Nuerburgring, 22 June, 2003
At the DTM race on the Norisring in the city of Nürnberg, held in front of the
imposing background of 128,000 spectators, Audi drivers Laurent Aiello and
Christian Abt fought hard for the valuable points they collected from finishing
sixth and seventh. With twelfth position Audi Junior Peter Terting (19)
achieved the best result of his young career. The bonnet on the Abt-Audi TT-
R of his team colleague Martin Tomczyk came loose after contacts. Mattias
Ekström, holding third position during the opening phase of the race was
unlucky: The Swede was forced to retire due to a faulty steering servo oil
pipe.
The race at a glance
Weather
sunny, hot, 27 degrees Celsius
Spectators
128,000
Start
#5 Ekström improves to fourth place
#1 Aiello successfully defends sixth position
#14 Tomczyk stalls at the start and drops down to last place
Lap 1
#1 Aiello is touched in the first corner, loosing two positions.
4th Ekström
8th Aiello
10th Wendlinger
13th Abt
19th Tomczyk
21st Terting
Lap 5
#5 Ekström third after “Drive Through” penalty for
#10 Alesi (jump start)
#1 Aiello ousts
#7 Reuter from sixth place
Lap 6
#10 Abt has fought his way up to seventh position
Lap 9
#14 Tomczyk pits with loose bonnet, continues one lap down
Lap 11
#5 Ekström (3rd) makes first pit stop
Lap 15
#1 Aiello (5th) in the pits
Lap 18
#5 Ekström pulls off with faulty steering servo oil line
Lap 21
#2 Abt (2nd) makes first pit stop
Lap 22
Positions after the first series of compulsory pit stops
4th Aiello
6th Abt
11th Wendlinger
17th Terting
19th Tomczyk
Lap 33
#1 Aiello drops to fifth place behind
#3 Schneider
Lap 34
#6 Wendlinger touched by
#24 Paffett
Lap 37
#1 Aiello (5th) makes second stop, experiences clutch problem when
attempting to pull away
Lap 42
#15 Tomczyk (16th) makes his second pit stop
Lap 47
#2 Abt completes second stop
Lap 53
5th Aiello
7th Abt
11th Wendlinger
12th Terting
17th Tomczyk
Lap 60
#1 Aiello falls to sixth place behind #10 Alesi
Lap 62
#14 Tomczyk spins and touches a kerbstone, loosening the bonnet.
Tomczyk retires, but is classified in 18th position.
Finish
6th Aiello
7th Abt
11th Wendlinger
12th Terting
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