Overview

• Ayhancan Güven won the Hockenheim finale to clinch the championship, finishing ahead of Marco Wittmann and Maro Engel.
• Lucas Auer crossed the line fourth and secured the vice-championship in the final standings.
• Güven and Wittmann traded the lead on the last lap before Güven retook first to win by 0.169 seconds, according to race reports.
• Rene Rast retired after a first-lap collision and later criticized Güven’s role in the incident as over the limit.
• Title contenders Jack Aitken and Jordan Pepper received black flags after refusing to serve penalty laps for overtakes under yellow, following multiple safety-car periods and a race extension after Gilles Magnus’ puncture.