Audi driver Timo Scheider defends DTM lead
Source: Team Audi
Jul 28, 2008 - 12:20:45 PM
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DTM: With a fifth-place finish Audi driver Timo Scheider defended his
overall lead in the DTM. However, a tyre choice that failed to work out deprived
Audi of a possible fourth victory of the season in the Eifel. Mattias Ekström
and Timo Scheider thrilled the spectators (85,000 throughout the weekend) with
strong recoveries, which ultimately resulted in places five and six and thus
valuable championship points.
Audi R8 Safety Car at inaugural races
in Valencia
Open GT: With races of the Spanish Formula 3
Championship and the Open GT racing series the new street circuit at the
Valencia harbour was officially opened on the last weekend in July. At the
inaugural events of the new Spanish Formula 1 circuit an Audi R8 was used as the
Safety Car and an Audi RS 6 as a Medical Car.
Results and points
Nürburgring (D), 27 July, DTM round 7
1 Bernd Schneider (Mercedes)
43 laps in 1h 04m 33.024s
2 Paul di Resta (Mercedes) + 5.764s
3 Jamie
Green (Mercedes) + 13.069s
4 Gary Paffett (Mercedes) + 19.416s
5 Timo
Scheider (GW:plus/Top Service Audi A4 DTM) + 19.582s
6 Mattias Ekström (Red
Bull Audi A4 DTM) + 21.074s
...
9 Markus Winkelhock (Playboy Audi A4 DTM)
+ 59.601s
11 Christijan Albers (Audi A4 DTM) + 1m 06.751s
13 Oliver
Jarvis (Best Buddies Audi A4 DTM) + 1m 11.250s
14 Alexandre Prémat (Audi
Bank/Shell Helix Audi A4 DTM) - 1 lap
15 Mike Rockenfeller (S line Audi A4
DTM) - 1 lap
Positions after 7 of 11 rounds: 1 Scheider, 44 points; 2 Green,
40; 3 Ekström, 38; 4 di Resta, 37; 5 Spengler, 28; 6 Tomczyk, 22; ... 8
Kristensen, 20; 10 Winkelhock, 6; 11 Jarvis, 5; 12 Rockenfeller, 2; 13 Prémat,
1.
Next race: Brands Hatch (GB), 31 August
Coming up the next two
weeks
Frank Biela becomes 44 (Saturday, 2 August) ... "Stars &
Cars" event with Marco Werner in Chicago (Tuesday, 5 August) ... "Stars &
Cars" event with Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner in Milwaukee (Wednesday, 6 August)
... Round 7 of the American Le Mans Series at Road America (Saturday, 9
August)
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