Few could have imagined Liam Lawson turning up at Monza and winning his first race in a GT3 car, but the Ferrari-mounted Red Bull junior surpassed all expectations in his maiden DTM campaign. By the end of the year he was a well-rounded driver with the upper hand over more experienced rivals.
Maximilian Gotz may have officially earned a place among DTM’s hall of fame, but Lawson was the moral champion.
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The 19-year-old had a decent F2 rookie season too, winning the Bahrain opener as well as a Monaco race on the road before exclusion.
