Audi driver Rene Rast achieves the perfect DTM weekend

Audi driver Rene Rast achieved the perfect DTM weekend at the Nurburgring. As he did on Saturday, the defending champion also claimed pole position and victory on Sunday. As a result, he scored the maximum possible points with his Audi RS5 DTM and moved up to third overall in the overall standings.

56 points in two days; this had never been the case in the DTM since the current race format was introduced. Rast grabbed pole position on Sunday from championship leader Gary Paffett in a Mercedes-Benz, and in doing so claimed the first three points of the day. 25 more followed after a commanding drive to victory, the sixth so far in his DTM career.

Rast made yet another perfect start from pole position. On the opening lap he cleverly held Gary Paffett behind him, before making good his escape and subsequently benefitting from the skirmishes in the chasing pack. After all the pit stops had been made, the German from Audi Sport Team Rosberg held a lead of over eight seconds, which he managed to the flag. Rast took the checkered flag 2.739 seconds ahead of current second placed championship contender Paul Di Resta in a Mercedes-Benz. Afterwards he was presented the winner's trophy by FIA President Jean Todt.