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luglio 15, 2018 - BMW Motorsport

DTM at Zandvoort: Four BMW drivers pick up points in Saturday’s race by the North Sea

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Zandvoort. In the ninth race of the 2018 #dtm season at #zandvoort (NED), four BMW drivers picked up points. #timoglock (GER, DEUTSCHE POST BMW M4 DTM), Marco Wittmann (GER, BMW Driving Experience M4 DTM), #augustofarfus (BRA, Shell BMW M4 DTM) and Joel Eriksson (SWE, BMW M4 DTM) crossed the finish line in sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth places respectively after 34 laps. The win went to Mercedes’ Gary Paffett (GBR). Bruno Spengler (CAN, BMW Bank M4 DTM) and #philippeng (AUT, SAMSUNG BMW M4 DTM) in 12th and 14th place missed out on the points.

 

Reactions to Saturday’s race at #zandvoort:

 

Rudolf Dittrich (General Manager BMW Motorsport Vehicle Development):
“We got four cars in the top ten today which is a solid team performance. Augusto and Joel were able gain on their qualifying positions, which is not a given here at #zandvoort. Timo and Marco had to stop earlier than planned and unfortunately were unable to move up the field but they picked up valuable points in the battle for the championship. The safety car brought the field back together. Overall, Mercedes was stronger today. Congratulations on the win. Now we will try to close the gap for tomorrow.”