DTM Esports: Price takes championship lead with Red Bull Ring victory

Heading into the DTM Esports Red Bull Ring races, using RaceRoom, there were still five drivers covered by just 40 points in the championship. Lucas Muller held a slender advantage over Isaac Price, Tim Jarschel, Leonard Krippner and Florian Haase, with just four races to go. 

Race One

Unfortunately for Krippner, things would start to unravel immediately in the opening race. He would only qualify 15^th, way behind the other four who were all safely inside the top six, and get stuck in a huge battle for eighth throughout much of the race. At the front, Price took yet another pole position after his struggles at the Sachsenring. 

Since he was sharing the front row with Haase, the pressure would be on Price to convert that pole into a good race start. That, he certainly did, and it was Haase alongside who had more pressure from Manuel Vera for second, pressure he just about held off into turn one.

He then set his sights on Price, and within five minutes or so, was right behind the only McLaren in the race at the front. 

But eventually Price’s speed overcame everything, and he grew his gap upwards of two seconds at stages in the race, before settling for a 1.5-second victory at the checkered flag.

Haase would be second, with Jarschel fifth and Muller sixth, meaning Muller and Price would be tied on points with just three races of the season to go. 

Race Two

Florian Haase was beginning to lurk into proper championship contender status, too, as he took pole for race two ahead of Price. He would hold the lead, and similarly to race one, it was second on the grid who was under fire at the start. 

Not only Vera this time, but Alessandro Ottaviani joined as well, creating a three-wide moment for Price. The McLaren driver could only watch as the two much larger BMWs towered over him on each side going into turn four, but somehow, he would keep second. 

Lucas Muller got bored of the front group’s procession just seven minutes in, and so pitted, with Price following a lap later to cover him off. But the strategic call of the day came from Haase, who held his nerve brilliantly, knowing the others weren’t gaining time on him, he waited another eight laps before stopping. 

Muller’s early stop really didn’t seem to work, as he came out behind Vera’s BMW. It took him until the very last lap to finally make the move, a surprising one into turn one, but it reduced his championship deficit to Price by three huge points. 

But it was Florian Haase to take the win, interestingly, just the second time this season the race one winner has failed to win race two.

It couldn’t have come at a more important time for the German, who will join compatriot Lucas Muller in three weeks chasing down Issac Price for the 2025 DTM Esports Championship title. 

DTM Esports 2025 Race 9 results

1. Isaac Price
2. Florian Hasse
3. Manuel Vera
4. Alessandro Ottaviani
5. Tim Jarschel
6. Lucas Müller
7. Krisztián Juhász
8. Beau Dixon
9. Bence Banki
10. Phillip Drayss

DTM Esports 2025 Race 10 results

1. Florian Hasse
2. Isaac Price
3. Tim Jarschel
4. Lucas Müller
5. Manuel Vera
6. Julian Klaffenboeck
7. Bence Banki
8. Gianmarco Fiduci
9. Max Pfeifer
10. Enzo Philippau

DTM Esports 2025 championship standings after round 5