The Austrian had made a storming start to race two, moving up from sixth to second position behind Schubert Motorsport teammate Sheldon van der Linde.
The DTM points leader was carrying 25kg of success ballast after winning the opening race, with Eng appearing the faster of the two. But his chances of victory were thwarted by a safety car, introduced when Rene Rast was punted into the gravel by David Schumacher, that coincided with the start of the pit window.
