Second DTM pole for Nicki Thiim: The Aston Martin factory driver clocked a record-breaking lap of 1:19.463 during Saturday's DTM qualifying at the Lausitzring - improving Lucas Auer's qualifying record from the previous year by 0.364 seconds. The Dane was also 0.062 seconds faster than HRT pilot Arjun Maini, who proved the Ford Mustang's single-lap strength.
"This isn't really our weather, but we'll take it with a big smile," the son of DTM legend Kurt Thiim told ran.de, referring to the 28-degree heat at 9 a.m. "The second pole of my short DTM career - and obviously something special with Aston Martin. But yeah, that was only half the battle," said the Comtoyou driver, who took his first pole in 2024 during his only DTM victory at the Norisring.
