Lausitzring DTM: Wickens leads British trio in second qualifying
Mercedes driver Robert Wickens was fastest in second DTM qualifying at the Lausitzring, taking pole position by 0.024s over BMW's Tom Blomqvist.
Photo by: Alexander Trienitz
After a disappointing season opener at Hockenheim, which left him without a point, Wickens recovered with a second place in Saturday's race at Lausitz.
He carried his strong form into Sunday's qualifying as well, as the time of 1m16.299s he set after the chequered flag fell was enough to take his first pole of the season.
Wickens denied Blomqvist pole, the BMW driver taking the lead from Maxime Martin in the second half of the session.
He improved his benchmark even further, but ended up less than three hundredths short of Wickens' time.
Audi's Jamie Green was only three thousandths behind Blomqvist, as Mercedes driver Gary Paffett brought a third Briton into the top four.
Martin, who held provisional pole during the mid-session pitstops, couldn't improve in the second half and had to settle for fifth.
Audi trio Rene Rast, who scored his maiden DTM podium on Saturday, Nico Muller and Mattias Ekstrom took sixth, seventh and eighth respectively.
The top 10 was rounded out by BMW's Augusto Farfus and reigning champion Marco Wittmann.
Lucas Auer, who is leading the championship by 34 points, was only 15th, more than half a second off the pace.
Qualifying 2 results
| Cla | Driver | Car | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Robert Wickens |
Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | 1'16.299 | |
| 2 |  Tom Blomqvist |
BMW M4 DTM | 1'16.323 | 0.024 |
| 3 | Jamie Green |
Audi RS5 DTM | 1'16.326 | 0.027 |
| 4 | Gary Paffett |
Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | 1'16.368 | 0.069 |
| 5 |  Maxime Martin |
BMW M4 DTM | 1'16.379 | 0.080 |
| 6 |  René Rast |
Audi RS5 DTM | 1'16.406 | 0.107 |
| 7 |  Nico Müller |
Audi RS5 DTM | 1'16.409 | 0.110 |
| 8 |  Mattias Ekström |
Audi RS5 DTM | 1'16.441 | 0.142 |
| 9 |  Augusto Farfus |
BMW M4 DTM | 1'16.460 | 0.161 |
| 10 | Marco Wittmann |
BMW M4 DTM | 1'16.579 | 0.280 |
| 11 | Mike Rockenfeller |
Audi RS5 DTM | 1'16.651 | 0.352 |
| 12 | Bruno Spengler |
BMW M4 DTM | 1'16.662 | 0.363 |
| 13 | Timo Glock |
BMW M4 DTM | 1'16.704 | 0.405 |
| 14 |  Loic Duval |
Audi RS5 DTM | 1'16.710 | 0.411 |
| 15 |  Lucas Auer |
Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | 1'16.812 | 0.513 |
| 16 | Paul di Resta |
Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | 1'16.813 | 0.514 |
| 17 | Maro Engel |
Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | 1'16.889 | 0.590 |
| 18 |  Edoardo Mortara |
Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | 1'17.127 | 0.828 |
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