Rounds 7 + 8: Norisring (D)

Race 1 (round 7): Saturday, June 23, 1.30 pm
Race 2 (round 8): Sunday, June 24, 1.30 pm
Track length: 2.300 kilometers
DTM qualifying lap record: Tom Blomqvist (BMW), 47.252s (2017)
DTM race lap record: Bruno Spengler (BMW), 47.846s (2017)

Audi victories in the DTM at the Norisring:
1990 Hans-Joachim Stuck, Audi V8 quattro; 1991 Hans-Joachim Stuck, Audi V8 quattro; 2002 Laurent Aiello, Abt-Audi TT-R; 2016 (Saturday) Edoardo Mortara, Audi RS 5 DTM; 2016 (Sunday) Nico Müller, Audi RS 5 DTM

Track description by Nico Müller:
“The Norisring in Nuremberg, the only city street circuit on the DTM calendar, is a real highlight. For Audi’s DTM drivers, it’s also the race on home soil, very close to the company’s headquarters in Ingolstadt. That’s why it’s an important race for us. For me, personally, the Norisring is always linked to particularly fond memories because that’s where I was able to celebrate my first DTM victory in 2016. I feel very comfortable at the Norisring because I always really enjoy driving between the high barrier walls and usually have pretty good races on city circuits. But the Norisring is also a very treacherous track, even though you might think that it’s very short, has only four turns and, because of that, is easy. But exactly the opposite is true because the four turns are really tricky. To be really fast and to have the hundredths and thousandths on your side you’ve got to have a handle on the Norisring. It’s a special and unique challenge on the calendar that every driver no doubt is looking forward to.”