Tomczyk takes pole in Spain

The German driver is the only Audi in the top six, as Mercedes had a strong session in damp conditions.

Mika Hakkinen showed a return to form by qualifying second on the grid, while Bruno Spengler, who is Mercedes' best hope for the title, will start third.

Bernd Schneider jumped up to fourth place with a late lap, while Jamie Green was pushed down to fifth after running second early in the final session.

Gary Paffett was the top driver in older machinery as he put his 2006-specification Mercedes sixth on the grid, while Timo Scheider is the second-best Audi in seventh place.

Alexandros Margaritis did well to get his '06 Mercedes into the top eight shootout as well, but he was unable to trouble those ahead of him in the final session.

Championship leader Mattias Ekstrom had a poor session, and the Swede will start 10th on the grid for the second consecutive race.

Pos  Driver            Make      Time
 1.  Martin Tomczyk    Audi      1:18.689      
 2.  Mika Hakkinen     Mercedes  1:18.868  + 0.179
 3.  Bruno Spengler    Mercedes  1:19.483  + 0.794
 4.  Bernd Schneider   Mercedes  1:19.498  + 0.809
 5.  Jamie Green       Mercedes  1:19.540  + 0.851
 6.  Gary Paffett      Mercedes  1:19.617  + 0.928
 7.  Timo Scheider     Audi      1:19.766  + 1.077
 8.  A.Margaritis      Mercedes  1:20.061  + 1.372
 9.  M.Rockenfeller    Audi      1:19.685  + 0.996
10.  Mattias Ekstrom   Audi      1:19.744  + 1.055
11.  Tom Kristensen    Audi      1:20.164  + 1.475
12.  Paul Di Resta     Mercedes  1:20.207  + 1.518
13.  Christian Abt     Audi      1:20.251  + 1.562
14.  Daniel La Rosa    Mercedes  1:20.687  + 1.998
15.  M.Winkelhock      Audi      1:20.306  + 1.617
16.  Alexandre Premat  Audi      1:20.319  + 1.630
17.  Lucas Luhr        Audi      1:20.483  + 1.794
18.  Mathias Lauda     Mercedes  1:20.518  + 1.829
19.  Susie Stoddart    Mercedes  1:20.604  + 1.915
20.  Vanina Ickx       Audi      1:21.403  + 2.714