Three Audis on top in qualifying at the Nürburgring
In qualifying for the eighth DTM season round at the Nürburgring,
Martin Tomczyk claimed pole position. With his Audi A4 DTM,
the driver from Rosenheim set the outright fastest time of
1.23.197 minutes ahead of his fellow Audi drivers Timo Scheider
and Tom Kristensen. For German driver Tomczyk, it is the fifth
pole of his DTM career and the first one of the season. Behind
the Audi trio, Canadian Bruno Spengler qualified fourth with
the AMG Mercedes C-Class. Reigning DTM champion Bernd Schneider
is fifth, Paul di Resta claimed seventh place with the 2005-spec
AMG Mercedes C-Class behind Jamie Green while Mika Häkkinen
will be starting from eighth position. Mattias Ekström,the
leader in the DTM points’ standings, failed to make
it into the third and final qualifying heat. He will be starting
from tenth place.
Qualifying in detail
Weather: dry, overcast
Air temperature: 17.0 °C
Track temperature: 25.6 °C
13.28 hrs Qualifying starts, Ekström is the first driver
out on the track
13.30 hrs Prémat is fastest with 1:24,253
13.33 hrs Timo Scheider claims first place with 1:23,728
13.35 hrs Martin Tomczyk outpaces his fellow-Audi driver and
is now first with 1.23.523
13.36 hrs Tomczyk is followed by Di Resta, Scheider, Ekström,
Green, Kristensen and Stoddart
13.37 hrs Bruno Spengler moves up into second place with 1.23.538
13.41 hrs One minute to go. Tomczyk remains on top from Spengler,
Di Resta, Scheider, Ekström. At the moment, Margaritis,
Rockenfeller, Abt, Luhr, Winkelhock and Ickx are out
13.42 hrs In the closing minute, Häkkinen improves from
14th to 11th.
13.43 hrs The following drivers have not made it into the
next heat: Abt, Winkelhock, Rockenfeller, Margaritis, Luhr
and Ickx
13.49 hrs Start of the second heat with a duration of ten
minutes
13.51 hrs Bernd Schneider sets a lap time of 1.23.434, but
then Bruno Spengler takes over with 1.23.323
13.53 hrs Timo Scheider moves up into third, Tom Kristensen
is fourth
13.54 hrs Martin Tomczyk is now third with 1.23.466. At the
moment, Mattias Ekström is only eleventh with four minutes
remaining
13.56 hrs Spengler remains on top from Schneider, Tomczyk,
Kristensen, Scheider, Di Resta, Green and Häkkinen
13.58 hrs Timo Scheider moves up from fourth to first with
1.23.279, Ekström is tenth
13.59 hrs Ekström remains tenth and is out for the final
heat. So are La Rosa, Paffett, Prémat, Stoddart and
Lauda
14.00 hrs Scheider is fastest from Spengler, Schneider, Tomczyk,
Kristensen, Di Resta, Green and Häkkinen
14.06 hrs The battle for pole begins: start of the third and
final qualifying heat
14.09 hrs Bernd Schneider is fastest with 1.23.456, but Bruno
Spengler takes over with 1.23.296. After that, Tomczyk is
fastest with 1.23.197
14.12 hrs All drivers on track for their final attack
14.13 hrs Bernd Schneider is now third with 1.23.329
14.14 hrs Timo Scheider from fifth to second behind Tomczyk
with a time of 1.23.210. Kristensen from eighth to third:
1.23.293
14.15 hrs Three Audis on top in qualifying: Tomczyk is fastest
from Scheider and Kristensen. Bruno Spengler is best-placed
Mercedes-driver in fourth from Schneider, Green, Di Resta
and Häkkinen
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