DTM: Bernd Schneider wins at the Nürburgring
Bernd Schneider won the seventh DTM round at the Nürburgring with a 5.764-second lead in front of his Mercedes-Benz brand colleagues Paul di Resta and Jamie Green. All 2008-spec Mercedes cars are fitted with clutch high-tech from ZF Sachs. In view of dark clouds and a few rain drops Audi took a gamble a few minutes prior to race start and changed all cars to wet tyres – a wrong decision, as rain only set in just before race end. The best driver of an Audi A4 DTM, all of which are equipped with clutches from ZF Sachs Race Engineering, was DTM leader Timo Scheider on fifth place. Sixth place was secured by the defending champion Mattias Ekström. The next round will take place at Brands Hatch (Great Britain) from 29 to 31 August.
Results, Nürburgring (D), 7th round, DTM, 25 Jul - 27 Jul 2008:
1. B. Schneider, Mercedes, 1h 04m33.024s, ZF Sachs
2. P. di Resta, Mercedes, + 5.764s, ZF Sachs
3. J. Green, Mercedes, + 13.069s, ZF Sachs
4. G. Paffett, Mercedes, + 19.416s
5. T. Scheider, Audi, + 19.582s, ZF Sachs
6. M. Ekström, Audi, + 21.074s, ZF Sachs
7. B. Spengler, Mercedes, + 37.484s, ZF Sachs
8. R. Schumacher, Mercedes, + 45.630s
Drivers’ standings
1. T. Scheider, 44 points; 2. J. Green, 40; 3. M. Ekström, 38; 4. P. di Resta, 37; 5. B. Spengler, 28; 6. M. Tomczyk, 22; 7. B. Schneider, 21; 8. T. Kristensen, 20; 9. G. Paffett, 7; 10. M. Winkelhock, 6.
Other results
Results, Brands Hatch (GB), 7th round, World Touring Car Championship, 26 Jul - 27 Jul 2008:
Race 1
1. J. Müller, BMW, 22m 20.925s
2. Y. Muller, SEAT, + 6.595s, ZF Sachs
3. A. Priaulx, BMW, + 6.785s
4. A. Zanardi, BMW, + 7.772s
5. T. Coronel, SEAT, + 11.496s, ZF Sachs
6. F. Porteiro, BMW, + 14.623s
7. G. Tarquini, SEAT, + 16.281s, ZF Sachs
8. A. Menu, Chevrolet, + 16.325s
Race 2
1. A. Menu, Chevrolet, 30m 05.069s
2. F. Porteiro, BMW, + 1.055s
3. A. Zanardi, BMW, + 1.379s
4. J. Müller, BMW, + 2.172s
5. G. Tarquini, SEAT, + 8.087s, ZF Sachs
6. A. Farfus, BMW, + 8.265s
7. S. D`Aste, BMW, + 10.663s
8. S. Hernández, BMW, + 13.282s
Drivers’ championship:
1. Y. Muller, 65 points; 2. G. Tarquini, 64; 3. A. Priaulx, 49; 4. R. Rydell, 48; 5. J. Müller, 43; 6. F. Porteiro, 39; 7. R. Huff, 36; 8. J. Gené und A. Menu, 34 each; 10. A. Farfus and N.Larini, 30 each.
Results, Nürburgring (D), 7th round, Porsche Carrera Cup, 25 Jul -27 Jul 2008:
1. J. Seyffarth, Porsche, 36m 01.983s, ZF Sachs
2. M. Ragginger, Porsche, + 8.023s, ZF Sachs
3. M. Holzer, Porsche, + 8.297s, ZF Sachs
4. R. Renauer, Porsche, + 11.936s, ZF Sachs
5. L. Arnold, Porsche, + 20.212s, ZF Sachs
6. P. Huisman, Porsche, + 22.553s, ZF Sachs
7. R. Rast, Porsche, + 22.924s, ZF Sachs
8. T. Jäger, Porsche, + 23.316s, ZF Sachs
Drivers’ standings:
1. R. Rast, 109 points; 2. C. Mamerow, 97; 3. J. Seyffarth, 96; 4. N. Armindo, 70; 5. J. Hardt, 62; 6. P. Huisman, 61; 7. M. Ragginger, 58; 8. J. Janak and M. Holzer, 53 each; 10. U. Alzen, 46.