1. Gary Paffett HWA AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 27mins 23.509secs 22 laps 2. Bernd Schneider HWA AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse +0.887secs 3. Mattias Ekstr?m Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM +13.228secs
A Chinese delegation - headed by the president of the national motorsport federation Tian Shu Shi, and Maggie Ip, managing director of promoter BCG - visited the DTM race at the Norisring, three weeks ahead of the series' invitation race in Shanghai on 18 July.