Spengler takes Lausitz pole
Bruno Spengler took his second pole position of the season as Mercedes filled the top five places in qualifying at Lausitz
The Canadian will share the front row with Mika Hakkinen, while Paul di Resta's third place prevented the 2007-specification Mercedes from locking out the front two rows of the grid.
Bernd Schneider and Jamie Green completed the top five, while Alexandre Premat was the only Audi driver to get through to the third and final section of qualifying.
The Frenchman was sixth fastest ahead of Alexandros Margaritis and Daniel La Rosa, who shone in their 2006-spec Mercedes, while their teammate Gary Paffett could only qualify in 13th place.
Mattias Ekstrom was the highest-placed 2007-spec Audi in ninth place, just ahead of his teammates Timo Scheider and Martin Tomczyk, while Adam Carroll was close behind all three in his two-year-old Audi.
Carroll's late effort to get into the second section of qualifying ended the hopes of Mike Rockenfeller repeating his Oschersleben performance, and the German driver will start Sunday's race from 15th on the grid.
Pos Driver Make Time 1. Bruno Spengler Mercedes 1:18.408 2. Mika Hakkinen Mercedes 1:18.521 + 0.113 3. Paul Di Resta Mercedes 1:18.660 + 0.252 4. Bernd Schneider Mercedes 1:18.730 + 0.322 5. Jamie Green Mercedes 1:18.985 + 0.577 6. Alexandre Premat Audi 1:19.032 + 0.624 7. A.Margaritis Mercedes 1:19.263 + 0.855 8. Daniel La Rosa Mercedes 1:19.370 + 0.962 9. Mattias Ekstrom Audi 1:19.303 + 0.895 10. Timo Scheider Audi 1:19.431 + 1.023 11. Martin Tomczyk Audi 1:19.444 + 1.036 12. Adam Carroll Audi 1:19.543 + 1.135 13. Gary Paffett Mercedes 1:19.553 + 1.145 14. Mathias Lauda Mercedes 1:19.701 + 1.293 15. M.Rockenfeller Audi 1:19.813 + 1.405 16. Lucas Luhr Audi 1:19.875 + 1.467 17. Susie Stoddart Mercedes 1:19.903 + 1.495 18. Christian Abt Audi 1:19.926 + 1.518 19. M.Winkelhock Audi 1:19.972 + 1.564 20. Vanina Ickx Audi 1:20.840 + 2.432
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