Ekstr?m new DTM champion - Green wins season finale
Mattias Ekstr?m (Audi) is the new DTM champion. In an exciting finale at the Hockenheimring Baden-W?rttemberg, the Swede claimed the title in the most popular international touring car series for the second time with his Audi A4 DTM. In the tenth round of the season, third place was enough for Ekstr?m, who finished ahead of Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz). The Canadian was fourth. At Hockenheim, Jamie Green (AMG Mercedes C-Class) scored his second DTM race win ahead of Timo Scheider (Audi). An extensive press release with quotes from the drivers and the motorsport directors will follow shortly.
The race at a glance
Spectators during the race weekend: 152,000
Air temperature: 17.4 ?C
Asphalt temperature: 25.1 ?C
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Start Scheider in front from Kristensen, Tomczyk and Ekstr?m. Pr?mat runs wide
Lap 1 Ekstr?m is second, Tomczyk defends his position from Green. Ekstr?m takes first at the hairpin. Margaritis, Paffett spin. Tomczyk hit in the sandwich between Scheider and Green. Safety car as Paffett's car can not be moved
Lap 2 Ekstr?m is leading from Kristensen, Green, Scheider, Spengler, Schneider, Margaritis, Abt, Winkelhock and Di Resta. Tomczyk into the pits - resumes after quick repair
Lap 3 Restart. Green past Kristensen under braking for the hairpin, the Brit is now second.
Lap 5 Ekstr?m is leading by 1.6 seconds from Green, Kristensen, Scheider, Spengler
Lap 6 Spengler is the first driver to come in for his mandatory pit stop, H?kkinen also into the pits
Lap 7 Kristensen, Abt, Margaritis into the pits
Lap 8 Warning for Mathias Lauda for pushing another car. Lauda into the pits
Lap 9 Jamie Green overtakes Mattias Ekstr?m at the hairpin and gets past. Tomczyk into the pits
Lap 11 Bruno Spengler overtakes Alexandre Pr?mat under braking for the hairpin and gets past. Margaritis also past Pr?mat. Pr?mat, Ickx into the pits
Lap 12 Kristensen runs wide, Winkelhock gets past
Lap 13 Stoddart into the pits
Lap 15 Spengler attacking Winkelhock, the Canadian gets past coming out of the hairpin. Winkelhock into the pits
Lap 17 Schneider into the pits
Lap 18 Scheider, Abt into the pits
Lap 19 La Rosa and Luhr battling, so are Kristensen and Schneider. Kristensen into the pits. The Dane also gets a warning for pushing another car
Lap 20 Spengler past Luhr
Lap 21 Schneider past La Rosa. Green, Ekstr?m, Luhr into the pits
Lap 22 Di Resta, Rockenfeller, H?kkinen into the pits
Lap 23 La Rosa, Pr?mat into the pits
Lap 24 Schneider into the pits
Lap 26 Lauda into the pits
Lap 27 Ekstr?m, Winkelhock into the pits
Lap 28 Ekstr?m rejoins ahead of Schneider. Green, Scheider, Spengler, Margaritis, Tomczyk, Stoddart into the pits
Lap 29 Spengler battling with Kristensen, gets past. Luhr, Ickx into the pits
Lap 30 Di Resta, La Rosa into the pits
Lap 31 Ekstr?m past Rockenfeller for third
Lap 33 Schneider and Spengler past Rockenfeller. Spengler past Schneider. Rockenfeller gets slow
Lap 34 Spengler is 2 seconds behind Ekstr?m
Lap 37 Green wins from Scheider, Ekstr?m and Spengler, Schneider, Kristensen, Margaritis and Di Resta. Ekstr?m is the DTM champion 2007