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Written by Vijay Pattni
Only seven drivers in the history of the DTM that"s Germany"s rather amazing touring car series have won the driver"s title in their first season. Audi driver Ren Rast is Mr Seven.Yup, the 30-year-old German won the title last weekend in his mad RS5, thanks to a "razor-thin" three-point advantage over his nearest rival, Mattias Ekstrom. The last time a rookie won the DTM in their first year was 24 years ago. That was Nicola Larini, who emerged victorious in an Alfa Romeo 155 way back in 1993."There was good reason why we brought him into our DTM squad," explained Audi Motorsport boss Dieter Gass. Indeed, Rast had only ever driven in DTM three times prior to 2017, including a July 2016 drive (having been told only the night before), and later for the 2016 finale at Hockenheim standing in for Mattias Ekstrom. The man he beat to the title this year.
Date written: 16 Oct 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9563
Only seven drivers in the history of the DTM that"s Germany"s rather amazing touring car series have won the driver"s title in their first season. Audi driver Ren Rast is Mr Seven.Yup, the 30-year-old German won the title last weekend in his mad RS5, thanks to a "razor-thin" three-point advantage over his nearest rival, Mattias Ekstrom. The last time a rookie won the DTM in their first year was 24 years ago. That was Nicola Larini, who emerged victorious in an Alfa Romeo 155 way back in 1993."There was good reason why we brought him into our DTM squad," explained Audi Motorsport boss Dieter Gass. Indeed, Rast had only ever driven in DTM three times prior to 2017, including a July 2016 drive (having been told only the night before), and later for the 2016 finale at Hockenheim standing in for Mattias Ekstrom. The man he beat to the title this year.
Date written: 16 Oct 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9563
