Mercedes-AMG ace Maro Engel secures pole position at the Sachsenring

Mercedes-AMG veteran Maro Engel has secured pole position for the second DTM race at the Sachsenring. Driving the WINWARD Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, he set a commanding fastest lap time of 1:26.307 minutes. This result sees Engel close the gap on championship leader Thomas Preining.

Ricardo Feller takes second place on the grid in the Manthey Porsche. The Porsche works driver was 0.448 seconds behind Engel.

Jules Gounon completes the top three in the second WINWARD Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3.

Qualifying took place on a wet track following heavy rain showers, meaning the teams and drivers had to adapt to completely new conditions. During the course of qualifying, some drivers switched to slicks quite early on the drying track, but this proved to be a mistake and the teams switched back to wet tyres. However, despite the extremely difficult conditions, qualifying passed without incident and all drivers stayed on the track.

DTM Sachsenring Qualifying 2 results (Top 10):

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

2. Ricardo Feller – Manthey – Porsche 911 GT3 R

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

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

5. Bastian Buus – Land-Motorsport – Porsche 911 GT3 R

6. Thomas Preining – Manthey – Porsche 911 GT3 R

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

8. Mirko Bortolotti – Grasser Racing Team – Lamborghini Temerario GT3

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

10. Luca Engstler – ABT Sportsline – Lamborghini Temerario GT3