Audi extends DTM lead

Extension of the the lead and reduction of weight: in front of 80,000 spectators at the DTM’s fourth round at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Audi created an ideal starting base for its home race at the Norisring. Timo Scheider as the runner-up extended his lead of the standings from one to three points. The compact Audi team performance in the Lausitz region was completed by Mattias Ekström and Martin Tomczyk in places three and four. With Oliver Jarvis as the driver of a year-old car in eighth place, a fourth Audi factory driver finished in the points.

EuroSpeedway Lausitz (D), 18 May, DTM round 4

1 Paul di Resta (Mercedes) 51 laps in 1h 10m 23.407s 2 Timo Scheider (GW:plus/Top Service Audi A4 DTM) + 5.562s 3 Mattias Ekström (Red Bull Audi A4 DTM) + 8.629s 4 Martin Tomczyk (Red Bull Audi A4 DTM) + 10.379s 5 Jamie Green (Mercedes) + 15.911s ...8 Oliver Jarvis (Best Buddies Audi A4 DTM) + 34.508s 9 Mike Rockenfeller (S line Audi A4 DTM) + 35.107s 14 Christijan Albers (Audi A4 DTM) + 1m 09.220s 15 Katherine Legge (Audi A4 DTM) + 1m 11.202s 16 Tom Kristensen (Audi A4 DTM) - 1 lap

Positions after 4 of 11 rounds: 1 Scheider, 26 points; 2 Di Resta, 23; 3 Green 21; 4 Ekström, 20; 5 Tomczyk 17; ... 7 Kristensen, 12; 9 Jarvis, 5; 10 Winkelhock, 5; 11 Rockenfeller, 2; 13 Prémat, 1. Next race: Norisring (D), 29 June


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