DTM: Strong four days of official DTM testing for Audi at the Hungaroring

By Johan Laubscher

The DTM hosted the official ITR test days at the Hungaroring in Budapest this week. It was a four day test which began on Monday and came to a close on Thursday. All three of the DTM manufactures were present for testing.

Audi Sport arrived with four new 2014 Audi RS 5 DTM cars and all eight of its drivers. The four cars each came from the four (three) entered teams: Audi Sport Team Phoenix, Audi Sport Team Rosberg, Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline and Audi Sport Team Abt (latter two teams both run by ABT Sportsline).

The liveries of the four cars were also revealed at the tests, the cars of Mattias Ekström, Timo Scheider, Miguel Molina and Jamie Green. The Audi Sport drivers alternated in their team cars during the four days of testing.

Monday kicked off well for the Audi squad, as the day ended with the four Audi RS 5 DTM cars topping the time sheets, a 1-2-3-4 lead by Miguel Molina. Tuesday again saw Audi on top, this time with new Audi DTM rookie, Nico Müller, ahead of Mattias Ekström. Wednesday saw Mercedes Benz’s Christian Vietoris setting the best time, with the fastest Audi driver being Adrien Tambay in sixth. The four days of testing concluded on Thursday. Christian Vietoris was the fastest driver on Thursday. Edoardo Mortara was the fastest on on the final day, fourth.

Nico Müller set the fastest Audi time at the Hungaroring this week, his 1:37.505 from Tuesday afternoon. The Audi Sport squad totaled 7154 km of testing with 1633 laps competed during the four days of testing. Official DTM testing will resume at Hockenheim from 14-17 April.

The 2014 DTM season will be kicking off with the first round at Hockenheim on 4 May.

Monday morning results:
1st Jamie Green (GBR) Audi RS 5 DTM 1:38.200 minutes
2nd Adrien Tambay (FRA) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38.518
3rd Miguel Molina (ESP) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38.531
4th Bruno Spengler (CAN) BMW M4 DTM 1:39.242
5th Mike Rockenfeller (DEU) Audi RS5 DTM 1:39.547
6th Maxime Martin (BEL) BMW M4 DTM 1:39.655
7th Antonio Felix da Costa (PRT) BMW M4 DTM 1:39.666
8th Joey Hand (USA) BMW M4 DTM 1:39.748
9th Paul Di Resta (GBR) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:40.383
10th Gary Paffett (GBR) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:40.434
11th Vitaly Petrov (RUS) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:40.741

Monday afternoon and overall results:

1st Miguel Molina (ESP) Audi RS 5 DTM 1:37.792 minutes

2nd Jamie Green (GBR) Audi RS 5 DTM 1:38.200

3rd Adrien Tambay (FRA) Audi RS 5 DTM 1:38.518

4th Mike Rockenfeller (DEU) Audi RS 5 DTM 1:38.842

5th Bruno Spengler (CAN) BMW M4 DTM 1:39.242

6th Maxime Martin (BEL) BMW M4 DTM 1:39.549

7th Antonio Felix da Costa (PRT) BMW M4 DTM 1:39.666

8th Joey Hand (USA) BMW M4 DTM 1:39.679

9th Paul Di Resta (GBR) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:40.383

10th Gary Paffett (GBR) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:40.434

11th Vitaly Petrov (RUS) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:40.741

Tuesday morning results:
1st Antonio Felix da Costa (PRT) BMW M4 DTM 1:38.190 minutes
2nd Nico Müller (CHE) Audi RS 5 DTM 1:38.308
3rd Bruno Spengler (CAN) BMW M4 DTM 1:38.458
4th Mattias Ekström (SWE) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38.569
5th Edoardo Mortara (ITA) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38.796
6th Marco Wittmann (DEU) BMW M4 DTM 1:38.905
7th Vitaly Petrov (RUS) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:39.134
8th Gary Paffett (GBR) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:39.413
9th Timo Scheider (DEU) Audi RS5 DTM 1:39.419
10th Paul Di Resta (GBR) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:39.812
11th Joey Hand (USA) BMW M4 DTM 1:39.910
12th Pascal Wehrlein (DEU) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:40.028

Tuesday afternoon and overall results:

Testing times, Tuesday, 1st April, day two completed:

1st Nico Müller (CHE) Audi RS 5 DTM 1:37.505 minutes

2nd Mattias Ekström (SWE) Audi RS5 DTM 1:37.912

3rd Gary Paffett (GBR) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:37.927

4th Paul Di Resta (GBR) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:38,121

5th Marco Wittmann (DEU) BMW M4 DTM 1:38.160

6th Antonio Felix da Costa (PRT) BMW M4 DTM 1:38,168

7th Joey Hand (USA) BMW M4 DTM 1:38.286

8th Bruno Spengler (CAN) BMW M4 DTM 1:38.458

9th Vitaly Petrov (RUS) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:38.781

10th Edoardo Mortara (ITA) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38.796

11th Timo Scheider (DEU) Audi RS5 DTM 1:39.054

12th Pascal Wehrlein (DEU) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:39.826

Wednesday morning results:
1st Adrien Tambay (FRA) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38.014 minutes
2nd Miguel Molina (ESP) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38.187
3rd Nico Müller (CHE) Audi RS 5 DTM 1:38.408
4th Augusto Farfus (BRA) BMW M4 DTM 1:38.618
5th Marco Wittmann (DEU) BMW M4 DTM 1:38.779
6th Timo Scheider (DEU) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38.813
7th Timo Glock (DEU) BMW M4 DTM 1:38.835
8th Martin Tomczyk (DEU) BMW M4 DTM 1:39.057
9th Robert Wickens (CAN) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:39.255
10th Christian Vietoris (DEU) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:39.342
11th Pascal Wehrlein (DEU) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:39.408
12th Daniel Juncadella (ESP) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:39.542

Wednesday afternoon and overall results:

1st Christian Vietoris (DEU) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:37.461 minutes

2nd Marco Wittmann (DEU) BMW M4 DTM 1:37.837

3rd Timo Glock (DEU) BMW M4 DTM 1:37.861

4th Augusto Farfus (BRA) BMW M4 DTM 1:37.895

5th Pascal Wehrlein (DEU) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:38.002

6th Adrien Tambay (FRA) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38.014

7th Nico Müller (CHE) Audi RS 5 DTM 1:38.069

8th Timo Scheider (DEU) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38.167

9th Miguel Molina (ESP) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38.187

10th Martin Tomczyk (DEU) BMW M4 DTM 1:38.417

11th Robert Wickens (CAN) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:38.901

12th Daniel Juncadella (ESP) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:39.437

Thursday morning results:

1st Edoardo Mortara (ITA) Audi RS5 DTM 1:37.806 minutes
2nd Mattias Ekström (SWE) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38.191
3rd Jamie Green (GBR) Audi RS 5 DTM 1:38.549
4th Daniel Juncadella (ESP) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:38.560
5th Robert Wickens (CAN) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:38.579
6th Mike Rockenfeller (DEU) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38.612
7th Augusto Farfus (BRA) BMW M4 DTM 1:38.630
8th Christian Vietoris (DEU) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:38.932
9th Martin Tomczyk (DEU) BMW M4 DTM 1:38.933
10th Timo Glock (DEU) BMW M4 DTM 1:39.049
11th Maxime Martin (BEL) BMW M4 DTM 1:39.146

Thursday afternoon and overall results:
1. Christian Vietoris (DEU) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:37,620 minutes
2. Augusto Farfus (BRA) BMW M4 DTM 1:37,640
3. Maxime Martin (BEL) BMW M4 DTM 1:37,733
4. Edoardo Mortara (ITA) Audi RS5 DTM 1:37,806
5. Mike Rockenfeller (DEU) Audi RS5 DTM 1:37,842
6. Daniel Juncadella (ESP) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:38,122
7. Mattias Ekström (SWE) Audi RS5 DTM 1:38,191
8. Robert Wickens (CAN) DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:38,252
9. Miguel Molina (ESP) Audi RS 5 DTM 1:38,279
10. Timo Glock (DEU) BMW M4 DTM 1:38,289
11. Jamie Green (GBR) Audi RS 5 DTM 1:38,455
12. Martin Tomczyk (DEU) BMW M4 DTM 1:38,933