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Manthey wins the team and drivers' championship as well as the "Rookie of the Year" title in the 2025 DTM season with drivers Ayhancan Güven (Turkey), Thomas Preining (Austria) and Morris Schuring (Netherlands). The team from Meuspath had already secured the team title ahead of schedule in Saturday's race with a victory for Thomas Preining and a third place for Morris Schuring, giving them a double podium finish. With a fifth place on Saturday and a spectacular victory in Sunday's race, Ayhancan Güven finally clinched what was probably the most exciting DTM drivers' title battle in recent years. After nine drivers with title ambitions started the final race weekend of the season and the championship remained open until the very last second, the Turkish driver secured not only his first DTM title with a four-point lead (192 points) over Lucas Auer, but also the first championship win in the sprint series for a Turkish driver.
Meanwhile, Thomas Preining finished the 2025 DTM season in fourth place in the championship (182 points). He secured two victories and three further podium finishes. His teammate Morris Schuring claimed his first DTM podium in his debut season with third place in Saturday's race at the Hockenheimring. After finishing fourteenth in Saturday's race, he was also awarded the DTM "Rookie of the Year" title, beating five other newcomers to the sprint series. In the drivers’ championship, the 20-year-old Dutchman finished in 16th place (58 points).
After winning the team and drivers' championship in 2023, in its debut season with Porsche, this is Manthey's second triumph in the sprint series within three years. The team's next big season finale is just four weeks away: In Bahrain, Manthey can clinch the WEC championship in the LMGT3 class for the second time in a row.
Ayhancan Güven, Porsche 911 GT3 R #90: "I will remember this day forever – it is one of, if not the best day of my life so far. I have been working towards this success since I started motorsport at the age of five. Winning this title now, at the age of 27, is not only very important to me, but also to my family, my fans and my home country. Before the race, I knew that only a victory would give me a realistic chance of winning the title. That was my goal. During the race, I refused to do any calculations and wasn't interested in what the others were doing. That was also agreed with my crew. We focused on what we could do. I am so proud and would like to say a big thank you to the whole team. Being part of this team means so much to me and to crown our second season together with this victory is incredible."
