Kelvin van der Linde as boss on the Nürburgring

Kelvin van der Linde is definitely the strong man of the 2021 season of the DTM. Absolute leader before this first race of the weekend on the short version of the Nürburgring, the ABT driver has just further established his domination.

The fastest man in qualifying, the South African left his rivals no chance in the race. Threatened by Philip Ellis (Team Winward) and Marco Wittmann (Walkenhorst Motorsport), the championship leader did not waver. Despite a few attempts by his two competitors, Kelvin van der Linde did not give in. On the contrary.

His Audi R8 LMS at a very high pace, KVDL was ultimately never worried. The first man in the leading group to stop on the 9th lap, the championship leader then only had to wait for the pitstop of his teammate Mike Rockenfeller to once again take the reins of the race. 

In great shape, Kelvin van der Linde will logically cross the finish line alone, followed behind by Luka Stolz (Toksport WRT), who is competing in his first event of the season, and Philip Ellis. Mike Rockenfeller and Maximilian Götz (HRT) will complete the Top 5.

In the championship, Kelvin van der Linde carried out an excellent operation since his runner-up Liam Lawson (AF Corse) only finished 13th, thus scoring no points. As a result, the South African now leads ahead of Maxilimian Götz. He is 45 units ahead.