Saturday, August 29, 2015

DTM: Jamie Green third fastest in Moscow Raceway qualifying 1


By Tarek Ramchani

Jamie Green qualified in a strong third place in the first DTM qualifying session at the Moscow Raceway. Unlike in the second practice session earlier today, weather and track conditions were perfect.

Jamie Green (Audi Sport Team Rosberg) set a personal best time of 1:28.985. The British driver was right behind BMW's Marco Wittmann and Mercedes-Benz's Pascal Wehrlein.

Mattias Ekström (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline) was sixth fastest. The Swedish ace set at personal best time of 1:29.085.


Miguel Molina (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline) was eighth fastest. Nico Mueller (Audi Sport Team Rosberg) was tenth.

The other Audi drivers were outside the top-ten overall. Adrien Tambay (Audi Sport Team Abt) was eleventh. Edoardo Mortara (Audi Sport Team Abt) was twelfth.Mike Rockenfeller (Audi Sport Team Phoenix) was fourteenth. New comer Antonio Giovinazzi (Audi Sport team Phoenix) was ninteenth.

The first race will follow next. A 40-minute + 1 lap race without mandatory pit-stop.

Photo credit: Audi Media