2012 DTM starts at Hockenheim

Truth be told, the race was a bit of a snoozer after the first few laps. BMW had a pretty horrid debut also because it must be an DTM rookie initiation rite that every new car and driver must get hit by more experienced competitors!

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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