Mattias Ekström flies to victory in the dunes

Location: Circuitpark Zandvoort
Tags: DTM, Zandvoort, Ekström, Dunes, Champion, Wittmann

Swede Mattias Ekström was victorious in the ninth season round of the DTM at Zandvoort in The Netherlands and thus secured the first victory for Audi this season. In a thrilling closing stage of the race, the 36-year-old worked his way up through the field in an impressive way and claimed the lead. The two times’ champion finished ahead of the newly-crowned champion Marco Wittmann and Martin Tomczyk (both BMW), who were second and third respectively. In the DTM, racing is always extremely hard and today was no exception.