Jack Aitken won the opening race of the 2024 DTM at Oschersleben after Marco Wittmann’s BMW stopped on track with mechanical issues with just three minutes to run.
BMW driver Wittmann was on course to take an unlikely victory from the last row of the grid after timing his pitstop to perfection, with Schubert Motorsport having brought him in for his mandatory stop just before a Full Course Yellow was deployed. But with the end of the race in sight, his BMW M4 GT3 crawled to a halt at the start/finish straight due to a fuel pressure alarm, allowing Aitken to retake the position and claim his second career victory in the DTM.
With the loose wheel rolling its way onto the track, a caution period was necessitated, before the race control decided to bring out the full safety car. However, just before the FCY came into force, Schubert cleverly called in Wittmann to the pits, the BMW driver having decided to go long in the first stint after a red flag in qualifying left him on 19th on the grid. It appeared to be a masterstroke from Schubert, as Wittmann cycled back on track well clear of the chasing pack.
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