Mattias Ekstrom claims pole position at Nurburgring
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| Mattias Ekstrom |
For the 17th time in his career, Mattias Ekström (Audi) will be starting from pole position into a DTM race. In qualifying for the sixth DTM season round at the Nurburgring, he secured the best starting grid position in changeable weather conditions, followed by Jamie Green (Mercedes-Benz).
With a lap time of 1:32.066 minutes in the fourth qualifying heat, the Swede was more than three seconds faster than British driver Green. Mike Rockenfeller (Audi) and Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz) will be starting from the second row on the grid in third and fourth place respectively on Sunday.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team/Car | Time | Gap |
| 1. | Mattias Ekstrom | Abt Audi | 1m32.066s | +0.000s |
| 2. | Jamie Green | HWA Mercedes | 1m35.246s | +3.180s |
| 3. | Mike Rockenfeller | Abt Audi | 1m35.544s | +3.478s |
| 4. | Bruno Spengler | HWA Mercedes | 1m37.144s | +5.078s |
| 5. | Edoardo Mortara | Rosberg Audi | 1m24.374s | (Q3) |
| 6. | Miguel Molina | Abt Audi | 1m24.440s | (Q3) |
| 7. | Martin Tomczyk | Phoenix Audi | 1m24.496s | (Q3) |
| 8. | Timo Scheider | Abt Audi | 1m24.695s | (Q3) |
| 9. | Renger van der Zande | Persson Mercedes | 1m24.501s | (Q2) |
| 10. | David Coulthard | Mucke Mercedes | 1m24.525s | (Q2) |
| 11. | Christian Vietoris | Persson Mercedes | 1m24.549s | (Q2) |
| 12. | Filipe Albuquerque | Rosberg Audi | 1m24.568s | (Q2) |
| 13. | Gary Paffett | HWA Mercedes | 1m24.644s | (Q2) |
| 14. | Susie Stoddart | Persson Mercedes | 1m25.063s | (Q2) |
| 15. | Oliver Jarvis | Abt Audi | 1m26.965s | (Q1) |
| 16. | Rahel Frey | Phoenix Audi | 1m27.036s | (Q1) |
| 17. | Ralf Schumacher | HWA Mercedes | 1m27.147s | (Q1) |
| 18. | Maro Engel | Mucke Mercedes | 1m27.275s | (Q1) |