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august 26, 2018 - Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport
First time ever under floodlights at Misano: Paul Di Resta wins first night race in DTM history
Double podium for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport as the #dtm makes its debut at the #misanoworldcircuit Marco Simoncelli
- Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS) secured his third win of the season and the eleventh of his #dtm career
- Edoardo Mortara (SILVERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport) finished third in his home race, taking his fourth podium of the season and the 26th in his #dtm career
- Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS) booked P6 in first night race in #dtm history
- Mercedes-AMG Motorsport continue to lead the drivers’, team and manufacturers’ standings – Gary (177 points) leads the drivers’ standings from Paul (176) and Edoardo (118)
- Paul Di Resta: “This has been a perfect day for me. Obviously, I’m extremely happy about it. You really can’t ask for more.”
- Ulrich Fritz: “Congratulations to Paul on taking his well deserved win! Sure, we’re really pleased about the win and Edo’s podium but have mixed feelings following the race itself.”
Double premiere for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport on Saturday evening as the #dtm debuts at #misanoworldcircuit Marco Simoncelli and #pauldiresta (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS) wins the first night race in #dtm history. This was his third win of the season and the ninth so far this year for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. Competing in his home race, local driver Edoardo Mortara (SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport) in third place ensured a double podium for the team.
The team set a new record early on in qualifying by putting a Mercedes-AMG C 63 #dtm in pole position in this 13th race of the season for the eleventh time this year. No other brand has ever taken more poles in a single #dtm season than Mercedes-AMG. Until now, the record, set in the 1994 season, stood at ten poles (also achieved by the brand with the three-pointed star). In addition, for the ninth time in a row, a Mercedes-AMG Motorsport #dtm driver, #pauldiresta, started the race from pole, which is also a new record. At Misano, the Scot secured the team’s 137th #dtm pole and their 190th victory in its 30-year history of contesting the #dtm. After 13 races so far this season, Paul is the only driver in the field, who has taken points from every race apart from one.
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