Bruno Spengler was quickest in a close second free practice session for the DTM at the Norisring, where the top five drivers were covered by less than a tenth of a second.
HWA Mercedes driver Spengler shaded older-spec Mucke Mercedes driver Maro Engel by just 0.027s.
Ralf Schumacher completed a Mercedes 1-2-3, 0.05s off Spengler. Having led the way in first practice on Friday, Mattias Ekstrom and Oliver Jarvis were again the best of the Audis in fourth and fifth.
Championship leader Martin Tomczyk was sixth, ahead of Timo Scheider and Gary Paffett. Series rookies Christian Vietoris and Edoardo Mortara rounded out the top ten.
David Coulthard's session ended early when his car grounded to a halt. He ended up last of the 18 runners, but only eight tenths off the pace.
| Pos. | Driver | Team/Car | Laps | Time | Gap |
| 1. | Bruno Spengler | HWA Mercedes | 63 | 48.138 | |
| 2. | Maro Engel | Mucke Mercedes | 46 | 48.165 | 00.027 |
| 3. | Ralf Schumacher | HWA Mercedes | 68 | 48.188 | 00.050 |
| 4. | Mattias Ekström | Abt Audi | 44 | 48.192 | 00.054 |
| 5. | Oliver Jarvis | Abt Audi | 57 | 48.229 | 00.091 |
| 6. | Martin Tomczyk | Phoenix Audi | 47 | 48.258 | 00.120 |
| 7. | Timo Scheider | Abt Audi | 45 | 48.260 | 00.122 |
| 8. | Gary Paffett | HWA Mercedes | 48 | 48.344 | 00.206 |
| 9. | Christian Vietoris | Persson Mercedes | 49 | 48.360 | 00.222 |
| 10. | Edoardo Mortara | Rosberg Audi | 58 | 48.375 | 00.237 |
| 11. | Jamie Green | HWA Mercedes | 50 | 48.456 | 00.318 |
| 12. | Miguel Molina | Abt Audi | 53 | 48.467 | 00.329 |
| 13. | Mike Rockenfeller | Abt Audi | 42 | 48.579 | 00.441 |
| 14. | Renger van der Zande | Persson Mercedes | 65 | 48.636 | 00.498 |
| 15. | Filipe Albuquerque | Rosberg Audi | 56 | 48.668 | 00.530 |
| 16. | Susie Stoddart | Persson Mercedes | 63 | 48.708 | 00.570 |
| 17. | Rahel Frey | Phoenix Audi | 44 | 48.747 | 00.609 |
| 18. | David Coulthard | Mucke Mercedes | 29 | 48.951 | 00.813 |
