Albon wins first DTM race from pole in chaotic weekend at Nürburgring

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15:07, 22 Aug 2021

Alexander Albon has won his first DTM race at the Nürburgring, after securing his first pole position on the same circuit. He did this in a very nice way in rainy conditions.

It was a pretty chaotic race, with nine of the 23 drivers dropping out. Including championship leader Kelvin van der Linde, who was involved in an incident with teammate Mike Rockenfeller, and Liam Lawson, who is third in the championship.

Albon keeps cool as chaos reigns behind him

Albon kept his cool in a race marked by two safety car situations and a number of incidents, and drove from pole position straight to victory. The Red Bull Racing reserve driver will try to repeat his stunt in two weeks time in Austria.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Albon wins first DTM race from pole in chaotic weekend at Nürburgring

Albon keeps cool as chaos reigns behind him

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