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Grasser Racing will take Bortolotti's DTM case to the FIA after its appeal against his Oschersleben disqualification was rejected by the DMSB
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Grasser Racing plans to take Bortolotti DTM case to FIA after losing DMSB appeal

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein04 mins

Grasser Racing Team (GRT) has lost its appeal against Mirko Bortolotti’s disqualification from the second DTM race at Oschersleben, with the DMSB Appeals Court upholding the decision that stripped the Lamborghini driver of his victory. The court, chaired by Rainer Wicke, rejected GRT’s appeal on Friday, 25 September, confirming the amended result of the Sunday…

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Bortolotti’s DTM disqualification dispute could reach the FIA as Grasser’s appeal keeps the Oschersleben result provisional.
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Grasser Racing Team appeal could leave DTM title fight unresolved

Chiara Martin03 mins

The dispute over Mirko Bortolotti’s disqualification from the second DTM race at Oschersleben could continue beyond the DMSB appeal process and potentially reach the FIA. Bortolotti won the race on track for Grasser Racing Team, but officials later disqualified the Lamborghini driver after a post-race technical inspection found an issue with the wheel bearing on…

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Emil Frey Racing reflects on a mixed DTM Sachsenring weekend as Cairoli charges to fourth and Vermeulen scores twice before Hockenheim.
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Emil Frey Racing takes positives from contrasting 2026 Sachsenring DTM weekend

Karishma Persad012 mins

Emil Frey Racing left the penultimate round of the 2026 DTM season at the Sachsenring with mixed emotions after Matteo Cairoli and Thierry Vermeulen experienced two very different days in their Ferrari 296 GT3 Evos. Saturday proved more difficult as Cairoli and Vermeulen finished sixth and ninth respectively, unable to consistently match the leading pace…

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Thomas Preining provisionally leads the 2026 DTM standings after Sachsenring, with Bortolotti’s Round 5 disqualification still under appeal.
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DTM | 2026 Sachsenring | Standings after Round 7 (Provisional)

Karishma Persad010 mins

Thomas Preining will head to the 2026 DTM season finale as the provisional Drivers’ Championship leader after extending his advantage during Round 7 at the Sachsenring, while Marco Wittmann has moved to within a single point of Maro Engel in the increasingly close battle behind. Preining entered the weekend only one point behind Engel but…

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ABT Sportsline reflects on a difficult DTM Sachsenring weekend as Engstler and Mapelli look to bounce back at the Hockenheim finale
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ABT searching for answers after difficult DTM Sachsenring weekend

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein05 mins

ABT Sportsline endured one of its most challenging weekends of the 2026 DTM season at the Sachsenring, with Luca Engstler and Marco Mapelli struggling to find the performance needed to fight towards the front of the field. The warning signs appeared during Friday practice. Engstler finished 13th in FP1 before dropping to 18th in FP2,…

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Ricardo Feller reflects on a chaotic DTM Sachsenring Race 2 after securing third place and a Manthey double podium
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Feller proud of Manthey after Sachsenring double podium in chaotic DTM Race 2

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein04 mins

Ricardo Feller praised his Manthey team after securing third place in a chaotic DTM Race 2 at the Sachsenring, completing a double podium alongside teammate Thomas Preining. Feller started the race from second on the grid after a wet qualifying session but faced a very different challenge by the time the field prepared for the start….

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Ben Dörr celebrates his first on-track DTM win in Sachsenring Race 2 after mastering mixed conditions and late Safety Car pressure
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Dörr celebrates “super special” first on-track DTM win in Sachsenring Race 2

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein06 mins

Ben Dörr described his Sachsenring Race 2 victory as a moment he will never forget after converting a commanding performance into his first DTM win achieved by crossing the finish line in first place. The Dörr Motorsport driver had already claimed his maiden DTM victory earlier in the 2026 season at the Lausitzring. However, that…

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Thomas Preining discusses his DTM Sachsenring Race 2 podium, title fight and why records matter less than the championship
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Preining focused on DTM title after sixth straight podium in Sachsenring Race 2

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein06 mins

Thomas Preining insists his focus remains firmly on securing the 2026 DTM title rather than chasing records after extending his remarkable podium streak in Race 2 at the Sachsenring. The Manthey driver recovered from sixth on the grid to finish second in Sunday’s Race 2, completing a double podium for the team alongside Ricardo Feller….

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Ben Dörr claimed victory in Race 2 of the 2026 DTM weekend at the Sachsenring, finishing ahead of Thomas Preining and Ricardo Feller
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DTM | 2026 Sachsenring | Race 2 | Dörr takes shock victory as late chaos shakes up title fight

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein07 mins

Ben Dörr claimed victory in Race 2 of the 2026 DTM weekend at the Sachsenring, finishing ahead of Thomas Preining and Ricardo Feller. DTM returned to the Sachsenring on Sunday for Race 2, with Maro Engel securing pole position alongside Ricardo Feller on the front row. Engel mastered the wet conditions in Sunday morning’s Qualifying…

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Engel takes pole in wet DTM Qualifying 2 at the Sachsenring as several title rivals struggle further down the grid
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DTM | 2026 Sachsenring | Qualifying 2 | Engel takes pole position as title rivals struggle in wet conditions

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein04 mins

Maro Engel claimed pole position for the second DTM race at the Sachsenring after mastering difficult wet conditions in Sunday morning’s Qualifying 2. The Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG driver produced his decisive lap early in the 20-minute session and remained out of reach as several championship contenders struggled further down the order. A morning rain shower…

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