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Zolder: Top on Saturday, shot down on Sunday

18 October 2020

Zolder: Top on Saturday, shot down on Sunday

Fabio Scherer has confirmed his excellent fifth place from the previous week. At the second DTM meeting in Zolder, Belgium, the Swiss driver, who is supported by STOBAG and ATS…

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“The points at Zolder were balm on the wounds”

During the seventh round of this year’s DTM season it finally worked out. Fabio Scherer scored his first points at Zolder, Belgium, with a brilliant…

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Zolder: First points in a crazy race!

In the seventh round of this years DTM things finally worked out: Fabio Scherer crossed the finish line in fifth place at Sunday’s race in…

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Preview Zolder: “I like these old-style tracks”

After a three-week break the DTM series will continue next weekend with a double header at Zolder in Belgium where DTM officially started in 1986.…

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Nürburgring 2: Collision destroys hope for first points

Fabio Scherer has shown his best qualifying performance so far on this weekends races 11 and 12 of the DTM at the Nürburgring. Starting position…

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01-2 August 2020

Spa-Francorchamps

Spa is my favourite track. And I have some good memories from the time I raced in Formula 3 there. I like the flow of the circuit. And it will be a great feeling to race there with the DTM-car. For all of us it will a special race. And I am looking forward to FP1.

Belgium

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14-16 August 2020

Lausitzring (Sprint)

I won my first race on this track in 2016. So I have good memories as well. The first race we will have there will be on the short version of the track. It is important that you carry the speed into the long straight line. If you miss the apex of one corner, the line in the following corner is usually no longer correct.

Germany

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21-23 August 2020

Lausitzring

The second race we will have at the Lausitzring will be on the normal version of the track. It is important that you carry the speed into the two long straight lines. If you miss the apex of one corner, the line in the following corner is usually no longer correct.

Germany

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04-6 September 2020

Assen

Assen is a track on the calendar that I have never driven on. So that will be a new challenge for me. The layout is very winding. But no corner looks like the other. That makes it exciting. I believe that tire management is particularly important there.

Netherlands

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11-13 September 2020

Nurburgring

The first DTM-race on the Nurburgring will be on the former Grand Prix track. This will be a great challenge. Because I do not know the middle part of the circuit very well. At least we had a good test at the Nurburgring in June. So I got familiar with the track.

Germany

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18-20 September 2020

Nurburgring (Sprint)

For the second race on the Nurburgring we use the same track as in Formula 3. That means the short track version on which we hat the official ITR-test in June. Precise driving and good tire management are the key to success.

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09-11 October 2020

Zolder

Zolder is also a track that I do not know, but which is of course very exciting due to the historical background with the first DTM race in history. Every corner is different; as well as the chicanes. I think you have to drive very precisely if you want to be fast.

Belgium

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16-18 October 2020

Zolder

Zolder is also a track that I do not know, but which is of course very exciting due to the historical background with the first DTM race in history. Every corner is different; as well as the chicanes. I think you have to drive very precisely if you want to be fast.

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06-8 November 2020

Hockenheim

In Hockenheim you have to make a compromise when it comes to the set-up. You have to be careful not to ruin your tires in the infield. I like the layout, even if the track is mostly flat. It's my home race. And usually a lot of Swiss fans come to this race.

Germany

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1 August - 2 August

Rd 1 – Spa-Francorchamps

Event	Position	Laps	Grid	Time
Quali 1	12	7	12	2:07.525
Race 1	12	26	12	2:12.365
Quali 2	14	8	14	2:06.612
Race 2	12	26	14	2:11.045

"We still have to improve in qualifying. That’s clear. But the basis is good. And we can be satisfied so far. I was the best rookie at Spa. And I didn't make any serious mistakes."

14-16 August

Rd 2 – Lausitzring (Sprint)

Event	Position	Laps	Grid	Time
Qualifying 1	13	12	13	1:16.142
Race 1	14	42	13	1:18.000
Qualifying 2	13	10	13	1:16.634
Race 2	11	43	13	1:17.694

"In the end, 0.25 seconds were not enough for the first point. That is a pity. But the fifth fastest lap in the race makes me confident."

21-23 August

Rd 3 – Lausitzring

Event	Position	Laps	Grid	Time
Qualifying 1	13	10	11	1:59.859
Race 1	12	32	11	1:39.562
Qualifying 2	13	9	13	1:37.289
Race 2	15	34	13	1:38.989

"I was first in the pits to change to slicks. And my laptimes afterwards were quite promising. Unfortunately, I missed the apex once when I braked on a still wet spot and went off to the gravel."

4-6 September

Rd 4 – Assen

Event	Position	Laps	Grid	Time
Quali 1	16	10	16	1:24.762
Race 1	15	36	16	1:26.123
Quali 2	15	9	15	1:24.090
Race 2		21	15	1:39.324

“It’s annoying when you set the fastest race lap of all 16 drivers and at the end you do not take profits out of it”

11-13 September

Rd 5 – Nurburgring

Event	Position	Laps	Grid	Time
Quali 1	16	8	16	1:48.935
Race 1	15	31	16	1:51.064
Quali 2	14	8	14	1:48.453
Race 2	16	26	14	1:51.169

“All weekend long I was plagued by this understeer. We just couldn’t get it out of our minds.“

18-20 September

Rd 6 – Nurburgring (Sprint)

Event	Position	Laps	Grid	Time
Quali 1	9	9	9	1:19.952
Race 1		20	9	1:22.881
Quali 2	16	9	14	1:20.267
Race 2	14	41	14	1:22.944

“We already worked in the right direction in free practice and found a good set-up”

9-11 October

Rd 7 – Zolder

Event	Position	Laps	Grid	Time
Qualifying 1	16	12	16	1:32.117
Race 1	13	41	16	1:21.609
Qualifying 2	16	13	16	1:30.418
Race 2	5	41	16	1:21.892

"Today, everything has finally fit together. And the racing luck was also on my side. We all desperately needed this result."

16-18 October

Rd 8 – Zolder

Event	Position	Laps	Grid	Time
Qualifying 1	9	12	9	1:19.435
Race 1	5	41	9	1:21.123
Qualifying 2	4	13	4	1:19.012
Race 2		2	4	-

"I proved in the first race on Saturday that I can achieve a top result though my own efforts."

6-8 November

Rd 9 – Hockenheim

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Profile

I started karting in 2009. And I won the Swiss championship there twice. In 2015 I became Young Driver of the Year.

In 2016 I switched to car-racing and I won my first race in the ADAC Formula 4 straight away. In 2017 I finished 5th with a win and a total of five podiums.

In 2018 I switched to the highly competitive F3 European championship. There I achieved my best result with 2nd place in Spa-Francorchamps. In the rookie classification I ended up in 7th place with one win and a total of five podiums.

Last year I raced in the FIA International Formula 3 as part of the Sauber Junior Team.

At the end of 2019 I signed a contract for the 2020 DTM season with the WRT Audi Racing Team.

Fabio will be proudly supported by long-time partners STOBAG and ATS Tanner Banding in 2020.