DTM Hungaroring: Jamie Green leads Audi top four lockout in practice

With rule changes taking Audi's aerodynamic advantage away for 2018, the Ingolstadt-based manufacturer struggled in the first two weekends of the season.

Green in particular had a low-key start to the season, never qualifying higher than 16th and admitting the 2018 version of the car isn't the best-suited to his driving style.

However he topped the Friday afternoon practice, leading three of his stablemates at a track that was dominated by Audi in the past two seasons.

While conditions were hot throughout Friday at the Hungaroring, light rain hit the track during the practice.

Green's 1m38.351s was 0.013s better than rookie Robin Frijns' benchmark as reigning champion Rene Rast was third.

Rast is back to driving duties with the same chassis he crashed heavily at the Lausitzring.

Nico Muller completed an all-Audi top four, 0.459s off the pace.

Joel Eriksson and Daniel Juncadella led BMW's and Mercedes' efforts in fifth and sixth respectively, with Marco Wittmann taking seventh.

Philipp Eng edged Paul di Resta out by 0.008s for eighth as the top 10 was completed by points leader Timo Glock.

Glock's main championship rival Gary Paffett, who is only one point behind him in the standings, was 12th.

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