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Summary
Britain's Gary Paffett drove his Mercedez-Benz to victory in the ninth round of the DTM series at Dijon, France. The 28-year-old Paffett, who started eighth on the grid, moved up the field into second place behind Sweden's Mattias Ekstrom where he remained for a large part of the race. With six laps to go, Ekstrom's left rear tyre punctured, leaving the road clear for Paffett to take the chequered flag of the 52-lap race. Mercedes-Benz drivers took the next four places to complete a clean sweep of the top five. Scotsman Paul Di Resta was second, followed by Canada's Bruno Spengler, Briton Jamie Green and ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher. This was the German's best result in a DTM race to date. Reigning champion Timo Scheider of Germany, who started from 16th on the grid, also had a puncture but made a good recovery to finish sixth in his Audi. Scheider leads the overall standings with 56 points, ahead of Paffett who has 49 points with one race remaining.
