Jamie Green dominates 2011 DTM Hockenheim final race

Jamie Green dominates final race for the AMG Mercedes C-Class.

Fifth successive Mercedes-Benz victory in home race at Hockenheim.

Jamie Green (AMG Mercedes C-Class) won the 2011 DTM season finale at Hockenheim by 7.6 seconds from Martin Tomczyk (Audi) after starting from second place on the grid. It was Green’s seventh DTM victory and his second at Hockenheim. This was the 17th podium for the British driver, his sixth in a DTM race at Hockenheim and podium number 480 for a DTM driver at this track.

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2011 DTM Race in Valencia

2011 DTM Race in Valencia

Renger van der Zande and David Coulthard on second row of grid for first time

Renger van der Zande (stern AMG Mercedes C-Class) will begin the ninth race of the 2011 DTM season in Valencia on Sunday as the best-placed Mercedes-Benz driver in third position on the grid. The DTM rookie posted a 1:31.173 minutes in the shoot-out at the end of qualifying. Mattias Ekström (Audi / 1:30.608 minutes) will be on pole.

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DTM Oschersleben-Paffett best-placed C-Class driver

DTM at Oschersleben Gary Paffett best-placed C-Class driver.

Spengler – in second place and on course to take the championship lead – fails to finish.

Gary Paffett (THOMAS SABO AMG Mercedes C-Class) was the best-placed Mercedes-Benz driver on the day, taking fourth position in the eighth race of the season at Oschersleben. Following technical problems in qualifying, the British driver started 18th on the grid, moving up 14 places during the race.

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The new 2012 DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé

Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg

unveil DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Formula One drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg unveiled the new DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé for the 2012 DTM season at the IAA in Frankfurt, alongside Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management at Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars Division, and Norbert Haug, Vice-President, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport.

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2012 DTM New AMG Mercedes C-Coupé

The new 2012 DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé

Mercedes-Benz chose the IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt to present the new 2012 DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé. The new car is the successor to the AMG Mercedes C-Class, which scored 84 victories in 156 races to become the most successful vehicle in the 27-year history of the DTM. HWA AG began development, design and construction of the DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé in June 2010. The first chassis was assembled in June 2011, with the first vehicle completed in August.

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