Former Formula 1 driver and current Red Bull reserve Alex Albon scored his maiden victory in DTM at the Nürburgring on Sunday.
In an action-packed race, the Thai driver, who had started from pole position, stayed away from all the incidents and won in dominant fashion.
Red Bull’s replacement F1 driver is the sixth winner from eight DTM races held so far this season.
In dry, good weather conditions, Spaniard Daniel Juncadella with the Mercedes-AMG of the GruppeM team and two-time DTM champion Marco Wittmann with the Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW rounded out the podium.
“Today, that was a really good day for my team and for myself,” Albon said at the chequered flag.
“The team has been working hard overnight and that paid off. Today, we have made a step forward, we want to carry over this momentum.”
With 129 points, Kelvin van der Linde is starting the second half of the season as the leader in the drivers’ standings, with his margin over Maximilian Götz now just 33 points after he crashed out.
Third in the standings is now Wittmann, while Albon has moved up to fourth place.
(Reporting by DTM).
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