Overview
- Maro Engel claimed Sunday's Race 2 at the Red Bull Ring to leave Spielberg as the championship leader after converting fifth on the grid into his first DTM win since June 2023.
- Thomas Preining won Saturday's opener after polesitter Engel lost the lead during a slow left‑rear tyre change, with Lucas Auer completing an Austrian one‑two at home.
- Race 1 featured an early safety car when Ben Dorr crashed his McLaren after contact, then opened up late when Jules Gounon retired from second with a technical issue.
- Kelvin van der Linde took Sunday pole after morning Balance of Performance changes aided BMW, but two poorly timed pit stops dropped him to sixth as Marco Wittmann and Auer joined Engel on the podium.
- DTM’s two‑race format with separate qualifying and mandatory tyre changes put a spotlight on pit work, while BoP left Mercedes and Porsche strong, BMW inconsistent, and Lamborghini’s new Temerario GT3 struggling near the back.