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Jamie Green sets the pace in close Spielberg first practice

Audi Sport Team Rosberg’s Jamie Green took top honours in first free practice for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at the Red Bull Ring this afternoon, in what was a close 30-minute session.

The Briton was just fractionally faster from leading Mercedes-AMG driver Lucas Auer, as Green set a 1:23.567 around the 4.318-km circuit, just 0.024 seconds ahead of the 23-year-old.

René Rast and Nico Müller made it three RS5 DTMs in the top five behind, with 2005 champion Gary Paffett fifth fastest.

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With the top ten drivers separated by 0.709 seconds, defending champion Marco Wittmann was just one of two BMW drivers at the lower end, rounding out the top ten, behind Maxime Martin.

Loïc Duval and current points leader Mattias Ekström occupied sixth and seventh, ahead of Paul Di Resta, whilst Mike Rockenfeller did not take part in the session, plagued by gearbox problems that were unresolved.

Championship contender Timo Glock would also struggle for pace down in 12th, leading a quartet of M4 DTMs, followed closely by Tom Blomqvist, Augusto Farfus and Bruno Spengler.

Second free practice gets underway at 0925 local time (0825 BST) on Saturday, lasting for 30 minutes.

Session results

POS NO DRIVER NAT ENTRANT CAR LAPS TIME GAP
1 53 Jamie GREEN Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM 22 1:23.267 0.000
2 22 Lucas AUER Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 19 1:23.291 0.024
3 33 René RAST Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM 21 1:23.352 0.085
4 51 Nico MÜLLER Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM 22 1:23.387 0.120
5 2 Gary PAFFETT Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Mercedes me Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 17 1:23.485 0.218
6 77 Loïc DUVAL Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM 19 1:23.520 0.253
7 5 Mattias EKSTRÖM Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM 22 1:23.625 0.358
8 3 Paul DI RESTA Mercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 18 1:23.675 0.408
9 36 Maxime MARTIN BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM 22 1:23.768 0.501
10 11 Marco WITTMANN BMW Team RMG BMW M4 DTM 19 1:23.976 0.709
11 6 Robert WICKENS Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Mercedes me Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 20 1:24.036 0.769
12 16 Timo GLOCK BMW Team RMR BMW M4 DTM 20 1:24.085 0.818
13 31 Tom BLOMQVIST BMW Team RMR BMW M4 DTM 22 1:24.115 0.848
14 15 Augusto FARFUS BMW Team RMG BMW M4 DTM 21 1:24.147 0.880
15 7 Bruno SPENGLER BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM 23 1:24.309 1.042
16 48 Edoardo MORTARA Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 22 1:24.354 1.087
17 63 Maro ENGEL Mercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 22 1:24.813 1.546
18 99 Mike ROCKENFELLER Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM 1 No time
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