Second DTM title for Thomas Preining: third place is enough to clinch the title

Thomas Preining is DTM champion for the second time! A third-place finish in the second DTM race at the Hockenheimring was enough for the Austrian to clinch the title. This is Preining’s second title in Germany’s best-known racing series, having already won the championship in 2023. The Austrian has thus capped off a spectacular comeback in the championship during the second half of the season. Preining also won the 24 Hours of Spa, the world’s biggest GT race, back in June.

The race was won by his title rival Maro Engel in the WINWARD Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3.

Ricardo Feller finished second in the second Manthey Porsche, after Preining let him past on the final lap. He was 3.058 seconds behind the winning Mercedes-AMG.

During the braking phase for the second corner, Thierry Vermeulen made heavy contact with the rear of Jules Gounon’s car, causing the WINWARD Racing driver to then collide with Matteo Cairoli as well. This brought the Mercedes-AMG works driver’s race to an end.

DTM Hockenheimring Race 2 results (Top 10):

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

2. Ricardo Feller – Manthey – Porsche 911 GT3 R

3. Thomas Preining – Manthey – Porsche 911 GT3 R

4. Bastian Buus – Land-Motorsport – Porsche 911 GT3 R

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

6. Matteo Cairoli – Emil Frey Racing – Ferrari 296 GT3

7. Marco Wittmann – Schubert Motorsport – BMW M4 GT3

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

9. Marco Mapelli – ABT Sportsline – Lamborghini Temerario GT3

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