The classification of DTM cars will be changed for the second race day in Spielberg: Why Rast will have a tough time and why there is reason for hope for three brands
The SRO Motorsports Group has changed the Balance of Performance (BoP) for Sunday in Spielberg: Four cars are affected: the BMW M4 GT3 Evo, which scored a double victory on Saturday with Rene Rast and Marco Wittmann, the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo3, the Mercedes-AMG GT3, and the Porsche 911 GT3 R.
After the 20 kilograms added before Saturday’s race, the BMW will now have another 15 kilograms of ballast added to its weight box, making the car a whopping 40 kilograms heavier than in Saturday’s qualifying.
Considering that Rast and Wittmann will also have to carry 20 and ten kilograms of success ballast respectively in the race, it should be a tough nut to crack for the Schubert team to repeat Saturday’s triumph. Especially as it could rain on Sunday, which is not usually good for the BMW.
And the competition cars are either rated the same or slightly better than on Saturday. The Lamborghini, which was allowed to unload five kilograms on Saturday, will now be another ten kilograms lighter. It will be interesting to see whether Grasser title contender Jordan Pepper will be back among the frontrunners after finishing seventh on Saturday.
Incidentally, the unpopular 49er restrictor will remain on board. The Mercedes-AMG GT3, whose classification remained unchanged on Saturday, will also be allowed to unload ten kilograms. Local hero Lucas Auer, who has had a difficult weekend so far and had to relinquish the DTM lead after finishing twelfth, will now find himself in a slightly better position. The Porsche, with which Thomas Preining and Ayhancan Güven finished sixth and 16th, will also be ten kilograms lighter on Sunday. Ten kilograms of ballast could already be unloaded on Saturday.
The Ferrari team Emil Frey Racing should also have a good starting position: although the classification of the 296 GT3 remains unchanged, the Swiss team was the second strongest force in Saturday’s race after BMW and would have finished second had it not been for Jack Aitken’s mistake shortly before the finish.
