Audi driver, Tom Kristensen has admitted it is a shame the DTM won't race at Avignon in France next weekend, however on the bright sidꦚe, a second outing at the EuroSpeedway isn't all bad.

Kristensen, who finished 'best of the rest' last time out at Lausitz in May, 4.5 seconds behind race winner, Gary Paffett, f💮ought his way up to second from seventh on the grid.

"It would have been very challenging to have driven on a difficult street circuit in Avignon," said Kristensen, "but the EuroSpeedway Lausitz i🍒s also a fantastic facility. I'm pleased that we compete ther𝐆e for a second time."

78,000 spectators followed the first DTM race at the EuroSpeedway in May. The advanced ticket sales for the second ra🌱ce, which has been included on the calendar as substitute for Avignon, promises yet another impressive backdrop - no surprise bearing in mind the mounting tension at the top of the table, just one point separates, Mercedes ace, Paffett and Audi driver, Mattias Ekstrom.

Martin Tomczyk meanwhile,🎶 who finished in 12th back in May, is eager to help Ekstrom re-take the lead in the driver💝s' championship.

"The EuroSpeedway is the first track at which we drive for a second time this year," he noted. "This makes the set-up work a little easier for us; however, it's just the same for our rivals. I hope that I'll have a little more luck than I did at the first race in May and can help Mattias to retake ꦬthe championship lead."