Bruno Spengler Fifth

Mika Häkkinen, 2007 AMG Mercedes C-Class, seventh: “A very turbulent race after which the mechanics will have a lot of work to repair the damaged cars. My C-Class ran very well and I had expected more than seventh place; unfortunately, I was hit by other cars. At the Nürburgring in five weeks time it will be a different story.”

Alexandros Margaritis, 2006 stern AMG Mercedes C-Class, eighth: “I am happy to finish eighth, because after qualifying 15th I had not expected such a good result. Our team did a great job and I want to thank everybody for their efforts.”

Gary Paffett, 2006 Laureus AMG Mercedes C-Class, ninth: “I had a bad start and at the first corner I had to back off to avoid Paul di Resta who spun. Therefore I lost a couple of places.”

Jamie Green, 2007 Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Class, 11th: “At the first corner I had to avoid other drivers and lost several positions. Later I got stuck in traffic and was not able to improve.”

Bernd Schneider, 2007 Genuine Parts AMG Mercedes C-Class, 12th: “Tom Kristensen exited the pits, when I drove by. He did not back off and moved to my side too far and crashed into my car. Afterwards I had problems with the balance of my car and was not able to improve further.”

Paul di Resta, 2005 JAWA4U.de AMG Mercedes C-Class, 14th: “I started very well, but at the first corner I was hit by Tom Kristensen what damaged the rear of my car. I am disappointed; it was the second time after the Norisring that a start accident destroyed my race.”

Mathias Lauda, 2006 Trilux AMG Mercedes C-Class, 15th: “My lap times were competitive. Unfortunately, I made my first pit stop too late. Maybe with a different strategy a better result would have been possible at the end.”

Susie Stoddart, 2005 TV Spielfilm AMG Mercedes C-Class, 17th: “In the beginning I had a good race. However, during my first pit stop it took too long to fix the left rear wheel and I lost time. That was it.”

Daniel la Rosa, 2006 TrekStor AMG Mercedes C-Class, did not start due to a drive shaft failure: “When I wanted to leave the pits for the grid, the drive shaft failed and we were not able to repair it in the short time before the start. Of course, I am disappointed, but there are still three races to go.”

Norbert Haug, Vice President Mercedes-Benz Motorsport: “Bruno performed well today improving up to third. In the end, he finished fifth less than three seconds behind the winner. Mika and Alexandros, who improved from their respective grid positions to seventh and eighth, showed that the C-Class and its drivers were competitive despite the 20-kilogram handicap weight. However, we saw some action which does not match our idea of tough but fair sport and which cost Bruno, Mika and Bernd their positions they had fought for. Prior to the final three races of the championship, the DTM will now take a five-week summer break. Afterwards, at the Nürburgring, we will fight for revenge – sportsmanlike and fair.