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may 21, 2018 - Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport

DTM - Fourth win for ‘Mr. Lausitzring’ Gary Paffett –Pascal Wehrlein takes a podium to celebrate his comeback

Fourth race of the season at the #lausitzring: Three Mercedes-AMG Motorsport #DTM drivers in Top Four

  • Gary Paffett (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS) took his second win of the year, his fourth at the #lausitzring and the 22nd of his #DTM career
  • Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS) finished third on the podium for the first time since returning to the #DTM this season
  • Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS) improved eleven positions and booked P4
  • Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS head the team classification after the initial two race weekends; Mercedes-AMG are first in the constructors’ classification. Gary in P2 is just one point behind the leader in the drivers' standings.
  • Gary Paffett: “After two race weekends, I now have two wins under my belt – that's an incredible start to the season.”
  • Ulrich Fritz: “This has been a great weekend for our entire team. Top job, guys!”

Second race, second win: Following the success of Edoardo Mortara (SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport) on Saturday, #garypaffett (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS) secured a second victory this weekend for the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport #DTM Team at the #lausitzring. This was the British driver’s second success this season and the 22nd overall of his #DTM career following the season opener at Hockenheim.

The 2005 #DTM champion is now the most successful driver at the #lausitzring with four victories to his name. #DTM record-breaking champion Bernd Schneider and Jamie Green have both won three times at the #lausitzring. This was Mercedes-AMG Motorsport’s 15th victory at this circuit and our 184th in the #DTM.

Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS) finished third and joined team-mate Gary on the podium. For the 2015 #DTM champion, this was his seventh podium finish in his #DTM career and first since returning to the series this year. Pascal was last on the #DTM podium at the Nürburgring in 2015 but has some fond memories of the #lausitzring as well, as he took his maiden win in the #DTM there in 2014.

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