Newly-crowned DTM champion Thomas Preining ended the 2023 season with a fine victory from pole position at Hockenheim despite carrying 20kg of success ballast on his Porsche. SourceContinue Reading
Having wrapped up the title with three bonus points in qualifying earlier on Sunday morning, Preining led nearly the entirety of the race from pole position to complete a perfect weekend at the 4.5km circuit.Much like Saturday, the Manthey EMA driver made a perfect start to lead the field intoContinue Reading
Having already won the penultimate race of the season on Saturday to stretch his advantage to 27 points, Preining wrapped up the title in qualifying on Sunday after beating his title rival Mirko Bortolotti to pole position by 0.006s.It gives him an unassailable 28-point lead in the standings, with onlyContinue Reading
Factory Porsche driver Thomas Preining put himself in a prime position to clinch the 2023 DTM title with victory in Saturday’s penultimate race of the season at Hockenheim. SourceContinue Reading
Preining didn’t put a foot wrong all day, claiming pole position in his Manthey EMA Porsche before leading every lap outside of the pitstop cycle to bag a maximum haul of 28 points.For a long time it appeared that the Austrian would be able to wrap up the title asContinue Reading
Despite Audi withdrawing factory backing from GT3 racing and reducing its involvement to basic supply of spare parts, Abt will continue to field a pair of R8 LMS GT3s in the German category in 2024.Abt had been pondering a potential switch to another Volkswagen Group brand Lamborghini, having already enteredContinue Reading
“I grew up in the PlayStation era – even to this day I play Gran Turismo. The Nissan Skyline was always my dream car, and it’s the favourite of those that I’ve driven.”British Touring Car Championship star Jake Hill was probably never going to choose the NGTC Volkswagen CC asContinue Reading
The three drivers that have a realistic shot at the 2023 DTM title all represent different manufacturers, raising the possibility of external interference in the final two races on Saturday and Sunday.Team orders have been banned in the DTM since the controversial events of the 2021 Norisring finale, but thereContinue Reading
The final government approval required for Newcastle to stage the opening round of the 2024 season has failed to arrive, with Supercars now looking at other options for a replacement event.There has been a lot of speculation about the future of Newcastle on the Supercars’ calendar after the existing dealContinue Reading
Haug, who had a long involvement in the DTM via his role at Mercedes, is concerned about the budgets required to run a team in the series and feels in-season testing is having a detrimental impact on the quality of racing.“The DTM is still far too expensive,” he told Bild.Continue Reading