Muller puts Audi on Norisring pole
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| Nico Muller (c) |
Audi driver Nico Muller set a new qualifying lap record at the Norisring to secure pole position for Saturday's opening DTM race.
Muller, who scored the second victory of his DTM career at the previous Misano round, achieved his second series pole position with a 46.337s lap of the 1.43-mile circuit set during his first qualifying run.
Qualifying Results Race 1
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | CAR | Time/GAP |
| 1 | Nico Muller | Abt | Audi | 46.337s |
| 2 | Philipp Eng | RMR | BMW | 0.075s |
| 3 | Bruno Spengler | RMG | BMW | 0.155s |
| 4 | Rene Rast | Rosberg | Audi | 0.187s |
| 5 | Joel Eriksson | RBM | BMW | 0.190s |
| 6 | Marco Wittmann | RMG | BMW | 0.195s |
| 7 | Jonathan Aberdein | WRT | Audi | 0.280s |
| 8 | Jamie Green | Rosberg | Audi | 0.391s |
| 9 | Robin Frijns | Abt | Audi | 0.445s |
| 10 | Sheldon van der Linde | RBM | BMW | 0.476s |
| 11 | Daniel Juncadella | R-Motorsport | Aston Martin | 0.556s |
| 12 | Timo Glock | RMR | BMW | 0.561s |
| 13 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Rosberg | Audi | 0.692s |
| 14 | Paul Di Resta | R-Motorsport | Aston Martin | 0.788s |
| 15 | Ferdinand Habsburg | R-Motorsport | Aston Martin | 0.884s |
| 16 | Jake Dennis | R-Motorsport | Aston Martin | 0.939s |
| – | Loic Duval | Phoenix | Audi | – |
| – | Mike Rockenfeller | Phoenix | Audi | – |