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DTM: Kristensen on pole at Le Mans

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Khatir Soltani
Audi driver Tom Kristensen took pole position for the DTM race that is being held this week-end on the Le Mans circuit in France.

Mercedes Benz was not left out as Jamie Green finished second and will also start from the front row.

Then cars from both manufacturers will alternate with Audi's Mattias Ekstrom in third place then championship runner-up Paul di Resta in fourth for AMG Mercedes.

Points leader Timo Scheider took his Audi to a disappointing fifth while veteran Mercedes driver Bernd Schneider will start alongside.

Bruno Spengler is next up for Mercedes, ahead of Martin Tomczyk, as the 2008-spec cars had the final session all to themselves.

Starting Grid

Pos Driver Car Time Gap
1. Tom Kristensen Audi 1:30.149
2. Jamie Green Mercedes 1:30.229 +0.080
3. Mattias Ekstrom Audi 1:30.245 +0.096
4. Paul di Resta Mercedes 1:30.379 +0.230
5. Timo Scheider Audi 1:30.545 +0.396
6. Bernd Schneider Mercedes 1:30.619 +0.470
7. Bruno Spengler Mercedes 1:30.765 +0.616
8. Martin Tomczyk Audi 1:31.181 +1.032
9. Mike Rockenfeller Audi 1:31.030 +0.881
10. Oliver Jarvis Audi 1:31.170 +1.021
11. Alexandre Premat Audi 1:31.422 +1.273
12. Markus Winkelhock Audi 1:31.438 +1.289
13. Maro Engel Mercedes 1:31.473 +1.324
14. Christijan Albers Audi 1:31.585 +1.436
15. Susie Stoddart Mercedes 1:32.029 +1.880
16. Gary Paffett Mercedes 1:32.276 +2.127
17. Katherine Legge Audi 1:32.410 +2.261
18. Mathias Lauda Mercedes 1:32.722 +2.573
19. Ralf Schumacher Mercedes 1:33.221 +3.072
Khatir Soltani
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