[DTM] Race 9 - Dijon-Prenois (FRA), 11th Oct 2009

[Hazard]

Time for the DTM in France.

Practice

Pos	Driver	No	Team	Car	Time
1	Tom Kristensen	2	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM	1:10.500
2	Mattias Ekstrom	5	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM	1:10.659
3	Timo Scheider	1	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM	1:10.778
4	Oliver Jarvis	15	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi A4 DTM	1:10.862
5	Markus Winkelhock	12	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi A4 DTM	1:11.058
6	Maro Engel	16	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	1:11.132
7	Gary Paffett	10	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	1:11.278
8	Mathias Lauda	17	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	1:11.656
9	Alexandre Prémat	14	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi A4 DTM	1:11.676
10	Katherine Legge	21	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM	1:11.735
11	Ralf Schumacher	4	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	1:11.743
12	Paul di Resta	3	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	1:11.755
13	Jamie Green	7	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	1:11.976
14	Susie Stoddart	8	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	1:12.081
15	Mike Rockenfeller	11	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi A4 DTM	1:12.095
16	Bruno Spengler	9	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	1:12.120
17	Martin Tomczyk	6	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM	1:12.395
18	Tomas Kostka	20	Futurecom-TME	Audi A4 DTM	1:12.916
19	Christian Bakkerud	18	Futurecom-TME	Audi A4 DTM	1:13.971
20	Johannes Seidlitz	19	Futurecom-TME	Audi A4 DTM	1:15.950

[FIRE]

Not a good qualifying for Scheider....

[Last2LiftOff]

That's convenient.

[helgi]

It's going to be a storming start. And a slaughterhouse at the very begining. Don't expect lots of cars at the finish.

[Last2LiftOff]

DTM Drivers' classification 2009

1  Scheider 53
2  Ekström 41 
3  Paffett 39  
4  Tomczyk 33  
5  Spengler 33 
6  Di Resta 31  
7  Kristensen 21  
8  Green 18 
9  Jarvis 15  
10 Winkelhock 10 
11 Engel 8 
12 Schumacher 5 
13 Rockenfeller 4 
14 Prémat 1

[helgi]

Oh, Ralf has a slight chance to beat Maro in final classification. Come on!

[Hazard]

Grid

1 - Bruno Spengler (9) - HWA Mercedes - Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse - 1:19.914


2 - Paul di Resta (3) - HWA Mercedes - Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse - 1:20.446


3 - Tom Kristensen (2) - Audi Sport Team Abt - Audi A4 DTM - 1:20.908


4 - Mattias Ekstrom (5) - Audi Sport Team Abt - Audi A4 DTM - 1:21.149


5 - Maro Engel (16) - HWA Mercedes - Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse - 1:21.666


6 - Ralf Schumacher (4) - HWA Mercedes - Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse - 1:21.768


7 - Jamie Green (7) - HWA Mercedes - Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse - 1:22.152


8 - Gary Paffett (10) - HWA Mercedes - Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse - 1:22.312


9 - Martin Tomczyk (6) - Audi Sport Team Abt - Audi A4 DTM - 1:10.224


10 - Oliver Jarvis (15) - Audi Sport Team Phoenix - Audi A4 DTM - 1:10.240


11 - Mathias Lauda (17) - HWA Mercedes - Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse - 1:10.252


12 - Alexandre Prémat (14) - Audi Sport Team Phoenix - Audi A4 DTM - 1:10.371


13 - Susie Stoddart (8) - HWA Mercedes - Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse - 1:10.477


14 - Markus Winkelhock (12) - Audi Sport Team Rosberg - Audi A4 DTM - 1:10.564


15 - Mike Rockenfeller (11) - Audi Sport Team Rosberg - Audi A4 DTM - 1:10.998


16 - Timo Scheider (1) - Audi Sport Team Abt - Audi A4 DTM - 1:11.195


17 - Katherine Legge (21) - Audi Sport Team Abt - Audi A4 DTM - 1:11.702


18 - Tomas Kostka (20) - Futurecom-TME - Audi A4 DTM - 1:12.140


19 - Johannes Seidlitz (19) - Futurecom-TME - Audi A4 DTM - 1:12.767


20 - Christian Bakkerud (18) - Futurecom-TME - Audi A4 DTM - No Time

[Last2LiftOff]

Classement Rates

Audi A4 '09 1050
C-Klasse '09 1050
Audi A4 '08 1040
C-Klasse '08 1020
Audi A4 '07 1020

[Last2LiftOff]

That's a cool track,

(Er...DTM, who cares what their fastest lap was, what was the last lap!)

[Dead-Eye]

What a farce...good thing Kristensen is leaving, the DTM doesn't deserve a driver of that level.

[Hazard]

Audi's race ruined by tyre punctures, Scheider survives to at least finish 6th - Lauda stole 8th at the line!

Mercedes 1-2-3-4-5! Amazing for them.

Championship standings:
1. Scheider - 56 points
2. Paffett - 49 points
3. Ekstrom - 41 points

Who said Mercedes challenge was over!

Pos	Driver	No	Team	Car	Time
1	Gary Paffett	10	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	1:04:38.472
2	Paul di Resta	3	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	0.834
3	Bruno Spengler	9	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	1.055
4	Jamie Green	7	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	1.308
5	Ralf Schumacher	4	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	1.807
6	Timo Scheider	1	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM	2.239
7	Martin Tomczyk	6	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM	3.26
8	Mathias Lauda	17	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	4.021
9	Mattias Ekstrom	5	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM	4.577
10	Markus Winkelhock	12	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi A4 DTM	4.988
11	Alexandre Prémat	14	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi A4 DTM	5.228
12	Maro Engel	16	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	5.938
13	Mike Rockenfeller	11	Audi Sport Team Rosberg	Audi A4 DTM	8.158
14	Susie Stoddart	8	HWA Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse	9.715
15	Oliver Jarvis	15	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi A4 DTM	1 lap
16	Katherine Legge	21	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM	1 lap
17	Tomas Kostka	20	Futurecom-TME	Audi A4 DTM	1 lap
18	Tom Kristensen	2	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM	4 laps
19	Christian Bakkerud	18	Futurecom-TME	Audi A4 DTM	42 laps
20	Johannes Seidlitz	19	Futurecom-TME	Audi A4 DTM	43 laps

[Last2LiftOff]

Apparently Tom agrees with you Dead Eye.

What was the black flag for? (leaving the track), what a bathroom break?

[Dead-Eye]

Apparently he went straight in the middle sector after his puncture, to avoid holding up the four cars fighting behind him (Green, Spengler, Ralf, Scheider).

[Bernard Bram]

They should put some concrete walls right next to the white line at this track. Besides the stupid black flag quite an entertaining race.

[Hazard]

Didn't understand the Kristensen penalty. Never saw the black flag, and was listening in German, which isn't in my top 100 languages - but having heard what happened, can understand his 'protest'.

[werner]

@ punctures: !!! They warned before the race for punctures. Typically they were all for Audi. Also interesting was that Mercedes warned their drivers to watch their front-left tyre, while the Audidrivers had problems (to put it mildly) with their rears.

Anyway, Tyremanagement is a part of racing. And they did not do well at Audi obviously. Given the problems of Schneider after 21 laps, you would suggest that the Audidrivers made sure that they had stints of less than 20 laps, and be a bit more easy on them when possible.

@ Kristensen: He was a bit crossed, and although I can imagine that, it was childisch nontheless. He had to do what he did for safetyreasons, but when you cut of the track like that, that is the penalty. Dammed if you do, dammed if you don't. But, why bother anyway, it was not like he had any chance anymore.

@ racinglines: Well, I think they have re-defined the definition of 'track'. Instead of being the tarmac between the white lines, it meant every bit of land between the barriers, whether covered with tarmac, concrete, grass, dirt or kerb. But exept a tiny bit of astroturf?! Well, when it is the same for everybody, it is not a big issue, although you could be conserned about the effects on safety.

@ Track: nice track! It looked like there was a decent attendance as well.

[helgi]

I don't think that decision to dsq Tom was made by ITR-DTM people. It was race director as I understood. So, let's say that Dijon doesn't deserve Tom to race at it. Wouldn't it be a rather stupid idea?

[Dead-Eye]

I believe DTM has a permanent race director, I could be wrong though.

[Yannick]

That race was a real beauty. I cannot remember when a DTM race last had so many tight fights for position going on at the same time. They even went three wide several times and this is a road course not an oval.

I guess Dijon Prenois has successfully showcased yesterday what is wrong with modern racetrack design: the modern ones have too many sharp corners and too many heavy breaking zones.

[Last2LiftOff]

I guess it's Mr. Paffett.

Rennen in Dijon

[Valenok]

Dijon is beatiful track, but as for me, it's too narrow, and, may be, it needs new asphalt