Time table (local time, CEST):
- 08:30 – 10:00 Qualifying (
delayed, started 9:00) - 11:00 – 11:40 Grid formation
- 11:40 – 12:00 Formation lap (yes, 20 minutes!)
- 12:00 – 16:00 Race (4 hours)
English language stream starts 11:15, so after qualifying. German stream has the whole day.
Provisional pole:
Time set on wets.
Conditions will probably improve to switch to slicks near the end on qualifying. Frank Stippler is the first driver who moved to cut slicks, so slick tires with grooves cut into the tires.