DTM finale: Marco Wittmann rounds off a superb season with a podium finish and third place in the overall standings.

Hockenheim. Marco Wittmann (GER) has finished a superb 2026 DTM season in third place overall. At the finale in Hockenheim (GER), he fought with everything he had in the #11 Schaeffler BMW M4 GT3 EVO right up to the end, but ultimately lacked the necessary pace compared to his rivals. Wittmann celebrated two victories and five further podium finishes in 16 races, one of them in Saturday’s race at Hockenheim. The title was claimed by Thomas Preining (AUT, Porsche). In the team standings, Schubert Motorsport finished third.

It was not to be: even Wittmann’s formidable fighting spirit was not enough to secure his chance of a third drivers’ title at Hockenheim. The pace of the BMW M4 GT3 EVO was good enough for third and seventh places in the two races, but the ‘Green Machine’ was unable to hold its own against the new champion Preining and runner-up Maro Engel (GER, Mercedes). Despite the disappointment at missing out on the title, Wittmann can look back on one of his strongest DTM seasons. He won at the Nürburgring and the Sachsenring (both GER) and also secured one second and four third places. He finished the season on 198 points.

Kelvin van der Linde (RSA) was unable to shake off the bad luck that had dogged him for much of the season, even during the final weekend. He finished sixth in Saturday’s race, while in the second race he dropped back to 18th place due to an early collision and problems during the pit stops. He finished his first DTM season as a BMW M works driver with one victory and 96 points, ending 14th in the drivers’ standings. In the teams’ standings, Schubert Motorsport took third place with 284 points.

ADAC BMW M2 Cup: Title win for Michael Schrey.
The debut season of the ADAC BMW M2 Cup concluded at Hockenheim with Michael Schrey and the Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport team clinching the title. Although Schrey missed out on a podium finish at the final weekend, his seven victories in eight races prior to that had given him a comfortable lead in the drivers’ championship. Victories in the final two races went to Farin Megger (Riller & Schnauck powered by Cerny Motorsport) and Schrey’s team-mate Niklas Hirsch (both GER). Team ME Motorsport’s Christopher Holst (SUI) was crowned Rookie Champion.

FK Performance Motorsport goes unrewarded for strong seasons.
FK Performance Motorsport had an unfortunate weekend. In both the ADAC GT Masters and the ADAC GT4 Germany, the team fought for the drivers’ titles right up to the final race following strong seasons, but came away empty-handed on both occasions. In the ADAC GT Masters, sixth and second places for Tim Zimmermann (GER) and Leyton Fourie (RSA) in the #11 BMW M4 GT3 EVO were not enough to defend their narrow lead in the overall standings. The duo ultimately finished in second place. In the team standings, however, FK Performance Motorsport were delighted to clinch the title.

In the ADAC GT4 Germany, Benjamin Sylvestersson (FIN) and Gabriele Piana (ITA) fell four points short of the title in the end. The pair secured a win, a third place and a fourth place in the three races over the final weekend in the #51 BMW M4 GT4 EVO.

Quotes after the race weekend:

Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “Congratulations to Marco Wittmann and Schubert Motorsport on a strong DTM season. Third place in such a fiercely contested championship is a credit to them. Many thanks to everyone for their efforts during this tough season. Nevertheless, it’s a shame that on the final day at Hockenheim we didn’t have the performance to get back into the title race, after Marco had kept things alive with his brilliant third place on Saturday. I feel sorry for Kelvin van der Linde. He had an unfortunate final race and, generally speaking, an unfortunate season. But he, too, put in some strong performances. Congratulations to Thomas Preining, and Porsche on their well-deserved title win. We are determined to come back next season and fight for the title once again. For me, as Head of BMW M Motorsport, it was fantastic overall to see how strongly our teams and drivers represented our brand in front of such a brilliant crowd. Whether it was the DTM, the ADAC GT Masters, the ADAC GT4 Germany or the ADAC BMW M2 Cup: BMW M Motorsport was everywhere at Hockenheim. Congratulations and compliments to all teams and drivers.”

Torsten Schubert (Team Principal, Schubert Motorsport): “We would have liked to have fought for the title at the finale, but unfortunately we didn’t have the necessary tools available at Hockenheim. That’s a great pity. Despite everything, Marco Wittmann drove two brilliant races and – as so often this season – got the very best, or even more, out of our potential. So we’ve at least secured third place in both overall standings. We’d set our sights higher, but unfortunately that wasn’t possible. Kelvin van der Linde was unfortunately set back early on today by a collision and couldn’t make his way back up the field. Even though we’re disappointed at the moment, we’ll be back on the attack next season.”

Marco Wittmann (#11 Schaeffler BMW M4 GT3 EVO, Race 1: 3rd place, Race 2: 7th place): “When you’re still in with a chance of winning the title going into the final round, but then don’t have the tools to fight at the very front on the decisive weekend, it’s naturally disappointing. Nevertheless, third place in the overall standings is a good result when you consider where we’ve come from this season. I’m proud of my team and of our performances this season. Congratulations to Thomas Preining and Porsche on winning the title. They were very consistent and didn’t make any mistakes here at Hockenheim. They certainly deserve the title.”

Kelvin van der Linde (#3 Shell BMW M4 GT3 EVO, Race 1: 6th place, Race 2: 18th place): “Unfortunately, the final weekend here at Hockenheim perfectly sums up my entire season. Apart from my win at Zandvoort, the whole year has been very disappointing. I’d naturally set my sights much higher for my comeback in the DTM, but bad luck was literally hot on my heels. Many thanks to the team, who never gave up despite all the setbacks. I hope we’ll get a chance to make amends in the future.”