With a second-place finish at Oschersleben Mike Rockenfeller (Schaeffler Audi RS 5 DTM) has made another big step toward the Champion's title. Before the last two races at Zandvoort and Hockenheim the driver from Audi Sport Team Phoenix has a 33-point advantage over Augusto Farfus (BMW). 70,500 spectators (throughout the weekend) witnessed another flawless race of the leader of the standings and an impressive showing of the entire Audi squad at the venue near Magdeburg. All eight Audi RS 5 DTM cars finished in the top ten and thus in the points – a premiere. Before the race at Oschersleben, eight drivers still had title chances. Now, only two are left: Rockenfeller and Farfus. The Brazilian was the only rival Rockenfeller had to admit defeat to. “He was extremely strong today,” commented the Audi driver. “On the option tires I was running relatively fast while things weren't going quite as well on standard tires – that's why I'm particularly pleased with second place and the important points we scored here again.” Jamie Green in the Red Bull Audi RS 5 DTM of Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline achieved his first podium result as an Audi driver crossing the finish line in third place. Dieter Gass, Head of DTM at Audi Sport, commented: “All eight Audi RS 5 DTM cars in the points – that's never happened before. Obviously, we'd have liked to have won the race here as well but, more importantly, Mike Rockenfeller made another big step forward in the Championship. We're going to continue to work with concentration in order to clinch the title.” In just two weeks from now, at Zandvoort (Netherlands), the next race will be on the agenda. In the manufacturers' standings, Audi, after the strong result achieved at Oschersleben, has a score of 267 points, trailing BMW (276) by only nine points and clearly ranking ahead of Mercedes-Benz (237). — SG
