Hockenheim DTM: Paul di Resta leads close practice for Mercedes
Paul di Resta led the way for Mercedes in second practice for the DTM finale at Hockenheim
The 2010 champion set his time of 1m32.974s early in the 45-minute session, and he wasn't unseated during fresh tyre runs late in the piece.
The top seven drivers were covered by one tenth of a second, with di Resta just 0.024 seconds faster than Audi's Timo Scheider and 0.026s up on Friday pacesetter Jamie Green.
Audi is well represented at the front of the field, with Edoardo Mortara, Nico Muller and Miguel Molina giving it five of the top six places.
Mercedes pair Lucas Auer and Robert Wickens were seventh and eighth, while Mattias Ekstrom and Mike Rockenfeller were next in two more Audis.
The lead BMW was Augusto Farfus in 11th, one spot ahead of championship leader Pascal Wehrlein in 12th, 0.291s off di Resta's time.
Having recovered from a bout of food poisoning that had appeared set to sideline him in favour of Esteban Ocon, Mercedes driver Daniel Juncadella rejoined the field and was 19th fastest.
Tom Blomqvist finished the session 24th and in the gravel trap at Sachs Kurve, the resulting slow zone stopping any drivers improving in the last minute.
PRACTICE TWO TIMES:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Di Resta | HWA | Mercedes | 1m32.974s | - | 19 |
| 2 | Timo Scheider | Phoenix | Audi | 1m32.998s | 0.024s | 19 |
| 3 | Jamie Green | Rosberg | Audi | 1m33.000s | 0.026s | 20 |
| 4 | Edoardo Mortara | Abt | Audi | 1m33.044s | 0.070s | 19 |
| 5 | Nico Muller | Rosberg | Audi | 1m33.055s | 0.081s | 20 |
| 6 | Miguel Molina | Abt | Audi | 1m33.056s | 0.082s | 16 |
| 7 | Lucas Auer | ART | Mercedes | 1m33.065s | 0.091s | 21 |
| 8 | Robert Wickens | HWA | Mercedes | 1m33.084s | 0.110s | 21 |
| 9 | Mattias Ekstrom | Abt | Audi | 1m33.099s | 0.125s | 16 |
| 10 | Mike Rockenfeller | Phoenix | Audi | 1m33.103s | 0.129s | 20 |
| 11 | Augusto Farfus | RBM | BMW | 1m33.208s | 0.234s | 19 |
| 12 | Pascal Wehrlein | HWA | Mercedes | 1m33.265s | 0.291s | 18 |
| 13 | Adrien Tambay | Abt | Audi | 1m33.303s | 0.329s | 20 |
| 14 | Bruno Spengler | MTEK | BMW | 1m33.446s | 0.472s | 18 |
| 15 | Gary Paffett | ART | Mercedes | 1m33.510s | 0.536s | 20 |
| 16 | Maxime Martin | RMG | BMW | 1m33.512s | 0.538s | 19 |
| 17 | Marco Wittmann | RMG | BMW | 1m33.562s | 0.588s | 15 |
| 18 | Maximilian Gotz | Mucke | Mercedes | 1m33.568s | 0.594s | 21 |
| 19 | Daniel Juncadella | Mucke | Mercedes | 1m33.659s | 0.685s | 19 |
| 20 | Antonio Felix da Costa | Schnitzer | BMW | 1m33.670s | 0.696s | 17 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | MTEK | BMW | 1m33.676s | 0.702s | 16 |
| 22 | Martin Tomczyk | Schnitzer | BMW | 1m33.676s | 0.702s | 18 |
| 23 | Christian Vietoris | HWA | Mercedes | 1m33.754s | 0.780s | 20 |
| 24 | Tom Blomqvist | RBM | BMW | 1m33.774s | 0.800s | 13 |
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