Schumacher fastest in DTM test

Date published : 29 Mar 2010 - 09:26:55

Ralf Schumacher set the fastest time of all four days of the DTM's pre-season test at Valencia on the final day of running on Saturday.The HWA Mercedes driver was narrowly ahead of Audi rookie Miguel Molina, who nearly repeated his pace-setting performance from day three.Alexandre Premat ended the day third after being fastest in the morning, while Oliver Jarvis was next up as he continued to adapt to driving a 2009-spec car for Abt Sportsline.Maro Engel finished the last day with the fifth-fastest time in his 2008-spec Mercedes, ahead of Audi's Martin Tomczyk and the second 08-C-class of Jamie Green.After narrowly edging Schumacher on the first three days, Bruno Spengler was unable to match his HWA team-mate on Saturday and could only manage eighth place.Seven tenths of a second covered the top nine cars as Katherine Legge was next up, while Franky Cheng brought up the rear in his 2008 Mercedes.Pos Driver Car Time Gap 1. Ralf Schumacher Mercedes 1:28.566 2. Miguel Molina Audi 1:28.573 +0.007 3. Alexandre Premat Audi 1:28.724 +0.158 4. Oliver Jarvis Audi 1:28.807 +0.241 5. Maro Engel Mercedes 1:28.816 +0.250 6. Martin Tomczyk Audi 1:28.947 +0.381 7. Jamie Green Mercedes 1:29.017 +0.451 8. Bruno Spengler Mercedes 1:29.183 +0.617 9. Katherine Legge Audi 1:29.276 +0.71010. Franky Cheng Mercedes 1:29.859 +1.293