• Minimal irregularity in the area of the air restrictor
  • Times from the qualifying at Barcelona are scratched
  • Continuous cleaning may be the cause
DTM 2007
Audi Bank Audi A4 DTM #17 (Audi Sport Team Phoenix), Alexandre Prémat

Audi driver Alexandre Prémat was moved from 16th to 20th place on the grid by the Race Stewards in the DTM race at Barcelona (Spain). The reason was that in a routine check after the warm-up on Sunday morning a minimal irregularity in the area of the air restrictor was noted. Audi Sport Team Phoenix chose not to appeal the decision.

A deviation in the range of a hundredth of a millimetre was noted at a particular location of the air restrictor, which may have been caused by the continuous cleaning process. The Stewards confirmed to the team that no intent was involved. Nevertheless, the regulations require a penalty in such a case.

The air restrictor in question has been used for two years and was inspected by the Technical Stewards several times during the course of the season – most recently after the race at Zandvoort.