicators, on the right for water temperature Buttons for radio (black) and speed limiter in the pit lane (yellow) Buttons for high beam (blue) and drinks supply (green) Paddle to left of steering wheel actuates brake valve for parking brake at the start
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The Audi drivers
There were
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The Audi drivers
2000 2002
3rd in Portugal Cup, 3rd in National Kart Junior Championship 2nd in European ICA Kart Championship, 2nd in Italian ICA Kart Championship
2003 2005
10th in Formula A Kart World Championship 3rd in German Formula Renault, best rookie; 5th in Formula Renault Eurocup, best rookie; 6th in Spanish Formula 3 Championship,
best rookie 1st in Formula Renault NEC, 1st in Formula Renault Eurocup 4th in World Series by Renault 3.5, best rookie; two races in GP2, Formula 1 test driver for Red Bull and Toro Rosso
2008 2009
Four races in A1GP Series 3rd in A1GP Series, 1st in Race of Champions Iberia, two races in Italian GT Championship (Audi R8 LMS)
Career
199404 Karting 1998 1st in Iniciados class in Portugal Cup, 2nd in Iniciados Class in National Kart Championship
2010
www.filipealbuquerque.com
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Date/place of birth Place of residence Status July 14, 1978/Falun (S) Salenstein (CH) single, partner Heidi 2002 2003 2004
1st in Swedish Renault 5 Cup, Young Driver of the Year 2nd in Swedish Touring Car Championship, Rookie of the Year 8th in Swedish Touring Car Championship 1st in Swedish Touring Car Championship (Audi A4 quattro) 3rd in Swedish Touring Car Championship 8th in DTM (Abt-Audi TT-R), 6th in Nrburgring 24 Hour race 3rd in DTM (Abt-Audi TT-R) 4th in DTM (Abt-Audi TT-R), 3rd of Group N in Swedish Rally 1st in DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 1st of Group N in Swedish Rally and Catalunya Rally
2nd in DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 1st in Nations Cup Race of Champions 8th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 1st in Race of Champions 1st in DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 1st in Race of Champions 3rd in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 5th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 1st in Race of Champions 5th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM)
Career
1993 1994 1995 Karting Karting, Swedish Renault 5 Cup 2nd in Swedish Renault 5 Cup
www.mattiasekstrom.com
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Date/place of birth Place of residence Status February 23, 1986/Niederbipp (CH) Aedermannsdorf (CH) single 2007 2006
10th in Swiss Kart Junior Championship 4th in Swiss Kart Junior Championship 8th in Swiss Kart ICA Junior Championship 6th in Swiss Kart ICA Junior Championship 4th in Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 3rd in Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 18th in Italian Formula Renault, 21st in Formula Renault Eurocup International Formula Masters Series
2007/08 Friday driver A1GP Series Height/weight Motorsport since 1.63 m/50 kg 1998 (Audi driver since 2011) 2008 2009 2010 14th in Formula 3 Cup 7th in Formula 3 Cup Le Mans 24 Hours, guest race in Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup
Career
199803 Karting 1998 1999 10th in Swiss Kart Mini Championship 3rd in Swiss Kart Mini Championship
www.rahelfrey.com
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The Audi drivers
1999
1st in British Junior Karting Championship Formula JICA, 1st in Ayrton Senna Memorial Cup Suzuka
2002
2003
Formula Renault UK Winter Championship, UK Formula Ford Championship, Formula Ford Festival
2004
2005
2006
2nd in British Formula 3 (1st in Rookies Classification), A1GP World Cup of Motorsport for A1 Team Great Britain
2007
1st in Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix, 3rd in Japanese Formula 3 Championship, A1GP World Cup of Motorsport for A1 Team Great Britain
Career
2008 1997 1st in Kart Nations Race English Team, 1st in TV Masters, British Junior Karting Championship Formula JICA; McLaren Mercedes Champions of the Future (JICA) 2009 2010
13th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 4th in Asian Le Mans Series (Audi R10 TDI), 9th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 9th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM)
www.oliverjarvis.com
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Date/place of birth Place of residence Status February 17, 1989/Girona (E) Lloret de Mar (E) single 2008 2009 2010
2nd in Spanish Junior Kart Championship 1st in Spanish Junior Kart Championship 1st in Italian Kart Open Masters Jesolo Formula A Formula Renault Eurocup 6th in Spanish Formula 3 Championship, Renault World Series 7th in Renault World Series 4th in Renault World Series 8th in Renault World Series, 19th in Formula Superleague 10th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM)
Career
1999 2000 2001 1st in Spanish Cadets Kart Championship 1st in Spanish Cadets Kart Championship 1st in Catalan Junior Kart Championship
www.miguelmolina.net
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2001
2nd in 100 ccm class Italian Junior Kart Championship, 5th in Monaco Kart Cup
2002
3rd in 100 ccm class in Italian Kart ICA Championship, 7th in European Kart Championship
2003 2004 Date/place of birth Place of residence Status January 12, 1987/Geneva (CH) Geneva (CH) single 2006 2007 Height/weight Motorsport since 1.82 m /75 kg 1999 (Audi driver since 2011) 2008 2009 2010 2005
7th in 100 ccm class in Italian Kart Formula A Championship 7th in 100 ccm class in Italian Kart Formula A Championship 2nd in 100 ccm class in Italian Kart Formula A Championship, 1st in Trofeo Margutti, 9th in European Kart Championship 4th in Italian Formula Renault, best rookie 8th in Formula 3 Euro Series, best rookie; 10th in Formula 3 Macau 2nd in Formula 3 Euro Series, 2nd in Formula 3 Macau 1st in Formula 3 Macau, 14th in GP2, 11th in GP2 Asia 1st in Formula 3 Euro Series, 1st in Formula 3 Macau
Career
199905 Karting 1999 2000 3rd in 100 ccm class in Italian Junior Kart Championship 2nd in 100 ccm class in Italian Junior Kart Championship, 2nd in Kart Masters Paris-Bercy, 5th in European Kart Championship
www.edoardomortara.com
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4th in Formula Knig 10th in Porsche Carrera Cup 2nd in Porsche Carrera Cup, Porsche Supercup 1st in Porsche Carrera Cup, Porsche Supercup 1st in GT2 class of FIA GT Championship, 1st in GT2 class of Le Mans 24 Hour race,
1st in GT2 class Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hour race 1st in Nrburgring 24 Hour race, 5th in GrandAm Series, 8th in GT2 class of American Le Mans Series 12th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 1st in Le Mans Series (Audi R10 TDI), 4th in Le Mans 24 Hour race (Audi R10 TDI), 11th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 2009 3rd in Sebring 12 Hour race (Audi R15 TDI), 14th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 1st in Le Mans 24 Hour race (Audi R15 TDI), 1st in Daytona 24 Hour race, 7th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM)
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Career
199500 Kart 1997 2000 1st in DMV Junior Cup 1st in Jrg van Ommen Kart Cup
2010
www.mike-rockenfeller.de
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Date/place of birth Place of residence Status November 10, 1978/Lahnstein (D) Lochau (A) single, partner Jessica, one son (Loris) 2001 2002 2003 2004 Height/weight Motorsport since 1.78 m/74 kg 1989 (Audi driver since 2006) 2006 2005
1st in German Formula Renault 1800 Championship 4th in German Formula Renault 2000 Championship 2nd in German Formula 3 Championship 8th in in German Formula 3 Championship 6th in in German Formula 3 Championship 12th in DTM 19th in DTM 8th in DTM 8th in DTM, 1st in Nrburgring 24 Hour race 8th in DTM 2nd in FIA GT Championship, 1st in Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hour race, 1st in S1 class in Nrburgring 24 Hour race, A1 Grand Prix Series 10th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 1st in Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hour race (GT2)
Career
2007 198994 Kart 1992 1993 1994 1st in Kart Winter Cup Kerpen 7th in German Junior Kart Cup 1st in German Junior Kart Cup, 1st in Junior Class North Rhine Westphalian Kart Cup 2008 2009 2010
7th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 1st in DTM (Audi A4 DTM), ADAC Motorsport Personality of the Year 1st in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 4th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM)
www.timoscheider.de
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1997
2nd in German Pop Kart Championship, 2nd in South German Pop Kart Championship, 1st in South Bavarian Pop Kart Championship
1998 1999
2nd in ADAC Formula Junior Cup 1st in Portuguese BMW Formula ADAC Championship, 4th in BMW Formula ADAC Championship
12th in German Formula 3 Championship 13th in DTM (Abt-Audi TT-R) 11th in DTM (Abt-Audi TT-R) 15th in DTM (Abt-Audi TT-R) 5th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 13th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 4th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 3rd in DTM (Audi A4 DTM), ADAC Motorsport Personality of the Year 7th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 6th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 8th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM)
Career
1994 1995 1996 1st in German Kart Slalom Championship 5th in German Kadet Team Championship 1st in German Pop Junior Kart Team Championship
www.tomczyk.com
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Roll of honor
1st in DTM 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 (all Audi) 1st in ADAC GT Masters 2009 drivers, 2010 teams classification (both Audi) 1st in ADAC Formula Masters 2009 1st in German Super Touring Cars 1999 (Audi) 1st privateer in Super Touring Cars 1996, 1997 (both Audi) 1st in ADAC Formula Junior 1991, 1992, 1996
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline c/o Abt Sportsline GmbH Daimlerstrae 2 D-87438 Kempten Phone +49 831 571400 Fax +49 831 5714037 E-mail info@abt-sportsline.de Website www.abt-sportsline.de Audi Sport Team Abt 4 Timo Scheider (D) 5 Oliver Jarvis (GB) Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 8 Mattias Ekstrm (S) 9 Mike Rockenfeller (D) Audi Sport Team Abt Junior 22 Miguel Molina (E)
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Roll of honor
1st in European FIA GT3 2009 (Audi) 1st in Belgian GT3 2009 (Audi) 1st in Nrburgring 24 Hour race 2000, 2003 1st in Touring Car Grand Prix Macau 1999 (Audi) 1st in Teams Classification Porsche Carrera Cup 2001, 2002
Audi Sport Team Phoenix c/o Phoenix Racing GmbH Gottlieb-Daimler-Strae 28 D-53520 Meuspath Phone +49 2691 910990 Fax +49 2691 9109911 E-mail info@phoenix-racing.de Website www.phoenix-racing.de Audi Sport Team Phoenix 14 Martin Tomczyk (D) 15 Rahel Frey (CH)
Phoenix won
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Roll of honor
1st in German Formula 3 Championship 2002 1st in BMW Formula ADAC Championship 2002 1st in Rookies Classification of the BMW Formula ADAC Championship 2004
Audi Sport Team Rosberg c/o Team Rosberg GmbH Nachtweide 35 D-67433 Neustadt a. d. Weinstrae Phone +49 6321 914-0 Fax +49 6321 914-205 E-mail info@team-rosberg.de Website www.team-rosberg.de Audi Sport Team Rosberg 18 Filipe Albuquerque (P) 19 Edoardo Mortara (I/F)
2 new drivers
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Calendar/The Audi drivers in the DTM
Return to Austria
Eleven events, including seven in Germany, are on the 2011 DTM calendar. For the first time since 2003 the DTM races in Austria at the former A1-Ring, which was reopened as Red Bull Ring Spielberg. The Netherlands, Great Britain and Spain also host the popular touring car series. New on the schedule is a show event at the Olympic Stadium in Munich which is a non-championship round. 2011 DTM schedule
01/05 15/05 05/06 19/06 03/07 17/07 07/08 04/09 18/09 02/10 23/10 Hockenheim (D) Zandvoort (NL) Spielberg (A) Lausitzring (D) Norisring (D) Munich (D) * Nrburgring (D) Brands Hatch (GB) Oschersleben (D) Valencia (E) Hockenheim (D)
* Non-championship round
The DTM can be seen eleven times throughout the 2011 season
Team
Audi Sport Team Abt Audi Sport Team Abt Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi Sport Team Abt Junior
Vehicle name
AUTO TEST Audi A4 DTM Audi Sport performance cars A4 DTM Red Bull Audi A4 DTM E-POSTBRIEF Audi A4 DTM Schaeffler Audi A4 DTM Glamour Audi A4 DTM TV Movie Audi A4 DTM Playboy Audi A4 DTM Red Bull Audi A4 DTM
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The DTM
Fans are the focus of attention With all due progress the series has never forgotten its roots: Since 1984 the DTM epitomizes accessible sport open paddocks for the fans, fair admission prices, autograph sessions with the stars and, in the meantime, a view of the teams at work during a pit walk through the pit lane. An attractive supporting program comprised of other races and concerts in the pit lane attracts large crowds. Positive and broad public awareness The DTM once again achieved great public awareness: 62,318 fans visited the races; a total of 685,500 spectators followed the DTM races at trackside. An average of 1.2million motorsport fans followed the races broadcast on TV screens by ARD. Series with German roots and international impact The DTM has its roots in Germany and has for years now a calendar of great international flair. This year races in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain and a return to Austria are on the agenda. Seven events in Germany, including the inaugural show race at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, remain the core events.
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The speed at the pit stops remains spellbinding for the fans
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The tracks
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Hockenheim (D)
Round 1 01/05/2011
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Mike Rockenfeller The atmosphere at the opening race is always something very special. You see all the fans again for the first time at the famous Hockenheim Motodrom. Big questions are dominated by sporting issues: New car, new team how do you compare? The long track layout is particularly challenging. For example, year after year you try to find the line in the Sachs Kurve. I dont believe anybody has found the ideal line. Turn 1 is also very spectacular. You can enter very quickly, but it is very bumpy where the kerbs are. You have to be very courageous. You have to exit the second corner perfectly to be fast along the Parabolica. The best overtaking opportunity is before the hairpin and in sight of the large grandstand in the second part of the track.
Location
80 km south of Frankfurt, 120 km north-west of Stuttgart
DTM track record in qualifying Mattias Ekstrm (Audi), 25/10/08, 1m 32.244s (178.509 km/h) DTM track record in the race Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), 26/10/08, 1m 33.576s (175.968 km/h) Pole position in 2010 Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz), 24/04/10, 1m 33.214s (176.651 km/h) Fastest lap in 2010 Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz), 25/04/10, 1m 33.855s (175.445 km/h) Phone Fax Mobile E-mail
Media contact
ADAC Wrttemberg e. V. PR/Public Relations Reimund Elbe Am Neckartor 2 D-70190 Stuttgart +49 711 2800-162 +49 711 2800-161 +49 172 7125279 presse@wtb.adac.de
Internet www.adac.de/motorsport
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Zandvoort (NL)
Round 2 15/05/2011
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Timo Scheider In my opinion Zandvoort is the most challenging track on the calendar. There is every type of corner; its as if they were made for a DTM car: extremely quick sections through which you feel the aerodynamic downforce, slow corners, and also kerbs which you have to drive across hard. The second third of the track has been resurfaced more recently than the rest of the track. When you arrive at the slower corners in the final third of the track you have to be careful not to overdrive the car and lose time. Traditionally the best overtaking place is at the end of the start-finish straight braking for Tarzanbocht. An issue that only exists at Zandvoort is the wind from the North Sea and the sand from the dunes. The combination of both makes it difficult to predict track conditions. All winners since 2001
Location
25 km west of Amsterdam (NL), near Haarlem
DTM track record in qualifying Mattias Ekstrm (Audi), 12/07/2008, 1m 31.012s (170.364 km/h) DTM track record in the race Timo Scheider (Audi), 22/08/2010, 1m 32.967s (166.782 km/h) Pole position in 2010 Timo Scheider (Audi), 21/08/2010, 1m 31.590s (169.289 km/h) Fastest lap in 2010 Timo Scheider (Audi), 22/08/2010, 1m 32.967s (166.782 km/h) Phone Fax Mobile E-mail
Media contact
Rebocar Automotive Productions Ren de Boer Postfach 11 01 D-47612 Kevelaer +49 2832 971894 +49 2832 972283 +49 173 2311941 info@rebocar.com
Internet www.circuit-zandvoort.nl
2001 Uwe Alzen (Mercedes-Benz), 2002 Mattias Ekstrm (Abt-Audi), 2003 Christijan Albers (Mercedes-Benz), 2004 Mattias Ekstrm (Audi), 2005 Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz), 2006 Tom Kristensen (Audi), 2007 Martin Tomczyk (Audi), 2008 Mattias Ekstrm (Audi), 2009 Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz), 2010 Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz)
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The tracks
Spielberg (A)
Round 3 05/06/2011
Martin Tomczyk I raced three times at Spielberg. The circuit was very picturesque and rural. I always felt at home there. It was a great track. Then the reconstruction stage came during which it was never sure whether the circuit would survive. Luckily its on the calendar again. Its great to be going back there again. Im particularly looking forward to the challenging circuit layout. The altitude differences were something special beforehand. Itll be fantastic to drive through the first corner and to look up the long straight all the way to the second corner. There used to be a church behind it I hope its still there. You could even see cows there. There were more than enough photo opportunities! Its great fun to drive through such a picturesque landscape. All winners since 2001
Location
74 km north-west of Graz, 197 km south-west of Vienna
DTM track record in qualifying * Marcel Fssler (Mercedes-Benz), 06/09/03, 1m 27.212s (178.572 km/h) DTM track record in the race * Bernd Schneider (Mercedes-Benz), 07/09/03, 1m 27.226s (178.543 km/h) Pole position in 2010 *
Media contact
beta Communications Thomas Blazek Am See 28/Top 1 A-5310 Mondsee
Phone E-mail
2001 Bernd Schneider (Mercedes-Benz), 2002 Marcel Fssler (Mercedes-Benz), 2003 Marcel Fssler (Mercedes-Benz)
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Lausitzring (D)
Round 4 19/06/2011
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Mike Rockenfeller We race at a state-of-the-art facility in the Lausitz. Its enormous, which is why you dont really notice the great crowds of people. The fans there are very faithful to the DTM. This modern circuit is very safe for us drivers, and the wide pit lane give the teams advantages while working. I have good memories of last year when I was best Audi driver there. The low grip offered by the track surface is very noticeable. The braking and mechanical grip for traction is particularly important there. The aerodynamic set-up is also important in the long righthand corner in the second part of the circuit. You can overtake after this corner, and also under braking for the following left-hand corner as well as after the startfinish line. All winners since 2001
Location
130 km south of Berlin, 60 km north of Dresden
DTM track record in qualifying Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), 17/05/08, 1m 17.628s (161.292 km/h) DTM track record in the race Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), 18/05/08, 1m 18.938s (158.616 km/h) Pole position in 2010 Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), 05/06/10, 1m 18.772s (158.950 km/h) Fastest lap in 2010 Mike Rockenfeller (Audi), 06/06/10, 1m 19.957s (156.594 km/h) Phone Fax E-mail
Media contact
EuroSpeedway Verwaltungs GmbH Carolin Schneider Lausitzallee 1 D-01998 Klettwitz +49 35754 31311 +49 35754 31320 carolin.schneider @eurospeedway.de Internet www.eurospeedway.de
2001 Peter Dumbreck (Mercedes-Benz), 2002 Bernd Schneider (Mercedes-Benz), 2003 Bernd Schneider (Mercedes-Benz), 2004 Mattias Ekstrm (Audi), 2005 Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz), Mattias Ekstrm (Audi), 2006 Bernd Schneider (Mercedes-Benz), 2007 Mika Hkkinen (Mercedes-Benz), 2008 Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), 2009 Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz), 2010 Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz)
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The tracks
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Norisring (D)
Round 5 03/07/2011
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Edoardo Mortara The atmosphere at this historical venue is simply incomparable at a motorsport event like the DTM. Because the fans can sit in the middle we quite literally drive around them a very unusual but great feeling. The track surface is very special: Normal roads and car parks mean that the grip levels differ enormously. It is also quite bumpy. It is one of the best tracks for overtaking on the calendar: You can attack out of the slip stream going into turn 1 and also before the final corner. I have fond memories of the track. In my debut Formula 3 year in 2007 I finished third, last year I won the race on Saturday.
Location
Nuremberg Frankenstadion, Motorway A9 MunichNuremberg, Exit N-Fischbach
DTM track record in qualifying Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz), 28/06/08, 47.785s (173.276 km/h) DTM track record in the race Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz), 29/06/08, 48.446s (170.912 km/h) Pole position in 2010 Ralf Schumacher (Mercedes-Benz), 03/07/10, 48.721s (169.947 km/h) Fastest lap in 2010 Ralf Schumacher (Mercedes-Benz), 04/07/10, 48.616s (170.314 km/h)
Media contact
IKmedia GmbH Oliver Schielein Hansastrae 4a D-91126 Schwabach Phone Fax E-mail +49 9122 985257 +49 9122 985255 media@norisring.de
Internet www.norisring.de
Munich (D)
17/07/2011
Martin Tomczyk Im looking forward to this event. For once its not just about points and race driving, but also about having fun, about an event in the city center and about other entertainment such as the appearance of musicians. The spectacle DTM expands yet again, and this in such a small, tightly packed melting pot! If the arena is full it will certainly be a fabulous atmosphere. Im looking forward to it and only need 40 minutes to drive here from my hometown. It will certainly be something new again, never before seen in the DTM. The tight and twisty circuit will be a surprise for all of us. Everybody is already interested in it, how it should work, since it will be an entirely new experience with our cars.
Location
Munich city center, Schwabing West quarter, 35 km south-west of the Franz-Josef Strau airport
Media contact
Olympiapark Mnchen GmbH Arno Hartung
Postfach 401305 D-80713 Mnchen Phone +49 89 30672020 hartung@ olympiapark-muenchen.de Internet www.olympiapark.de
All winners
No race held
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The tracks
81 2
227 6
98
2 174 3
85 110 3
Nrburgring (D)
Round 6 07/08/2011
127 3
101 2
74 83 2
242 6
Gear
Rahel Frey The first corner is special. Braking is important; the compression in this corner is something that Im only aware of at the Nrburgring. Its important to take as much momentum as possible at this point. A double-left follows. You have to be patient here as its easy to overdrive the car if you want too much. The circuit short cut, which is off camber, follows afterwards. After a left and a right corner the track then heads towards a fast curve that is followed by a chicane which slows us down. Ill have to attack the kerbs in the chicane with the DTM car. In Formula 3 a lot is asked of the tires on this track. Im intrigued to see whether this phenomenon is also apparent in a DTM car. My smooth driving style should help me at the Nrburgring. I really like the track. All winners since 2000
Location
90 km south-west of Cologne, 60 km north-west of Koblenz
DTM track record in qualifying Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz), 06/08/05, 1m 23.161s (157.098 km/h) DTM track record in the race Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz), 08/08/10, 1m 24.372s (154.843 km/h) Pole position in 2010 Mattias Ekstrm (Audi), 07/08/10, 1m 23.817s (155.868 km/h) Fastest lap in 2010 Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz), 08/08/10, 1m 24.372s (154.843 km/h)
2000 Bernd Schneider (Mercedes-Benz), Bernd Schneider (Mercedes-Benz), Manuel Reuter (Opel), Manuel Reuter (Opel), 2001 Laurent Aiello (Abt-Audi), Laurent Aiello (Abt-Audi), 2002 Uwe Alzen (Mercedes-Benz), 2003 Christijan Albers (Mercedes-Benz), Laurent Aiello (Abt-Audi), 2004 Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz), 2005 Mattias Ekstrm (Audi), 2006 Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz), 2007 Martin Tomczyk (Audi), 2008 Bernd Schneider (Mercedes-Benz), 2009 Martin Tomczyk (Audi), 2010 Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz)
78 198 5
126 3 150 3
137 3
190 4
139 3 200 5
181 4
227 6
Gear
165 5
Oliver Jarvis Brands Hatch is the shortest track on the calendar, but it is also very technical and extremely difficult to achieve a perfect lap. There arent many corners, but every small mistake costs you dearly because the margins in qualifying are so small. Often only thousandths of a second separate us. Brands Hatch is one of my favorite tracks and Paddock Hill bend is one of best corners in the world. When you come over the crest you cant see the apex. The track then drops away. You have to exit this corner very cleanly if you are to have any chance of attacking under braking in the uphill section before Druids. This is the best point to overtake. The spectators can see almost every corner from the grandstands.
Location
32 km south-west of London near Kingsdown at the A 20
DTM track record in qualifying Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), 04/09/10, 41.278s (168.235 km/h) DTM track record in the race Miguel Molina (Audi), 05/09/10, 41.896s (165.753 km/h) Pole position in 2010 Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), 04/09/10, 41.278s (168.235 km/h) Fastest lap in 2010 Miguel Molina (Audi), 05/09/10, 41.896s (165.753 km/h) Phone Fax E-mail
Media contact
MotorSport Vision Brands Hatch Circuit Chelsea Reay Fawkham, Longfield GB-Kent DA3 8NG +44 14 74875208 +44 14 74874766 chelsea.reay @motorsportvision.co.uk Internet www.motorsportvision.co.uk
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The tracks
225 6 155 4 140 3 140 3 181 4 172 4
Oschersleben (D)
Round 8 18/09/2011
175 4
100 2 128 3
132 3
217 6
Gear
100 2
Filipe Albuquerque I won the last time I raced at Oschersleben in a junior series. The track is very technical and large number of long bends turns 1, 3 and 4 are very challenging. The chicane is difficult because you have to be able to assess exactly how to drive over the kerbs. Itll certainly be totally different in a DTM car than before with a formula car. The tarmac was very gentle to the tires on my race car when Ive driven there, but it can be totally different in touring car racing. Overtaking is very difficult around this track. The first and the sixth corner are probably most suitable corners to attack, and not forgetting the entry to the S on the back straight. If you make a small mistake you are quickly overtaken yourself.
Location
30 km south-west of Magdeburg, 25 km south of motorway A2 Hanover to Berlin
DTM track record in qualifying Timo Scheider (Audi), 19/04/08, 1m 21.146s (163.971 km/h) DTM track record in the race Timo Scheider (Audi), 19/09/10, 1m 22.991s (160.326 km/h) Pole position in 2010 Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), 18/09/10, 1m 21.394s (163.472 km/h) Fastest lap in 2010 Timo Scheider (Audi), 19/09/10, 1m 22.991s (160.326 km/h)
Media contact
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben GmbH Marcel Orban Motopark Allee 2022 D-39387 Oschersleben Phone Fax Mobile E-mail +49 3949 920525 +49 3949 920660 +49 172 3996473 presse@motorsportarena.com
Internet www.motorsportarena.com
210 5 75 2
100 2
80
95 215 5
Valencia (E)
Round 9 02/10/2011
150 4 115 3 110 3 90 2 250 6
205 4
160 4 160
Gear
Miguel Molina I really hope to be able to welcome lots of spectators as there is such a fantastic atmosphere at this track. As a driver the most unusual feature is the anti-clockwise driving direction the majority of the tracks run in exactly the other direction. The first and eighth corners are particularly fast, while the braking points at the second and last corner are very important. Overtaking is most likely in the final corner, maybe also in the second corner. I have good memories of my home race because of the great battle I had with Gary Paffett last year. I learnt a huge amount, which was also of great benefit throughout the rest of the season.
Location
Near Cheste on the A3 from Valencia to Madrid, 23 km west of Valencia
DTM track record in qualifying Mattias Ekstrm (Audi), 22/05/10, 1m 29.565s (160.978 km/h) DTM track record in the race Mattias Ekstrm (Audi), 23/05/10, 1m 30.971s (158.490 km/h) Pole position in 2010 Mattias Ekstrm (Audi), 22/05/10, 1m 29.565s (160.978 km/h) Fastest lap in 2010 Mattias Ekstrm (Audi), 23/05/10, 1m 30.971s (158.490 km/h) Phone Fax Mobile E-mail
Media contact
Circuit Ricardo Tormo Pablo Perna Autova A3 ValenciaMadrid Salida 334 E-46380 Cheste (Valencia) +34 96 2525220 +34 96 2525224 +34 626 526093 pablo.pernia@circuitvalencia.com
Internet www.circuitvalencia.com
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The tracks
180 4 225 5
230 5 90 2
65 260 6 95 2
Hockenheim (D)
Round 10 23/10/2011
135 3
100 2
210 5 150 3
Gear
215 5
Mattias Ekstrm Coming to Hockenheim in the fall always gives you a feeling of being at the finale. Since Hockenheim is the track that we race at twice a year, I know it like the back of my hand. Every bump, every stone and all the kerbs are implanted in my memory. To a large extent the track is distinctly fast, which does, however, have a few slow corners like those in the Motodrom. Anybody wanting to see overtaking should sit somewhere in the middle sector of the track. Spectators enjoy a unique atmosphere in the Motodrom. This section is also very emotional for the drivers. I always connect great moments with Hockenheim: In 2004 I arrived as champion; in 2007 I left Hockenheim as champion. Its obviously a great feeling.
Location
80 km south of Frankfurt, 120 km north-west of Stuttgart
DTM track record in qualifying * Timo Scheider (Audi), 16/10/10, 1m 37.399s (138.088 km/h) DTM track record in the race * Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), 17/10/10, 1m 20.120s (167.868 km/h) Pole position in 2010 * Timo Scheider (Audi), 16/10/10, 1m 37.399s (138.088 km/h) Fastest lap in 2010 * Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), 17/10/10, 1m 20.120s (167.868 km/h) * Track version: 3.736 km Phone Fax Mobile E-mail
Media contact
ADAC Nordbaden e. V. Alexa Sinz Steinhuserstrae 22 D-76135 Karlsruhe +49 721 8104137 +49 721 8104237 +49 175 2046384 presse.karlsruhe@nba.adac.de
Internet www.adac.de/nordbaden
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History: Audi in the DTM
The Audi V8 quattro took Hans-Joachim Stuck and Frank Biela to the championship title in 1990 and 1991 respectively
celebrated 19 single race wins before Audi withdrew in 1992. Intermezzo with the TT-R Following Audis temporary withdrawal the four rings were represented by team Abt Sportsline in the DTM between 2000 and 2003. Laurent Aiello pulled off the feat of winning the 2002 title for the private team. Four titles for the A4 DTM Audi has put its trust in the A4 DTM since returning to the DTM in the 2004 season. It has won the title four times in seven years and is the most successful DTM touring car of this era as a result. Mattias Ekstrm won the title in 2004 and 2007; Timo Scheider followed suit in 2008 and 2009. As a consequence Audi was also the first manufacturer to celebrate a hat-trick after winning three consecutive DTM championship titles. Prior to the 2011 season the A4 DTM has scored 27 of the 54 race victories claimed by Audi in the DTM.
Timo Scheider is credited with two championship titles in 2009 he successfully defended the title he won the previous year
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History: DTM statistics
Pole positions
Mercedes-Benz Audi BMW Ford Alfa Romeo Opel Volvo Rover 111 58 30 21 19 7 7 4
DTM Champions
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Volker Strycek (BMW) Per Stureson (Volvo) Kurt Thiim (Rover) Eric van de Poele (BMW) Klaus Ludwig (Ford) Roberto Ravaglia (BMW) Hans-Joachim Stuck (Audi) Frank Biela (Audi) Klaus Ludwig (Mercedes) Nicola Larini (Alfa Romeo) Klaus Ludwig (Mercedes) Bernd Schneider (Mercedes) Bernd Schneider (Mercedes) Bernd Schneider (Mercedes) Laurent Aiello (Abt-Audi) Bernd Schneider (Mercedes) Mattias Ekstrm (Audi) Gary Paffett (Mercedes) Bernd Schneider (Mercedes) Mattias Ekstrm (Audi) Timo Scheider (Audi) Timo Scheider (Audi) Paul Di Resta (Mercedes)
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Events Races Tightest finish Biggest advantage Biggest success of one brand Longest winning streak of one brand 258 369 0.089s 51.96s Places 17 8 victories in a row
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History: DTM statistics
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