Paffett beats title rivals to Adria pole

Title outsider Gary Paffett took pole position in a very tight DTM qualifying session at Adria. The Briton ran first in the pole position deciding Q4 session and watched on as all three of his challengers - Jamie Green, Mattias Ekstrom and Bruno Spengler - held an advantage over him after the first two sectors of the lap. However, none of the trio could respond to the 2005 champion's final sector

Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie