Paul di Resta heads Mercedes 1-2 in first Norisring practice

Paul di Resta headed a Mercedes 1-2 in the first practice session of the DTM weekend at the Norisring with manufacturer colleague Edoardo Mortara a mere 0.064 seconds behind.

The session was held in mixed conditions with both rain and sunshine as René Rast got Audi into the top three, a further 0.050 seconds behind in his Audi RS 5 DTM.

Philipp Eng headed three BMWs, occupying positions four to six, with BMW Team RMG driver Marco Wittmann in fifth and team-mate Augusto Farfus Jr in sixth.

Lucas Auer occupied position seven for Mercedes with Daniel Juncadella rounding off the top eight for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus.

The session was red-flagged once due to debris on track.