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DTM: Maro Engel set best performance of day 2 in Valencia

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Khatir Soltani
German driver Maro Engel (Mercedes) was quickest of the field in the second day of the DTM collective tests in Valencia.

For the second consecutive day, a 2008-spec car set the best performance, after Alexandre Premat’s Audi A4 was quickest on Wednesday.

Engel set a lap in 1’28’’949 ahead of Timo Scheider’s Audi « 2009+ » (1’28’’957) and Mathias Ekstrom’s Audi (1’28’’992).

Canadian driver Bruno Spengler set the fifth best performance in his 2009+ Mercedes (1’29’’205), ahead of teammate Ralf Schumacher (1’29’’345).

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard, who set a very impressive performance aboard his 2008 C Class on Wednesday, will not take part to the three days remaining, due to his commitments for British TV broadcaster BBC at the Australian GP in Melbourne this weekend.

Valencia – Day 2:

1. Maro Engel (Mercedes) 1m28.949s
2. Timo Scheider (Audi) 1m28.957s
3. Mattias Ekstrom (Audi) 1m28.992s
4. Miguel Molina (Audi) 1m29.128s
5. Bruno Spengler (Mercedes) 1m29.205s
6. Ralf Schumacher (Mercedes) 1m29.345s
7. Mike Rockenfeller (Audi) 1m29.397s
8. Susie Stoddart (Mercedes) 1m29.578s
9. Katherine Legge (Audi) 1m29.588s
10. Franky Cheng (Mercedes) 1m29.597s


Khatir Soltani
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