Marco Wittmann, the 2016 DTM drivers’ champion, won the final race of the 2017 season in the #11 Team RMG M4 DTM. Maxime Martin (Team RBM) and Augusto Farfus (Team RMG) finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Pole sitter Tom Blomqvist, who led until his pit stop, was taken out of the race in a collision with Mercedes’ Robert Wickens. On Saturday Timo Glock (Team RMG) started from the pole and finished third and Martin finished fourth in a race won by Audi’s Jamie Green.
DTM rookie René Rast, racing for Audi, won the 2017 drivers’ title and Audi won the manufacturers’ championship. Wittmann finished fifth in drivers’ points. Glock was seventh and Martin was eighth. BMW finished third in manufacturers’ points.
Reflecting on the event and the season, BMW motorsport director Jens Marquardt said, “The 2017 DTM season finished with an exciting final weekend. 152,000 spectators created a fantastic atmosphere – and witnessed two good, fair races. Timo Glock made it onto the podium for us on Saturday. Marco Wittmann’s victory then brought the season to a perfect close for us. We once again had three drivers in the points in the final race, and we have now had four wins this season. Although this is the first time since our DTM comeback in 2012 that we have come away without a title, I would like to say a big thank you to the whole team. It has been a hard year, but everybody gave it their all, right down to the final lap. Congratulations to René Rast and Audi on their titles. René got the better of the more established drivers in his rookie year. All in all, the DTM event here at Hockenheim has once again shown what makes this series so special: close battles, fantastic drivers, and passionate fans. Congratulations to Gerhard Berger and everyone involved. Race weekends like these are the reason we will offer the ITR our full support as it works to shape the future of this race series over the coming weeks and months.”—Brian S. Morgan
