Ralf Schumacher will continue to race for Mercedes-Benz in the 2012 DTM season. Schumacher has been competing in the world’s most popular touring car championship since 2008, and next year will be his fifth in the series. This season saw him score his first two podium finishes – in the opening race at Hockenheim and DTM’s return race at the Austrian circuit of Spielberg.
Second place for Ralf Schumacher (Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Class) made him the best-placed Mercedes-Benz driver at the third round of the season in Spielberg. After his third place at the season opener in Hockenheim, it was Schumacher’s second podium finish in the DTM.
Ralf Schumacher (Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Class) will start the third round of the 2011 DTM season on Sunday in Spielberg as the best-placed Mercedes-Benz driver in P3. Schumacher posted a time of 1:40.587 in the single lap session at the end of a rain-soaked qualifying session. With a lap of 1:38.685, Maro Engel (GQ AMG Mercedes C-Class) secured the sixth-best time in the second part of qualifying and missed out on top 4 qualifying by just 25 thousandths of a second.
Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Class) crossed the finish line in the second race of the DTM season at Zandvoort as best-performing Mercedes-Benz driver in second place and 1.4 seconds behind winner Mike Rockenfeller (Audi). This was the second podium of the 2011 season for Spengler after his victory in the opening race and the 24th of his DTM career.
Mercedes-Benz driver Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Class) will start the second race of the 2011 DTM season from pole position on Sunday. The race starts at 14:00 CET and will be shown live on the German channel ARD (available via Astra and Eutelsat). Spengler, victor of the season opener at Hockenheim, posted a lap time of 1:31.805 minutes during the top four shoot-out at the end of qualifying. It is the ninth pole of his DTM career and the fourth for Mercedes-Benz at the Zandvoort circuit. Furthermore, this will be the 107th time in DTM history that a Mercedes-Benz driver has started from pole position.