10 drivers will be gunning for title glory in this weekend's DTM finale at Hockenheim, in one of the most closely-fought championship battles in the series' history We rate their chances:
It’s astonishing to think that after seven rounds and 14 races across Europe, more than a third of the grid has a chance of becoming the DTM's second GT3 champion following Maximilian Gotz’s title success last year. And at least half of them can claim to have a realistic shot at the crown, with the top five drivers in the standings separated by just 16 points with a total of 58 on offer this weekend.
However, given the experience and maturity he has shown at a relatively young age, one can expect him to bounce back strongly at Hockenheim as he chases a maiden title in the DTM - and a seat in BMW’s LMDh programme.It would have been cruel if Lucas Auer wasn’t in the DTM title fight this year given how consistent he’s been in a Mercedes package that is nowhere as strong as it was last year.
A DNF and a 12th place in the Portimao season opener wasn’t how Rast would have imagined his DTM comeback to look like, especially with Audi stablemate Nico Muller scoring a race win. But the German driver quashed any doubts about his ability to re-adapt to GT3 cars with a podium next time by at the Lausitzring, before dominating proceedings at Imola to chalk up a fine victory.
It wasn’t an ideal start to Preining’s DTM career at Portimao, with a 13th place finish on debut followed by three straight retirements - all caused by crashes or punctures. A fighting fourth place finish at Imola put his season was finally back on track, before he survived a race of attrition at the Norisring to score a historic win for himself and Porsche.
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