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DTM ESPORTS Practice Leaderboard https://game.raceroom.com/leaderboard/?track=2556&driving_model=2&car_class=class-13136 0375. Mark Ekins ---- 1m 29.174s, +01.749s 6564. Doug Dezan - 1m 34.048s, +06.623s DTM ESPORTS 'SimRacingOnline.UK' Practice Leaderboard https://game.raceroom.com/leaderboa...13136&driving_model=2&team=SimRacingOnline.UK Mark Ekins -- 1m 29.174s Doug Dezan -1m 34.048s, +04.874s
Practice Times updated. https://simracingonline.co.uk/threa...ports-2026-pre-season-open.68198/#post-128200
My car is the Orange Porsche #92 Today at the Red Bull Ring, I did fairly well in my race. During the first half, I was moving along fine without any incidents and climbed up to 18th place from a 22nd start out of 23 cars. Then things started to go wrong during my mandatory pit stop. I missed my pit and had to go around the track again. The second time, I found my pit box, but I came in a couple of kilometers per hour too fast, got a drive-through penalty, and had to go through the pits again. That made it three pit entries in a row, ugh. After that, I picked up some incident points from going wide a few times while trying to catch up with the pack. I managed to finish 20th. I’ll need to practice racing in groups more. That kind of pressure is something I’m not used to yet, and it’s causing me to brake too late to stay ahead, which pushes me over the track limits. I have 30 days to practice that until the DTM events start.
I added the race video to the first post. It also shows highlights from last year’s DTM eSports 2025 and some footage about this year’s DTM eSports 2026. I’m not in it, though, I was in split 5, and only the top two or three splits get live video.
Pre-Season Show Race Results Turkka Häkkinen topped the podium at the DTM Esports 2026 Pre-Season Show Race at Red Bull Ring, holding off a strong challenge from pole-sitter Tim Jarschel and Moritz Löhner to take victory in the season preview event. The 60-minute race, which featured two mandatory pit stops, delivered an early glimpse of the strategic battles expected throughout the 2026 campaign. Häkkinen emerged from the opening fight with the lead and never let it go, combining strong pace with clean execution to control the race and set the fastest lap. Jarschel converted pole into second place after staying firmly in the mix throughout the opening stages, while Löhner fought back from a tough start to complete the podium in third. The race underlined just how important strategy, track position, and traffic management will be this season. Although no championship points were on offer, the message from Red Bull Ring was clear: DTM Esports 2026 is shaping up to be fast, tactical, and highly competitive.
