Scheider stays on top in practice two
Timo Scheider topped the final DTM free practice session at Oschersleben on Saturday morning
The two-time champion took the top spot with three minutes remaining in the session, ending a tight contest that developed between Audi and Mercedes in the closing stages.
It was Mercedes that started the flurry of activity. Its three title contenders, Bruno Spengler, Gary Paffett and Paul di Resta, took the top three spots when they all did short runs with 25 minutes to go.
Paffett then knocked Spengler back when he did a second flying lap, but they were all eclipsed by the 2008 Audi of Miguel Molina 13 minutes from the end.
Mattias Ekstrom also joined the fray but could not quite go quickest, while di Resta later had another go as well but just missed out.
Martin Tomczyk appeared to have sealed top spot when he found a lot of time with eight minutes left. However, he was eventually pushed down to third by two-time Oschersleben winners Scheider and Paffett.
Molina, di Resta and Ekstrom had to settle for completing the top six, and behind them Alexandre Premat pulled himself up from the bottom end of the field to take seventh.
Spengler's earlier pace-setting effort was good enough for eighth by the end, while Ralf Schumacher and Mike Rockenfeller completed the top 10.
Pos Driver Car Time Gap 1. Timo Scheider Audi 1m21.163s 2. Gary Paffett Mercedes 1m21.389s + 0.226s 3. Martin Tomczyk Audi 1m21.419s + 0.256s 4. Miguel Molina Audi 1m21.535s + 0.372s 5. Paul di Resta Mercedes 1m21.537s + 0.374s 6. Mattias Ekstrom Audi 1m21.805s + 0.642s 7. Alexandre Premat Audi 1m21.823s + 0.660s 8. Bruno Spengler Mercedes 1m21.826s + 0.663s 9. Ralf Schumacher Mercedes 1m21.998s + 0.835s 10. Mike Rockenfeller Audi 1m22.017s + 0.854s 11. Oliver Jarvis Audi 1m22.097s + 0.934s 12. Maro Engel Mercedes 1m22.125s + 0.962s 13. Markus Winkelhock Audi 1m22.174s + 1.011s 14. Jamie Green Mercedes 1m22.182s + 1.019s 15. David Coulthard Mercedes 1m22.187s + 1.024s 16. Susie Stoddart Mercedes 1m22.650s + 1.487s 17. Cong Fu Cheng Mercedes 1m22.947s + 1.784s 18. Katherine Legge Audi 1m23.667s + 2.504s
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