Overview
- Nicki Thiim converted pole into victory on Saturday to give Aston Martin its first DTM win and followed with a second win on Sunday to take the championship lead.
- A violent collision between Kelvin van der Linde and Maximilian Paul on Saturday caused a roughly 50–60 minute red‑flag while barriers were repaired and both drivers were taken to hospital for checks.
- During the Saturday stoppage teams found a defect and an oil leak on Timo Glock’s Dörr‑McLaren that some reports say may have contributed to Paul’s off-track loss of control; that link is being treated as developing and under investigation.
- Series organisers applied Balance of Performance and success-ballast changes overnight (adding about 15 kg BoP plus roughly 20 kg success ballast to Thiim) but Thiim still took pole and controlled Sunday’s wet-dry race through smart tyre and pit timing.
- Porsche and BMW again struggled for pace at the bumpy Norisring where heavy braking, tyre window management and pit stops matter most, only 19 drivers started Sunday’s race because Paul and van der Linde were declared unable to race and the DTM now pauses for three weeks before Oschersleben where investigations and driver recoveries will be followed closely.