DTM – Pascal Wehrlein on pole at the Lausitzring

The pilots of the DTM only had a few minutes of testing at the Lausitzring (Germany) before competing in qualifying. Thick fog and rainy weather persisted for much of the day on the German circuit, even though the track dried out during the qualifying sessions. With a time of 1'17"547, Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes) secured the first pole of his career with only half a tenth ahead of Mattias Ekström who will start alongside him on the front row.

The Audis are well placed since Jamie Green and Timo Scheider will monopolize the second row in front of the Mercedes of Daniel Juncadella. Miguel Molina put another RS5 DTM at the front, beating Marco Wittmann, the first BMW driver. The German has a strong chance of being crowned tomorrow, with two races remaining, since the Championship leader has a 64-point lead over Edoardo Mortara (Audi) who is only 13th in the standings. grid. In addition, the German remains on two consecutive victories in Red Bull Ring (Austria) and the Nürburgring (Germany).

Reigning champion Mike Rockenfeller (Audi) will start from tenth place behind Gary Paffett (Mercedes) and Timo Glock (BMW). Vitaly Petrov (Mercedes) is 14th on the grid, while Maxime Martin (BMW) follows two rows further behind Augusto Farfus (BMW). Adrien Tambay (Audi) is only 18th. Paul di Resta (Mercedes) will start from the back of the peloton after having set the worst time in the first session.