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Three penalties after Barcelona qualifying

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Three drivers were penalised after the qualifying session for the ninth round of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in Spain. Tom Kristensen were dropped ten places on the grid and given a fine of 2.500 Euros because of an infringement in the pit lane. Kristensen overtook Gary Paffett in the pit lane and caused an, according to the stewards, avoidable collision. Instead of ninth, Kristensen will start 19th.

Paffett on the other hand was also penalised. The Brit will start from twelfth on the grid under appeal because of an infringement of the Parc Fermé rules.

After the incident in the pit lane involving Kristensen the technical scrutineers extended the Parc Fermé time for the ongoing inspection of the two cars. Seven minutes before the Parc Fermé was cleared, the mechanics of the Persson team started working on Paffett’s car.

Ralf Schumacher was another driver to get penalised for an infringement in the pit lane. The German passed Christijan Albers on the right-hand side in the pits, in the working lane for the teams. Because of this the German gets a fine of 1.000 Euros.