Rounds 15 & 16: Zolder 2 (B)

Numbers, data, facts

Race 1: Saturday, October 17

Race 2: Sunday, October 18

Track length: 4.003 km

DTM lap record qualifying: René Rast (Audi), 1m 18.843s (2020)

DTM lap record race: René Rast (Audi), 1m 20.140s (2020)

Audi wins at DTM Zolder

2002 Laurent Aiello, Abt-Audi TT-R; 2019 (Sunday) René Rast, Audi RS 5 DTM; 2020 (Saturday) René Rast, Audi RS 5 DTM, 2020 (Sunday) René Rast, Audi RS 5 DTM

Info about the event

The “Bergischer Löwe” at Zolder was the venue of the first DTM race ever in 1984. 17 years after the last DTM round at Zolder, the DTM returned to the Belgian circuit in 2019. The former Grand Prix circuit is located just under an hour’s drive from the German border.

Supporting program

Belcar Endurance Championship, DTM Trophy

Track description by Robin Frijns

“To me, Zolder is a mini version of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. On the one hand, the rear part of the track goes steeply up and down. On the other hand, with the exception of the hairpin, this circuit is also very fluid to drive. There you get into a permanent flow like at the Nürburgring and like skiing. Traditionally and generally, the brakes in Zolder are put under a lot of stress. However, the turbo cars of the DTM with their enormous power also put a lot of strain on the tires there, especially when accelerating.”