Facts on the DTM race at the EuroSpeedway

AUDI
Ingolstadt

- Audi comes to race in Lausitz region as DTM leader

- Markus Winkelhock started Audi career at EuroSpeedway
- String of pole positions by Audi and Timo Scheider

The EuroSpeedway is the "youngest" circuit on the DTM schedule. Audi has the chance to continue its impressive series of pole positions and to defend its lead of the standings. Here are all the key facts on the fourth round of the 2008 DTM at a glance.

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May 9, 2008 7:01 AM

Audi aims to defend DTM championship lead

Ingolstadt

- Timo Scheider comes as championship leader to EuroSpeedway

- All four new Audi A4 DTM hold top 6 positions in championship
- Last Audi win in the Lausitz in 2005

Hockenheim, Oschersleben, Mugello and now the EuroSpeedway - the action moves on quickly in the 2008 DTM. Only 14 days after the excursion to Italy the most popular international touring car series returns to Germany. Audi aims to defend the DTM championship lead at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz.

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May 4, 2008 7:58 PM

1-2 Victory for the AMG Mercedes C-Class

AMG Mercedes
DTM Mugello:

Jamie Green (Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Class) won the third round of the 2008 DTM in Mugello, Italy. Paul Di Resta (AMG Mercedes C-Class) came home second. The first win of the year for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class was the 142nd for the brand out of 303 DTM/ITC races since 1988 and the 86th 1-2 victory.

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Audi defends DTM lead

Ingolstadt/Mugello

- Tom Kristensen clinches third place for Audi at Mugello

- Timo Scheider continues heading the leaderboard
- Five Audi A4 DTM cars in the points

At the DTM’s Italian round, Audi defended its overall lead. Although scoring no points at Mugello after a jump start, Audi driver Timo Scheider continues heading the leaderboard. Tom Kristensen clinched third place for Audi in an action-packed race. A total of five A4 DTM cars finished in the top eight, and thus in the points.

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News from the Audi DTM team

Ingolstadt/Mugello

- Audi board member Michael Dick at Mugello

- Mattias Ekström spends holiday in Tuscany
- Strenuous week for Audi youngsters

"We drive where other people spend their holiday," said Audi driver Tom Kristensen before the DTM race at Mugello. His team-mate Mattias Ekström took this literally and came to Tuscany a week before the race weekend.

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May 3, 2008 8:44 AM

Third pole in a row for Audi driver Timo Scheider

Ingolstadt/Mugello

- Championship leader starts from top of the grid at Mugello too

- Eighth consecutive pole position for Audi in DTM
- Three Audi A4 DTM cars on first two rows of the grid

Audi driver Timo Scheider remains "the man to be beaten" in the DTM: at the third race of the season the German in his GW:plus/Top Service Audi A4 DTM will start from the pole position as well. At Mugello (Italy), Scheider managed a perfect lap at the crucial moment of qualifying, resulting in a gap of over three tenths of a second to the rest of the field.

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May 2, 2008 11:11 AM

New Audi A4 DTM sets standard at Mugello as well

Ingolstadt/Mugello

- Day’s best time despite 20-kilogram handicap weight

- Title defender Mattias Ekström quickest on Friday
- Solid team performance by Audi squads

The new Audi A4 DTM remains the car to be beaten at its third running in a racing event as well: title defender Mattias Ekström set the day’s best time of 1m 44.651s at the DTM round at Mugello on Friday.

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April 30, 2008 6:43 AM

Audi driver Tom Kristensen about Mugello

Ingolstadt

- Aerodynamics particularly important at Mugello

- Arrabbiata corners most demanding track section
- DTM circuit in the heart of Tuscany

Mugello is a dream for many racers. Audi driver Tom Kristensen, who started from the front row last year in Italy, explains why he is particularly fond of the circuit in Tuscany. Over a distance of 5.245 kilometres, the demanding course offers various cornering radii and numerous differences in elevation. The third race of the 2008 DTM season will be broadcast live on Sunday starting at 1:45 p.m. on "Das Erste".

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April 29, 2008 5:33 AM

Facts on the DTM race at Mugello

Ingolstadt

- New Audi A4 DTM undefeated so far

- 80th DTM race for Timo Scheider
- Italy is Audi’s third-largest market

Mugello has numerous special aspects. For example, the circuit is the longest one on the DTM schedule. And for Audi, a remarkable string of pole positions started there in summer of 2007. Statistics like these and other facts are presented in the following overview of the 2008 DTM’s third round.

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