Oschersleben DTM: Dirk Werner quickest as BMWs fly

Werner took his Schnitzer BMW around the twisty 2.3-mile circuit in 1m22.132s during the final five minutes of the session on a warm afternoon in Germany.

Behind the German was championship leader Gary Paffett; the Briton 0.265 seconds slower in his HWA Mercedes and the only non-BMW driver in the top four as RBM duo Augusto Farfus and Andy Priaulx were next up.

Following up from his pole position at Zandvoort last time out, Timo Scheider was the best of the Audi drivers in his Abt Sportsline A5. Behind him were David Coulthard's Mucke Mercedes and title contender Bruno Spengler's Schnitzer BMW.

Audi men Mike Rockenfeller and Adrien Tambay were next up for the Phoenix and Abt outfits while Christian Vietoris completed the top 10 for HWA.

Jamie Green, who is Paffett's team-mate and closest rival for the title, was 13th fastest.

Meanwhile reigning champion Martin Tomczyk, who carries a five-place grid penalty into the Oschersleben round after spinning Paffett at Zandvoort, was only 14th.

Tomczyk had one of the few incidents of the session; going straight on at Turn 1 at the midway point. He managed to keep his M3 out of the gravel and executed a neat spin/turn to rejoin the track.

Pos  Driver              Team/Car          Time       Gap
 1.  Dirk Werner         Schnitzer BMW     1m22.132s
 2.  Gary Paffett        HWA Mercedes      1m22.397s  + 0.265s
 3.  Augusto Farfus      RBM BMW           1m22.494s  + 0.362s
 4.  Andy Priaulx        RBM BMW           1m22.514s  + 0.382s
 5.  Timo Scheider       Abt Audi          1m22.676s  + 0.544s
 6.  David Coulthard     Mucke Mercedes    1m22.679s  + 0.547s
 7.  Bruno Spengler      Schnitzer BMW     1m22.696s  + 0.564s
 8.  Mike Rockenfeller   Phoenix Audi      1m22.700s  + 0.568s
 9.  Adrien Tambay       Abt Audi          1m22.776s  + 0.644s
10.  Christian Vietoris  HWA Mercedes      1m22.830s  + 0.698s
11.  Mattias Ekstrom     Abt Audi          1m22.848s  + 0.716s
12.  Roberto Merhi       Persson Mercedes  1m23.004s  + 0.872s
13.  Jamie Green         HWA Mercedes      1m23.049s  + 0.917s
14.  Martin Tomczyk      RMG BMW           1m23.178s  + 1.046s
15.  Robert Wickens      Mucke Mercedes    1m23.230s  + 1.098s
16.  Filipe Albuquerque  Rosberg Audi      1m23.241s  + 1.109s
17.  Joey Hand           RMG BMW           1m23.255s  + 1.123s
18.  Miguel Molina       Phoenix Audi      1m23.266s  + 1.134s
19.  Edoardo Mortara     Rosberg Audi      1m23.412s  + 1.280s
20.  Ralf Schumacher     HWA Mercedes      1m23.436s  + 1.304s
21.  Rahel Frey          Abt Audi          1m23.452s  + 1.320s
22.  Susie Wolff         Persson Mercedes  1m23.839s  + 1.707s