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Blomqvist disqualified, Spengler inherits Moscow DTM pole
Bruno Spengler will start the Sunday Moscow DTM race from pole position after the disqualification of fellow BMW driver Tom Blomqvist, who initially topped qualifying.
Valentin Khorounzhiy
Edited: Jul 23, 2017, 12:07 PM
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Blomqvist had beaten Spengler by 0.061s in the Sunday pole shootout, moving up from the outside of the top 10 to first place at the chequered flag.
But the Anglo-Swede, who sits 15th in the championship standings, will now be denied the chance to line up on pole for what would've been the second time in 2017.
A decision from the stewards of the meeting has seen Blomqvist moved to the back of the grid, as their findings read: “After qualifying for race 2, it was not possible to get the required 1.0kg of residual fuel out of car #31.”
In a social media post, Blomqvist said the reason for his disqualification was a “fuel miscalculation”.
The sanction means BMW has lost a 1-2 on the grid for the race, with new pole-sitter Spengler joined on the front row by Audi's Mattias Ekstrom.
Audi's championship leader Rene Rast will move up to third, with Mercedes' top driver in qualifying, Paul di Resta, making up row two.
Amended Race 2 grid
Pos.DriverCarTimeGap 1 
Bruno Spengler BMW M4 DTM 1'26.579 0.061 2 
Mattias Ekström Audi RS5 DTM 1'26.582 0.064 3 
René Rast Audi RS5 DTM 1'26.735 0.217 4 
Paul di Resta Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 1'26.887 0.369 5 Timo Glock BMW M4 DTM 1'26.902 0.384 6 Marco Wittmann BMW M4 DTM 1'26.910 0.392 7 
Maxime Martin BMW M4 DTM 1'26.937 0.419 8 
Loic Duval Audi RS5 DTM 1'26.946 0.428 9 Gary Paffett Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 1'27.113 0.595 10 Robert Wickens Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 1'27.230 0.712 11 
Augusto Farfus BMW M4 DTM 1'27.230 0.712 12 
Lucas Auer Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 1'27.230 0.712 13 
Nico Müller Audi RS5 DTM 1'27.258 0.740 14 Mike Rockenfeller Audi RS5 DTM 1'27.303 0.785 15 Jamie Green Audi RS5 DTM 1'27.168 0.650 16 
Edoardo Mortara Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 1'27.332 0.814 17 Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM 1'27.477 0.959 18 Tom Blomqvist BMW M4 DTM
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