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DTM - Hockenheim: Come on Andy Priaulx.... The Brit goes around and takes fourth. That will put him in Q4 for the first time in his DTM career.
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DTM - Hockenheim: Astonishing! Timo Glock goes fastest, having pulled three tenths out of nowhere in the final sector. He's certain to make Q4 for the first time with that.
DTM - Hockenheim: Priaulx's first lap puts him fifth, and he has another opportunity to make Q4 as he crosses the line with 40s remaining.
DTM - Hockenheim: Wittmann makes it interesting by climbing to fourth on his opening lap, and Tambay can't match him as he goes fifth.
Even he is quickly deposed by Ekstrom, who now holds P5.
Farfus is now back to ninth, with Priaulx repeating his Q2 trick of staying in the garage as long as possible.
Even he is quickly deposed by Ekstrom, who now holds P5.
Farfus is now back to ninth, with Priaulx repeating his Q2 trick of staying in the garage as long as possible.
DTM - Hockenheim: Nice lap from Miguel Molina, who pops up into second with three minutes to go. Molina was on pole here two years ago, you may remember...
His tenure in second doesn't last long as Werner - the practice pace-setter - takes the spot. Rockenfeller is the other man currently in a Q4 spot.
His tenure in second doesn't last long as Werner - the practice pace-setter - takes the spot. Rockenfeller is the other man currently in a Q4 spot.
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DTM _- Hockenheim: Spengler goes fastest, his 1m33.468s lap knocking Glock off the top spot.
If Glock qualifies better than eighth, it will be a new career best and represent real progress after he made Q3 for the first time at Zandvoort a few weeks ago.
If Glock qualifies better than eighth, it will be a new career best and represent real progress after he made Q3 for the first time at Zandvoort a few weeks ago.
Green flag
DTM - Hockenheim: Q3 is now underway. Ten minutes again, but this time only the top four progress to the single-lap pole shoot-out.
DTM - Hockenheim: Mattias Ekstrom, incidentally, popped up into P1 late on in Q2, showing renewed vigour after his Bathurst outing (sharing a Triple Eight Holden with Priaulx).
DTM - Hockenheim: So for the third race in a row (barring any post-qualifying penalties), there will be no Mercedes starting inside the top 10.
Checkered flag
DTM - Hockenheim: Chequered flag is out at the end of Q2. Eliminated are: 11 Tomczyk; 12 Wickens; 13 Scheider; 14 Albuquerque; 15 Wehrlein; 16 Paffett.
Tomczyk and Albuquerque both had good attempts to improve after the chequered flag had gone out, but fell short.
Tomczyk and Albuquerque both had good attempts to improve after the chequered flag had gone out, but fell short.
DTM - Hockenheim: Sensational lap from Priaulx as he goes second on his first flyer of the session!
That should easily put him into Q2. He's a changed man since that brilliant run at Bathurst last weekend!
Ironically, that lap knocks RMG team-mate Martin Tomczyk out of the Q3 positions.
That should easily put him into Q2. He's a changed man since that brilliant run at Bathurst last weekend!
Ironically, that lap knocks RMG team-mate Martin Tomczyk out of the Q3 positions.
DTM - Hockenheim: Three minutes left of Q2 and in the drop zone are: 11 Wickens; 12 Scheider; 13 Albuquerque; 14 Wehrlein; 15 Paffett; 16 Priaulx.
Priaulx, incidentally, is yet to set a lap time.
Priaulx, incidentally, is yet to set a lap time.
DTM - Hockenheim: The TV cameras just panned into the Mercedes garage, revealing ex-F1 team boss Eddie Jordan with Mark Blundell and Paffett's best friend Ty Gardener.
DTM - Hockenheim: It's a BMW 1-2-3 at the moment with Spengler ahead of Farfus and Wittmann. There are no Brits in the top-10 though, with Paffett 14th and Priaulx 16th.
DTM - Hockenheim: Remember how we mentioned that exceeding track limits at Turn 1 could be a major problem?
Here's a look at the number of times it's happened in qualifying so far... and this is a scrolling screen. This doesn't even scratch the surface...
Green flag
DTM - Hockenheim: Q2 is now underway. Ten minutes this time, with the top 10 making it into Q3.
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DTM - Hockenheim: Joey Hand says, after qualifying last: "The car is really loose and really tough for me to drive. I have no idea why. It was really tough."
DTM - Hockenheim: Q1 ends with Tambay quickest.
Eliminated are: 17 Juncadella; 18 Mortara; 19 Green; 20 Vietoris; 21 Merhi; 22 Hand.
Eliminated are: 17 Juncadella; 18 Mortara; 19 Green; 20 Vietoris; 21 Merhi; 22 Hand.
DTM - Hockenheim: Drama right at the end of Q1 as Juncadella pulls a blinder out of the hat to climb from 22nd to 17th and knock Jamie Green out of contention....
Juncadella is then eliminated himself as Wehrlein goes sixth. What a final minute!
Juncadella is then eliminated himself as Wehrlein goes sixth. What a final minute!
DTM - Hockenheim: And as we say that, up he pops into sixth. That pushed Mortara back into the drop zone with a minute to go.
DTM - Hockenheim: Two minutes to go in Q1 and still Farfus has not set a time that will get him into Q2. It would be a huge shock if the man second in the points does not progress...
DTM - Hockenheim: Halfway through Q1 and it's Tambay leading from Andy Priaulx
In the drop zone are: 17: Wehrlein; 18 Farfus; 19 Hand; 20 Merhi; 21 Juncadella; 22 Werner.
In the drop zone are: 17: Wehrlein; 18 Farfus; 19 Hand; 20 Merhi; 21 Juncadella; 22 Werner.
Checkered flag
FR3.5 - Barcelona - result: 1 Magnussen; 2 Stevens; 3 Vandoorne; 4 da Costa; 5 Buller; 6 Amberg; 7 Laine; 8 Move; 9 Fantin; 10 Webb.
Trophy
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Kevin Magnussen takes the race win and the 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 championship.
Stevens pushed him all the way to the flag and takes a well deserved second, with Vandoorne third and powerless to stop Magnussen lifting the crown.
Stevens pushed him all the way to the flag and takes a well deserved second, with Vandoorne third and powerless to stop Magnussen lifting the crown.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Stevens won't let Magnussen off easily today. He's still in his mirrors as they start the final lap, and the gap is 0.8s.
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DTM - Hockenheim: Tambay improves his session-leading time by a tenth, but it lasts just a minute as Marco Wittmann goes P1.
Wittmann's time is swiftly removed as he's judged to have exceeded track limits at Turn 1 that time around.
We can see that being quite a problem this afternoon.
Wittmann's time is swiftly removed as he's judged to have exceeded track limits at Turn 1 that time around.
We can see that being quite a problem this afternoon.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Buller blocks da Costa on the backstraight, and the Red Bull junior locks up. Buller then runs wide at Turn 10, allowing da Costa to slip through into fourth.
Further back, Martsenko slams into Zanella at the same place, leading to a shake-up at the tail end of the points.
Further back, Martsenko slams into Zanella at the same place, leading to a shake-up at the tail end of the points.
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DTM - Hockenheim: Augusto Farfus is the first man to post a time in 1m34.567s, but he's swiftly knocked off the top spot by Adrien Tambay's 1m43.167s.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Sorensen and Melker have been called to report to the stewards after the race regarding their first lap collision.
Magnussen and Stevens are matching each other out front, so the gap is still 1.0s.
Magnussen and Stevens are matching each other out front, so the gap is still 1.0s.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Heart-in-mouth stuff as Magnussen locks up at Turn 10, costing him nearly 2 seconds. He now leads Stevens by 1.0s with just under 5min remaining.
Green flag
DTM - Hockenheim: We're off. Q1 is 16 minutes long with the top 16 making it into Q2 and positions 17-22 being set.
DTM - Hockenheim: Qualifying is due to start in three minutes.
Mike Rockenfeller - the new champion - is sat at the end of the pitlane waiting to go.
Mike Rockenfeller - the new champion - is sat at the end of the pitlane waiting to go.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Buller is feeling the pressure from da Costa. He locks up into Turn 10 at the end of the backstraight, then runs wide at Turn 12 but just about holds onto the place. Da Costa is moving around in his mirrors as much as he can looking for a way through.
For those on Magnussen-watch, his lead is 2.4s with 7 mins to go.
For those on Magnussen-watch, his lead is 2.4s with 7 mins to go.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Magnussen continues to ease away out front, doing more than enough to secure the title today if things stay as they are.
Further back, da Costa has come alive and is now right on Buller's tail for fourth.
Further back, da Costa has come alive and is now right on Buller's tail for fourth.
Breaking news
DTM - Hockenheim: Don't forget you can watch live video coverage of the qualifying session live on AUTOSPORT by clicking right here.
Dirk Werner set the pace in practice in his Schnitzer BMW, and you can read more of that in our practice report:
Werner quickest for BMW in practice
Dirk Werner set the pace in practice in his Schnitzer BMW, and you can read more of that in our practice report:
Werner quickest for BMW in practice
European F3 - Hockenheim: It turns out Kevin Korjus's early exit from race one was down to a damaged rear rose joint.
The Estonian says he took a delicate hit at the rear - so delicate he didn't even feel it - which did the damage with just a lap gone.
He'd made it up to sixth by that point, and he's confident of a similar performance later.
The Estonian says he took a delicate hit at the rear - so delicate he didn't even feel it - which did the damage with just a lap gone.
He'd made it up to sixth by that point, and he's confident of a similar performance later.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: 15 minutes to go and Magnussen appears to have Stevens back under control. A fastest lap from the McLaren junior takes his lead to 2s.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Sirotkin has done a good job so far to run fifth, easily dealing with da Costa behind him. But the Russian's rear wing is broken, and he's forced to pit.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Magnussen has responded to Stevens' charge and extended the gap by 0.1 with his best lap of the race so far. Crucially, Vandoorne is now five seconds off the lead.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Stevens takes 0.4 out of Magnussen that lap, the lead is down to 1.2s
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