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Buus takes Hockenheim pole as Preining's title rivals qualify behind him
Bastian Buus, a Danish Porsche rookie, took pole position in the final DTM qualifying session at Hockenheim after sudden rain disrupted teams’ plans.
Ricardo Feller, also driving a Porsche, was second, just six thousandths of a second behind.
Championship leader Thomas Preining qualified seventh, while Maro Engel, his closest title challenger in this account, starts third and is 21 points behind.
Engel says he needs to win to have a chance of taking the title from Preining.
Marco Wittmann, who is 20 points behind Preining, qualified 16th and said his BMW lacked pace.
The qualifying results set the grid for the title-deciding race, where Preining remains favourite but must finish cleanly.
The race is scheduled to start at 16:30 CEST.
Bastian Buus took pole for the final DTM qualifying at Hockenheim in a Porsche, recording a time of 1:36.923.
Ricardo Feller qualified second, just six thousandths of a second behind Buus.
Championship leader Thomas Preining qualified seventh, while title rival Maro Engel took third and gained one championship point.
Marco Wittmann, 20 points behind Preining, qualified 16th.
Sudden rain disrupted teams’ strategies during qualifying.
- Who
- Bastian Buus took pole, ahead of Ricardo Feller.
- What
- Buus secured the best starting position in the final DTM qualifying session at Hockenheim.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Hockenheim.
- Why
- Sudden rain disrupted teams’ strategies; the article does not state a specific reason for Buus’s pole.
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Honestly, I didn't expect it,
We're going fully on the attack,
It could have gone a lot worse,
We were without a chance,
Lucas Auer won the race, while Luca Engstler had an accident.
Sudden rain disrupted teams’ strategies, and Bastian Buus took pole at Hockenheim.
The race was scheduled to start.
- Pole position
- Bastian Buus, Porsche
- Lap time
- 1:36.923
- Second place
- Ricardo Feller, 0.006 seconds behind Buus
- Championship leader
- Thomas Preining, seventh, 0.306 seconds off pole
- Title gap
- Maro Engel was 21 points behind Preining after qualifying
- Wittmann’s grid position
- 16th, 20 points behind Preining in the championship
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