Mercedes finishes 1-2 to take the 2012 DTM season opener - Strong start to the season

I allready made.a.thread in general automotive...

Didn't see it, figure someone would have put it in the benzboost motorsport section.

A very impressive start to the hotly contested 2012 DTM season by Mercedes. Drivers Gary Paffett and Jamie Green were able to achieve a 1-2 finish respectively. Audi and Mercedes took the first 5 spots with newcomer BMW's best finish coming in 6th place. Even more impressive is that the Mercedes drivers managed the 1-2 victory with Audi taking the pole. Congratulations to Mercedes for a strong start. Audi also showed they will be a strong force and BMW clearly has some work to do. Full results below.

Results - 40 laps:Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap

1. Gary Paffett HWA Mercedes 1h04m37.615s
2. Jamie Green HWA Mercedes + 4.709s
3. Mattias Ekstrom Abt Audi + 19.434s
4. Christian Vietoris HWA Mercedes + 25.774s
5. Mike Rockenfeller Phoenix Audi + 27.834s
6. Andy Priaulx RBM BMW + 28.435s
7. Ralf Schumacher HWA Mercedes + 39.948s
8. David Coulthard Mucke Mercedes + 43.306s
9. Miguel Molina Phoenix Audi + 46.079s
10. Filipe Albuquerque Rosberg Audi + 46.614s
11. Edoardo Mortara Rosberg Audi + 47.253s
12. Susie Wolff Mucke Mercedes + 51.971s
13. Joey Hand RMG BMW + 1m08.628s
14. Robert Wickens Persson Mercedes + 1m09.027s
15. Augusto Farfus RBM BMW + 1m09.556s
16. Rahel Frey Abt Audi + 1m16.123s
17. Dirk Werner Schnitzer BMW + 1 lap

Retirements:

Roberto Merhi Persson Mercedes 38 laps
Timo Scheider Abt Audi 13 laps
Martin Tomczyk RMG BMW 4 laps
Adrien Tambay Abt Audi 3 laps
Bruno Spengler Schnitzer BMW 3 laps