From the Deutsche Tourenwagen-Meisterschaft
British driver Jamie Green wins a thrilling DTM race at the Norisring for Mercedes-Benz and thus continues the winning streak of the brand in the only race on a street circuit on the 2009 calendar. Since 2003, a Mercedes-Benz driver has been on the top step of the podium every year. For Green, it was the fifth victory of his DTM career and the second in a row at this circuit. His fellow Mercedes-Benz driver Bruno Spengler (CDN) completed the 1-2 for Mercedes-Benz by finishing second. Swede Mattias Ekström finished third, which made him the best-placed Audi driver. The DTM weekend at the Norisring attracted a total crowd of 132,000 spectators. On the final four laps of the 80 laps' race, the fans saw three different race leaders. Driving his Audi A4 DTM, defending champion Timo Scheider was ahead of Spengler and Green until four laps before the end. At times, the trio were less than 0.6 seconds apart. On the penultimate lap, Green takes the lead from Scheidetr after a door-to-door battle. Spengler and even Mattias Ekström, who had been running in fourth place up to that point, also overtake Scheider, claiming second and third place with less than four kilometers remaining. Scheider still scores five points in the battle for the championship by finishing fourth and thus remains on top in the points' standings with 17 points from Spengler (16) and Paffett (14). The fourth DTM round of the season will be held at Zandvoort in The Netherlands from July 17th till 19th. Race Results: 1 - Jamie Green (Mercedes C Klasse 08) - 80 laps in 1.08'39"223 2 - Bruno Spengler (Mercedes C Klasse 09) + 1"357 3 - Mattias Ekstrom (Audi A4 09) + 1"678 4 - Timo Scheider (Audi A4 09) + 2"626 5 - Gary Paffett (Mercedes C Klasse 09) + 2"940 6 - Ralf Schumacher (Mercedes C Klasse 09) + 3"250 7 - Paul Di Resta (Mercedes C Klasse 09) + 3"807 8 - Tom Kristensen (Audi A4 09) + 9"266 etc. Drivers' Championship: 1.Scheider 17 points; 2.Spengler 16; 3.Paffett, Green e Ekstrom, 14; 6.Kristensen 11; 7.Di Resta 11; 8.Jarvis 6; 9.Winkelhock 5; 10.Engel 4
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