While Mattias Ekstrom earned most of the plaudits for his victory at Zandvoort, there was still plenty to celebrate for the drivers he beat in Audi's superb 1-2-3-4 result.
Timo Scheider proved Ekstrom's closest competition over the 38 laps, the championship leader rarely more than a second adrift as he shadowed the Swede from start to finish.
However, the German's hopes were arguably dashed by being unable to get ahead at the start and a slightly tardy second pit stop that meant he wasn't able to make the most of his one clear lap in the lead.
Nonetheless, second place still sees him pull out his championship lead to five points, with Ekstrom now his biggest rival.
"That was a sensational weekend for all of us. If anything at all, I'd have perhaps wished for a different strategy. Mattias pitted in front of me twice. That was clearly an advantage. So I finished in second place in the end.
“Although I was able to put some pressure on Mattias there was no chance to get even closer to him due to the corners at Zandvoort. In the end, it was a fantastic result because after 38 laps I was two tenths behind Mattias. Congratulations to Audi on this one-two-three-four victory."
Kristensen, meanwhile, was unable to challenge for his first victory since the Zandvoort round of the championship in 2006, although the Dane was pleased to come away with the fastest lap of the race
"A perfect result for Audi. From grid position three, I made a good start, as did my team-mates in front of me and Tomczyk, who was following me. ‘Eki' and Timo were incredibly fast. I
stabilised this gap in the middle section of the race. I also managed the fastest race lap. Third place is part of a perfect result for Audi. I can be happy with that."
Finishing off the top four was Martin Tomczyk, the winner of the race in 2007. Making the most of a bold start, the German leapt from sixth to fourth by the first corner and simply drove away from the chasing pack. However, while he attempted to grab a podium off Kristensen, he was happy to settle for fourth.
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