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Canadian Robert Wickens (Mercedes) clinched his first pole position in DTM at the Norisring, ahead of fellow country man Bruno Spengler.
Spengler set the pace in the first part of the session, after he was quickest in Saturday morning's free practice session.
But the French-Canadian driver made a little mistake while approaching the first corner in his flying lap in Q4, losing about 0.15s in the first sector, concluding the lap 0.059 thousands of a second slower than Wickens.
That was a good qualifying session for Mercedes, as Gary Paffett was third quickest, just ahead Edoardo Mortara's Audi. 18-year-old Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes) missed by almost nothing his qualifying for Q4, to finally classify in 5th position, his best qualifying result in DTM so far.
The German leads Andy Priaulx's BMW, Daniel Juncadella's Mercedes and Filipe Albuquerque's Audi.
Meanwhile, that was a disappointing session for championship leader Mike Rockenfeller (Audi), who failed to qualify for Q2, and qualified only in 19th position.
Bad day also for Jamie Green (Audi), the best performer at the Norisring (he won four races here in five races), who could not do better than the 14th performance in qualifying.
Qualifying classification
1. Robert Wickens (Mercedes C Coupé DTM - AMG) - 48''384
2. Bruno Spengler (BMW M3 DTM - Schnitzer) - 48''443
3. Gary Paffett (Mercedes C Coupé DTM - AMG) - 48''460
4. Edoardo Mortara (Audi A5 DTM - Rosberg) - 48''490
5. Pascal Wherlein (Mercedes C Coupé DTM - AMG) - 48''356
6. Andy Priaulx (BMW M3 DTM - RMG) - 48''406
7. Daniel Juncadella (Mercedes C Coupé DTM - AMG) - 48''410
8. Filipe Albuquerque (Audi A5 DTM - Rosberg) - 48''454
Etc.
Spengler set the pace in the first part of the session, after he was quickest in Saturday morning's free practice session.
But the French-Canadian driver made a little mistake while approaching the first corner in his flying lap in Q4, losing about 0.15s in the first sector, concluding the lap 0.059 thousands of a second slower than Wickens.
That was a good qualifying session for Mercedes, as Gary Paffett was third quickest, just ahead Edoardo Mortara's Audi. 18-year-old Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes) missed by almost nothing his qualifying for Q4, to finally classify in 5th position, his best qualifying result in DTM so far.
The German leads Andy Priaulx's BMW, Daniel Juncadella's Mercedes and Filipe Albuquerque's Audi.
Meanwhile, that was a disappointing session for championship leader Mike Rockenfeller (Audi), who failed to qualify for Q2, and qualified only in 19th position.
Bad day also for Jamie Green (Audi), the best performer at the Norisring (he won four races here in five races), who could not do better than the 14th performance in qualifying.
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| Robert Wickens, Mercedes C Coupé DTM (Photo: DTM.com) |
Qualifying classification
1. Robert Wickens (Mercedes C Coupé DTM - AMG) - 48''384
2. Bruno Spengler (BMW M3 DTM - Schnitzer) - 48''443
3. Gary Paffett (Mercedes C Coupé DTM - AMG) - 48''460
4. Edoardo Mortara (Audi A5 DTM - Rosberg) - 48''490
5. Pascal Wherlein (Mercedes C Coupé DTM - AMG) - 48''356
6. Andy Priaulx (BMW M3 DTM - RMG) - 48''406
7. Daniel Juncadella (Mercedes C Coupé DTM - AMG) - 48''410
8. Filipe Albuquerque (Audi A5 DTM - Rosberg) - 48''454
Etc.