He had to fight really hard to get it but in the end AMG Mercedes' Paul di Resta earned his second victory of the season keeping him in the chase for the title with two races to go and and a gap of seven points adrift series leader and Audi driver Timo Scheider.
The battle started out right from the start has Scheider and di Resta took away the lead from pole sitter Bernd Schneider.
Di Resta was never far from Scheider through the first part of the race and the Briton eventually got close enough to overtake his Audi rival down the inside at the end of the back straight.
Scheider took second in front of veteran Mercedes pilot Bernd Schneider and teammate Martin Tomczyk (Audi).
The final lap began with Ekstrom pushing Jamie Green into a spin at Turn One. The Brit was able to catch the Swede before the end of the lap though, as Ekstrom battled an ailing car.
Ekstrom was given a 50-second penalty for the contact with Green on the last lap, which dropped him to ninth place and promoted Ralf Schumacher into the points. Audi have appealed the decision.
Race Results:
Pos. Driver Make Gap
1.Paul di Resta AMG Mercedes Mercedes C-Klasse 1hr 07mins 42.884secs
2. Timo Scheider Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM +4.531secs
3. Bernd Schneider Original-Teile AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +11.751secs
4. Martin Tomczyk Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM +15.785secs
5. Mike Rockenfeller Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi A4 DTM +35.613secs
6. Alexandre Premat Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM +35.715secs
7. Jamie Green Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +36.504secs
8. Ralf Schumacher TRILUX AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +1min 05.969secs
9. Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM +34.187secs
10. Oliver Jarvis Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM +1 lap
11. Christijan Albers Futurecom-TME Audi A4 DTM +1lap
12. Gary Paffett Stern AMG Mercedes Mercedes C-Klasse +1 lap
13. Markus Winkelhock Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi A4 DTM +1 lap
14. Tom Kristensen Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM +1 lap
15. Maro Engel JungeSterne AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +1 lap
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16. Susie Stoddart TV Spielfilm AMG Mercedes C-Klasse 24 laps completed
17. Bruno Spengler Daimler-Chrysler-Bank AMG Mercedes C-Klasse 17 laps completed
18. Katherine Legge Futurecom-TME Audi A4 DTM 17 laps completed
19. Mathias Lauda Pixium AMG Mercedes C-Klasse 4 laps completed
The battle started out right from the start has Scheider and di Resta took away the lead from pole sitter Bernd Schneider.
Di Resta was never far from Scheider through the first part of the race and the Briton eventually got close enough to overtake his Audi rival down the inside at the end of the back straight.
Scheider took second in front of veteran Mercedes pilot Bernd Schneider and teammate Martin Tomczyk (Audi).
The final lap began with Ekstrom pushing Jamie Green into a spin at Turn One. The Brit was able to catch the Swede before the end of the lap though, as Ekstrom battled an ailing car.
Ekstrom was given a 50-second penalty for the contact with Green on the last lap, which dropped him to ninth place and promoted Ralf Schumacher into the points. Audi have appealed the decision.
Race Results:
Pos. Driver Make Gap
1.Paul di Resta AMG Mercedes Mercedes C-Klasse 1hr 07mins 42.884secs
2. Timo Scheider Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM +4.531secs
3. Bernd Schneider Original-Teile AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +11.751secs
4. Martin Tomczyk Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM +15.785secs
5. Mike Rockenfeller Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi A4 DTM +35.613secs
6. Alexandre Premat Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM +35.715secs
7. Jamie Green Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +36.504secs
8. Ralf Schumacher TRILUX AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +1min 05.969secs
9. Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM +34.187secs
10. Oliver Jarvis Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM +1 lap
11. Christijan Albers Futurecom-TME Audi A4 DTM +1lap
12. Gary Paffett Stern AMG Mercedes Mercedes C-Klasse +1 lap
13. Markus Winkelhock Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi A4 DTM +1 lap
14. Tom Kristensen Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM +1 lap
15. Maro Engel JungeSterne AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +1 lap
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16. Susie Stoddart TV Spielfilm AMG Mercedes C-Klasse 24 laps completed
17. Bruno Spengler Daimler-Chrysler-Bank AMG Mercedes C-Klasse 17 laps completed
18. Katherine Legge Futurecom-TME Audi A4 DTM 17 laps completed
19. Mathias Lauda Pixium AMG Mercedes C-Klasse 4 laps completed