Marco Wittmann finished fourth at Hungaroring

Marco Wittmann bagged the fourth place last Saturday at Hungaroring. His other BMW team mates also scored points for the manufacturer. António Félix da Costa (PT) finished in fifth position; he also announced that this will be his last DTM season. Tom Blomqvist (GB) finished at sixth place ahead of Timo Glock (DE). Maxime Martin (BE) scored two points with a ninth-place finish.

Jens Marquardt (BMW Motorsport Director) said: “We had to work hard for that today. After a start like that, we should be pleased with five BMW drivers in the top ten. It could easily have gone wrong today. Marco dealt very well with that situation at the start and then made it home in fourth. I am very proud of him and his performance. Marco’s car was damaged a little bit, which meant he couldn’t maintain the same speed as the leaders. Overall, our performance today wasn’t bad. Today, we made up a bit for yesterday and we can look back at Budapest with a bit more satisfaction. Marco has moved in the right direction again in the drivers’ standings. We have to continue this trend in Hockenheim and approach the two final races with total concentration. The situation is still really tight in the DTM.”

Marco Wittmann saidL “I had a very good start, whereas Edo didn’t. His wheels were spinning. I had all the momentum. I went over to his side of the track. I think he wanted to block Eki first and he pushed me over onto the grass – although I was already alongside him. There was contact, and I had to drive across the grass. There was contact again when I came back. In my opinion, it was caused by Edo’s mistake at the start. And obviously I won’t just back down. The 12 points are important to help us progress. We couldn’t have improved on finishing in seventh and fourth this weekend. The competition from Audi was extremely strong. So these points are even more important.”