BMW M2 Cup: Maxime Oosten is unbeatable at the Norisring 06.07.2022: The BMW M2 Cup held its second event of the season at the Norisring (GER), and there was simply no beating one driver, Maxime Oosten (NED), who triumphed in both races.

The BMW M2 Cup held its second event of the season at the Norisring (GER), and there was simply no beating one driver, Maxime Oosten (NED), who triumphed in both races.

 

Having claimed a podium at the season-opener at the Lausitzring (GER), Oosten secured his first pole position in the series with the #54 BMW M2 CS Racing at the Norisring. He then converted this into a perfect lights-to-flag victory in race one.



Second place went to Tom Nittel (GER / #7). Fabian Kreim (GER / #43), who won the first two races of the season at the Lausitzring, came home third.

 

In race two, it initially looked as though Oosten was again going to take a comfortable victory from pole position. However, championship leader Kreim gradually closed in on him from second place and eventually found himself right behind Oosten after a safety car period in the final third of the race.



The two leaders provided a thrilling climax, in which Oosten managed to keep the upper hand and take his second win of the weekend. Kreim followed him home in second place. Rookie Lorenz Stegmann (GER / #99) joined them on the podium.

 

Kreim continues to lead the championship after four races, but Oosten has closed the gap to just five points.

 

Andrea Schwab- photos DTM