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Here is the final result from the 2nd free practice session from this morning

1.Martin Tomczyk : Audi : 1:25.660
2.Miguel Molina : Audi : 1:25.666
3.Timo Scheider : Audi : 1:25.761
4.Edoardo Mortara : Audi : 1:25.894
5.Mattias Ekström : Audi : 1:25.957
6.Oliver Jarvis : Audi : 1:25.962
7.Filipe Albuquerque : Audi : 1:25.989
8.Mike Rockenfeller : Audi : 1:26.019
9.Ralf Schumacher : Mercedes : 1:26.072
10.Gary Paffett : Mercedes : 1:26.085
11.Bruno Spengler : Mercedes : 1:26.108
12.Renger van der Zande : Mercedes : 1:26.233
13.Maro Engel : Mercedes : 1:26.281
14.Rahel Frey : Audi : 1:26.410
15.Christian Vietoris : Mercedes : 1:26.425
16.Jamie Green : Mercedes : 1:26.435
17.Susie Stoddart : Mercedes : 1:26.861
18.David Coulthard : Mercedes : 1:39.116

Audi has dominated the 2nd free practice session then the places 1 till 8 are all cars from the mark Audi.
Later today at 13:40-14:50 CET we will see the Qualifying broadcasted from ARD (German Channel)

Here is the final result from the 1st free practice session from todays afternoon

1.Edoardo Mortara : Audi : 1:26.780
2.Christian Vietoris : Mercedes : 1:26.909
3.Filipe Albuquerque : Audi : 1:26.959
4.David Coulthard : Mercedes : 1:26.989
5.Martin Tomczyk : Audi : 1:27.348
6.Mike Rockenfeller : Audi : 1:27.379
7.Maro Engel : Mercedes : 1:27.594
8.Miguel Molina : Audi : 1:27.618
9.Renger van der Zande : Mercedes : 1:27.687
10.Susie Stoddart : Mercedes : 1:28.441
11.Rahel Frey : Audi : 1:28.755
12.Gary Paffett : Mercedes : 1:36.804
13.Timo Scheider : Audi : 1:38.002
14.Mattias Ekström : Audi : 1:39.977
15.Oliver Jarvis : Audi : 1:40.332
16.Bruno Spengler : Mercedes : 1:40.594
17.Ralf Schumacher : Mercedes : 1:40.734
18.Jamie Green : Mercedes : 1:41.232

The Italian Rookie Edoardo Mortara (Audi) has dominated the 1st free practice session.
I´m most eager what will be tomorrow in the 2nd free practice session and in the qualification.

This Weekend is the 3rd Event off the DTM Season 2011 - Red-Bull-Ring Spielberg (Aut)

Here are the times when the practice sessions are :

Friday:
14:10-15:40 : 1st free practice session

Saturday :
09:25-10:55 : 2nd free practice session
13:40-14:50 : qualification

Sunday :
14:00 - 15.15 : Race

The Qualifying at Saturday and the Race at Sunday will both Broadcasted from ARD (German Channel)
for all others who want to watch the Race (all which don´t watch from Germany) want to have the possibility to watch the Race over the Livestream on the Official DTM Website.

Here is the official result of todays great race : Circuit Park Zandvoort

1.Mike Rockenfeller : Audi : 1:05:28.514
2.Bruno Spengler : Mercedes : + 1.423
3.Martin Tomczyk : Audi : + 1.865
4.Jamie Green : Mercedes : + 6.957
5.Timo Scheider : Audi : + 11.478
6.Edoardo Mortara : Audi : + 14.160
7.Maro Engel : Mercedes : + 15.064
8.Mattias Ekström : Audi : + 15.439
9.Gary Paffett : Mercedes : + 19.482
10.Oliver Jarvis : Audi : + 21.859
11.Ralf Schumacher : Mercedes : + 28.435
12.Susie Stoddart : Mercedes : + 28.855
13.Renger van der Zande : Mercedes : + 35.870
14.Miguel Molina : Audi : + 37.268
15.Christian Vietoris : Mercedes : + 38.901
16.David Coulthard : Mercedes : + 49.548
17.Rahel Frey : Audi : + 1 Lap
18.Filipe Albuquerque : Audi : + 28 Laps

Safety Car : no
Fastest Lap : Rockenfeller 1:33.410

Source : Official DTM Website/Automobilsport.com

Great drive and strategy from the Audi Team ...specialy te ones of Mike Rockenfeller and of
Mattias Ekström

Kind Regards
Shaky

This is the Official result of the Qualification : Circuit Park Zandvoort (Ned)

1.Bruno Spengler : Mercedes : 1:31.805 (Q4)
2.Jamie Green : Mercedes : 1:31.940 (Q4)
3.Mike Rockenfeller : Audi : 1:32.017 (Q4)
4.Martin Tomczyk : Audi : 1:32.063 (Q4)
5.Gary Paffett : Mercedes : 1:31.130 (Q3)
6.Timo Scheider : Audi : 1:31.148 (Q3)
7.Edoardo Mortara : Audi : 1:31.160 (Q3)
8.Ralf Schumacher : Mercedes : 1:31.387 (Q3)
9.Miguel Molina : Audi : 1:31.329 (Q2)
10.Filipe Albuquerque : Audi : 1:31.343 (Q2)
11.Renger van der Zande : Mercedes : 1:31.632 (Q2)
12.Oliver Jarvis : Audi : 1:31.729 (Q2)
13.Maro Engel: Mercedes : 1:31.938 (Q2)
14.David Coulthard : Mercedes : 1:32.007 (Q2)
15.Susie Stoddart : Mercedes : 1:32.197 (Q1)
16.Mattias Ekström . Audi : 1:32.236 (Q1)
17.Christian Vietoris : Mercedes : 1:32.646 (Q1)
18.Rahel Frey : Audi : 1:33.436 (Q1)

Source : Official DTM Website

After Audi has dominated both free practice sessions I think they are a little bit shocked that Mercedes had driven the Pole Position and also the 2nd best time that means we have a complete 1st starting grid with cars from Mercedes.

So now after the Qualifying is finished all guys which are Interested to play our little game and want to Vote the "Top 3" can do It now In the for this provided DTM "Top 3 Voting" thread.

Here is the final result from the 2nd free practice session from this morning

1.Timo Scheider : Audi : 1:31.718
2.Jamie Green : Mercedes : 1:31.901
3.Mike Rockenfeller : Audi : 1:31.907
4.Miguel Molina : Audi : 1:32.053
5.Edoardo Mortara : Audi : 1:32.064
6.Martin Tomczyk : Audi : 1:32.131
7.Bruno Spengler : Mercedes : 1:32.139
8.Filipe Albuquerque : Audi : 1:32.154
9.Mattias Ekström : Audi : 1:32.170
10.Ralf Schumacher : Mercedes : 1:32.203
11.Oliver Jarvis : Audi : 1:32.329
12.Gary Paffett : Mercedes : 1:32.569
13.Renger van der Zande : Mercedes : 1:32.713
14.Christian Vietoris : Mercedes : 1:32.728
15.Maro Engel : Mercedes : 1:32.779
16.Susie Stoddart : Mercedes : 1:32.947
17.Rahel Frey : Audi : 1:33.381
18.David Coulthard : Mercedes : 1:33.456

Audi has also dominated the 2nd free practice session 7 cars under the Top 10......whitout any words.
When Audi dominated the Qualifying at the afternoon too than It will be a very one-sided qualification and also a very one-sided race tomorrow,too.

Later today at 13:35-14:45 CET we will see the Qualifying broadcasted from ARD (German Channel)

Here is the final result from the 1st free practice session from todays afternoon

1.Timo Scheider : Audi : 1.32.708
2.Martin Tomczyk : Audi : 1:33.182
3.Mattias Ekström : Audi : 1:33.298
4.Edoardo Mortara : Audi : 1:33.409
5.David Coulthard : Mercedes : 1:33.416
6.Christian Vietoris : Mercedes : 1:33.505
7.Renger van der Zande : Mercedes : 1:33.656
8.Jamie Green : Mercedes : 1:33.732
9.Gary Paffett : Mercedes : 1:33.864
10.Oliver Jarvis : Mercedes : 1:33.916
11.Bruno Spengler : Mercedes : 1:33.919
12.Mike Rockenfeller : Audi : 1:34.040
13.Filipe Albuquerque : Audi : 1:34.048
14.Maro Engel : Mercedes : 1:34.311
15.Miguel Molina : Audi : 1:34.371
16.Susie Stoddart : Mercedes : 1:34.524
17.Ralf Schumacher : Mercedes : 1:34.555
18.Rahel Frey : Audi : 1:35.471

Audi has dominated the 1st free practice session with 4 cars right in the front but they are followed by 7 cars from Mercedes.
The Local-Hero Renger van der Zande had did a great job he finished as 7th (2nd best Mercedes).
The Swiss Newcomer Rahel Frey has driven afterwards her competitors.....she finished as 18th.(My Swiss heart is bleeding about this)

Tomorrow morning at 09:25-10:55 we will see the 2nd free practice sesssion and from 13:35-14:45 we will see the Qualifying.

This Weekend is the 2nd Event off the DTM Season 2011-Circuit Park Zandvoort (Ned)

Here are the times when the practice sessions are :

Friday:
15:10-16:40 : 1st free practice session

Saturday :
09:25-10:55 : 2nd free practice session
13:35-14:45 : qualification

Sunday :
14:00 - 15.15 : Race

The Qualifying at Saturday and the Race at Sunday will both Broadcasted from ARD (German Channel)
for all others who want to watch the Race (all which don´t watch from Germany) want to have the possibility to watch the Race over the Livestream on the Official DTM Website.

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Here is the official result of that great race : Hockenheimring

1.Bruno Spengler : Mercedes : 1:03:07,244
2.Mattias Ekström : Audi : + 3,696
3.Ralf Schumacher : Mercedes : + 3,883
4.Timo Scheider : Audi : + 4,585
5.Martin Tomczyk : Audi : + 5,256
6.Gary Paffett : Mercedes : + 6,591
7.Jamie Green : Mercedes : + 10,653
8.Maro Engel : Mercedes : + 11,938
9.Oliver Jarvis : Audi : + 13,803
10.David Coulthard : Mercedes : + 14,246
11.Mike Rockenfeller : Audi : + 16,164
12.Susie Stoddart : Mercedes . + 16,488
13.Christian Vietoris : Mercedes : + 17,310
14.Edoardo Mortara : Audi : + 18,341
15.Rahel Frey : Audi : + 25,944
16.Miguel Molina : Audi : + 28,420
17.Filipe Albuquerque : Audi : + 29,011
18.Renger van der Zande : Mercedes : + 8 Laps

Safety Car : 1
Fastest Lap : Bruno Spengler 1:35.230

Source : Official DTM Website/Automobilsport.com

A great victory for Bruno Spengler but also a great race from Gary Paffett who starts from 18 and finished at 6,respect.

DTM Season Start 2011 - Hockenheimring

This is the Official result of the Qualification:

1.Bruno Spengler : Mercedes : 1:34.270 (Q4)
2.Mattias Ekström : Audi : 1:34.402 (Q4)
3.Ralf Schumacher : Mercedes : 1:34.577 (Q4)
4.Timo Scheider : Audi : 1:35.434 (Q4)
5.Mike Rockenfeller : Audi : 1:34.194 (Q3)
6.Martin Tomczyk : Audi : 1:34.285 (Q3)
7.Maro Engel : Mercedes : 1:34.386 (Q3)
8.Miguel Molina : Audi : 1:35.268 (Q3)
9.Christian Vietoris : Mercedes : 1:34.445 (Q2)
10.Edoardo Mortara : Audi : 1:34.460 (Q2)
11.Renger van der Zande : Mercedes : 1:23.475 (Q2)
12.Oliver Jarvis : Audi : 1:34.559 (Q2)
13.David Couldhard : Mercedes : 1:34.698 (Q2)
14.Jamie Green : Mercedes : 1:34.720 (Q2)
15.Filipe Albuquerque : Audi : 1:34.758 (Q2)
16.Susie Stoddart : Mercedes : 1:34.778 (Q2)
17.Rahel Frey : Audi : 1:35.403 (Q2)
18.Gary Paffett : Mercedes : without time (Q1)

Source : Official DTM Website

The Qualifying was stopped in Q1 after 8 from 16 minutes after a take-off from Gary Paffett.
Q1 was not restart again the 8 minutes which stand on the clock was be added as additional time for Q2 which was started with 18 minutes on the clock,what does mean that no driver was Eliminated in Q1 (4 It had must been) but for this 10 drivers were Eliminated in Q2 (6 are normal).

So now after the Qualifying is finished all guys which are Interested to play our little game and want to Vote the "Top 3" can do It now In the for this provided DTM "Top 3 Voting" thread.

Tomorrow Is Saturday and that means that the DTM Season 2011 will Start : Here are the times of Broadcasting

Tomorrow with the Qualification Session:

13.45 - 15.00 CET

At Sunday will be the Race:

14.00 - 15.15 CET


The Qualifying at Saturday and the Race at Sunday will both Broadcasted from ARD (German Channel)
for all others who want to watch the Race (all which don´t watch from Germany) want to have the possibility to watch the Race over the Livestream on the Official DTM Website.(you can find the link to this website In the first Post In this thread) later this day I will open a new thread for Voting the "Top 3" (the same* like In the F 1)

*The regulations In DTM are others that means that the Voting for Pit Stop from a Random Driver isn´t possible (take a look in the reglement what I have posted)

This weekend starts the DTM here is a short presentation ( ..sorry is only in German language )





Kind Regards
Shaky

Today I want give you an overview of the Sporting-& Technical Regulations for the Season 2011

Sporting Regulation 2011

Minimum weights:
2009-spec cars: 1,050 kilograms
2008-spec cars: 1,025 kilograms
A handicap-weight system with changing placement weights isn’t used.

Mandatory Pit Stops:
In every DTM race, every DTM driver has to come in for two mandatory pit stops to have all the four tyres changed.

Scoring System:
The points for the top-eight positions are awarded according to the following system: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. There are neither void results nor extra points for pole positions or fastest race laps.

Qualifying:
Since the 2009 season, the qualifying session is held in a multi-phase format, comprising four phases.

In the fi rst knockout phase, the drivers have got 16 minutes time to set as many fast laps as they like. The fastest 14 drivers advance to Q2 while the four slowest drivers will qualify for the grid position 15 to 18.

In Q2, the drivers have got just 11 minutes to clock a fast time. The fastest eight drivers qualify for the third knockout phase of qualifying, the rest has to make do with the grid position 9 to 14.

In Q3, the drivers again have got 11 minutes time to outqualify their rivals. The slowest four qualify for grid positions five to eight while the fastest four make it to Q4. This fourth phase differs from the first three. Here, the fastest four drivers go out one by one – in reversed order to the fastest times set in Q3 – for individual time trials, comprising out lap, timed lap and in lap. The times set by the drivers in Q4 are crucial for the grid positions of the fastest four drivers, with the fastest of them securing the pole position.

Rankings:
DTM comprises two championship rankings. The title ‘DTM Champion’ is awarded the driver with more points on his tally than each of his opponents, while the ‘DTM Team Champion’ title is secured by the team whose two drivers have scored more points than the drivers of any other team


Technical regulation 2011

Technology Remains Frozen:
For maximum economic efficiency, the enhancement of the vehicles has been virtually fully prohibited since 17 August, 2009. This also applies to the engines that have to be sealed for the entire season since the beginning of 2009.

Engines:
The regulations stipulate V8 engines with a 90-degree vee-angle, a maximum capacity of four litres and maximum four valves per cylinder. A DTM engine delivers about 340 kw (470 hp).

Gearbox:
The DTM regulations allow the use of only two different gearbox-differential units that are supplied by the manufacturers Hewland and X-trac respectively.

Tyres:
From this season, the tyres are exclusively supplied by series partner Hankook. The tyre called ‘Ventus’ is used in the dimensions 260/660 R18 on the front wheels and in the dimensions 280/660 R18 on the rear wheels.

Brakes:
The carbon-fibre brakes and the brake pads as well as the brake callipers for all the teams are supplied by one manufacturer (AP). During a season, two drivers have to share six sets of brake discs for the front axles and six for the rear.

Fuel:
The only fuel that may be used is the one (ARAL Ultimate 102) specified for the respective event.

Electronics:
All DTM vehicles work with a standard control unit supplied by the company Bosch. Data transfer while the car is driving on the track is prohibited.

Safety
In the cockpit, the driver is surrounded by a carbon-fi bre safety cell. In addition, every vehicle features crash structures at the front and the rear. Furthermore, the use of the HANS system (Head And Neck Support) has been obligatory since 2002.

That overview is for people they don´t know the DTM and their regulations.