"As expected, it was a very tough race," commented Schneider. "I was locked in a brilliant three-way tussle with Marcel and Christian. Whilst the two were battling it out I seized my chance and was able to overtake them. I think the fans were privy to a fantastic spectacle."
"The race was pretty good," added Fassler. "I was able to keep up with the pace from the start. The end was sadly not ideal. The duel with Christijan was fun, but it unfortunately cost me a place on the podium as Bernd took the opportunity to pass by. Nevertheless, I'm very pleased that I was finally able to be back at the front again, and it's also positive that we've again taken a further step forwards."
The field of pursuers was also involved in heated battles throughout the course of the race.
Ultimately, Tom Kristensen came fifth in front of Timo Scheider, Jean Alesi and Peter Dumbreck, who was the third Opel driver to make it into the points.
The seventh race of the DTM takes place next weekend [August 6 – 8] in the Motopark Oschersleben.
Ekström now leads the drivers' standings with 47 points, 5 points ahead of Albers, who has 42, while Paffett is third on 35.
