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Hankook race tyres help Maro Engel to claim first DTM win after starting from second last place

The second half of the 2017 DTM season started with a thrilling and spectacular race at the Moscow Raceway on Sunday. Maro Engel celebrated his first win in what is probably the most popular international touring car series. The Mercedes-Benz driver completed the mandatory tyre change on the first lap, and this strategy proved successful. The 29-year-old made the most of the fast and ...

René Rast reclaims lead in drivers’ championship after second DTM win

At the Moscow Raceway on Saturday, René Rast won the ninth DTM race of the season. Right from the start, the pole-setting Audi driver knew how to get the Ventus Race tyre from premium partner Hankook working perfectly on the smooth surface and celebrated a convincing start-finish victory after 38 laps. The 30-year-old claimed the second win of his DTM career to reclaim the lead in the ...

Hankook and the DTM enter the second half of the season at the Moscow Raceway

Three weeks after the spectacular Sunday race at the Norisring in Nuremberg, premium tyre maker Hankook and the DTM are in Russia. Saturday’s race at the Moscow Raceway is the ninth of the DTM season in what is probably the most popular international touring car series. The DTM then enters its second half of the season in the weekend´s second race on Sunday. The demanding 3.931-kilometre ...

Maxime Martin wins spectacular Sunday DTM race at the Norisring

Maxime Martin won race two of the DTM’s visit to the Norisring. The BMW driver came home first after 66 laps on Sunday. Lucas Auer (Mercedes-Benz) trailed Martin over the finish line in second place, 2.903 seconds back. The race was suspended on lap 33 following a crash. Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz) span off into the crash barrier in the run-up to the Grundig hairpin, when his car lifted ...

The road to professional motor racing on Hankook tyres – Newcomer Fabian Vettel starts in the Audi Sport TT Cup

The Audi Sport TT Cup is at the Norisring this weekend as part of the DTM programme. The only street circuit in Germany is the third venue of the season for the 16 drivers from eleven nations, whose average age is just 18.7 years. Premium tyre maker Hankook has supplied the junior racing series with the Ventus Race tyre since the series was launched in 2015. With its wealth of grip and a ...