Turkish racing driver Ayhanancan Güven celebrated his first DTM victory in Oschersleben.
The Porsche pilot prevailed in the second race of the opening weekend in front of the Frenchman Jules Gounon in Mercedes and his Manthey teammate Thomas Preining from Austria. On Saturday, Güven still took seventh place.
The three -time champion René Rast (BMW), after qualifying in 15th place, narrowly missed the podium after a severe catch -up and finished fifth. The winner Lucas Auer (Mercedes) only came to tenth place, defending champion Mirko Bortolotti, who is driving for the ABT Sportsline team this season, was ninth as on Saturday.
Timo Glock, who was full -time in the touring car series for the first time since 2021, had a disappointing weekend: after 20th place on Saturday, he could not end the race on Sunday.
The South African Jordan Pepper (Lamborghini) took the lead in the overall ranking, who narrowly missed the podium after his second place on Saturday.
This year, 24 pilots will run in the DTM, with the start of Aston Martin they are spread over nine brands. After the start in Oschersleben, the Lausitzring continues at the end of May.