Timo Scheider tops second DTM practice at Hockenheim
Timo Scheider went quickest in second practice for this weekend's DTM season finale at Hockenheim, the Abt Audi driver jumping to the head of the timesheets with a lap in the final minute of the session
Scheider had run strongly throughout the 90-minute session, and eventually delivered a benchmark time of 1m32.682s to knock the Phoenix Audi of new champion Martin Tomczyk off the top spot by 0.033s.
Times had improved significantly since the beginning of the session, with track temperatures improving from 2 degrees at the start to 4.4 by the end, and this meant that nearly every driver set their best lap during their last run.
Mattias Ekstrom, the championship's in-form driver following three wins and a second place in the last four races, was third quickest with his Abt team-mates Miguel Molina and Oliver Jarvis behind him.
Christian Vietoris was the best Mercedes driver, the German taking his old-spec Persson car to sixth, ahead of HWA's Jamie Green in a newer C-class.
The top 10 was completed by Edoardo Mortara (Rosberg Audi), Mike Rockenfeller (Abt) and Bruno Spengler (HWA).
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Timo Scheider Abt Audi 1m32.682s 2. Martin Tomczyk Phoenix Audi 1m32.715s + 0.033s 3. Mattias Ekstrom Abt Audi 1m32.862s + 0.180s 4. Miguel Molina Abt Audi 1m32.882s + 0.200s 5. Oliver Jarvis Abt Audi 1m32.891s + 0.209s 6. Christian Vietoris Persson Mercedes 1m32.897s + 0.215s 7. Jamie Green HWA Mercedes 1m32.903s + 0.221s 8. Edoardo Mortara Rosberg Audi 1m33.029s + 0.347s 9. Mike Rockenfeller Abt Audi 1m33.128s + 0.446s 10. Bruno Spengler HWA Mercedes 1m33.130s + 0.448s 11. Gary Paffett HWA Mercedes 1m33.171s + 0.489s 12. Filipe Albuquerque Rosberg Audi 1m33.199s + 0.517s 13. Maro Engel Mucke Mercedes 1m33.282s + 0.600s 14. Ralf Schumacher HWA Mercedes 1m33.326s + 0.644s 15. Renger van der Zande Persson Mercedes 1m33.362s + 0.680s 16. David Coulthard Mucke Mercedes 1m33.488s + 0.806s 17. Rahel Frey Phoenix Audi 1m33.640s + 0.958s 18. Susie Wolff Persson Mercedes 1m33.676s + 0.994s
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