HRT driver Stolz loved an ideal rolling begin from pole place, as his rivals tiptoed by the tight, technical opening sequence of corners.
A short security automotive intervention to clear particles destroyed the clear lead Stolz had already constructed up, however the German merely pulled away once more.
He then pitted on the first alternative when the window opened, regardless of this that means an extended second stint that might ask a lot of his Pirellis on a scorching sizzling day, nevertheless it ensured Stolz observe place over Thomas Preining’s Porsche.
Stolz then managed a cushty 2.688s result in the top and claimed his second profession DTM win, his first because the Nurburgring final season.
Preining had run third behind fellow 911 driver Ayhancan Guven earlier than the pitstops, however pitting one lap earlier and good work from his Manthey EMA crew vaulted him previous the Turkish driver’s Staff Bernhard instance and right into a runner-up place he held to the top.
Guven stored Preining within reach to attain his first DTM podium, forward of the battling ABT Audis of Ricardo Feller and Kelvin van der Linde.
Defending DTM champion Sheldon van der Linde introduced his Schubert BMW residence sixth forward of Dennis Olsen within the second Manthey EMA Porsche, with Rene Rast (Schubert BMW) proper on their tail.
Pre-event factors chief Mirko Bortolotti had a disappointing race on the twisty Sachsenring and misplaced the lead of the championship to Preining consequently.
The SSR Efficiency Lamborghini driver ran fourth earlier than the pitstops, however then all of it unravelled. His troubles started with an ABS downside that led to the rear wheels spinning whereas the automotive was jacked up throughout his pit go to.
Officers took a dim view and Bortolotti was instantly issued a slow-lap penalty. On high of all that, Bortolotti needed to deal with flat spots on his entrance tyres after an enormous lock-up exiting the pits.
Bortolotti needed to accept ninth place and can go into Sunday’s second race with a six-point deficit to Preining.