From www.dtm.de
Audi driver Martin Tomczyk kept cool in the sixth DTM round of the season. After 48 laps, the German scored an undisputed lights-to-flag victory. For the 27-year old, it was the fourth DTM race victory of his career.
Second-placed Timo Scheider (Audi) was also happy with his result, because with eight points, the reigning DTM champion brought his total to 35 and took over the lead in the championship standings again.
His closest rival is yet another Audi driver: Swede Mattias Ekström ended up third in the race in the Eifel region and is only one point down on Scheider in the battle for the title.
Driving a 2008-spec Audi A4 DTM to fourth place, Markus Winkelhock impressed, as did British driver Jamie Green with his year-old AMG Mercedes C-Class in fifth position ahead pf Canadian Bruno Spengler.
A crowd 86,000 fans got to see an exciting DTM racing weekend at the Nürburgring. Moments after the start, Ekström and Scheider, who had started third and fourth respectively, overtook Mercedes-Benz driver Bruno Spengler.
In the heat of the action, Spengler and Ekström damaged their cars, but they were able to continue. Ekström lost one place and dropped back to third behind Scheider. In the course of the race, Canadian Spengler lost two more positions and ended up sixth behind Green.
Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher made up a total of eight positions during the race and again scored championship points for finishing seventh.
In spite of a great recovery from 16th place on the grid, British Mercedes-Benz driver Gary Paffett, who finished eighth, lost his lead in the points’ standings. In the battle for the title, Paffett is now third behind Ekström and Scheider with 29 points.
The action continues in three weeks’ time: the seventh DTM round of the season will be taking place at Brands Hatch (GB) from September 4th to 6th.
photo:René Fagnan - Auto123.com
Audi driver Martin Tomczyk kept cool in the sixth DTM round of the season. After 48 laps, the German scored an undisputed lights-to-flag victory. For the 27-year old, it was the fourth DTM race victory of his career.
Second-placed Timo Scheider (Audi) was also happy with his result, because with eight points, the reigning DTM champion brought his total to 35 and took over the lead in the championship standings again.
His closest rival is yet another Audi driver: Swede Mattias Ekström ended up third in the race in the Eifel region and is only one point down on Scheider in the battle for the title.
Driving a 2008-spec Audi A4 DTM to fourth place, Markus Winkelhock impressed, as did British driver Jamie Green with his year-old AMG Mercedes C-Class in fifth position ahead pf Canadian Bruno Spengler.
A crowd 86,000 fans got to see an exciting DTM racing weekend at the Nürburgring. Moments after the start, Ekström and Scheider, who had started third and fourth respectively, overtook Mercedes-Benz driver Bruno Spengler.
In the heat of the action, Spengler and Ekström damaged their cars, but they were able to continue. Ekström lost one place and dropped back to third behind Scheider. In the course of the race, Canadian Spengler lost two more positions and ended up sixth behind Green.
Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher made up a total of eight positions during the race and again scored championship points for finishing seventh.
In spite of a great recovery from 16th place on the grid, British Mercedes-Benz driver Gary Paffett, who finished eighth, lost his lead in the points’ standings. In the battle for the title, Paffett is now third behind Ekström and Scheider with 29 points.
The action continues in three weeks’ time: the seventh DTM round of the season will be taking place at Brands Hatch (GB) from September 4th to 6th.
photo:René Fagnan - Auto123.com