Mattias Ekstrom wins controversial DTM wet race at Red Bull Ring (3rd Update)

UPDATE #3 The German DMSB sports court sentences for unsportsmanlike conduct

The sports court of the German Motor Racing Association, DMSB, analyzed the incidents that occurred within the framework of the DTM race at the Red Bull Ring and convicted the persons involved for having displayed gamesmanship. With immediate effect and up to the end of the season, entering the pit lane and getting active access to the pit radio is strictly prohibited for Audi Motorsport Director Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. Timo Scheider won’t compete in the DTM race meeting at Moscow and in addition, the brand Audi will be deprived the 62 points scored in the second race of the Spielberg weekend. In addition, a 200,000 Euro fine was imposed.

The judges regarded is as evident that Dr Wolfgang Ullrich sent – in his function as Audi Motorsport Director – a radio message to Audi driver Timo Scheider, telling him to involve another driver in a collision. As such behavior massively damages the sport’s public reputation, the sentence had to be appropriately severe. As DMSB contact from the sports law’s point of view, Team Phoenix Racing also had to be involved in the penalization, although the court regarded it as proven that the team had no chance of influencing the radio message of the Audi Motorsport Director.

Consequently, the preliminary result of the race at the Red Bull Ring – where Timo Scheider had been disqualified by the stewards on site – has been confirmed. Meanwhile, the manufacturers’ championship will be re-established, with the other competitors moving up the board. The performance weights will be distributed according to the now official result. All the parties involved forewent their right to appeal against the sentence. The 200,000 Euro fine will be used DMSB entrusted for a specific purpose – for youth promotion and safety projects.

08/03/15 Race Steward's decision: Audi driver Timo Scheider is excluded from the result of the DTM race on Sunday, August 2, 2015, due to the collision with Mercedes-Benz driver Robert Wickens. According to the stewards of the meeting, based on the telemetry data and the available video footage, it has to be assumed that the collision was caused on purpose. The affected Audi Team Phoenix renounced an appeal.

In a second decision, the stewards on site forwarded the incidents related to a possible unsporting instruction via radio by the Audi Team Phoenix and/or Audi Sport to the appeal court of the DMSB (German ASN). Until a decision by the sporting tribunal, the results of the second race at the Red Bull Ring remain provisional.

To be continued …

08/02/15 It can't be me … says Ulrich … after today’s controversial radio message to DTM Audi driver Timo Scheider to take off the (both) Mercedes in front of him.

08/02/15

Mattias Ekstrom

Mattias Ekstrom is the winner of the race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria on Sunday. The stalwart, who started from pole position, won the tenth DTM race of the DTM season in a dominant way and also claimed the lead in the drivers’ standings. For the Audi driver, it was the 21st DTM race win of his career. In a rainy race, Gary Paffett finished second. The Mercedes-Benz driver moved up into second place at an early stage already, was able to close up to Ekstrom on several occasions, but eventually had to make do with second place.

Edoardo Mortara crossed the finish line in third. Local hero Lucas Auer scored his best result to date by finishing seventh. Antonio Félix da Costa was the best-placed BMW driver in eleventh position. A maneuver on the final lap caused plenty of discussion: after being tapped by Timo Scheider, Pascal Wehrlein, who was leading the drivers’ standings until that point, and Robert Wickens spun into the gravel trap. Scheider was able to continue and finished sixth. Stewards of the meeting will deal with the collision after the race.

Video: Race 2 Highlights – Rewind – DTM Red Bull Ring 2015

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