Di Resta on pole at home

Paul Di Resta can break the curse and add the name of a British driver to the English racing list. DTM. Indeed, since the series has visited Great Britain, no local driver has been able to win on its land. Starting Sunday in pole position, Paul Di Resta will have the opportunity to shine in front of his home crowd and Lewis Hamilton, who comes to Brands Hatch as a spectator.

It was Alexandre Prémat who started first during the qualifying session. But, at the end of Q1, the Frenchman failed just four thousandths behind Ralf's time. Schumacher, last qualified for Q2. Already, from Q1, Paul Di Resta showed himself to be very fast and set the best time, before doing it again in Q2. As for the British, we are already looking gloomy with the elimination of Katherine Legge in Q1 as well as Susie Stoddart and Oliver Jarvis in Q2.

Bruno Spengler, qualified in Q3 by five thousandths at the expense of Oliver Jarvis, set the best time in the third session. After Legge, Stoddart and Jarvis, another Briton, Gary Paffett, was eliminated, despite a time very close to his competitors. In the last phase of the session, Q4, Paul Di Resta was once again the fastest and offered pole to Mercedes, after several weekends of Audi domination. Better placed than his compatriots to shine at home, the 23-year-old driver will have the support of his fans to contain his experienced rivals.