Preining Secures Second DTM Title With Safe Third at Hockenheim

Overview

• The DTM finale at Hockenheim on Sunday ended with Thomas Preining finishing third to clinch his second drivers' championship by protecting a points lead rather than chasing the win.
• Maro Engel won the race for Winward Mercedes but fell short in the title fight and finished runner-up in the standings.
• Preining ceded the final-lap position to teammate Ricardo Feller as a deliberate, team-minded move that preserved the result needed to secure the title.
• Weather changes, timing of mandatory pit stops and on-track incidents such as Jules Gounon’s opening-lap collision shaped the final race order and left Engel without consistent teammate support at the front.
• Manthey won the teams' championship and Mercedes‑AMG claimed the manufacturers' crown, and the series now heads into its winter break with the 2027 season pencilled to start at the Red Bull Ring in April.