Kristensen on pole for finale
Tom Kristensen led an Audi 1-2-3 in qualifying for the DTM season finale at Hockenheim
The Dane completed the least laps of all the drivers in the final segment of qualifying, but his initial effort of 1:32.862 was enough to secure pole by one tenth of a second from Timo Scheider.
Mattias Ekstrom was the first of the title-chasing drivers in third place, while his championship rivals Martin Tomczyk and Bruno Spengler will share the third row.
Jamie Green had to settle for fourth place after being the pacesetter in the first segment of qualifying, but the Barcelona race winner was still the best of the Mercedes drivers.
Behind Spengler, Bernd Schneider will start seventh, while Gary Paffett is the top driver of older machinery in eighth.
The final slot in the third segment of qualifying had gone to Daniel la Rosa, but the German has a 10-place grid penalty this weekend for his collision with Ekstrom at Barcelona, which dropped him to 18th.
Mika Hakkinen was the other driver to be penalised from the Spanish race, and the Finn, who qualified 14th, will start last.
Pos Driver Car Time 1. Tom Kristensen Audi 1:32.862 2. Timo Scheider Audi 1:32.939 + 0.077 3. Mattias Ekström Audi 1:32.950 + 0.088 4. Jamie Green Mercedes 1:33.028 + 0.166 5. Martin Tomczyk Audi 1:33.191 + 0.329 6. Bruno Spengler Mercedes 1:33.273 + 0.411 7. Bernd Schneider Mercedes 1:33.939 + 1.077 8. Gary Paffett Mercedes 1:34.080 + 1.218 9. Alexandros Margaritis Mercedes 1:34.081 + 1.219 10. Alexandre Premat Audi 1:34.196 + 1.334 11. Mike Rockenfeller Audi 1:34.218 + 1.356 12. Markus Winkelhock Audi 1:34.446 + 1.584 13. Christian Abt Audi 1:34.538 + 1.676 14. Paul Di Resta Mercedes 1:34.587 + 1.725 15. Lucas Luhr Audi 1:34.640 + 1.778 16. Mathias Lauda Mercedes 1:34.685 + 1.823 17. Susie Stoddart Mercedes 1:34.723 + 1.861 18. Daniel La Rosa Mercedes 1:34.192 + 1.330 19. Vanina Ickx Audi 1:35.910 + 3.048 20. Mika Hakkinen Mercedes 1:34.478 + 1.616
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