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Vermeulen Takes DTM Pole at Red Bull Ring After Red-Flagged Qualifying

Overnight ballast left BMWs struggling, with Rene Rast seventh as the brand's lone top-eight starter.

Overview

  • The session was stopped with 6:25 remaining after Morris Schuring suffered a left-rear puncture and crashed at the final corner.
  • On a drying track designated as wet, teams ran slicks and struggled to bring Pirelli tyres up to temperature after the interruption.
  • Thierry Vermeulen set a 1:28.301 to beat Ricardo Feller to pole, with Jack Aitken third and earning a qualifying point to narrow his deficit to Rene Rast.
  • Lucas Auer qualified fourth ahead of Thomas Preining, Fabio Scherer took sixth, Rast starts seventh, and Jules Gounon secured eighth following overnight repairs.
  • Marco Wittmann fell to 18th as BMWs carried an extra 15 kg since Saturday, and the race is scheduled for 13:30 with rain possible.