Overview
- Mirko Bortolotti won the Sunday DTM race in Oschersleben on Monday, giving the new Lamborghini Temerario GT3 its first worldwide race victory and dedicating the win to injured teammate Maximilian Paul.
- Paul suffered fractures to his tibia, fibula and a lumbar vertebra in a Norisring crash on July 4 and is in active rehabilitation with GRT boss Gottfried Grasser saying a return this season remains possible but depends on medical clearance.
- GRT confirmed the Lamborghini destroyed at Norisring needs a new chassis and plans to have that car ready for the upcoming Nürburgring round, though the interim driver for the #19 entry has not been finalized.
- Bortolotti’s triumph combined strong on-track pace, an effective overcut strategy and a crucial error in Thomas Preining’s second pit stop when a wheel-nut safety mechanism jammed and cost Preining about two seconds.
- Teams say the Temerario’s leap in competitiveness stems from setup progress since Zandvoort and a DTM supplementary homologation that permits a slightly steeper rear wing, but GRT warns more work is needed on the car’s sensitive aerodynamics.