Lucas Auer has celebrated emotional first DTM victory in Oschersleben since 2022!

Lucas Auer has celebrated emotional first DTM victory in Oschersleben since 2022!

Oschersleben, Deutschland - On April 26, 2025, Lucas Auer won the first race of the 2025 DTM season in Oschersleben. The 30-year-old nephew of Gerhard Berger celebrated his tenth DTM victory and thus the first victory since Hockenheim 2022. Auer, who switched from Winward to Landgraf Motorsport this season, started from pole and was able to successfully defend his lead throughout the race.

The victory achieved a impressive lead of 0.641 seconds ahead of Jordan Pepper, who finished in the Lamborghini. Third finished Maro Engel in Mercedes with a gap of 3.885 seconds. Thomas Preining, the second Austrian in the field, finished fourth, 7.905 seconds behind Auer. Preining regretted regret about the mission of the podium, but was also happy about the victory of his compatriot.

racing and weather conditions

The race took place in sunny weather and temperatures of 17 degrees. Auer was able to get out of 1.6 seconds after the first round. During the pit stop phase, which started after about 20 minutes, angels significantly improved his position by making two places. Auer took over the pole position after the original pole setting Ben Green was disqualified due to a subweight.

starter field and new vehicles

The starting field of the 2025 DTM season consists of 24 confirmed vehicles, including numerous prominent teams and drivers. The teams worth mentioning include Mercedes-AMG Team Winward with Maro Engel and Jules Gounon, as well as the Abt Sportsline team with Mirko Bortolotti and Nicki Thiim. New vehicles such as the Ford Mustang GT3 and the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 are also represented in the race.

The next race of the DTM season will take place on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and the teams will do everything possible to optimize their services while Auer tries to repeat his success. The surprises are possible at any time in this highly complex championship, which makes the coming racing days all the more exciting.

For further details on the first race and current developments in the DTM, please visit the articles on vienna.at , Motorsport-Magazin.com and de.Motorsport.com