A1-Ring race 2: Wirdheim wins

Wirdheim managed to steer clear of trouble, despite two safety car periods which allowed second placed Stefan Mucke the opportunity to try and grab the lead at the restarts. Despite Mucke's efforts, he finished a second in arrears by the end, just ahead of Frank Diefenbacher.

The latter regained the ground he lost yesterday to BSR team mate Toshihiro Kaneishi, and the Japanese driver's sixth placed finish today means they go to the Hockenheim finale locked together on 172 points.

Kaneishi had looked set for fourth place, but a well executed move by Britain's Gary Paffett caused him to lose momentum and allowed Joao Paulo de Oliveira past too. Paffett had stormed his way up to fourth from eighth on the grid, and pulled off some stunning passing manoeuvres - most notably on Kousuke Matsuura at the Niki Lauda Kurve.

Bjorn Wirdheim, Prema PowerTeam Dallara-Opel, 17 laps
Stefan Mucke, Mucke Motorsport Dallara-Opel, +1.0s
Frank Diefenbacher, Bertram Schafer Racing Dallara-Toyota, +1.4s
Gary Paffett, Team Rosberg Dallara-Opel, +1.7s
Joao Paulo de Oliviera, Swiss Tony Racing Team Dallara-Opel, +2.8s
Toshiro Kaneishi, Bertram Schafer Racing Dallara-Opel, +4.3s

Kaneishi, 172
Diefenbacher, 172
Kaffer, 153
Mucke, 145
Winkelhock, 121
de Oliveira, 98