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DTM: Green and Schumacher take win in Munich finale

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Khatir Soltani
Mercedes duo Jamie Green and Ralf Schumacher take win in the final round of the first day of the showcase event presented in Munich.

Drivers were paired after the qualifying rounds, according to their car and fastest lap. Thus, the best driver from each manufacturer was teamed with the fourth fastest, and the second with third quickest. Fifth and sixth fastest were eliminated.

After beating the pair Miguel Molina / Mattias Ekström (Audi) in quarterfinals, and then the duo of Gary Paffett / Christian Vietoris (Mercedes), Jamie Green and Ralf Schumacher emerged in the final against the Audi of Timo Scheider and Adrien Tambay.

Canadian driver Bruno Spengler (BMW) was associated with Augusto Farfus, the two men being eliminated in the quarterfinals by Scheider and Tambay, eventual finalists. Robert Wickens (Mercedes) was eliminated after the qualification rounds.

Khatir Soltani
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