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Edoardo Mortara (Audi) bagged his second win of the season in a memorably chaotic race at Zandvoort, round 7 of the DTM series. Mike Rockenfeller and Mattias Ekström completed the sweep of the podium for Audi.
Championship runner-ups Jamie Green (Mercedes-Benz) and Bruno Spengler (BMW) both finished ahead of leader Gary Paffett, Green in fourth and Spengler, who recovered from 18th on the grid, in sixth. Therefore Paffett (109 points), only seventh in the race still leads, but now from Green (93) and then Spengler (91).
Pole-sitter Timo Scheider (Audi) didn't get to enjoy his first place very long as he stalled on the grid. A late crash with David Coulthard's Mercedes ended his race. That's why second-place starting Rockenfeller assumed the lead from the start and for a long while, but tough conditions eventually had him beaten, to Mortara's advantage.
Adrien Tambay (Audi) had the best result of his young DTM career, finishing the crazy race in fifth.
Reigning champion Martin Tomczyk (BMW) was forced into retirement after a crash with Filipe Albuquerque (Audi), likewise for Canadian Robert Wickens (Mercedes-Benz), spun into a DNF by Christian Vietoris (Mercedes-Benz).
Race results* - DTM (Zandvoort)
1 - Edoardo Mortara (Audi A5) - Rosberg - 43 laps in 1.16'17"679
2 - Mike Rockenfeller (Audi A5) - Phoenix - 1"513
3 - Mattias Ekstrom (Audi A5) - Abt - 8"417
4 - Jamie Green (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 13"283
5 - Adrien Tambay (Audi A5) - Abt - 21"313
6 - Bruno Spengler (BMW M3) - Schnitzer - 26"397
7 - Gary Paffett (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 33"791
8 - Dirk Werner (BMW M3) - Schnitzer - 33"923
9 - Augusto Farfus (BMW M3) - RBM - 34"706
10 - Ralf Schumacher (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 36"380
11 - Roberto Mehri (Mercedes C-Coupe) - Persson - 36"771
12 - Susie Wolff (Mercedes C-Coupe) - Persson - 43"135
13 - Andy Priaulx (BMW M3) - RBM - 53"127
14 - Joey Hand (BMW M3) - RMG - 1 lap
*Unofficial
Retirements
Lap 34 - Filipe Albuquerque
Lap 28 - Martin Tomczyk
Lap 22 - David Coulthard
Lap 6 - Timo Scheider
Lap 1 - Christian Vietoris
Lap 1 - Robert Wickens
Lap 1 - Miguel Molina
Lap 1 - Rahel Frey
Championship standings
1.Paffett 109 points; 2.Green 93; 3.Spengler 91; 4.Mortara 74; 5.Tomczyk 69; 6.Rockenfeller 67; 7.Ekstrom 62; 8.Vietoris 24; 9.Farfus 19; 10.Scheider 18.
Championship runner-ups Jamie Green (Mercedes-Benz) and Bruno Spengler (BMW) both finished ahead of leader Gary Paffett, Green in fourth and Spengler, who recovered from 18th on the grid, in sixth. Therefore Paffett (109 points), only seventh in the race still leads, but now from Green (93) and then Spengler (91).
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| Bruno Spengler (Photo: DTM.com) |
Pole-sitter Timo Scheider (Audi) didn't get to enjoy his first place very long as he stalled on the grid. A late crash with David Coulthard's Mercedes ended his race. That's why second-place starting Rockenfeller assumed the lead from the start and for a long while, but tough conditions eventually had him beaten, to Mortara's advantage.
Adrien Tambay (Audi) had the best result of his young DTM career, finishing the crazy race in fifth.
Reigning champion Martin Tomczyk (BMW) was forced into retirement after a crash with Filipe Albuquerque (Audi), likewise for Canadian Robert Wickens (Mercedes-Benz), spun into a DNF by Christian Vietoris (Mercedes-Benz).
Race results* - DTM (Zandvoort)
1 - Edoardo Mortara (Audi A5) - Rosberg - 43 laps in 1.16'17"679
2 - Mike Rockenfeller (Audi A5) - Phoenix - 1"513
3 - Mattias Ekstrom (Audi A5) - Abt - 8"417
4 - Jamie Green (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 13"283
5 - Adrien Tambay (Audi A5) - Abt - 21"313
6 - Bruno Spengler (BMW M3) - Schnitzer - 26"397
7 - Gary Paffett (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 33"791
8 - Dirk Werner (BMW M3) - Schnitzer - 33"923
9 - Augusto Farfus (BMW M3) - RBM - 34"706
10 - Ralf Schumacher (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 36"380
11 - Roberto Mehri (Mercedes C-Coupe) - Persson - 36"771
12 - Susie Wolff (Mercedes C-Coupe) - Persson - 43"135
13 - Andy Priaulx (BMW M3) - RBM - 53"127
14 - Joey Hand (BMW M3) - RMG - 1 lap
*Unofficial
Retirements
Lap 34 - Filipe Albuquerque
Lap 28 - Martin Tomczyk
Lap 22 - David Coulthard
Lap 6 - Timo Scheider
Lap 1 - Christian Vietoris
Lap 1 - Robert Wickens
Lap 1 - Miguel Molina
Lap 1 - Rahel Frey
Championship standings
1.Paffett 109 points; 2.Green 93; 3.Spengler 91; 4.Mortara 74; 5.Tomczyk 69; 6.Rockenfeller 67; 7.Ekstrom 62; 8.Vietoris 24; 9.Farfus 19; 10.Scheider 18.