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Mercedes puts on a further five kilos for Race 2

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The qualifying session for Race 2 took place this afternoon at the Nürburgring, host of the seventh round of the 2016 DTM season, with Lucas Auer having been again the fastest man with a time of 1:22.728, scoring his second pole of the season.

The Austrian also set the best ideal lap for Mercedes AMG, with a time of 1:22.449. Marco Wittmann clocked the best ideal time for BMW Motorsport with 1:22.601, with Jamie Green being the best for Audi Sport with a theoretical time of 1:22.801.

These results place BMW Motorsport with a best ideal lap between 0.1% and 0.2% of Mercedes AMG’s lap, with Audi Sport over 0.2%. Thus, the Mercedes C63 DTMs gain 5 kg for Race 2, with a new base weight of 1,135 kg. The BMW M4 DTMs stay the same as yesterday at 1,117.5 kg. The Audi RS 5 DTMs lose 5 kg, with a new base weight of 1,110 kg.

The start of race 2 is scheduled for 15:13 CEST.