Overview
- Lucas Auer enters Hockenheim on 171 points, seven clear of Jordan Pepper and 11 ahead of René Rast, with 56 points still available across the weekend.
- Nine contenders from five manufacturers remain mathematically alive: Auer, Pepper, Rast, Maro Engel, Ayhancan Güven, Jack Aitken, Marco Wittmann, Thomas Preining and Jules Gounon.
- Both Hockenheim races will be shown live on ProSieben and streamed on Joyn and ran.de.
- René Rast, a five-time Hockenheim winner, is chasing a fourth title that would make him the first champion with two different brands in the GT3 era.
- Promoter ADAC will open 2026 ticket presales on Sunday at 16:00 CET with early-bird savings of up to 30% and free entry for under-16s, and the 2026 season will open at Austria’s Red Bull Ring with 16 races over eight weekends.