The English-Thai racing driver defeated Mercedes driver Daniel Juncadella in a rainy qualifying for the second race of the weekend on Sunday for his first pole in the DTM and convincingly converted this into victory.
Albon got off to a brilliant start and drove two safety car restarts on his way to his first victory in the German Touring Car Championship and his first win in a series since the Formula 2 race in Sochi in 2018.
It is the second win in 2021 for the Red Bull and AlphaTauri-backed AF Corse Ferrari team after the victory of Red Bull junior Liam Lawson at the season opener in Monza.
Albon was eliminated from the opening race of the Nürburgring weekend, but the ex-Alpha Tauri and Red Bull F1 driver moved up to fourth place in the championship standings thanks to his maiden win.
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The 25-year-old is two points ahead of Lawson and 47 points behind leaders Kevin van der Linde by the middle of the season.
Albon has now achieved three podium positions in the DTM 2021 after finishing third in Monza and Zolder.
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Red Bull has yet to confirm which of the remaining four races Albon will contest, as he dovetails his DTM appearances with his F1 reserve duties.
Albon had hoped to return to Formula 1 next year, but Red Bull is expected to continue with its current driver line-up in both the senior team and sister team AlphaTauri for 2022.
With its F1 options appearing limited, Albon hasn’t ruled out a full-time move to IndyCar.
From pole to my first DTM victory, many thanks to the whole team !! @AFCorse pic.twitter.com/njGLORWJZW
– Alex Albon (@alex_albon) August 22, 2021
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