The squad had already played down expectations heading into its sophomore season in the DTM, claiming that the organisers ‘won’t allow’ Porsche to win back-to-back titles in the series after its 2023 success.
But so uncompetitive were the two 911 GT3 Rs at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben that Manthey EMA drivers Thomas Preining and Ayhancan Guven could muster only one top-10 finish between them in the two races - and that too after BMW driver Marco Wittmann retired with just three laps to go while leading Saturday’s opener.
