Even though Mirko Bortolotti did not say it openly, the Grasser Lamborghini driver feared disqualification after his strong second place in the DTM Saturday race: the Italian ran out of fuel in the final metres of the race - and parked his Temerario GT3 at the end of the start-finish straight. The problem: after the race, there must still be fuel in the tank for the fuel sample.
It would have been a bitter end to what had already been a tough DTM season: while his former title rivals Thomas Preining and Maro Engel were fighting for the title, Bortolotti struggled in 2026 with the new Temerario GT3 - and was disqualified after his only DTM season win at Oschersleben.