Moscow, Russia - This weekend marks the third time that the Moscow Raceway northwest of the Russian capital has hosted the DTM. Mercedes-AMG driver Pascal Wehrlein (gooix Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM) won the first race on Saturday. In the second race on Sunday, Gary Paffett (EURONICS Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM) was the best-placed Mercedes-AMG driver with a P6 finish. Paffett did very well in the first race, moving up 13 places during the 45-minute race into P7.

Wehrlein finished the second race in the points in tenth place. After twelve of 18 races, he is in second position in the drivers' standings on 120 points - six points behind championship leader Mattias Ekström (Audi). Team gooix/Original-Teile Mercedes-AMG head the team standings with a 23-point lead.

Daniel Juncadella (PETRONAS Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM) came home in P13. Scottish driver Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM) crossed the finish line in 15th place. Mercedes-AMG drivers Maximilian Götz (Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM), Lucas Auer (BWT Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM) and Christian Vietoris (Original-Teile Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM) placed 18th, 19th and 20th respectively. Following a no-fault collision in the first race, Vietoris' mechanics worked without a break to repair his car in time for Sunday's fixture. Canadian Robert Wickens (SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM) ended the twelfth race of the season in P22.

The next race weekend: The seventh race weekend of the 2015 DTM season will take place from September 11th-13th in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.  

Comments after the Race

Gary Paffett (34, England):
P6
Car number: 2
Team: EURONICS/BWT Mercedes-AMG (Mercedes-AMG DTM Team ART)
Car: EURONICS Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM

"Obviously, I would have liked to do better than sixth place, but in view of our pace, that's probably about right. I lost the DRS to the guys in front quite near the start. I was just fighting the whole race after that, trying to draw away from the other drivers. We weren't quick enough to win today, but sixth place means more points. It's tough to score points every weekend. Hopefully, we can get back on the podium next race."  

Robert Wickens (26, Canada):
P22
Car number: 6
Team: SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG (Mercedes-AMG DTM Team HWA)
Car: SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM

"That was a terrible race. I had an okay start, but that was probably the only good thing. I didn't have enough speed to score points. And then to cap it all, I got a drive-through-penalty for speeding in the pit lane. It was just so bad."  

Ulrich Fritz, Head of Mercedes-AMG DTM:

"We expected more today after yesterday's race. As regards to the final result, qualifying was definitely the determining factor. Unfortunately, we didn't gain many places in the race. The cars all had a similar pace today, which obviously makes overtaking tricky, especially when you drop out of the DRS zone. Taking the whole weekend into account, it's a mixed bag. It's certainly good that Pascal was able to take points out of the championship leader and that Gary did well. What's less encouraging, though, is today's result in the race."  

Canadians In BOLD