Audi in the dry, Mercedes in the wet

One month before the start of the season, Audi and Mercedes were on the Dijon-Prenois circuit this week for the first tests of 2009. In the dry, the new A4 DTMs dominated but, on the last day, the AMG C -Klasse had the advantage on a wet track.

Published on 18/04/2009 à 12:22

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In the presence of all the drivers entered this season, the first tests DTM made it possible to identify an initial hierarchy. The 2009 version of the Audi A4 DTM already seems very efficient but Mercedes Is not far.

Oliver Jarvis on the first day then Timo Scheider, reigning champion, were the fastest on the first two days of testing in Dijon, showing the domination of Audi over Mercedes.

During the third day, the change in weather caused an upheaval in the rankings. In the rain, the Mercedes were able to shine thanks to the Canadian Bruno Spengler and the Briton Paul di Resta. First Audi driver and third of the day, Tom Kristensen was more than half a second behind.

Alexandre Prémat was able to ride the last two days with the third time (+0??364) then the tenth time (+2??427).

Next test session at Hockenheim from April 27?