Overview

• Rast hit his head on a fence post shortly before the Zandvoort DTM race while taking a shortcut to the restroom.
• He took two painkillers at the start and battled severe headaches, nausea, and finger numbness to claim his 29th DTM win.
• After bypassing the winner’s press conference, he was treated at the track’s medical center and then hospitalized in Haarlem.
• Schubert-BMW team boss Torsten Schubert cautioned that Rast’s place in the upcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans is in jeopardy.
• Marco Wittmann, who finished second, was unaware of Rast’s injuries until after the podium ceremony.