HOCKENHEIM, Germany — The battle for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters championship comes down to a pair of races this weekend at the world-famous Hockenheimring. In pole position is championship leader Thomas Preining in a Porsche 911 GT3 R, who comes into the deciding two races with a 10-point lead. Preining and his two closest rivals, Mirko Bortolotti in a Lamborghini and Audi driver Ricardo Feller, are all fighting for their first DTM title. The Hockenheimring hosts races 15 and 16 of the season on its 4,574-meter, 17-turn course. Championship leader Preining comes into the final two races as the slight favorite, with a lead of 10 points. “The title has been the main goal since the opening race of the season,” says Preining. “In the DTM, you cannot be perfect in every race — the series is too fiercely-competitive for that,” Preining said.

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