Maini 14th on DTM debut<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nAs the DTM kicks off its new GT3 era, Maini is racing in the 2021 season for Mercedes-AMG affiliated team GetSpeed Performance. At least one pit stop is mandatory in the DTM races, and the team opted to run Maini on a long opening stint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At one point, he was running as high as 2nd place, thanks to this, but he dropped down to 15th place after his pit stop. Ultimately, he could only salvage a 14th-place finish, but it was a key learning opportunity for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking after the race, Maini said, \u201cObviously, the result is not exactly what we want, but we know with the Mercedes-AMG we have a good car and we know where to improve for tomorrow. So I\u2019m looking forward to a better result tomorrow. In the end, it was good to fight with a few DTM legends in the race today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nLawson wins for Red Bull Ferrari<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nLiam Lawson, who is also competing in the 2021 F2 championship, went for the opposite strategy, going for an early pit stop. Starting from 7th on the grid, he soon gained two places \u2013 one after passing Esteban Muth and another thanks to Philip Ellis\u2019 retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lawson pitted on lap 9 and by the time his main rival Abril pitted on lap 11, the latter couldn\u2019t hold him off on cold tyres. After slotting into the lead, following a move on Turn 2, it was a relatively trouble-free run to victory for Lawson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vincent Abril had to settle for 2nd, while Maximilian Gotz crossed the line in 3rd place to make it two Mercedes-AMG cars on the podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DTM Monza streaming live on Autocar India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nEach DTM round will comprise two races, so Monza will host Race 2 tomorrow. Fans in India can catch all the action live exclusively on Autocar India\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qualifying 2 will get underway at 1:40pm (IST), while Race 2 will take place at 5pm (IST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DTM Monza Race 1 results<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nPos<\/td> Driver<\/td> Manufacturer<\/td><\/tr> 1<\/td> Liam Lawson<\/td> Ferrari<\/td><\/tr> 2<\/td> Vincent Abril<\/td> Mercedes-AAMG<\/td><\/tr> 3<\/td> Maximilian G\u00f6tz<\/td> Mercedes-AMG<\/td><\/tr> 4<\/td> Alex Albon<\/td> Ferrari<\/td><\/tr> 5<\/td> Daniel Juncadella<\/td> Mercedes-AMG<\/td><\/tr> 6<\/td> Kelvin van der Linde<\/td> Audi<\/td><\/tr> 7<\/td> Maximilian Buhk<\/td> Mercedes-AMG<\/td><\/tr> 8<\/td> Nico M\u00fcller<\/td> Audi<\/td><\/tr> 9<\/td> Marco Wittmann<\/td> BMW<\/td><\/tr> 10<\/td> Mike Rockenfeller<\/td> Audi<\/td><\/tr> 11<\/td> Esteban Muth<\/td> Lamborghini<\/td><\/tr> 12<\/td> Sheldon Van Der Linde<\/td> BMW<\/td><\/tr> 13<\/td> Lucas Auer<\/td> Mercedes-AMG<\/td><\/tr> 14<\/td> Arjun Maini<\/td> Mercedes-AMG<\/td><\/tr> 15<\/td> Esmee Hawkey<\/td> Lamborghini<\/td><\/tr> 16<\/td> Sophia Fl\u00f6rsch<\/td> Audi<\/td><\/tr> 17<\/td> Timo Glock<\/td> BMW<\/td><\/tr> 18<\/td> Dev Gore<\/td> Audi<\/td><\/tr> 19<\/td> Philip Ellis<\/td> Mercedes-AMG<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liam Lawson becomes youngest DTM race winner; Maini makes debut as first Indian to ever race in the series. Arjun…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t
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