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settembre 09, 2018 - Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport

DTM - Race 2 - High drama in the title fight: Just two points separate Paffett and Di Resta

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Paul Di Resta is runner-up in second race at Nürburgring

  • Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS) secured his sixth podium at the Nürburgring, his sixth of the season and the 37th of his #dtm career
  • Gary Paffett (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS) and Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS) finished fifth and ninth respectively
  • Mercedes-AMG Motorsport lead the drivers’, team and manufacturers’ standings after eight race weekends: Gary (206 points) and Paul (204 points) are separated by only two points in the drivers' standings
  • Paul Di Resta: “After the disappointment of yesterday, these are very important points for me today”
  • Ulrich Fritz: “As far as pace goes, we were certainly quicker today than yesterday. Unfortunately, we lost some vital positions with Gary's pit stop”

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport achieved another podium in this weekend’s second race at the Nürburgring. #pauldiresta (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS) in second place secured crucial points in his battle for the title. This was his sixth podium at the Nürburgring, his sixth of the season and the 37th of his #dtm career. For the team, this was the 26th podium in the 16th race of the season.

Championship leader #garypaffett (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS) finished the race in fifth place and is two points ahead of his team-mate Paul in the run-up to the last two race weekends of the season at Spielberg and Hockenheim.

Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS) crossed the line in ninth place and also finished in the points. Edoardo Mortara (SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport) was fourteenth. Daniel Juncadella (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS) retired with a puncture shortly before the end of the race.

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