DTM: Ekström takes Hockenheim season opener

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It was an Audi 1-2-3 at this weekend's Hockenheim DTM season opener, with Mattias Ekström taking the win followed by pole position man Timo Scheider. Tom Kristensen took the last spot on the podium, and Martin Tomczyk's fifth place meant that all four of the new B8 A4 DTM cars (codenamed R14) finished in the top five:

1. Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM 59min 17.726secs 37 laps
2. Timo Scheider Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM +0.824secs
3. Tom Kristensen Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM +19.604secs
4. Bruno Spengler Daimler-Chrysler-Bank AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +20.872secs
5. Martin Tomczyk Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM +21.269secs
6. Jamie Green Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +33.019secs
7. Gary Paffett Stern AMG Mercedes Mercedes C-Klasse +33.956secs
8. Bernd Schneider Original-Teile AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +34.726secs
9. Oliver Jarvis Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM +40.270secs
10. Mike Rockenfeller Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi A4 DTM +41.798secs
11. Alexandre Premat Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM +46.339secs
12. Markus Winkelhock Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi A4 DTM +46.950secs
13. Paul di Resta AMG Mercedes Mercedes C-Klasse +47.867secs
14. Ralf Schumacher TRILUX AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +49.873secs
15. Mathias Lauda Pixium AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +56.308secs
16. Susie Stoddart TV Spielfilm AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +63.824secs
17. Maro Engel JungeSterne AMG Mercedes C-Klasse +65.161secs
18. Katherine Legge Futurecom-TME Audi A4 DTM +93.669secs

Full story and more pictures here: http://www.fourtitude.com/news/publish/Motorsport_News/article_3906.shtml

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[Ruergard]

Big congratulations to Mattias!

Looking at the pictures above, there's no doubt of which car looking the meanest on the track!:hahahehe:

Amazing result for Audis new DTM racer as well, this season will probably be even better than the last one!

[Audiphile]

Nice to see pretencious MB get it clock cleaned especially after last year's poor sportmanship tactics employed by MB.

Congrats to Audi once again proving their dominance in motor sport and keeping true to their racing heritage