British driver, Gary Paffett brought Mercedes back to the top step of the podium last weekend, winning the opening round of the 2010 DTM season in Hockenheim. The McLaren Meredes test driver, driving a Salzgitersponsored AMG Mercedes C-Classe lead a 1-2-3-4 Mercedes star finish. Earlier in the weekend, Paffett had claimed Pole in the final Qualifying

Before the days of Audi domination in Sportscars, the German manufacture had a similar dominance in Touring car racings, otherwise known as ‘tin-tops’. Some of Audi’s greatest successes were in the Supertouring era of the 80s and 90’s. Supertouring was a 2 litre based European Touring car Formulae which most national championships

I love bare unpainted Carbon race cars, so saved this image from the Audi R15 post for a seperate random snap! From left to right, the Audi R8 'LM' GT3 racecar, the Audi R15 TDi which we featured yesterday and the Audi A4 DTM race car. Wallpaper of this image is available here . - Andy Blackmore Image: Audi Sport Speedhunters - Car Spotlight>>Audi

The DTM is a German based Touring Car Championship, currently featuring rear wheel driver 480bhp V8 powered Mercedes and Audi 'silhouette' racecars. Although its called a Touring Car Championship, in reality, its closer to F1 or ALMS/LMS with carbon chassis and huge budgets. Most rounds take place in Germany, but the series also visits Zandvoort