DTM: Points finishes for Audi at season opener
Four Audi cars finished the 2010 DTM season opener at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Wuerttemberg in the points. Mike Rockenfeller took fifth place in the two-year old A4 DTM, his brand colleagues Mattias Ekstr�, Timo Scheider and series newcomer Miguel Molina followed in positions six to eight. The winner of the opening race was Gary Paffett (AMG Mercedes).
A better result for the Audi A4 DTM cars equipped with clutches by ZF Sachs Race Engineering was prevented by a tyre blow-out on the vehicle driven by Martin Tomczyk who was leading the race in the early stages. A tactical mishap that occurred in conjunction with Mattias Ekstr�痴 mandatory pit stop resulted in the two-time DTM Champion being penalised with an additional pit stop which caused him to miss a clearly better placing.
Results, Hockenheim (D), 1st round, DTM, 23 Apr�25 Apr 2010:
1. G. Paffett, AMG Mercedes, 1h 02m 31.580s
2. B. Spengler, AMG Mercedes, + 0.567s
3. J. Green, AMG Mercedes, + 1.841s
4. P. Di Resta, AMG Mercedes, + 2.251s
5. M. Rockenfeller, Audi, + 3.201s, ZF Sachs
6. M. Ekstr�, Audi, + 3.420s, ZF Sachs
7. T. Scheider, Audi, + 13.067s, ZF Sachs
8. M. Molina, Audi, + 13.503s, ZF Sachs
9. R. Schumacher, AMG Mercedes, + 16.911s
10. A. Pr駑at, Audi, + 28.509s, ZF Sachs
Drivers� standings:
1. G. Paffett, 10 points; 2. B. Spengler, 8; 3. J. Green, 6; 4. P. Di Resta, 5; 5. M. Rockenfeller, 4; 6. M. Ekstr�, 3; 7. T. Scheider, 2; 8. M. Molina, 1.
Other results:
Results, Hockenheim (D), 1st round, Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup, 23 Apr�24 Apr 2010:
1. Maciek Steinhof, Volkswagen, 22m 08.777s, ZF Sachs
2. Kris Heidorn, Volkswagen, + 0.355s, ZF Sachs
3. Martin Brundle, Volkswagen, + 3.282s, ZF Sachs
4. Ola Nilsson, Volkswagen, + 5.156s, ZF Sachs
5. Adam G遵gadysz, Volkswagen, + 10.502s, ZF Sachs
6. Aditya Patel, Volkswagen, + 11.157s, ZF Sachs
7. Frank Biela, Volkswagen, + 11.540s, ZF Sachs
8. Timmy Megenbier, Volkswagen, + 11.822s, ZF Sachs
9. Jann-Hendrik Ubben, Volkswagen, + 13.730s, ZF Sachs
10. Stefano Proetto, Volkswagen, + 15.651s, ZF Sachs
Drivers� standings:
1. Maciek Steinhof, 30 points; 2. Kris Heidorn, 24; 3. Martin Brundle, 20; 4. Ola Nilsson, 17; 5. Adam Gladysz, 16; 6. Aditya Patel, 15; 7. Frank Biela, 14; 8. Timmy Megenbier, 13; 9. Jann-Hendrik Ubben, 12; 10. Stefano Proetto, 11.