Day of revenge in the DTM at the Nurburgring: Winward-Mercedes driver Jules Gounon, who has had a difficult season so far, secured his first pole of the season in Sunday qualifying in just under 20 degrees and with initial fog.
The Frenchman even set a new lap record with 1:25.062, the previous mark having been held by Mirko Bortolotti from 2023 (1:25.118). McLaren youngster Ben Dorr finished second, 0.113 seconds down on the "Mamba" driver. But how did Gounon, who is only eleventh in the overall standings, manage to bounce back so strongly?
