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Canadian driver Bruno Spengler (BMW) has set the best performance in qualifying at the Nürburgring, sixth round of the DTM championship.
It was a second pole position this year for Spengler, but also for his team BMW, although the Canadian didn't seem in good position in the qualifying shootout, as the only BMW driver alongside three Audi.
In the end, he managed to beat Mortara, Albuquerque and Rockenfeller at the end of the session.
Meanwhile, it was a disappointing session for the best Mercedes driver, Jamie Green, only seventh. It was even more difficult for championship leader Gary Paffett, who will start from the 11th position on the grid on Sunday's race.
Robert Wickens, the other canadian driver in DTM, qualified ninth aboard his Mercedes C Coupé, in his best performance of the season in qualifying so far.
"I am really proud I was able to claim the second pole position for BMW here at the Nürburgring," Spengler said.
"Personally, I am a bit surprised about how qualifying panned out. It didn't look so good for us in the morning. The set-up was not perfect at that point. However, BMW Team Schnitzer did a super job to get us back on track.
"My BMW Bank M3 DTM was consistently good in all the qualifying sessions. I sensed that today was going to be special. However, we have only completed 50 per cent of our job. We must still take the next step on Sunday. We are in the perfect position to achieve that, however."
Qualifying results - DTM (Nürburgring)
1. Bruno Spengler (BMW M3) - Schnitzer - 1'24"284 - Q4
2. Edoardo Mortara (Audi A5) - Rosberg - 1'24"505 - Q4
3. Filipe Albuquerque (Audi A5) - Rosberg - 1'24"555 - Q4
4. Mike Rockenfeller (Audi A5) - Phoenix - 1'24"727 - Q4
5. Martin Tomczyk (BMW M3) - RMG - 1'24"241 - Q3
6. Augusto Farfus (BMW M3) - RBM - 1'24"288 - Q3
7. Jamie Green (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 1'24"312 - Q3
8. Dirk Werner (BMW M3) - Schnitzer - 1'24"422 - Q3
9. Robert Wickens (Mercedes C-Coupe) - Mucke - 1'24"423 - Q3
10. Timo Scheider (Audi A5) - Abt - 1'24"748 - Q3
Etc.
It was a second pole position this year for Spengler, but also for his team BMW, although the Canadian didn't seem in good position in the qualifying shootout, as the only BMW driver alongside three Audi.
In the end, he managed to beat Mortara, Albuquerque and Rockenfeller at the end of the session.
Meanwhile, it was a disappointing session for the best Mercedes driver, Jamie Green, only seventh. It was even more difficult for championship leader Gary Paffett, who will start from the 11th position on the grid on Sunday's race.
Robert Wickens, the other canadian driver in DTM, qualified ninth aboard his Mercedes C Coupé, in his best performance of the season in qualifying so far.
"I am really proud I was able to claim the second pole position for BMW here at the Nürburgring," Spengler said.
"Personally, I am a bit surprised about how qualifying panned out. It didn't look so good for us in the morning. The set-up was not perfect at that point. However, BMW Team Schnitzer did a super job to get us back on track.
"My BMW Bank M3 DTM was consistently good in all the qualifying sessions. I sensed that today was going to be special. However, we have only completed 50 per cent of our job. We must still take the next step on Sunday. We are in the perfect position to achieve that, however."
Qualifying results - DTM (Nürburgring)
1. Bruno Spengler (BMW M3) - Schnitzer - 1'24"284 - Q4
2. Edoardo Mortara (Audi A5) - Rosberg - 1'24"505 - Q4
3. Filipe Albuquerque (Audi A5) - Rosberg - 1'24"555 - Q4
4. Mike Rockenfeller (Audi A5) - Phoenix - 1'24"727 - Q4
5. Martin Tomczyk (BMW M3) - RMG - 1'24"241 - Q3
6. Augusto Farfus (BMW M3) - RBM - 1'24"288 - Q3
7. Jamie Green (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 1'24"312 - Q3
8. Dirk Werner (BMW M3) - Schnitzer - 1'24"422 - Q3
9. Robert Wickens (Mercedes C-Coupe) - Mucke - 1'24"423 - Q3
10. Timo Scheider (Audi A5) - Abt - 1'24"748 - Q3
Etc.