Di Resta takes commanding pole
Paul di Resta dominated DTM qualifying at Brands Hatch, topping all four segments of the session on his way to pole position
The Force India Formula 1 third driver looked the man to beat throughout qualifying, and he ran last in the pole-deciding Q4 session after topping Q3.
He was comfortably ahead of provisional polesitter Bruno Spengler after the first two sectors of the lap. He then had a scare when he put two wheels onto the grass exiting the final corner, but still had enough time in hand to take top spot.
Championship leader Spengler will join his HWA-Meredes team-mate on the front row, with Timo Scheider the top Audi in third.
Ralf Schumacher was the final driver to make it into Q4, at the expense of former champion and Mercedes team-mate Gary Paffett by just 0.005 seconds. The German had a scruffy lap in the final session, so he had to settle for fourth place.
Paffett will share the third row with his old rival Mattias Ekstrom, who is followed up by his Audi team-mates Oliver Jarvis and Miguel Molina.
Audi's Martin Tomczyk was the only driver of a 2009-spec car to not make Q3 for the top eight. The German will start 10th, just behind the 2008-spec Mercedes of Jamie Green.
Pos Driver Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 1. Paul di Resta Mercedes 41.129s 41.003s 41.072s 41.278s 2. Bruno Spengler Mercedes 41.511s 41.236s 41.259s 41.330s 3. Timo Scheider Audi 41.528s 41.253s 41.169s 41.513s 4. Ralf Schumacher Mercedes 41.524s 41.360s 41.286s 41.751s 5. Gary Paffett Mercedes 41.456s 41.276s 41.291s 6. Mattias Ekstrom Audi 41.459s 41.344s 41.413s 7. Oliver Jarvis Audi 41.573s 41.230s 41.437s 8. Miguel Molina Audi 41.249s 41.238s 41.447s 9. Jamie Green Mercedes 41.440s 41.446s 10. Martin Tomczyk Audi 41.465s 41.453s 11. Alexandre Premat Audi 41.328s 41.498s 12. Maro Engel Mercedes 41.661s 41.544s 13. Mike Rockenfeller Audi 41.417s 41.551s 14. David Coulthard Mercedes 41.576s 41.826s 15. Katherine Legge Audi 41.662s 16. Susie Stoddart Mercedes 41.755s 17. Cong Fu Cheng Mercedes 41.784s 18. Markus Winkelhock Audi 41.873s
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