Porsche dominance during Friday practice in Oschersleben: Following the disappointment at the Norisring and Thomas Preining's threat to quit over the unsatisfactory Balance of Performance (BoP), the "Grello" driver set the fastest time in both free practice sessions to start the second half of the season.
With a 1:22.425 during the qualifying simulation in the afternoon (FP2 results), he was slightly faster than just before noon, when Preining had also opted for a fresh set of tires (FP1 results). Second place - also in both sessions - went to his Manthey Porsche teammate Ricardo Feller, who was 0.081 seconds off the pace.