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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #39 Thomas Preining

Thomas Preining had already marked himself out as a future champion during his rookie DTM season in 2022 with the single-car Team Bernhard operation. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he delivered on that promise in his sophomore campaign this year after being given a plum seat at…

Autosport · Dec 21, 2023

Mystery continues on Bortolotti's DTM Nurburgring 'technical problem'

SSR Performance driver Bortolotti was unable to take the start in the second Eifel race in August after his Lamborghini Huracan GT3 stopped on track in qualifying earlier in the day.

Motorsport · Dec 5, 2023

Mystery continues on Bortolotti’s DTM Nurburgring 'technical problem'

SSR Performance driver Bortolotti was unable to take the start in the second Eifel race in August after his Lamborghini Huracan GT3 stopped on track in qualifying earlier in the day. The problem occurred at the worst-possible time for the Italian, as he had underlined his title credentials just the…

Autosport · Dec 5, 2023

DTM Hockenheim: Porsche ace Preining seals title with pole in qualifying

Having already won the penultimate race of the season on Saturday to stretch his advantage to 27 points, Preining wrapped up the title in qualifying on Sunday after beating his title rival Mirko Bortolotti to pole position by 0.006s.

Autosport · Oct 22, 2023

DTM Hockenheim: Porsche’s Preining closes in on title with Saturday win

Preining didn’t put a foot wrong all day, claiming pole position in his Manthey EMA Porsche before leading every lap outside of the pitstop cycle to bag a maximum haul of 28 points.

Autosport · Oct 21, 2023

"No silly games" - DTM drivers hope team orders don't play any role in finale

The three drivers that have a realistic shot at the 2023 DTM title all represent different manufacturers, raising the possibility of external interference in the final two races on Saturday and Sunday.

Motorsport · Oct 19, 2023

DTM finds no irregularities in engines in post-Spielberg inspection

German motorsport federation DMSB found “no irregularities” in engines of Thomas Preining, Mirko Bortolotti and Ricardo Feller after an unusually long but routine inspection that took nearly two weeks to complete.

Autosport · Oct 10, 2023

DTM Red Bull Ring: Rast leads Schubert 1-2 as Preining snatches points lead

Schubert Motorsport locked out the front row in qualifying, with Rast securing a record-breaking 26th pole position ahead of reigning champion van der Linde.

Autosport · Sep 24, 2023

DTM Red Bull Ring: Van der Linde takes first win of 2023 in wet-dry contest

The Abt Audi driver recorded his first triumph since 2021, finishing almost two seconds clear of Laurin Heinrich, who led the first phase of the race from pole position.

Motorsport · Sep 23, 2023

DTM Sachsenring: Mercedes driver Stolz scores first win of 2023

HRT driver Stolz enjoyed a perfect rolling start from pole position, as his rivals tiptoed through the tight, technical opening sequence of corners.

Autosport · Sep 9, 2023