DTM Hockenheim: Engel wins race 2 as Preining secures championship
Preining clinches his second DTM title after letting Ricardo Feller pass on the final lap, while Mercedes-AMG wins the manufacturers' championship.
- Winward Mercedes driver Maro Engel won the final DTM race yesterday, while Manthey Porsche driver Thomas Preining clinched his second championship by finishing third.
- Preining secured the title after finishing behind race winner Engel, with Manthey Porsche driver Ricardo Feller let past on the final lap in a tense conclusion.
- Despite his victory, Engel finished second in the championship standings. He said, "I put everything into this weekend and I think we can be proud of what we did."
- Manthey secured the teams' championship, while Mercedes-AMG claimed the manufacturers' title. Porsche finished second in the manufacturers' standings, followed by BMW and Ferrari.
- The 2027 DTM season opener is scheduled for April 23 to 25, 2027 at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, marking the series' return.
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Thomas Preining won his second DTM title at the season finale in Hockenheim on Sunday. Three years after his premiere title, the 28-year-old Linzer did not take his lead in the prestigious GT3 series.
The Austrian took third place at the Hockenheimring and won the overall standings.
A third place – and the title was dry: Thomas Preining made his second DTM title perfect at the final at the Hockenheimring. The most important DTM news this week revolve around an Austrian who remained ice cold while everyone around him fought for victory. At the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 R in world-famous Grello design belongs [...] The post DTM News: Thomas Preining is again Champion appeared first on Automobilnews News - The first AI News…
Born in Linz, Thomas Preining crowns himself as DTM title holder for the second time at the Hockenheimring. LINZ. Thomas Preining's motorsport history is written before 112,000 enthusiastic spectators at the Hockenheimring. The 28-year-old Porsche works driver goes 20 points ahead into the last race weekend of the season and can no longer take the overall victory. With a sovereign third place in the final, he secures his second DTM title after 2…
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