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Estoril DTM test: Nico Muller ends week quickest for Audi

Nico Muller topped the timesheets at Estoril, as Audi ended the DTM's first official 2015 pre-season test with three cars in the top four

Muller, 19th in his rookie campaign last year, led the morning running with a time of 1m32.443s - the fastest of the three-day test - and it was not bettered during the afternoon session, in which the Swiss driver was fourth fastest.

Also with times set in the morning, Timo Scheider was his closest challenger, 0.143 seconds behind, while Miguel Molina completed the trio of RS5s in the top four.

Mercedes veteran Gary Paffett turned his first laps of 2015 and ensured it wasn't an Audi 1-2-3, setting the third fastest time.

Taking over from rookie Lucas Auer, who was fastest on day two for DTM newcomer ART, Paffett topped the afternoon session with a lap set in the final half hour, although the time of 1m32.676s was slower than his morning best.

Antonio Felix da Costa was second to the 2005 champion in the afternoon, improving on his morning time marginally, to end the day fifth overall.

The other three BMWs of Maxime Martin, Tom Blomqvist and Timo Glock finished at the bottom of the times, although Martin was the busiest driver of the day, logging 154 laps.

Oschersleben will host the final pre-season test on April 14-16, before Hockenheim's season opener on the first weekend of May.

FRIDAY TIMES:

Pos  Driver                  Car       Time        Gap     Laps
 1.  Nico Muller             Audi      1m32.443s           151
 2.  Timo Scheider           Audi      1m32.586s  +0.143s  108
 3.  Gary Paffett            Mercedes  1m32.640s  +0.197s  136
 4.  Miguel Molina           Audi      1m32.673s  +0.230s  133
 5.  Antonio Felix da Costa  BMW       1m32.852s  +0.409s  143
 6.  Edoardo Mortara         Audi      1m33.075s  +0.632s  114
 7.  Daniel Juncadella       Mercedes  1m33.100s  +0.657s  108
 8.  Robert Wickens          Mercedes  1m33.172s  +0.729s  114
 9.  Christian Vietoris      Mercedes  1m33.187s  +0.744s  101
10.  Maxime Martin           BMW       1m33.236s  +0.793s  154
11.  Tom Blomqvist           BMW       1m34.669s  +2.226s  130
12.  Timo Glock              BMW       1m33.721s  +1.278s  118

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