Gary Paffett claims victory on home soil
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| Gary Paffett |
For the second time this year, Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz) is crossing the finish line as the winner of a DTM race. Having started from pole position, the 31-year old scored a dominant win in the third round of the 2012 DTM season.
After 98 laps, Bruno Spengler (BMW) came home in second place. In the closing stages, the Canadian had to defend his position from Mike Rockenfeller (Audi), who rounded out the podium in third place. Martin Tomczyk (BMW) ended up fourth from Mattias Ekström (Audi) and Christian Vietoris (Mercedes-Benz).
In the drivers’ standings, Paffett is leading with 68 points from Bruno Spengler (43 points) and Mattias Ekström (35 points)
Results – 97 laps:
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Pos |
Driver | Team/Car | Time/Gap |
| 1. | Gary Paffett | HWA Mercedes | 1h10m01.585s |
| 2. | Bruno Spengler | Schnitzer BMW | +5.065s |
| 3. | Mike Rockenfeller | Phoenix Audi | +5.579s |
| 4. | Martin Tomczyk | RMG BMW | +5.997s |
| 5. | Mattias Ekstrom | Abt Audi | +22.416s |
| 6. | Christian Vietoris | HWA Mercedes | +23.195s |
| 7. | Miguel Molina | Phoenix Audi | +23.689s |
| 8. | Jamie Green | HWA Mercedes | +24.284s |
| 9. | Edoardo Mortara | Rosberg Audi | +25.779s |
| 10. | Filipe Albuquerque | Rosberg Audi | +29.582s |
| 11. | Augusto Farfus | RBM BMW | +30.302s |
| 12. | Adrien Tambay | Abt Audi | +33.015s |
| 13. | Joey Hand | RMG BMW | +35.977s |
| 14. | Robert Wickens | Mucke Mercedes | +36.340s |
| 15. | David Coulthard | Mucke Mercedes | +1 lap |
| 16. | Dirk Werner | Schnitzer BMW | +1 lap |
| 17. | Roberto Merhi | Persson Mercedes | +1 lap |
| 18. | Rahel Frey | Abt Audi | +1 lap |
| 19. | Ralf Schumacher | HWA Mercedes | +1 lap |
| 20. | Susie Wolff | Persson Mercedes | +1 lap |
| DNF | Timo Scheider | Abt Audi | 55 laps |
| DNF | Andy Priaulx | RBM BMW | 12 laps |