Audi’s Nico Müller remained on top of the times in second practice for the DTM at the Lausitzring, with the Swiss just under half a tenth ahead of stable-mate Mike Rockenfeller.
Müller went nine tenths faster than in the earlier, longer, first practice session, with Rockenfeller this time emerging as the points leader’s closest challenger.
Marco Wittmann was once again the best of the BMW drivers in third, 0.260 seconds adrift, ahead of stable-mate Philipp Eng in fourth, with the Austrian improving from sixth in the earlier session.
Audi duo Jamie Green and Ferdinand von Habsburg were fifth and sixth respectively, ahead of BMW’s Sheldon van der Linde and Audi’s Robin Frijns.
Reigning champion René Rast and Audi Sport Team Phoenix’s Loïc Duval completed the top ten.
Only two drivers, WRT’s Fabio Scherer and Harrison Newey, were more than a second off the pace.
Qualifying for race one is scheduled to get underway at 10:45 CEST (09:45 BST).
Session results
| POS | NO | DRIVER | NAT | ENTRANT | CAR | LAPS | TIME | GAP |
| 1 | 51 | Nico MÜLLER |  |
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi RS5 DTM | 21 | 1:15.831 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 99 | Mike ROCKENFELLER |  |
Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi RS5 DTM | 22 | 1:15.874 | 0.043 |
| 3 | 11 | Marco WITTMANN | |
BMW Team RMG | BMW M4 DTM | 18 | 1:16.091 | 0.260 |
| 4 | 25 | Philipp ENG |  |
BMW Team RBM | BMW M4 DTM | 19 | 1:16.152 | 0.321 |
| 5 | 53 | Jamie GREEN |  |
Audi Sport Team Rosberg | Audi RS5 DTM | 20 | 1:16.162 | 0.331 |
| 6 | 62 | Ferdinand VON HABSBURG | |
Audi Sport Team WRT | Audi RS5 DTM | 20 | 1:16.199 | 0.368 |
| 7 | 31 | Sheldon VAN DER LINDE |  |
BMW Team RBM | BMW M4 DTM | 20 | 1:16.203 | 0.372 |
| 8 | 4 | Robin FRIJNS |  |
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi RS5 DTM | 20 | 1:16.231 | 0.400 |
| 9 | 33 | René RAST | |
Audi Sport Team Rosberg | Audi RS5 DTM | 19 | 1:16.301 | 0.470 |
| 10 | 28 | Loïc DUVAL |  |
Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi RS5 DTM | 21 | 1:16.453 | 0.622 |
| 11 | 16 | Timo GLOCK | |
BMW Team RMG | BMW M4 DTM | 15 | 1:16.540 | 0.709 |
| 12 | 27 | Jonathan ABERDEIN | |
BMW Team RMR | BMW M4 DTM | 19 | 1:16.603 | 0.772 |
| 13 | 8 | Robert KUBICA |  |
BMW Team ART | BMW M4 DTM | 16 | 1:16.738 | 0.907 |
| 14 | 22 | Lucas AUER | |
BMW Team RMR | BMW M4 DTM | 16 | 1:16.756 | 0.925 |
| 15 | 13 | Fabio SCHERER | |
Audi Sport Team WRT | Audi RS5 DTM | 20 | 1:16.935 | 1.104 |
| 16 | 10 | Harrison NEWEY | |
Audi Sport Team WRT | Audi RS5 DTM | 21 | 1:17.406 | 1.575 |