Audi Sport driver Mike Rockenfeller had a sour end to his strong return to competition at Moscow Raceway, receiving a five-second time penalty that drops him out of the points.

The Team Phoenix driver was seventh at the chequered flag, but the stewards found that Rockenfeller had exceeded the maximum of 12 DRS activations allowed in the race, giving the 2013 champion a five-second time penalty that drops him to 13th position.

Further penalties were given – Mercedes AMG driver Gary Paffett was 11th in the race, but was later found responsible of the collision with Audi’s Loïc Duval, receiving a 30-second time penalty.

Rockenfeller’s and Paffett’s penalties meant that Mercedes driver Edoardo Mortara, who was 12th, was promoted to tenth, taking the final point.

Mercedes driver Paul di Resta, who had to retire four laps from the end due to the damage sustained in the collision with Duval, was excluded from the race results as the Scot missed the weight bridge after the race.

Finally, BMW’s Tom Blomqvist was handed a 1,000-euro fine for not putting the steering wheel back after leaving his car in the parc fermé.