Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Class) - pole position (1:19.119):
“That was a great qualifying session! I’m very satisfied with my performance, especially as we had a difficult day yesterday and not everything went to plan. We improved steadily in qualifying, and Q4 was really good. My C-Class was just great. I must say a big thank to my team for their strategy of only posting one flying lap in Q3, meaning we had fresher tyres in Q4. I now hope to secure my second win of the season tomorrow.”
Jamie Green (AMG Mercedes C-Class) - second (1:19.524):
“Second on the grid is a good result. I made mistakes in the last two sectors, and that cost me time. Even so, starting from the front row means I have a great chance of winning the race tomorrow. This track seems to suit the C-Class perfectly, and I’m really satisfied with my car.”
Gary Paffett (THOMAS SABO AMG Mercedes C-Cass) - fifth (1:19.151):
“I could have done more in qualifying, but unfortunately I made a mistake on the first turn and lost time. I'm expecting a very close race, because the times in qualifying were very close. A lot will depend on getting the right strategy.”
Christian Vietoris (Junge Sterne AMG Mercedes C-Class) - tenth (1:19.234):
“I'm happy with my qualifying result - as the best driver of a one-year old car, I've reached my minimum target. However, it’a a bit annoying because I missed going into the third qualifying segment by only two tenths of a second. Now I would like to secure my first points in the race.”
Renger van der Zande (stern AMG Mercedes C-Class) - 13th (1:19.502):
“Qualifying was okay, though I was struggling with my car to some extent. I would ideally have liked to be closer to the front, but when I was on my hot lap, the track was a bit dirty in the final sector. That affected my time and I was unable to finish it off.”
Susie Stoddart (TV Spielfilm AMG Mercedes C-Class) - 14th (1:19.577):
“I’ve reached my goal in qualifying and made it into the second session - so I'm happy with my performance. In the race I would be happy to finish in the points like last year.”
David Coulthard (Deutsche Post AMG Mercedes C-Class) - 15th (1:19.737):
“15th place is not what I was hoping for. We had a few problems with tyres and balance that we unfortunately could not solve immediately. I hope things go better in the race.”
Maro Engel (GQ AMG Mercedes C-Class) - 16th (1:19.785):
“Unfortunately, I haven’t yet found the necessary grip. After second practice, I was hoping for more than 16th place on the grid, but you only score points on Sunday - so I will not give up.”
Ralf Schumacher (Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Class) - 17th (1:19.818):
“Things didn’t go right today. I haven’t yet got the feeling for the track. The C-Class is definitely good for more, as my team-mates have shown. it won't be easy from P17 on the grid, but is possible in the race, particularly if it rains.”
Norbert Haug, Vice President, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport:
“A really strong pole lap by Bruno, just under half a second ahead of Mattias Ekström in P3 in the best-placed Audi. Previously, it had been much, much closer – in Q1, there was a gap of just 0.365 seconds between P1 and Susie in P14. In Q2, the top eight drivers were separated by exactly 0.2 seconds, and the top six – three Audis and three Mercedes C-Class cars – were less than a tenth apart. DTM has never been this close and this exciting. That makes Bruno’s pole today even more valuable and Jamie Green’s second place gives us a front row lockout. Fifth-placed Gary Paffett on the third row of the grid is also in a good position. A big thanks to everyone in our teams – they’ve done a brilliant job here today at the Lausitzring, and we are extremely pleased. Tomorrow, we will focus on what we hope will be a strong race that would give us six wins in a row, and hopefully, our twelfth victory in the fourteenth race at this circuit.”
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