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Added on the 01/07/2019 09:01:40 - Copyright : Auto Moto EN
Nico Müller in Team Rosberg’s Audi R8 LMS is among the first winners of the 2022 DTM season. After the Swiss secured pole position for the second race with a two-tenths of a second advantage at Portimão, he managed a flawless start defending his position against Lamborghini driver Mirko Bortolotti.
On Saturday and Sunday (November 23/24), the first two joint races of the DTM and the Japanese SUPER GT will be held at the foot of the famous Mount Fuji. Loïc Duval talks about the “Dream Race”, the Fuji International Speedway and motorsport in Japan.
After winning the title early at the Nürburgring, René Rast travels as the new champion to the DTM finale at the Hockenheimring (October 4–6). Audi will not only be competing against its DTM rivals Aston Martin and BMW, but also the guests from the Japanese Super GT Championship.
Before the last four races of the 2019 DTM season, five drivers can still have hopes of winning the drivers’ championship – at least strictly mathematically. Especially the two most promising title candidates, René Rast and Nico Müller, are in for some nerve-wracking races. Each of the Audi DTM drivers is aware of the strengths of the other. And both are using their valuable time at home to replenish their energy reserves once again before the season’s final spurt, each in their own way.
For Mike Rockenfeller, the DTM race at the Nürburgring (September 14/15) is a home round. “I grew up near the circuit and have contested so many races there in my life that it always feels like coming home,” says the 2013 DTM Champion.