Rockenfeller claims pole position at Brands Hatch
Great joy for Mike Rockenfeller (Audi): in qualifying for the seventh DTM season round, the German claims his maiden pole position in the most popular international touring car series. With a lap time of 42.090 seconds in the fourth qualifying heat, the Audi driver was 0.198 seconds faster than Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz). The Brit will be starting from second place on the front row alongside Rockenfeller into his home race. For the race on Sunday, Martin Tomczyk (Audi) and Jamie Green (Mercedes-Benz) will be starting from the second row of the grid. Points’ leader Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz) ended up sixth in qualifying behind Mattias Ekström (Audi). However, the Franco-Canadian will be docked two places on the starting grid after having used an unmarked tire in free practice.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team/Car | Time | Gap |
| 1. | Mike Rockenfeller | Abt Audi | 42.090s | |
| 2. | Gary Paffett | HWA Mercedes | 42.288s | + 0.198s |
| 3. | Martin Tomczyk | Phoenix Audi | 42.297s | + 0.207s |
| 4. | Jamie Green | HWA Mercedes | 42.345s | + 0.255s |
| 5. | Mattias Ekstrom | Abt Audi | 42.039s | (Q3) |
| 6. | Bruno Spengler | HWA Mercedes | 42.068s | (Q3) |
| 7. | Ralf Schumacher | HWA Mercedes | 42.080s | (Q3) |
| 8. | Miguel Molina | Abt Audi | 42.121s | (Q3) |
| 9. | Edoardo Mortara | Rosberg Audi | 42.070s | (Q2) |
| 10. | Maro Engel | Mucke Mercedes | 42.090s | (Q2) |
| 11. | Christian Vietoris | Persson Mercedes | 42.093s | (Q2) |
| 12. | Timo Scheider | Abt Audi | 42.103s | (Q2) |
| 13. | Renger van der Zande | Persson Mercedes | 42.223s | (Q2) |
| 14. | Oliver Jarvis | Abt Audi | 42.263s | (Q2) |
| 15. | Rahel Frey | Phoenix Audi | 42.275s | (Q2) |
| 16. | David Coulthard | Mucke Mercedes | 42.320s | (Q2) |
| 17. | Susie Stoddart | Persson Mercedes | 42.554s | (Q2) |
| 18. | Filipe Albuquerque | Rosberg Audi | 42.510s | (Q1) |