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Scheider on pole again

He did it again. For the second season round of the DTM at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Timo Scheider is on pole once again. In cool temperatures just below ten degrees, he was the fastest driver to lap the 3.696 kilometres long track. 

With his Audi A4 DTM, he set a fastest lap time of 1.21.146 minutes. "The run we have is incredible, it is hard to find words to describe it", the 29-year old said overjoyed. Audi's motorsport director Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich was also very happy, as second, third and fourth place on the grid for the race on Sunday were also taken up by Audi drivers. Dane, Tom Kristensen, was second fastest in qualifying, 0.132 seconds down. German driver Martin Tomczyk in third place was followed by Oliver Jarvis who showed a surprising performance again, becoming fastest driver with a year-old car in fourth place. In the season opener at Hockenheim, the DTM rookie had already been fastest driver with a year-old car in eighth place on the grid. The Audi quartet was followed by Canadian Bruno Spengler as the fastest Mercedes-Benz driver.

For the man to beat, Audi's Timo Scheider, qualifying started with a terrifying moment. During his first attempt, he was too harsh running over the kerbstones and the bonnet of his Audi A4 DTM came loose as a result. His pit crew managed to repair his car in time. Scheider made it into the next qualifying heat and eventually claimed the fourth pole of his DTM career. Reigning DTM champion, Mattias Ekström from Sweden, will be starting eighth into the race on Sunday (ARD from 13.45 h live). The two Mercedes-Benz drivers Paul di Resta (SCO) and Jamie Green (GB) will be lining up in front of him.

Ralf Schumacher (Mercedes-Benz) was very happy with his second outing in the DTM. During the season opener, he missed out on making into the second qualifying heat by 88 thousandths of a second. Today, things were getting better. With a tiny margin of 48 thousandths of a second over his fellow Mercedes-Benz driver Maro Engel, he moved up into the second heat and eventually came out 13th. "I am satisfied, I have reached my personal goal", Schumacher said.

After Audi driver Alexandre Prémat spun and hit the barrier, the second heat was red-flagged just before the end. In accordance with the regulations, the remaining 14 drivers were also allowed to take part into the final heat. Only Prémat was sidelined after his accident and will be starting from 14th place on Sunday.

Timo Scheider commented after qualifying: "Second race weekend, second pole - it is just unbelievable. So far, it is running impeccably here at Oschersleben. Being fastest in every session is just a great feeling. On Sunday, I will do everything to claim my maiden victory."

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