DTM Esports: Ottaviani confirms place in final with Sachsenring victory

Ribeiro wouldn’t have it all his own way for third either, though, as in the final stops Max Benecke was able to jump him, and Moritz Lohner, Benecke’s teammate, was very nearly able to do the same. He would eventually make the move on track with 17 minutes to go, a rare event during the race. 

Lucas Muller attempted to do the same on Ribeiro three minutes later, but showed an example of how not to make a pass by slamming into the back of the Portuguese, sending him way off the road at turn one. Further towards the front, just when it looked all over for the podium places, Benecke needed a surprise third stop on the last lap, allowing his teammate Lohner into third, and dropping himself down to 14^th. 

But out front, Ottaviani was in complete control. It was another podium for him in this very successful regular season, and this time a victory by over nine seconds. 

It also gives him the regular season win by 46 points in front of Jonas Wanner, who had a fairly anonymous final round. Wisniewski, who came home second, made the top 20 as a result of the final race, while the final podium driver Moritz Lohner moved into the top five with his solid finish to the season. 

The top 20 will battle it out in a LAN Final at the Raceroom Arena at the Nurburgring, running alongside the real-world DTM Series’ sixth round at the same venue in two weeks.