14.05.2011
Bruno Spengler also on pole position at Zandvoort
DTM
Zandvoort. Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz) will also be starting from pole position for the second DTM race of the season. In qualifying for the race at Zandvoort in The Netherlands, the Franco-Canadian secured himself the best position on the starting grid. The 27-year old had already been fastest in qualifying for the season opener at Hockenheim. His fellow Mercedes-Benz driver Jamie Green will be lining up next to him on the front row of the grid. Green came 0.135 seconds short of Spengler’s fastest time. With Mike Rockenfeller in third and Martin Tomczyk in fourth place, there are two Audi drivers on the second row of the grid. Mattias Ekström (Audi) will start Sunday’s race from a position that is rather unusual for him: the Swede was out after the first heat as he ended up only 16th. A full press release with quotes will follow shortly.
Qualifying in detail
Air temperature: 13.1 °C
Asphalt temperature: 20.5 °C
13.35 hrs Qualifying starts, Frey is the first driver to go out.
13.38 hrs Coulthard tops the time sheet with 1:33.410.
13.39 hrs Engel is fastest with 1:32.737.
13.41 hrs Rockenfeller is now on top with 1:31.903.
13.43 hrs Paffett is now first: 1:31.558.
13.47 hrs With three minutes remaining, Paffett is leading from Green, Rockenfeller, Tomczyk, Mortara, Scheider, Schumacher, Spengler. So far, Vietoris, Coulthard, Jarvis and Frey are not in the top 14.
13.50 hrs Coulthard from 16th to 12th.
13.51 hrs Van der Zande from 15th to 13th. Ekström is currently only 15th.
13.52 hrs End of the session. Not qualified for the next heat are Stoddart, Ekström, Vietoris and Frey.
13.54 hrs Paffett remains fastest from Green, Mortara, Engel, Albuquerque, Rockenfeller, Tomczyk, Scheider, Schumacher, Spengler, Molina, Jarvis, Van der Zande, Coulthard.
13.58 hrs Start of the second heat. Martin Tomczyk is the first driver on the track.
13.59 hrs Maro Engel through the gravel at Tarzan corner. He continues, but puts a lot of gravel on the track.
14.01 hrs Engel under investigation. Mortarta is currently fastest with 1:31.226, followed by Tomczyk, Albuquerque, Rockenfeller, Coulthard, Schumacher and Van der Zande.
14.02 hrs Jamie Green takes over first place: 1:31.152.
14.07 hrs Schumacher moves up from 11th to third.
14.08 hrs Paffett now fourth, Van der Zande moves up from 14th to ninth. Tomczyk takes over first place: 1:30.935.
14.09 hrs End of the session. Tomczyk remains fastest from Green, Rockenfeller, Mortara, Spengler, Paffett, Schumacher and Scheider.
14.10 hrs The following drivers aren\'t qualified for the third heat: Molina, Albuquerque, Van der Zande, Jarvis, Engel and Coulthard.
14.17 hrs Start of the third session. Rockenfeller is the first driver on the track.
14.20 hrs Rockenfeller is fastest with 1:31.043 from Mortara with 1:31.160.
14.25 hrs Scheider moves up into third place after his first flying lap, Tomczyk is now second.
14.26 hrs Spengler is on top with 1:30.815, but he is toppled by Green: 1:30.644.
14.28 hrs End of the session. Green remains fastest from Spengler, Tomczyk, Rockenfeller, Paffett, Scheider, Mortara and Schumacher.
14.39 hrs Mike Rockenfeller: 1:32.017
14.41 hrs Martin Tomczyk: 1:32.063
14.43 hrs Bruno Spengler: 1:31.805
14.45 hrs Jamie Green: 1:31.940.
