Seine Motorsport-Karriere begann er, wie viele seiner Kollegen auch, im Kartsport, wo er von 1996 bis 2002 aktiv war. Green’s mandatory stop came on lap 16, with Rast the last of the leaders to come in at the end of lap 17. Lots of things have come together for us as in the middle of the season, we had almost lost the title and within five weeks, we have won it again. Rast was beaten away from the line by fellow front-row starter Mike Rockenfeller at the start, as behind him his title rival Müller moved into third directly behind. Before the move had been completed, Müller was reporting a potential issue with his push-to-pass and he seemed unable to respond to Rast having dropped to second and was soon reporting tyre issues on the team radio. René Rast lands full-time Audi seat for Season 7. by Chris Soulsby. René Rast secured his third DTM title with a resounding victory in the second DTM race at the Hockenheimring, as he beat Nico Müller to the win in the final race of the season. René Rast admitted he was full of emotion after successfully securing his third DTM title during a dramatic final weekend of the Class 1 era at Hockenheim. Oktober 1986 inMinden geboren und wuchsin Steyerberg im Landkreis Nienburg/Weser (Niedersachsen) auf. The Audi driver won the season finale at Hockenheim with his Audi RS 5 DTM in commanding style and once again wrote DTM history: No driver has ever managed to win the title three times in his first four years. Dabei sind die beiden sich gar nicht so unähnlich. René Rast insisted he was “very unhappy” with the result of race one at Hockenheim after seeing his lead over Nico Müller in the DTM standings cut to 13 points. Rene Rast makes a full-time ABB FIA Formula E World Championship return for 2020/21 after an impressive six-race stint with the team at Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport Circuit to round out Season 6. All rights reserved. René Rast und Nico Müller gehen als aussichtsreichste Titelkandidaten in das DTM-Finale in Hockenheim. As Rast edged away at the front, Müller found himself struggling to close in on Rockenfeller and it would be lap eight before he finally managed to get up to the second placed car and was able to use DRS to get ahead going into the Hairpin. The tyre changes started at the end of lap twelve with Lucas Auer, running down outside the top ten, being the first driver to head in for his mandatory stop and Müller got the call to box soon after – coming in at the end of lap 14 whilst Rast continued on track. As the clock ticked down to signal the end of the Class 1 era, Rast gradually extended his lead over Müller to more than ten seconds and with the championship battle all but settled, the focus instead turned to who would join the two contenders on the podium – with Rockenfeller, Green and Frijns running together. LinkedIn. With rival Nico Müller knowing he had to take a top two finish to stand any chance of the title, the action kicked off with Rast being jumped by Mike Rockenfeller into turn one and Müller immediately jumping ahead of a slow-starting Jamie Green to move up to third – with the Briton forced to defend hard to keep Jonathan Aberdein’s BMW at bay. René Rast is the 2020 DTM champion. 2017 wurde Rene Rast in seiner DTM-Premierensaison Meister: Wieso der aktuelle Titel einen ähnlichen Stellenwert hat und der Triumph 2019 weniger emotional war Timo Glock, Van der Linde and Philipp Eng then rounded out the top ten, with all 16 drivers making it to the finish. The three bonus points, allied to a non-score for Müller, meant Rast held a 16 point lead going into the race and the Team Rosberg driver would produce a dominant performance in the race as he beat his fellow Audi racer to the win by more than ten seconds. René Rast wurde am 26. When the BMW finally stopped at the end of lap 19, Müller took over at the front of the pack with a lead of nearly five seconds over Rast – who was well aware of the fact that second was more than enough for the title, even with his rival leading the race. 76.8k Followers, 271 Following, 746 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from René Rast (@renerast) Rast duly brought his car to the line to secure victory – a win that moves him clear of Mattias Ekström as the most winning Audi driver in series history – and with it the championship title. “The fight with Nico all year has been an honour as he is fast driver and would have deserved the title – and Robin would have deserved it as well,” Rast added. 0. Dem Titel folgt eine Zäsur: Für die kommende Saison bekommt die Rennserie ein Facelifting. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. René Rast est un pilote automobile allemand né le 26 octobre 1986 à Minden en Allemagne.Après des débuts en karting et deux saisons en Formule BMW, il participe à divers championnats de voiture de tourisme et à la Porsche Carrera Cup.. Il remporte à deux reprises la Porsche Supercup en 2010 et 2011 ainsi que la Porsche Carrera World Cup en 2011 [1]. René Rast will drive for Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler in Season 7 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, partnering Lucas di Grassi at the German marque. René Rast admitted he was full of emotion after successfully securing his third DTM title during a dramatic final weekend of the Class 1 era at Hockenheim. 4 weeks ago. Victory in the race meant Rast was able to not only wrap up the championship title but also achieved his goal of moving ahead of Mattias Ekström in the all-time winners list – making him the leading Audi driver in series history in terms of wins. Müller had been pushing hard after his stop and set the fastest lap of the race, meaning that as Rast left the pits, Müller swept through into the de-facto lead – with Sheldon Van der Linde now out front but having yet to stop. By the start of lap 24, the gap between the two title rivals had gone and Rast blasted ahead through the Parabolika to reclaim the lead. Was ihn so erfolgreich macht. Photo: DTM René Rast wraps up third DTM title with final Class 1 victory 2 weeks ago. Beim Finale in Hockenheim hat sich René Rast (34) zum dritten Mal den Titel in der DTM geschnappt. That moves him into a share of second on the all-time list alongside Klaus Ludwig and only behind five-time champion Bernd Schneider. All rights reserved. Green made a late lunge for third around the outside at the Hairpin on lap 35 and despite Rockenfeller trying to fight back on the exit of the corner, Green was able to make the move stick to move up into third. “There are so many moments that come to mind and it was hard to keep the focus in that race at times, but I’m so happy for everyone.”. WhatsApp. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Rast ultimately ended the season 23 points clear of Müller in the standings, with Robin Frijns in third having been in outside contention going into the final rounds of the year. Facebook Twitter. RenÈ Rast, Audi e-tron FE06 #66. Setting his fastest lap in the process, Müller then set about trying to close the gap to Rast and took four-tenths of a second out of the leader on lap nine, and then a further three-tenths on lap ten to close to within a second of P1. Twitter. Down the pack, Ferdinand Habsburg was forced to take a trip through the pits for a drive-through for speeding during his mandatory stop, whilst Duval and Aberdein clashed at the Hairpin as the Audi tried to pass the BMW – the pair being forced to swap positions back before Duval completed a clean move for sixth a lap later. Rene Rast makes a full-time ABB FIA Formula E World Championship return for 2020/21 after an impressive six-race stint with the team at Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport Circuit to round out Season 6.