Mercedes-Benz wins DTM 2012 season opener

[Wolfgang]

1. 11 Paffett/GBR THOMAS SABO Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:04:37.615
2. 5 Green/GBR Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 04.709
3. 3 Ekström/SWE Red Bull Audi A5 DTM 19.434
4. 12 Vietoris/DEU Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Coupé 25.774
5. 9 Rockenfeller/DEU Schaeffler Audi A5 DTM 27.834
6. 15 Priaulx/GBR Crowne Plaza Hotels BMW M3 DTM 28.435
7. 6 Schumacher/DEU Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 39.948
8. 19 Coulthard/GBR DHL Paket Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 43.306
9. 10 Molina/ESP Red Bull Audi A5 DTM 46.079
10. 22 Albuquerque/PRT TV Movie Audi A5 DTM 46.614
11. 21 Mortara/ITA Playboy Audi A5 DTM 47.253
12. 24 Wolff/GBR TV SPIELFILM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 51.971
13. 2 Hand/USA SAMSUNG BMW M3 DTM 1:08.628
14. 20 Wickens/CAN stern Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 1:09.021
15. 16 Farfus/BRA Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM 1:09.556
16. 17 Frey/CHE E-POSTBRIEF Audi A5 DTM 1:16.123
17. 8 Werner/DEU E-POSTBRIEF BMW M3 DTM 1 Runde
18. 23 Merhi/ESP Junge Sterne Mercedes AMG C-Coupé 2 Runden
19. 4 Scheider/DEU AUTO TEST Audi A5 DTM 27 Runden
20. 1 Tomczyk/DEU BMW M Performance Zubehör M3 DTM 36 Runden
21. 18 Tambay/FRA Audi ultra A5 DTM 37 Runden
22. 7 Spengler/CAN BMW Bank M3 DTM 37 Runden

Pictures: MBPassion.de

 

[Gianclaudio]

Easily, one of the most badass rear wings I've ever saw. Those Mercs look wonderful!

 

[Tumbo]

This should be a great seasons. The big 3 from Germany are fighting for the win.
Ekstrom was very disapointed with his 3rd place, so next time I bet he will be on fire. Go Audi!

 

[Beemer B773ER]

Good ol' Ralfie... things definitely haven't changed there. Takes out 3 BMW's and still ends up 7th.

Great to see the promising potential of the BMW teams. Should be a great season all round!

 

[speed_kills]

BMW wins at Lausitz.

1. B. Spengler BMW M3 DTM
2. G. Paffett AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
3. A. Farfus BMW M3 DTM
4. J. Green AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
5. M. Ekström Audi A5 DTM
6. T. Scheider Audi A5 DTM
7. M. Tomczyk BMW M3 DTM
8. E. Mortara Audi A5 DTM
9. F. Albuquerque Audi A5 DTM
10. R. Schumacher AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
11. C. Vietoris AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
12. D. Coulthard AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
13. M. Rockenfeller Audi A5 DTM
14. J. Hand BMW M3 DTM
15. M. Molina Audi A5 DTM
16. R. Merhi AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
17. A. Priaulx BMW M3 DTM
18. A. Tambay Audi A5 DTM
19. D. Werner BMW M3 DTM
20. R. Frey Audi A5 DTM
21. S. Wolff AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
DNF R. Wickens AMG Mercedes C-Klasse

 

[Makini]

Wow! A BMW victory already... guess their claim to fighting for the title in their first DTM year wasnt all hot air.

 

[Centurion]

Good ol' Ralfie... things definitely haven't changed there. Takes out 3 BMW's and still ends up 7th.

Oh yeah, Ralph drove like a complete prick. Perhaps he was putting on a stunt to become the face of the next Burnout Game or something.

 

[Beemer B773ER]

Haha.. maybe. Ralf is Ralf.

Great to see BMW get win #50 in DTm (or is #50 for the M3?)!!

All the teams tested at Lausitzring in the pre-season, so looks like BMW Team Schnitzer to maximum advantage of all the test data.

Hoping Joey Hand can put his M3 DTM on the podium soon!

 

[Wolfgang]

Gary Paffett cruises to home DTM win for Mercedes at Brands Hatch

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

Retirements:

Timo Scheider Abt Audi 55 laps
Andy Priaulx RBM BMW 12 laps

 

[Beemer B773ER]

Shaping up to be a great battle between Spengler and Paffett. Three races in and Audi is yet to win. I'm amazed at just how quickly BMW Motorsport and its 3 teams have got up to speed in DTM. Exciting stuff!

 

[Wolfgang]

Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap
1. Jamie Green HWA Mercedes 1h15m00.005s
2. Martin Tomczyk RMG BMW + 0.687s
3. Bruno Spengler Schnitzer BMW + 2.335s
4. Gary Paffett HWA Mercedes + 14.666s
5. David Coulthard Mucke Mercedes + 36.861s
6. Mike Rockenfeller Phoenix Audi + 37.062s
7. Andy Priaulx RBM BMW + 44.529s
8. Christian Vietoris HWA Mercedes + 46.236s
9. Robert Wickens Persson Mercedes + 49.254s
10. Dirk Werner Schnitzer BMW + 49.301s
11. Filipe Albuquerque Rosberg Audi + 1 lap
12. Miguel Molina Phoenix Audi + 1 lap
13. Roberto Merhi Persson Mercedes + 1 lap
14. Joey Hand RMG BMW + 1 lap
15. Adrien Tambay Abt Audi + 2 laps
16. Timo Scheider Abt Audi + 2 laps
17. Rahel Frey Abt Audi + 3 laps

Retirements:

Ralf Schumacher HWA Mercedes 45 laps
Edoardo Mortara Rosberg Audi 41 laps
Susie Wolff Persson Mercedes 20 laps
Augusto Farfus RBM BMW 15 laps
Mattias Ekstrom Abt Audi 1 lap