With excellent tactics, British driver Gary Paffett wins the fourth season round of the DTM at Zandvoort in the Netherlands. For the Mercedes-Benz driver, it already is his second season win after his success at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz.
After a great recovery from ninth on the grid, Audi driver Ekström crossed the finish line in second place, 1.431 second down.
With an impressive performance in his year-old Audi A4 DTM, Briton Oliver Jarvis claimed third place.
With Alexandre Prémat (F), Martin Tomczyk (D) and Markus Winkelhock (D), three more Audi drivers followed in fourth to sixth place, completing the quintet of Audi drivers behind the winner.
Bruno Spengler wasn't able to maintain his third starting position. The Mercedes-Benz driver opted for a late first pit stop on lap 16 and the second one only four laps later.
Eventually, the 25-year old Canadian ended up seventh ahead of reigning DTM champion Timo Scheider (Audi).
However, a few hours after the end of the race, four Audi drivers were excluded of the meeting by the stewards. The following infringements led to the exclusions:
The new order is: 1. Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz), 2. Mattias Ekström (Audi), 3. Oliver Jarvis (Audi), 4. Martin Tomczyk (Audi), 5. Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz), 6. Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), 7. Maro Engel (Mercedes-Benz), 8. Tom Kristensen (Audi), 9. Jamie Green (Mercedes-Benz), 10. Ralf Schumacher (Mercedes-Benz), 11. Susie Stoddart (Mercedes-Benz), 12. Mike Rockenfeller (Audi).
In the points' standings, Paffett is leading with 24 points from Ekström (22 points), Spengler (20 points) and Scheider (17 points).
Because of further investigations by the stewards, the result remains provisional. A decision is expected within a few days, because technical data of the cars have to be analysed in detail.
After a great recovery from ninth on the grid, Audi driver Ekström crossed the finish line in second place, 1.431 second down.
With an impressive performance in his year-old Audi A4 DTM, Briton Oliver Jarvis claimed third place.
With Alexandre Prémat (F), Martin Tomczyk (D) and Markus Winkelhock (D), three more Audi drivers followed in fourth to sixth place, completing the quintet of Audi drivers behind the winner.
Bruno Spengler wasn't able to maintain his third starting position. The Mercedes-Benz driver opted for a late first pit stop on lap 16 and the second one only four laps later.
Eventually, the 25-year old Canadian ended up seventh ahead of reigning DTM champion Timo Scheider (Audi).
However, a few hours after the end of the race, four Audi drivers were excluded of the meeting by the stewards. The following infringements led to the exclusions:
- Markus Winkelhock's car had less than one kilogram fuel in the tank after crossing the finish line.
- Christian Bakkerud failed to show up for the mandatory weighing after the race.
- Alexandre Prémat and Timo Scheider showed up for weighing significantly too late.
The new order is: 1. Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz), 2. Mattias Ekström (Audi), 3. Oliver Jarvis (Audi), 4. Martin Tomczyk (Audi), 5. Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz), 6. Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), 7. Maro Engel (Mercedes-Benz), 8. Tom Kristensen (Audi), 9. Jamie Green (Mercedes-Benz), 10. Ralf Schumacher (Mercedes-Benz), 11. Susie Stoddart (Mercedes-Benz), 12. Mike Rockenfeller (Audi).
In the points' standings, Paffett is leading with 24 points from Ekström (22 points), Spengler (20 points) and Scheider (17 points).
Because of further investigations by the stewards, the result remains provisional. A decision is expected within a few days, because technical data of the cars have to be analysed in detail.