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Rain helps Marco Wittmann to his first victory of the DTM season at the Hungaroring

Marco Wittmann won a dramatic and eventful Sunday race at the Hungaroring. The BMW driver benefitted from a shower at the start of the race, which resulted in race number six of the 2018 DTM season being suspended following a number of accidents in the pit lane. Unlike his rivals from Mercedes-Benz and Audi, who had been ahead of Wittmann prior to the suspension, the two-time DTM champion had already completed his mandatory pit stop when the race re-started. After 26 laps of racing, Wittmann was first across the finish line, followed by fellow BMW drivers Timo Glock and Philipp Eng. The Hankook wet tyre made its first appearance of the season – albeit a short one – and impressed with the same high level of grip as the drivers have become accustomed to from the Hankook slick.
Rain helps Marco Wittmann to his first victory of the DTM season at the Hungaroring

Budapest/Hungary, 3rd June 2018 – Spectators at the Hungaroring witnessed a spectacular race on Sunday, with the rain that started to fall on lap three initially playing the main role and resulting in dramatic events. Coming into the pit lane on slicks to switch onto wet tyres, three drivers lost control of their cars on the wet and consequently slippery concrete in front of the garages, and collided with crew members and a marshal. Three people had to be taken to hospital following these accidents. All three are doing well, under the circumstances.

After a 35-minute suspension, the re-start took place on a dry track behind the safety car. Mercedes-Benz drivers Pascal Wehrlein and Daniel Juncadella initially led the race in front of Nico Müller and Jamie Green (both Audi). However, the leading quartet still had to come in for their mandatory tyre change. Marco Wittmann and fellow BMW drivers Timo Glock and Philipp Eng had already completed their stops before the race was suspended. They took full advantage of the situation and went on to present BMW with a one-two-three at the end of the 26-lap race.

Mike Rockenfeller (Audi) was fourth, ahead of the best-placed Mercedes-Benz of Paul Di Resta, who won Saturday’s race, in fifth place. Second place for Timo Glock was enough to see him regain top spot in the Drivers’ Championship, with a lead of eleven points over Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz).

Manfred Sandbichler, Hankook Motorsport Director Europe: “First and foremost, the entire Hankook team would like to wish the injured mechanics and marshal all the best and a speedy recovery. We obviously don’t want to see scenes like those, but you cannot blame the drivers at all. They had no chance of keeping their cars under control on slicks on that wet concrete in the pit lane. BMW claimed this one-two-three on the back of a perfect strategy and that little bit of luck that you need in motorsport. The standard in the DTM is so high that small details can make the difference between victory and defeat.”

Audi Sport Team Phoenix completed the fastest pit stop of the Hungaroring weekend in a time of 30.746 seconds. They were rewarded for their efforts with 25 points towards the Hankook Best Pit Stop Award.

Marco Wittmann (BMW): “The conditions were really difficult, particularly in the early stages of the race, as some parts of the track were dry but others were very wet. The team opted for the right strategy, but we were a little fortunate with our mandatory pit stop. I had good pace on the Hankook slicks after the re-start, and was able to open up a lead. I am delighted with my first win of the season.”

Timo Glock (BMW): “It was difficult to keep the heat in the Hankook slicks at the start, with the rain starting to fall. However, I was surprised how good the speed was on them in the rain. In the end, everything was fine in the dry and there were no issues.”

Philipp Eng (BMW): “We were a bit lucky with our mandatory pit stop today, but our pace was very good and far better than on Saturday. For me, it was incredible how well you were able to drive on the Hankook slick in the rain. That was great fun.”

Mike Rockenfeller (Audi): “The Hankook wet tyre was very consistent and offered good grip, as always. We were just lacking a little performance this weekend.”

A Hankook Tire világszerte innovatív, díjnyertes, kiváló minőségű radiál abroncsokat gyárt személygépkocsik, terepjárók, SUV-ok, könnyű tehergépkocsik, teherautók és buszok, valamint a motorsport számára (körversenyekhez/utcai versenyekhez/ralikhoz).

A Hankook Tire több mint 160 országba szállítja termékeit, és világszinten hozzávetőlegesen 20.000 alkalmazottat foglalkoztat. A világ számos vezető autógyártója első gyári felszerelésként is a Hankook Tire abroncsait választja.

A vállalat mindent megtesz azért, hogy a legmagasabb szinten elégítse ki a vásárlói igényeket a termékek minősége, a technológiai kiválóság és a vezetési élmény területén. Ennek érdekében a Hankook folyamatosan befektet öt kutatás-fejlesztési központjába és nyolc gyártási egységébe. A Hannoveri Technológiai Központban az európai piac igényeire szabva fejlesztik az abroncsokat, különös tekintettel az európai prémium autógyártók első szerelésű abroncsaira.

A Hankook Tire európai központja Neu-Isenburgban található, Frankfurt am Main közelében. A gyártó további fióktelepeket működtet több európai országban, és a termékeit regionális forgalmazókon keresztül értékesíti más helyi piacokon. A cég a 2023-tól kezdődően a FIA ABB Formula E világbajnokság technikai partnerének és exkluzív gumiabroncs-beszállítójának számít a Gen3 esetében. A vállalat globális bevételének kb. 38 százalékát az európai piacokon és a FÁK országaiban realizált értékesítések adják. .

A Hankook Magyarországot választotta európai gyárának helyszínéül. A 885 millió eurós befektetésből a Dunaújváros melletti Rácalmáson a világ egyik legkorszerűbb abroncsgyára épült. A gyár 2007 júniusában kezdte meg működését és azóta is folyamatosan fejlődik, bővül. A cég jelenleg mintegy 3000 alkalmazottat foglalkoztat, és személygépkocsik, SUV-ok és könnyű tehergépkocsik számára gyárt gumiabroncsokat. A harmadik beruházási ütem 2015 tavaszán fejeződött be. A rácalmási gyárban készült termékek az európai piacot szolgálják ki, és megfelelnek a vezető autógyártók előírásainak és igényeinek is.

A Hankook Tire Magyarország Kft. rendelkezik az IATF 16949:2016. autóipari minőségirányítási, ISO 22301 üzletmenet-folytonossági és ISO 45001:2018. munkahelyi egészségvédelmi és biztonsági tanúsítványokkal. A Járműipar autóipari szakmai magazin valamint az Autószektor autós portál az Autós Nagykoalíció közreműködésével 2022-ben az “Év beszállítójának” választotta a magyarországi abroncsgyárat.

További információ: www.hankooktire-mediacenter.com és www.hankooktire.com


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Hankook Tire Magyarország Kft.
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