Superb Scot di Resta seals DTM championship
- Published on Nov 28th, 2010 by Jack LamureForce India third driver Paul di Resta has won the DTM touring car championship after finishing second to McLaren tester Gary Paffett in today's season-closing race in Shanghai.
The Scot - who is strongly rumored to be stepping up to a race drive with Vijay Mallya's team in 2011 - finished the season four points clear Paffett with Canada's Bruno Spengler third. The Canadian had led the points standings entering the final race.
Credit: www.pauldiresta.com
24-year-old di Resta took three straight wins at Brands Hatch, Oschersleben and Hockenheim and scored four other podium finishes to set himself up for the title. His last championship came in 2006, when he beat none other than Sebastian Vettel by 11 points to win the F3 Euro Series crown.
Here's hoping he lands that F1 drive for 2011 - he's clearly ready for it.
oh and i’d love to see a mark webber movie he is the most...
Comments and Discussion
Fantastic, hopefully this will give Force India the final push to give him a full race seat next year
Tin-tops to F1 is a massive ask, but congrats to the guy!
It is, but he's done a fair bit of running in the Force India this season. He knows the car, so it's not like a DTM driver going from zero F1 experience to a full-time seat. He's shown that he's capable.