While the first half of the day’s running took place in wet conditions, the track dried out sufficiently for drivers to switch to slick tyres in the afternoon session.
Two-time championship runner-up Nico Muller was the first driver to break the 1m40s barrier during the day, setting a time of 1m39.899s to go quickest in the Team Rosberg Audi.
This was quickly usurped by factory Porsche driver Laurens Vanthoor in the SSR Performance 911 GT3 R, before HRT Mercedes newcomer Luca Stolz took to the top with a 1m39.307s.
Stolz managed to gain more time on his next flying lap, but reigning GT Masters champion Ricardo Feller put Audi back at the head of the timesheets with a 1m39.270s.
There was more time to be gained in the remainder of the session, with DTM rookie Marius Zug taking advantage of improving conditions to post a lap of 1m38.344s and end the day the quickest of all for the Attempto Audi team.
Three-time DTM champion Rast was competitive straight from the get-go on his…
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