What a Sunday at the Lausitzring motorsport festival! In front of an impressive crowd, Mattias Ekström perfected the one-two victory behind Jamie Green.
A sensational race with an aggressive strategy made Mattias Ekström advance from grid position eight to second place. Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline called the Swede into the pits for the tire change after just one lap. In spite of his extremely early stop, Ekström set consistently fast lap times up until the end and six laps before the finish overtook Robert Wickens as well.
“With a good setup, I’ve always been able to take it easy on the tires,” said the rallycross world champion following his first DTM podium result in the 2017 season. “And today we had a good setup. Starting from position eight meant we had to show some willingness to take risks. This tactic worked out tremendously."
Next appearance of the touring car series: June 16th to 18th in Budapest.