DTM – First pole for Christian Vietoris, BMW struggling

Toto wolff, Director of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, announced: the team worked a lot before arriving at the Lausitzring to eradicate his lack of performance in qualifying. And it paid off! Three of the first four places on the starting grid will be occupied this Sunday by the Silver Arrows, with first place going to young Christian Vietoris, who signs the first pole position of his career here! ?After a difficult start to the season, it?s incredible, it?s very nice to be here, expresses the German. It's going to be weird starting with all the other drivers behind me, but in the meantime we're going to celebrate. » Behind him we find Gary Paffett (Mercedes), 2005 champion, as well as Jamie Green, first Audi driver, who joined the Q4 for the first time in his new colors.

The defending champion Bruno Spengler is the first representative of the BMW drivers. He snatched a fifth place with a car lacking performance this weekend. As proof: four of the eight M3s DTM entered by the propeller brand were eliminated in Q1. “We fought in free practice? The team worked well but we ran out of time. Fifth is the best result I could get today?, believes the Canadian. “The objective in the race will be the podium but the opponents are very fast, it will not be easy. »

Note that the only Frenchman entered, Adrien Tambay (Audi), finished 7th while Timo Glock was unable to get past Q2.