Lamborghini factory driver franck_perera claimed pole position for the opening race of the 2023 DTM season at Oschersleben, as JaitkenRacer qualified on the front row for his debut ⏱️ Full report ⬇️
Perera set a lap of 1m21.370s in his SSR Performance Lamborghini Huracan GT3 on the DTM’s first visit to Oschersleben since 2015, beating Aitken's Emil Frey Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 to pole by just 0.018s in a closely-contested qualifying.
Perera, who qualified fourth on his sole previous DTM outing in a cameo at the Norisring last year, then found yet more time in the closing minutes of the session to nail pole with a final effort of 1m21.370s. Two-time DTM Trophy champion Tim Heinemann qualified seventh on his step up to DTM with Porsche outfit Tosksport WRT, beating the Schubert BMW of three-time champion Rene Rast.Rast, competing in BMW colours for the first time in the DTM after his switch from Audi, set a best time of 1m21.577s to qualify eighth overall and first among the BMW contingent.
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