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october 14, 2018 - Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport
Title treble for Mercedes-AMG: Gary Paffett is DTM champion for second time
#OneLastTime: Mercedes-AMG Motorsport get perfect leaving present to end the brand’s 30-year association with the DTM
- Gary Paffett (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS) finished third in Mercedes-AMG Motorsport’s very last race in the #dtm to secure his tenth podium finish of the season, his 13th at #hockenheim and 48th of his #dtm career
- Gary secured his second #dtm title after success in 2005; #pauldiresta (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS) finished the season in third place overall in the drivers' standings
- Title treble: Mercedes-AMG Motorsport also win 2018 drivers’ championship after success in team and manufacturers’ competition
- Gary Paffett: “It's absolutely incredible. This is the best day in my life. The first title in 2005 came along so soon. I’ve spent the last 13 years working to get back to the top.”
- Ulrich Fritz: “We’ve done it! Congratulations to Gary on his second #dtm title after the first one back in 2005. To be going back to Stuttgart with the treble is sensational, especially with this being our last year in the #dtm.”
Perfect end to 30 years of the #dtm as #garypaffett (Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS) is crowned #dtm champion for the second time since 2005 in the 436th and final #dtm race for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. The British driver took third place in the brand’s home race at #hockenheim, the very last round of the season, beating off stiff competition from Audi driver René Rast, who won the fixture. Gary’s third place, giving him his tenth podium finish of the season, his 13th at #hockenheim and the 48th of his #dtm career, was enough to win the championship with a four-point lead.
Gary has had a very consistent season, in which he not only won three races but also secured ten podiums, scoring points in all but three of the 20 races. He was also the best in qualifying this year with five pole positions and eight starts from the front row of the grid.
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