Despite a worrying moment when his bonnet came loose early in the session, Timo Scheider took pole position at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on Saturday, ahead of the second round of the DTM.
The Audi man had gone into qualifying brimming with confidence having set the pace in all three practice sessions.
However it nearly all went wrong when he ran heavily over the kerbs in Q1 and his bonnet sprung up. His mechanics managed to repair his car in time though and he made it into the next qualifying heat.
In the end he lapped the 3.696 kilometre track in 1 minute 21.146 seconds, just over a tenth up on his closest rival. It is the fourth pole of his DTM career - and his second in as many events, after he also took P1 at the season opening event at Hockenheim seven days ago.
"Second race weekend, second pole - it is just unbelievable. The run we have is incredible, it is hard to find words to describe it," the 29-year old said.
"So far, it is running impeccably here at Oschersleben. Being fastest in every session is just a great feeling. I've had a perfect car since Friday morning and was able to make perfect use of the potential of our Audi A4 DTM.
"Again, I want to thank my boys in the pit lane, who kept their cool and perfectly handled that moment of shock at the beginning of the qualifying practice when my bonnet loosened a little.
"On Sunday, I will do everything to claim my maiden victory."
His Audi Sport Team Abt team-mate, Tom Kristensen meanwhile was second fastest in qualifying, 0.132 seconds down.
Despite missing out on pole the Dane was still content with a front row slot: "After the second heat, I saw a chance of making it to pole. However, it didn't work out completely, but I am very happy with second place behind Timo Scheider," he confirmed.
"Today, we had the speed to make it all the way, but I wasn't able to get it right in all sectors."
Martin Tomczyk was next up in third, while Britain's Oliver Jarvis showed surprising pace once again and was the fastest driver with a year-old car in fourth, just over half a second off the pole.
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