On a weekend when Schubert also swept the ADAC GT Masters round at the A1-Ring, van der Linde took the car’s first DTM win in race one after passing Lucas Auer at the start, then was never headed from pole in race two despite carrying 25kg in ballast.
The South African, who now leads the standings by 15 points over Mirko Bortolotti, said that his team had made a big performance gain at the former Champ Car venue that could be explained by the car's relative newness compared to its opposition, whose set-up parameters are much better-defined.
