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First of three days of testing in Monteblanco, Spain
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Christian Vietoris and Robert Wickens under way in Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM
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Robert Wickens: “Driving the new 2016 DTM car felt just great”
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Date:
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Tuesday 23 February 2016
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Circuit:
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Circuito Monteblanco
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Circuit length:
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3.357km
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Drivers:
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Christian Vietoris, Robert Wickens
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Kilometres covered:
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644.544
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Weather:
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Light cloud (morning), sunny and warm (afternoon)
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WIC
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VIE
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Car No:
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6
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8
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Position:
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P2
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P6
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Laps:
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118
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74
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Best lap time:
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1:21.653
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1:22.710
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The two Mercedes-AMG DTM drivers Christian Vietoris and Robert Wickens were at the wheel of the two Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM cars on the first of three days of testing taking place this week.
With a time of 1:21.653 minutes, Robert Wickens ended the first day of testing as the fastest Mercedes-AMG DTM driver in second position. His Mercedes colleague, Christian Vietoris, finished sixth in a time of 1:22.710 minutes. The two drivers covered a total of 192 laps (644.544 km) of the 3.357-km Circuito Monteblanco during the day’s two test sessions.
Paul Di Resta and Gary Paffett will continue with testing on Wednesday at the Spanish track.
Robert Wickens: “Driving the new 2016 DTM car felt just great. The car looks fantastic and ran really well too. I can’t wait for the next round of testing in Hockenheim.”
Christian Vietoris: “It was great to get back in the car after such a long time. I’ve not driven since the last race, so it was about time. And being able to get back out on track straightaway in the new Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM was just the ticket. We obviously had a lot to do on the first day of testing, but I’m satisfied with things so far. Gary will take over in the car tomorrow.”
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Pos
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Driver
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Manufacturer
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Time
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Laps
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1
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Mattias Ekström
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Audi
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1:21.614
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179
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2
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Robert Wickens
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Mercedes-Benz
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1:21.653
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118
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3
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Bruno Spengler
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BMW
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1:22.000
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125
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4
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Jamie Green
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Audi
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1:22.102
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101
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5
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Marco Wittmann
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BMW
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1:22.327
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140
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6
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Christian Vietoris
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Mercedes-Benz
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1:22.710
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74
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