A few hours after the fourth DTM season round at Zandvoort in The Netherlands, four Audi drivers were excluded by the stewards of the meeting.

The following infringements led to the exclusions:

• Markus Winkelhock’s car had less than one kilogram fuel in the tank after crossing the finish line.

• Christian Bakkerud failed to show up for the mandatory weighing after the race.

• Alexandre Prémat and Timo Scheider showed up for weighing significantly too late.

The new order is: 1. Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz), 2. Mattias Ekström (Audi), 3. Oliver Jarvis (Audi), 4. Martin Tomczyk (Audi), 5. Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz), 6. Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), 7. Maro Engel (Mercedes-Benz), 8. Tom Kristensen (Audi), 9. Jamie Green (Mercedes-Benz), 10. Ralf Schumacher (Mercedes-Benz), 11. Susie Stoddart (Mercedes-Benz), 12. Mike Rockenfeller (Audi).

In the points’ standings, Paffett is leading with 24 points from Ekström (22 points), Spengler (20 points) and Scheider (17 points).

Because of further investigations by the stewards, the result remains provisional. A decision is expected within a few days, because technical data of the cars have to be analysed in detail.

Source : DTM