BMW M4 DTM secures podium at Zolder

BMW DTM driver Lucas Auer has claimed his second podium finish of the 2020 DTM season following an eventful Sunday race at Zolder, Belgium, the Austrian finished third in the BMW M4 DTM.

The race began with a successful qualifying for the BMW teams. Timo Glock set the fastest time on a drying track to secure pole position. Van der Linde joined him on the front row of the grid and started Sunday's race from second place, completing the best BMW qualifying result of the season so far.

However, the race was packed with drama from the word go. Glock spun into a gravel bed after contact in the opening corners and dropped to the back of the field. The race then changed completely when a crash involving Robin Frijns was followed by a safety car period.

The beneficiaries of that were the drivers who had already been in for their mandatory pit stop and were then able to gain positions. Those included Auer and Glock; Auer found himself on course for a podium finish, and eventually crossed the finish line in third place, followed by Glock in fourth.

Van der Linde had led the field during the safety car period, but still had to come in for his mandatory pit stop. The same went for Marco Wittmann, who also led for several laps after the safety car period. Ultimately, Wittmann finished eighth and van der Linde 10^th. Jonathan Aberdein and Philipp Eng were 11^th and 14^th.