1. Timo Glock GER BMW Team RMR 37 laps 2. Mike Rockenfeller GER Audi Sport Team Phoenix +2.078s 3. Gary Paffett GBR Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS +3.099s
BMW's Timo Glock will start the second race of the 2018 DTM season from pole position after beating reigning champion Rene Rast right at the death at Hockenheim.
1. Timo Glock GER BMW Team RMR 1 minute 32.379 seconds 2. Rene Rast GER Audi Sport Team Rosberg 1 minute 32.587 seconds 3. Joel Eriksson SWE BMW Team RBM 1 minute 32.613 seconds
1. Gary Paffett GBR Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS 37 laps 2. Lucas Auer AUT SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport +1.449s 3. Timo Glock GER BMW Team RMR +6.514s
Gary Paffett has kicked off Mercedes' final year in the DTM in euphoric fashion after claiming pole position for the Hockenheim season opener ahead of BMW's Marco Wittmann.
Daniel Juncadella has revealed he thought about giving up on his motorsport career following a difficult 2016 campaign in DTM, ahead of his return to the series with Mercedes this year.
Mercedes driver Gary Paffett has backed Formula 1 outcast Pascal Wehrlein for a strong return to DTM, adding he is a “more complete driver” heading into 2018.
Daniel Juncadella will return to the DTM championship for the 2018 season after one year out, completing Mercedes' six-driver line-up for its final campaign in the series.
Pascal Wehrlein will return to the DTM championship with Mercedes in 2018 for the German manufacturer's final year in the series, having lost his Sauber Formula 1 drive at the end of last season.
Robert Wickens will return to single-seater racing in 2018 in the Verizon IndyCar Series with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, ending a six-season stint in DTM with Mercedes.
Team Rosberg's Jamie Green will start the first Austrian DTM race from pole position after narrowly beating Audi team mates, Nico Muller and Mattias Ekstrom by just 0.021s at the Red Bull Ring.
Defending DTM champion Marco Wittmann has expressed his 'disappointment' in losing his race two victory at Zandvoort, but takes the positives following what he still labels as a 'mega weekend'.