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Here are two articles that tell all about the DTM race occurring this weekend along with everything else here in the States.

See here:
http://www.dtm.com/en/News/BMW-and-t...ngaroring.html

BMW Motorsport and the DTM are returning to the iconic Hungaroring (HU). After an absence of 26 years, the popular touring car series is back in Budapest (HU). When the DTM made its first appearance there on 18th September 1988, it was still in the two-race format. Markus Oestreich (DE) was the best-placed BMW driver, finishing both races in fourth place at the wheel of the legendary BMW M3. Back then, the field was made up of 34 drivers, including 16 in BMW racing cars. The latest crop of BMW drivers has already gained experience of the Hungaroring in the BMW M4 DTM during the official ITR tests in the run-up to the season.

Before the season-opener in Hockenheim (DE), Timo Glock (DE), who has a large fan base in Hungary, thrilled the crowds in Budapest with a spectacular demonstration in his 2013 DEUTSCHE POST BMW M3 DTM. Against the imposing backdrop of the Danube, suspension bridge and parliament buildings, the BMW Team MTEK driver treated 450,000 visitors to a real feast of motorsport.

Going into the third round of the DTM on 1st June 2014, BMW is currently second in the Manufacturers’ Championship with 66 points. The best-placed BMW driver in the Drivers’ Championship is Marco Wittmann (DE) in third place with 25 points. The 24-year-old from Fürth (DE) claimed BMW Motorsport’s first pole position of the season at the second race in Oschersleben in the Ice-Watch BMW M4 DTM. This was also the 40th pole for BMW in the DTM, the tenth since it returned to the DTM in 2012, and the first for BMW Team RMG. Wittmann is joined in the top ten of the Drivers’ Championship by fellow BMW drivers Augusto Farfus (BR), Timo Glock (DE) and Bruno Spengler (CA).

The new Performance Weights will be in use again at the Hungaroring. Both Farfus and Tomczyk will compete with an additional 2.5 kilograms on board. Wittmann, Spengler, Glock and Joey Hand (US) carry no additional weight. DTM rookies António Félix da Costa (PT) and Maxime Martin (BE) may remove 2.5 kilograms from their BMW M4 DTMs.





....and another article from DTM.Com....

DTM makes its Hungary comeback after a 26-year break
The motor-racing enthusiasts in Hungary had to wait for nearly 26 years, for this moment: DTM returns to the Hungaroring, located not far from the country’s capital Budapest. Some 26 years ago, on 18th September 1988, the most popular international touring-car series made its Hungaroring debut, with Venezuela’s former Motorbike World Champion and Formula 1 driver Johnny Cecotto winning both races of that weekend at the wheel of an AMG Mercedes.

For the 23 drivers on the 2014 DTM grid, the extremely challenging 4.381-kilometre track represents virgin soil as DTM race venue. On the other hand, the official ITR tests from 31st March to 03rd April offered them the chance of familiarising themselves extensively with the circuit. And many drivers already raced at the Hungaroring in other series. Drivers such as Timo Glock (BMW) as well as Mercedes-Benz drivers Paul Di Resta and Vitaly Petrov in Formula, Christian Vietoris in the GP2 Series or Nico Müller (Audi) in the GP3. And everybody in the DTM fraternity is looking forward to the third round of the season.

”Budapest is a difficult and demanding track. We are going to give our best to find a perfect qualifying set-up. That will be an important basis for again being in contention for first place,” says DTM-Champion Mike Rockenfeller who already is back in the championship lead with his Audi RS 5 DTM, with the first two races of the 2014 season contested. And fellow Audi driver Edoardo Mortara, who finished third at Oschersleben, adds: “Not only the two good qualifying sessions for the first two races demonstrated the competitiveness of our car on any type of track characteristics, this year. And as I see it, there is no reason why we shouldn‘t be in contention for a position at the front in Budapest, too. I scored the first points this year at Oschersleben and would like to continue exactly where I left off, in Hungary.”

Oschersleben winner Christian Vietoris travels to Hungary with boosted confidence. “I started into the season with the goal to celebrate my first DTM win, this year,” reveals Vietoris who finished runner-up in two GP2 series races at Budapest and regards the Hungaroring as one of his favourite circuits. “But after the difficult season opener at Hockenheim I’d never expected that I would be able to realise this goal that quickly. Nonetheless, we must be aware that the situation is different in dry conditions. There, we still aren’t as competitive as we would like to be. We currently just aren’t fast enough to win irrespective of the conditions.” DTM returnee Paul Di Resta also made it to the points in the wet race at Oschersleben by finishing fourth and is looking forward to round three. “Budapest is a really cool city I already got to know in my Formula 1 years. Therefore, I’m particularly delighted with the fact that the circuit is back on the DTM calendar after such a long break. And although we have been there for several days of testing we still have to learn about the track and the necessary set-up, this weekend.”

Meanwhile, BMW wants to get back on the track paved by Marco Wittmann with the win in the season opener at Hockenheim – the debut race of the all new BMW M4 DTM. “Budapest has only hosted a DTM venue on one occasion in the past. No BMW driver has finished on the podium at this circuit before. We are out to change all that,” says Bruno Spengler. Timo Glock likes to race in Hungary, with the fact that he has got a lot of supporters, there, being just one of the reasons. On 01st May, more than 300,000 people were on site to witness his demonstration laps along River Danube and over the famous Chain Bridge. “Budapest is an absolute highlight for me – particularly after my show run there before the season-opener in Hockenheim. The fans gave me an awesome welcome and enjoyed a fantastic festival of motorsport. It is fantastic for DTM and Hungary that the series is back in Budapest after an absence of 26 years. Now I am excited to see how we get on at the Hungaroring. Testing there is one thing but contesting a DTM race there is a different affair. I hope we will pick up plenty of points for BMW,” says Glock.

The third DTM round will be started on Sunday at 13:30hrs CEST (12:30hrs BST), with the live coverage of the series’ German TV partner beginning at 13:15hrs CEST. The qualifying session on Saturday will begin at 18:10hrs CEST (17:10hrs BST), the ARD live coverage at 18:00hrs CEST. Following the Oschersleben result, the placement weights were newly assigned. At Budapest, Mercedes-Benz drivers Christian Vietoris, Paul Di Resta and Gary Paffett have to add five kilograms of weight each, their fellow Mercedes-Benz drivers Vitaly Petrov, Pascal Wehrlein, Daniel Juncadella and Robert Wickens 2.5 kilograms each. The cars of the BMW drivers, on the other hand, will become lighter: Augusto Farfus and Martin Tomczyk may get rid of 2.5 kilograms, António Félix da Costa, Bruno Spengler, Maxime Martin, Joey Hand, Marco Wittmann and Timo Glock even of five kilograms each. And when it comes to the Audi drivers, there once again will be no weight changes – just as it was the case after the season opener.

“30 Years of DTM” – Do you still remember?
• On 18th September, 1988, DTM contested it first and only Hungarian race weekend, to date. Both races at the Hungaroring were dominated by Venezuela’s Johnny Cecotto. The former Motorbike World Champion and Formula 1 driver who had celebrated back-to-back wins at the AVUS, some months ago, on 29th May, 1988, repeated this feat in Hungary, at the wheel of his Mercedes 190E 2.3-16. His wins were the first DTM triumphs for Team AMG of Hans Werner Aufrecht who also has been the Chairman of DTM rights holder and promoter ITR e.V., since 1986.

• In both races, the battles for the other podium positions proved to be duels between Kurt Thiim und Klaus Niedwiedz. In the first round, Cecotto’s team mate Thiim finished runner-up and in the second, Ford driver Niedzwiedz got the upper hand. Following six consecutive Ford wins – three each courtesy of Armin Hahne und Klaus Ludwig – the Sierra Cosworth had to contest its first race weekend with a smaller air restrictor. Ludwig was forced into retirement in both races and temporarily lost his championship lead to BMW’s Markus Oestreich but secured the title in the season finale at Hockenheim, nevertheless.







Current season's standings:
01 Mike Rockenfeller 30 pts
02 Christian Vietoris 25 pts
03 Marco Wittmann 25 pts
04 Mattias Ekström 18 pts
05 Adrien Tambay 16 pts
06 Edoardo Mortara 15 pts
07 Augusto Farfus Jr. 14 pts
08 Paul Di Resta 12 pts
09 Timo Glock 10 pts
10 Bruno Spengler 8 pts

Hungaroring:

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What would be a good support race for DTM?
A Maserati Trofeo of course:



Maserati Trofeo Schedule:
06/01/2014 Hungaroring
07/20/2014 Silverstone
08/24/2014 Vir Int'l Raceway
10/12/2014 Shanghai
12/12/2014 Abu Dhabi

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More Good news:
CBS Sports is going to bring all the DTM races in the USA and Canada in full length

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Set-up shots for this weekend's DTM race:

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DTM in Hungary 26 years ago looked like this:




Timo's ready for the Hungary-Games...are you??

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Bruno:

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Say hello (or Guten Tag) to the DTM grid girls

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Awesome pictures. Thanks for sharing!

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Practice results. Molina set pace

1. Miguel Molina -- Abt Audi -- 1m37.558s
2. Marco Wittmann -- RMG BMW -- 1m37.586s +0.028s
3. Timo Glock -- MTEK BMW -- 1m37.863s +0.305s
4. Nico Muller -- Rosberg Audi -- 1m37.962s +0.404s
5. Augusto Farfus -- RBM BMW -- 1m38.029s +0.471s
6. Mike Rockenfeller -- Phoenix Audi -- 1m38.050s +0.492s
7. Bruno Spengler -- Schnitzer BMW -- 1m38.107s +0.549s
8. Jamie Green -- Rosberg Audi -- 1m38.145s +0.587s
9. Edoardo Mortara -- Abt Audi -- 1m38.148s +0.590s
10. Adrien Tambay -- Abt Audi -- 1m38.159s +0.601s
11. Timo Scheider -- Phoenix Audi -- 1m38.172s +0.614s
12. Mattias Ekstrom -- Abt Audi -- 1m38.192s +0.634s
13. Antonio Felix da Costa -- MTEK BMW -- 1m38.316s +0.758s
14. Maxime Martin -- RMG BMW -- 1m38.350s +0.792s
15. Robert Wickens -- HWA Mercedes -- 1m38.637s +1.079s
16. Joey Hand -- RBM BMW -- 1m38.653s +1.095s
17. Martin Tomczyk -- Schnitzer BMW -- 1m38.766s +1.208s
18. Gary Paffett -- HWA Mercedes -- 1m38.797s +1.239s
19. Pascal Wehrlein -- HWA Mercedes -- 1m38.963s +1.405s
20. Paul di Resta -- HWA Mercedes -- 1m39.177s +1.619s
21. Daniel Juncadella -- Mucke Mercedes -- 1m39.332s +1.774s
22. Vitaly Petrov -- Mucke Mercedes -- 1m39.359s +1.801s
23. Christian Vietoris -- HWA Mercedes -- 1m39.682s +2.124s

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Originally Posted by ottoblotto

Awesome pictures. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks! Here are some photos from practice and quali today:

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Official results

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Maserati Trofeo race 1 finished today at Hungaroring




Stay tuned for the DTM race tomorrow!

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More shots from DTM quali today:

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5 min to start! On formation lap and maxime's car stalled! Whoops

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You my friend are one of the coolest people on the planet right now, keep the pix coming!

Im in Afghanistan and cannot watch it live stream because of the slow net. I am super jealous... Hoping to make it to at least Hockenheimring later this year.

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I'll put up some more photos in a bit

Results:

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Ok, last 2 for today:

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