Hockenheim DTM: Muller grabs maiden pole for season opener
Nico Muller scored the first DTM pole of his career, beating the field two tenths with a late flyer, for the opening race of the 2016 season at Hockenheim.
Photo by: Audi Communications Motorsport
The Swiss driver, who is spending his third year in the series, took the lead from fellow Audi driver Edoardo Mortara in the dying minutes of the session.
The Italian secured the front row spot by just 0.004s and 0.005s over top Mercedes driver Robert Wickens, the leader for most of the qualifying, and Jamie Green (Audi).
Mike Rockenfeller brought a fourth Audi into the top five, ahead of Mercedes duo Christian Vietoris and Paul di Resta in sixth and seventh.
Miguel Molina (Audi) was eighth, followed by Mattias Ekstrom (Audi) and Marco Wittmann, the 2014 champion ending the session as top BMW, almost four tenths off the pace.
Full results
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nico Muller |
Audi | 1:33.876 |
| 2 |  Edoardo Mortara |
Audi | 1:34.101 |
| 3 |  Robert Wickens |
Mercedes | 1:34.105 |
| 4 |  Jamie Green |
Audi | 1:34.106 |
| 5 |  Mike Rockenfeller |
Audi | 1:34.131 |
| 6 | Christian Vietoris |
Mercedes | 1:34.149 |
| 7 | Paul Di Resta |
Mercedes | 1:34.157 |
| 8 |  Miguel Molina |
Audi | 1:34.206 |
| 9 |  Mattias Ekstrom |
Audi | 1:34.209 |
| 10 | Marco Wittmann |
BMW | 1:34.266 |
| 11 | Gary Paffett |
Mercedes | 1:34.302 |
| 12 |  Esteban Ocon |
Mercedes | 1:34.327 |
| 13 | Bruno Spengler |
BMW | 1:34.333 |
| 14 | Daniel Juncadella |
Mercedes | 1:34.338 |
| 15 |  Augusto Farfus |
BMW | 1:34.350 |
| 16 | Timo Glock |
BMW | 1:34.357 |
| 17 | Tom Blomqvist |
BMW | 1:34.369 |
| 18 | Timo Scheider |
Audi | 1:34.491 |
| 19 | Maximilian Gotz |
Mercedes | 1:34.548 |
| 20 |  Antonio Felix da Costa |
BMW | 1:34.607 |
| 21 |  Maxime Martin |
BMW | 1:34.703 |
| 22 | Martin Tomczyk |
BMW | 1:34.705 |
| 23 | Adrien Tambay |
Audi | 1:34.784 |
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