René Rast (Audi Sport RS 5 DTM #33) 17th place / 1st place
'Last on Saturday, first on Sunday - my feelings couldn't have been more mixed! Sunday's race was obviously great: I had a mega car and with a super strategy won from third on the grid. Towards the end it was really close again because of the safety car. I hope that this was the turning point for a better second half to the season.'

Robin Frijns (Aral Ultimate Audi RS 5 DTM #4) 5th place / retired
'Saturday was a perfect home race: best Audi driver in qualifying and my best DTM result so far with fifth place. A fantastic day. Unfortunately, on Sunday my car had an electronic problem, which accompanied me the entire day and which ultimately caused the retirement in the race. But even as I rolled to a stop at Turn 11 my fans applauded me enthusiastically. Thanks to all for the phenomenal support.'

Nico Müller (Castrol EDGE Audi RS 5 DTM #51) retired / 7th place
'It's always a highlight to be able to drive a race car in Zandvoort. A sensational track, pure adrenalin. In the first race a fourth place and twelve points slipped through our hands due to a puncture. This is annoying. On Sunday we completely missed the balance-window in qualifying. A shame because the race pace was top. With a good strategy and a perfect stop we moved up from 16th to seventh. This is a just reward for the mechanics who rebuilt my car again after yesterday's accident.'

Jamie Green (Hoffmann Group Audi RS 5 DTM #53) 10th place / 14th place
'Unfortunately, I had problems in qualifying on both days. A shame because my Audi was fast in both the free practices as well as the race. At least on Saturday I could move up from the back row to tenth and in the points. Unfortunately, on Sunday the strategy wasn't ideal and I got caught up behind a competitor, with whom there was contact later. As a result I was given a drive-through penalty. Congratulations to Audi, Team Rosberg and René (Rast) for the victory. He showed that we have made progress with the car, and we can look correspondingly optimistic towards the second-half of the season.'

Loïc Duval (Audi Sport RS 5 DTM #28) 11th place / 15th
'In the free practice sessions I was fifth twice and fourth once. In both races I was also among the fastest five. This underlines that the speed was there and we could have scored a lot of points. Unfortunately, both qualifyings didn't function as expected and the races didn't run according to plan. The performance was good, but as far as the result is concerned it was rather a bleak weekend.'

Mike Rockenfeller (Schaeffler Audi RS 5 DTM #99) 15th place / 16th place
'First of all congratulations to René (Rast), Team Rosberg and Audi for taking the first win of the season. It was a great performance. For me, Sunday was much better than Saturday, both qualifying with sixth on the grid and also the race. We changed the car a lot compared to Saturday as the race pace was nowhere near where it should be. In the second race a top six finish was possible, unfortunately a tire lost pressure after the restart and I had to make another pit stop.'

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