BMW driver Augusto Farfus had his name written in the DTM history books by becoming the first Brazilian to win a DTM race. Driving his BMW M3 DTM, Farfus finished ahead of Audi drivers Adrien Tambay and Mattias Ekstrom who ended up second and third.

Points leader Paffett who was involved in a collision on the opening lap, incurred a time penalty later on and finally parked his car in the pits on lap 27. The Brit still remains competitive: “We are still in the lead of the championship. Here, we had a bad weekend, but at Hockenheim, we will be quick and fight for victory.”

BMW’s Bruno Spengler dropped back to the end of the field after a drive-through penalty because of a jump start. The Canadian still scored valuable points by finishing sixth. “Fortunately, I was able to drive consistently fast after the penalty and score important points,” Spengler said.

Green was given a drive-through penalty for leaving the track after his first pit stop. “Nevertheless, we will fight until the last lap at Hockenheim,” he said after his 10th place at Valencia.

Prior to the Hockenheim season finale, Paffett was leading with 127 points from Spengler (124) and Green (109).



Race winner Farfus crossed the finish line full of emotions. “Winning here in the DTM is such a privilege. I am overjoyed,” said the 29-year old, who started from pole position and scored his maiden DTM race win.

Rookie Adrien Tambay was equally happy with his second place. Swiss lady racer Rahel Frey left 15 drivers behind her by finishing seventh with her Audi A5 DTM, scoring her first-ever DTM points.

For the Mercedes-Benz drivers, the race was disappointing. They would have loved to show this weekend’s 24,000 spectators at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo more than Jamie Green’s 10th place as the best driver of a DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé.



Jens Marquardt, BMW Motorsport Director said, “Huge congratulations to Augusto Farfus. Being on pole and bringing victory home here as a rookie driver was a great performance. We have four BMWs in the top 10 and Bruno Spengler has reduced the gap. Now, we have an entirely open championship situation for Hockenheim, which is what we wanted. Now, we need to continue to work in a concentrated way and see what comes out."