Hockenheim DTM: Mattias Ekstrom wins race two for Audi in rain

The two-time champion started second and grabbed the lead initially, before being passed by Marco Wittmann at the hairpin on the opening lap.

He got back past on lap four, then built an advantage nearing three seconds, as light rain began to fall, and was 4.5s clear by the time it was heavy enough to pit for wets, 20 minutes into the hour-long race.

However, Ekstrom stopped a lap after Edoardo Mortara, who capitalised and claimed the lead.

It didn't take Ekstrom long to get back past, and over the second half of the race he cruised to an eventual 7.3s victory.

Mortara was second and leaves with the championship lead, while Gary Paffett claimed his first podium since winning at the Lausitzring in June 2013 with third.

After qualifying eighth, Paffett was sent to the rear of the grid when stewards discovered the spacer required to block DRS during qualifying wasn't installed on his Mercedes.

The 2005 champion's race came alive in the wet, and he combined strong pace with forceful overtaking moves to pick his way through the field. He was just 0.8s behind Mortara at the flag.

His Saturday nemesis, Martin Tomczyk, was fourth, ahead of BMW's Wittmann, polesitter Mike Rockenfeller and Robert Wickens.

Pascal Wehrlein was the best of the Saturday podium finishers in eighth.

A day after claiming his first win for Audi, Jamie Green was unable to make major inroads from 17th on the grid and finished 13th, while Paul di Resta was 22nd and last of the runners, having been turned around mid-race by Nico Muller.

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