Thomas Preining set the fastest time in the first DTM practice session at Hockenheim

Thomas Preining kicked off the final DTM weekend at the Hockenheimring with the fastest lap. The championship leader, driving for Manthey Porsche, completed a lap in 1:36.974 minutes, becoming the only driver to break the 1:37 barrier.

Second place went to Jules Gounon in the WINWARD Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3. Gounon was 0.050 seconds off the fastest time.

Marco Wittmann, in the Schubert Motorsport BMW M4 GT3, rounded off the top three.

Shortly before the end, the session was briefly neutralised by a Full Course Yellow after Gounon spun his Mercedes-AMG GT3 at the Sachskurve.

DTM Hockenheim Free Practice 1 results (Top 10):

1. Thomas Preining – Manthey – Porsche 911 GT3 R

2. Jules Gounon – WINWARD Racing – Mercedes-AMG GT3

3. Marco Wittmann – Schubert Motorsport – BMW M4 GT3

4. Finn Wiebelhaus – Haupt Racing Team – Ford Mustang GT3

5. Mirko Bortolotti – Grasser Racing Team – Lamborghini Temerario GT3

6. Maro Engel – WINWARD Racing – Mercedes-AMG GT3

7. Ben Dörr – Dörr Motorsport – McLaren 720S GT3

8. Luca Engstler – ABT Sportsline – Lamborghini Temerario GT3

9. Kelvin van der Linde – Schubert Motorsport – BMW M4 GT3

10. Arjun Maini – Haupt Racing Team – Ford Mustang GT3

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