DTM title race: Will Thomas Preining crown his stellar run with the DTM title?

Just in time for the decisive phase of the season, Thomas Preining is in championship-winning form. The Austrian has finished on the podium six times in a row – a feat no one has ever achieved before in the DTM’s GT3 era.

Over the past three race weekends, Preining has racked up an impressive 127 of his total 197 points and taken the lead in the championship standings at the Sachsenring. Since the event at Oschersleben, the experienced Austrian has finished every race on the podium. So far this year, Preining has won the season opener at the Red Bull Ring and the first race at Magdeburger Börde. The 28-year-old is keen to build on this run at the season finale and claim the DTM crown for the second time since 2023.

“A lead of over 20 points sounds comfortable. But I’ve experienced first-hand just how quickly that can disappear, having recently managed to make up such a big deficit myself. We’re as well prepared as we can be, and I’m heading into the final feeling great,” says Preining.

The Porsche works driver has already proven on several occasions that the Hockenheimring suits him: Preining has celebrated three of his ten DTM victories at the Motodrom in Baden so far, including both races during his first title win in 2023, when he enjoyed a perfect weekend with two race wins and two pole positions.

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