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Audi has given its backing to Mattias Ekstrom to compete for the FIA World Rallycross title with Rene Rast filling in at Hockenheim.

Mattias Ekstrom has been docked a position in the results of the DTM race at Zandvoort after Audi was found guilty of a breach of regulations in the Dutch race.

The results of the fifth round of the 2009 DTM held at Zandvoort in the Netherlands will remain provisional until July 31, it has been announced.

Mattias Ekstrom has won the penultimate round of the DTM at Le Mans, but the big news was Paul di Resta's stunning charge to second place during a rain shower that prevented Timo Scheider from being crowned champion.

Mattias Ekstrom has taken his first DTM victory of the season as Audi dominated proceedings for the second year in a row around the Zandvoort circuit in the Netherlands.

As if victory last time out at Oschersleben and a handy championship lead were on their own not enough, Timo Scheider has gone another step towards stamping his authority firmly on the DTM in 2008 - by storming to his third successive pole position on the series' first foreign trip of the campaig

1. Timo Scheider Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM 1min 43.079s 2. Jamie Green Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Klasse 1min 43.401s 3. Tom Kristensen Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM 1min 43.420s

The Skoda Motorsport World Rally Team has been hard at work testing for the coming 2005 season. Tests have been taking place in recent weeks in the south of France and northern Finland in preparation for the first two events of the new season - Monte Carlo and Sweden.

Mattias Ekstrom has strengthened his grip on the DTM title with victory in an action packed race at Zandvoort.

After setting the quickest time in practice and qualifying for round six of the DTM, Mattias Ekstr?m had to settle for second place after super pole saw him beaten to top spot by the Mercedes-Benz of Gary Paffett.

1. Mattias Ekstr?m Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM 1m 11.133s 2. Jean Alesi HWA AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 1m 11.322s 3. Christijan Albers HWA AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 1m 11.336s

Complete qualifying times, Superpole results and starting lineup for the tenth and final round of the 2003 DTM Championship at Hockenheim. Superpole results