Race 2: Lapierre again

Nicolas Lapierre continued his fine run at Hockenheim to claim victory in race two and secure third spot in the final championship standings

Lapierre trailed polesitter Adrian Sutil at the start, but when the ASM newcomer lost drive he inherited the lead. The slowing Sutil almost allowed team-mate Jamie Green to slip through into the lead, but Lapierre fended off the champion-elect and stretched out a comfortable advantage.

Green brought the lead down to under a second in the closing stages, but Lapierre was never under threat and the Signature Plus driver was delighted to claim his first back-to-back win.

Prema rookie Roberto Streit put Green under pressure through the middle of the race, but could not sustain the pace. Still, third place was a solid way to end the season. Alex Premat was fourth to ensure an ASM one-two in the series, while Alex Margaritis had a good run to fifth.

The best scrap was for sixth between Lewis Hamilton, Robert Kubica and Nico Rosberg - who drove a charging race to fight back after almost stalling at the start. Hamilton eventually prevailed in the three-way tussle after some fantastic wheel-to-wheel driving that was hard and fair despite the questionable showing of the black and white flag to Hamilton and Kubica for their tactics.




Nicolas Lapierre Dallara-Opel
Jamie Green Dallara-Mercedes
Roberto Streit Dallara-Opel
Alexandre Premat Dallara-Mercedes
Alexandros Margaritis Dallara-Opel
Lewis Hamilton Dallara-Mercedes
Robert Kubica Dallara-Mercedes
Nico Rosberg Dallara-Opel

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