DTM: SPENGLER WINS AT THE NORISRING
Posted 3rd July, 2011 in Miscellaneous | Leave a comment
Bruno Spengler retook the drivers’ championship lead after winning his second DTM race of 2011, at a wet Norisring today. Poor weather conditions forced the race to be shortened to 64 laps, which saw Spengler’s team-mate Jamie Green finishing second, and Audi’s Martin Tomczyk taking the third step on the podium – in a 2010 A4.
Pit stops aside, Spengler led the entire race, building up a five second lead over Green – after second place man Gary Paffett had to retire due to a collision with a wall. Green had cut the gap to just one second, and even radio’d the team at one point, informing them that he was “faster than the car in front,” but he wasn’t given any favours from the pit wall, meaning Spengler could enjoy his third win at the Norisring.
[Source: Mercedes-Benz]
Results – 64 laps:
Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap
1. Bruno Spengler HWA Mercedes 1h04m43.617s
2. Jamie Green HWA Mercedes + 0.499s
3. Martin Tomczyk Phoenix Audi + 1.493s
4. Timo Scheider Abt Audi + 2.760s
5. Edoardo Mortara Rosberg Audi + 4.725s
6. Ralf Schumacher HWA Mercedes + 6.098s
7. Mattias Ekstrom Abt Audi + 7.022s
8. David Coulthard Mucke Mercedes + 9.672s
9. Maro Engel Mucke Mercedes + 11.320s
10. Renger van der Zande Persson Mercedes + 12.773s
11. Christian Vietoris Persson Mercedes + 14.112s
12. Miguel Molina Abt Audi + 15.459s
13. Susie Stoddart Persson Mercedes + 17.515s
14. Mike Rockenfeller Abt Audi + 21.030s
15. Oliver Jarvis Abt Audi + 21.556s
16. Filipe Albuquerque Rosberg Audi + 22.394s
17. Rahel Frey Phoenix Audi + 1 lap
