Overview
- The 2026 season begins in Spielberg, with race one scheduled for Saturday at 13:30 local time on ProSieben and full-weekend streaming on Joyn.
- ADAC confirmed a fixed entry of 21 cars from eight manufacturers, locking in the field after the registration deadline.
- Fresh tyre rules place every set on a central account that limits free practice to three sets and caps official and private test days at six and four new sets.
- Teams may hold no more than five sets at any time, with surplus tyres returned to Pirelli to deter off‑book testing and resales.
- The driver lineup shifts leave the title wide open, with Timo Glock and Kelvin van der Linde returning and no entries for reigning champion Ayhancan Güven or three-time winner René Rast.