Preining claimed DTM pole in Qualifying 1 at Oschersleben, beating Luca Engstler as Manthey Porsche continued its strong weekend.
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DTM | 2026 Oschersleben | Qualifying 1 | Preining continues strong form with pole

Thomas Preining continued his impressive form at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben by securing pole position during DTM Qualifying 1. The Manthey Porsche driver produced a 1:21.862 during the closing minutes of Qualifying 1 to beat Luca Engstler by just 0.070 seconds. Maro Engel qualified third for Mercedes-AMG Team Winward, while Lucas Auer completed the second…

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Preining topped both DTM FP1 and FP2 at Oschersleben as Manthey Porsche secured a one-two ahead of qualifying
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DTM | 2026 Oschersleben | FP1 & FP2 | Preining leads Manthey Porsche 1-2 in both practice sessions

Thomas Preining topped both DTM FP1 and FP2 at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, completing a strong Friday for Manthey Porsche. The Austrian set the fastest time of the day during FP2, while teammate Ricardo Feller finished second in both sessions. Luca Engstler ended the afternoon in third for Red Bull Team Abt, ahead of Lucas…

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Thiim reflects on his perfect 2026 DTM Norisring weekend, Race 2 victory, championship lead and Finn Wiebelhaus pressure.
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Thiim “still trying to wake up” after perfect DTM Norisring weekend

Nicki Thiim admitted he remained in disbelief after completing a perfect weekend with Comtoyou Racing and Aston Martin at the 2026 DTM Norisring round and taking the championship lead at the halfway point of the season. The Comtoyou Racing driver converted pole position into victory in both races, collecting the maximum available points at his…

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Grasser Racing Team will run one Lamborghini at DTM Oschersleben as parts delays leave Mirko Bortolotti carrying its hopes alone.
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Grasser faces Oschersleben damage limitation as Paul crash leaves Bortolotti alone

Grasser Racing Team will head to Oschersleben with its DTM weekend already compromised. Two weeks after Maximilian Paul’s heavy Norisring crash, the Austrian team will run only one Lamborghini Temerario GT3 at the fifth round of the 2026 season. That leaves Mirko Bortolotti as Grasser’s sole entry, with the DTM grid dropping to 20 cars…

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Engel reflects on the Mercedes-AMG pit lane mix-up that hurt his Norisring DTM race, as Jäger explains what went wrong.
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Engel frustrated by DTM Norisring pit stop mix-up: “It had actually been agreed that this would not happen”

Maro Engel’s recovery drive in Sunday’s DTM race at the Norisring suffered a setback after a pit lane misunderstanding involving a Mercedes-AMG sister team. The Winward Racing driver had started from 12th and worked his way forward in tricky conditions, but his second mandatory pit stop became costly when Tom Kalender’s Landgraf Motorsport Mercedes-AMG entered…

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nn Wiebelhaus reflects on his Norisring podium, chasing Nicki Thiim, HRT Ford pace and growing DTM confidence in 2026 season up
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Wiebelhaus satisfied with 2026 DTM Norisring Race 2 podium after Thiim chase

Finn Wiebelhaus continued his strong 2026 DTM progress at the Norisring, taking second place in Race 2 behind Nicki Thiim. The HRT Ford driver started from the front row, stayed close to Thiim across the race and secured another podium after also finishing on the rostrum earlier in the season at the Lausitzring. The result…

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Emil Frey Racing reflects on a mixed Norisring DTM weekend as Vermeulen scored twice and Cairoli lost ground.
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Emil Frey Racing’s Vermeulen takes positives as Cairoli rues costly 2026 DTM Norisring setback

Emil Frey Racing left the Norisring with contrasting emotions after the seventh and eighth races of the 2026 DTM season. The Swiss squad showed competitive race pace at the 2.162-kilometre street-style circuit, but the weekend brought very different outcomes for its two Ferrari drivers. Thierry Vermeulen delivered consistency and scored points in both races, finishing…

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Thiim takes the 2026 DTM standings lead after a perfect Norisring weekend, as Mercedes-AMG stays ahead in teams and manufacturers
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DTM | 2026 Norisring | Standings after Round 4

The Norisring did more than deliver another dramatic DTM weekend, it reshaped the 2026 championship standings completely. Nicki Thiim arrived in Nürnberg sixth in the Drivers’ Championship and 17 points away from the lead. He left the only street on the calendar on top of the standings after producing the perfect weekend. The Comtoyou Racing…

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DTM | Norisring 2026 | Race 2 | Thiim makes history as the Dane takes back to back wins

Nicki Thiim started Race 2 at the 2026 DTM Norisring round from pole after continuing his dominant weekend in Sunday qualifying. Despite an overnight BoP change that added ballast to the Aston Martin, Thiim set a 48.583s in Group B and secured his second pole of the weekend. The Dane also had to complete his…

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Nicki Thiim claimed the second pole of the weekend in DTM Qualifying 2 at the Norisring, starting Race 2 from the top later
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DTM | 2026 Norisring | Qualifying 2 | Thiim claims second pole of the weekend

The DTM headed into Qualifying 2 at the 2026 Norisring with another Balance of Performance update, marking the third BoP version of the weekend. The latest change mainly adjusted ballast and total weight across six cars. Porsche received the biggest weight break, dropping from 1325kg to 1310kg, while BMW also lost ballast and moved down…

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