Jules Gounon secures Mercedes-AMG pole at the DTM at the Nürburgring

Jules Gounon has secured pole position for the second DTM race at the Nürburgring. The Frenchman, who lives in Andorra, completed a lap of the circuit in the WINWARD Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 in 1:25.062 minutes.

Second place went to Ben Dörr in the McLaren of his family’s racing team. Dörr was 0.113 seconds behind Gounon in the Mann-Filter Mamba.

Yesterday’s winner, Matteo Cairoli, rounds out the top three in the Emil Frey Racing Ferrari 296 GT3.

DTM Nürburgring Qualifying 2 results (Top 10):

1. Jules Gounon – WINWARD Racing – Mercedes-AMG GT3

2. Ben Dörr – Dörr Motorsport – McLaren 720S GT3

3. Matteo Cairoli – Emil Frey Racing – Ferrari 296 GT3

4. Nicki Thiim – Comtoyou Racing – Aston Martin Vantage GT3

5. Maro Engel – WINWARD Racing – Mercedes-AMG GT3

6. Marco Wittmann – Schubert Motorsport – BMW M4 GT3

7. Lucas Auer – Landgraf Motorsport – Mercedes-AMG GT3

8. Thomas Preining – Manthey Racing – Porsche 911 GT3 R

9. Kelvin van der Linde – Schubert Motorsport – BMW M4 GT3

10. Arjun Maini – Haupt Racing Team – Ford Mustang GT3

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