The FINANCIAL — Zandvoort — Mercedes-Benz driver Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Class) started the second race of the 2011 DTM season from pole position on Sunday.
The race started at 14:00 CET and was shown live on the German channel ARD. Spengler, victor of the season opener at Hockenheim, posted a lap time of 1:31.805 minutes during the top four shoot-out at the end of qualifying. It was the ninth pole of his DTM career and the fourth for Mercedes-Benz at the Zandvoort circuit. Furthermore, this was the 107th time in DTM history that a Mercedes-Benz driver has started from pole position.
Spengler was joined on the front row by Mercedes-Benz team-mate Jamie Green.
Gary Paffett started the second race of the season from fifth place in his THOMAS SABO AMG Mercedes C-Class. Ralf Schumacher was the fourth Mercedes-Benz driver to participate in the third part of qualifying, (Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Class) posting a lap time of 1:31.387 minutes to secure eighth place on the grid.
“It’s great to score my second pole position in a row, even though my lap in Q4 was not perfect. Nevertheless, it was fun and we improved in each session. Thank you to the team! Today is a great day for me and my team," said Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Class) pole position.
“First of all, let me say how delighted I am for the whole team that we have two C-Classes on the front row. For myself, I'm pleased to be fighting at the front again after Hockenheim. In fact, I was the fastest overall in qualifying, but I couldn't quite manage a perfect lap in Q4 on used tyres. Mercedes are looking really strong here but in the race tomorrow, anything is possible," added Jamie Green (AMG Mercedes C-Class).
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