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Thomas Preining

{{short description|Austrian racing driver}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Thomas Preining

| image = File:2023-05-28 Motorsport, DTM, Oschersleben 1DX 5396 by Stepro.jpg

| image size =

| caption = Preining in 2023

| nationality = {{flagicon|AUT}} Austrian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|07|21}}

| birth_place = Linz, Austria

| family =

| current series = DTM

| first year = 2022

| current team = Manthey EMA

| former teams = KÜS Team Bernhard

| car number = 91

| starts = 51

| wins = 6

| poles = 4

| fastest laps = 3

| best finish = 1st

| year = 2023

| module =

| prev series = ADAC GT Masters
European Le Mans Series
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4

| prev series years = 2019
2019
2017-18
2015-16
2015-16

| titles = Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

| title years = 2023
2018

|racing licence=12px FIA Silver {{small|(until 2018)}}
12px FIA Gold {{small|(2019–2023)}}
12px FIA Platinum {{small|(2024–)}}

}}

Thomas Preining (born 21 July 1998) is an Austrian racing driver, currently competing in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, where he is the 2023 champion. He also won the 2018 German Porsche Carrera Cup championship.

Career

=Formula 4=

Preining's first season in single seaters was in 2015 with German team ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg where he competed at the first two rounds in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship where he got a podium in only his third race at this level at Oschersleben. Preining finished the season with 16 points.{{cite web|url=http://www.formulascout.com/dienst-preining-zhou-headline-adac-f4-entry-list/26070|title=Dienst, Preining, Zhou headline ADAC F4 entry list|first=Gruz|last=David|date=April 8, 2015}}

Preining competed in another F4 championship in 2015 where he raced at the first round in the Italian F4 Championship at Vallelunga with German team Mücke Motorsport.{{cite web|url=http://acisportitalia.it/public/2015/pdf//F4/2015_994Vallelunga//vallelunga_03052015_entry_list_if4c.pdf |title=Entry list |publisher=acisportitalia.it |date=2015 |accessdate=2020-05-09}} His best finish was 10th.

In 2016 he returned to the ADAC F4 grid for the full season but this time racing for Austrian team Lechner Racing. Preining would go on to finished the season with two wins and a further 4 podiums, this helped him to 4th in the championship with 180.5 points. Championship winner, Joey Mawson, finished 193.5 points ahead of Preining.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedweek.com/formel1/news/100569/Thomas-Preining-Kein-Geld-fuer-die-Formel-3-EM.html|title=Thomas Preining: Kein Geld für die Formel-3-EM / Formel 1 SPEEDWEEK.COM|website=www.speedweek.com}}

Like with the German championship, Preining returned to race in the Italian F4 Championship in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.formulascout.com/italian-and-german-f4-series-get-40-cars-qualifying-races/34042|title=Italian and German F4 series get 40+ cars, qualifying races|first=Peter|last=Allen|date=April 7, 2016}} He only competed one round and his best result was 12th.

=Porsche Carrera Cup Germany=

In 2017 Preining made the switch from single seater to Sports car where he competed in the 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup in Germany racing for Konrad Motorsport. Preining won two races meaning he finished 5 points behind Christian Engelhart in 7th. Preining made the switch to his former team Lechner Racing for 2018 where he dominated the season, winning 10 of 14 races and only failing to finish on the podium twice. He won the championship by 37 points over Michael Ammermüller.

=Formula E=

Due to Preining's affiliation with Porsche, their Formula E team offered him a drive in the 2020 Rookie test at Marrakech. He partnered experienced French driver Frédéric Makowiecki. Preining's fastest time 1:19.374 which was almost 3 seconds slower than Nick Cassidy's fastest time of a 1:16.467.

In May 2024, Preining would again drive for Porsche in the Rookie Test at Berlin.{{Cite web|title=Shock test hints at Porsche line-up change|date=3 April 2023|url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-e/porsches-formula-e-driver-line-up/|access-date=3 May 2024|website=The Race|language=en}} Just a year later on February, Preining returned to Formula E during the 2025 Jeddah ePrix rookie practice session with Porsche.{{Cite web|title=Thomas Preining set for Porsche outing in Jeddah|date=6 February 2025|url=https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/518061|access-date=7 February 2025|website=The Official Home of Formula E.|language=en}}

=Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters=

In December 2021, it was confirmed that Preining would race full-time in the 2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters by driving the only Porsche 911 GT3 R car fielded by KÜS Team Bernhard.{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/le-mans-winner-bernhard-to-enter-porsche-team-in-2022-dtm/6886218/|title=Le Mans winner Bernhard to enter Porsche team in DTM|last=Watkins|first=Gary|website=Motorsport.com|date=2021-12-17|access-date=2022-07-02}} In the first race of the fourth round at the Norisring, Preining scored his first win in the DTM, which was also the first win for a Porsche car in the series.{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/dtm-norisring-preining-scores-historic-porsche-1-2-amid-incidents/10331688/|title=DTM Norisring: Preining scores Porsche's first win in race of survival|last=Newbold|first=James|website=Motorsport.com|date=2022-07-02|access-date=2022-07-02}} His second win in the DTM came in the second race of the seventh round at the Red Bull Ring, which saw him starting from seventh position and making several overtakes on a wet track, before being able to maintain the lead as the track began to dry.{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/preining-porsche-win-wet-dry/10374305/|title=DTM Red Bull Ring: Preining wins thriller, van der Linde struggles|last=Thukral|first=Rachit|website=Motorsport.com|date=2022-09-25|access-date=2022-09-26}} Ahead of the eighth and final round at the Hockenheimring, Preining was one of the five drivers who had a chance of winning the championship title. However, he was in one of the cars that were involved in a major crash during the Saturday race. Although he was able to extract himself from his badly damaged car, the doctors eventually declared him unfit to participate in the Sunday race.{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/several-dtm-drivers-to-miss-hockenheim-finale-after-race-1-carnage/10381765/|title=Five DTM drivers to miss Hockenheim finale after Race 1 chaos|last=Thukral|first=Rachit|last2=Haidinger|first2=Sven|website=Motorsport.com|date=2022-10-08|access-date=2022-10-11}} This left him in 5th place in the drivers' standings, with a total of 116 points.

File:2025-04-26 Motorsport, DTM, Oschersleben STP 3070.jpg in 2025]]

In 2023, Preining returned to the series for a second consecutive season, moving to fellow Porsche outfit Manthey EMA.{{cite news|last=Goodwin|first=Graham|title=Manthey EMA Confirm Olsen & Preining For 2023 DTM|publisher=Dailysportscar|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/02/24/manthey-ema-confirm-olsen-preining-for-2023-dtm.html|date=24 February 2023|accessdate=24 February 2023}} In addition, Preining competed in the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Rutronik Racing, sharing a Pro class entry with Laurin Heinrich and DTM teammate Dennis Olsen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.endurance-info.com/auto/article/106025-rutronik-racing-devoile-lequipage-pro-de-sa-porsche|title=Rutronik Racing dévoile l'équipage Pro de sa Porsche|trans-title=Rutronik Racing unveils the Pro crew of its Porsche|date=3 March 2023|work=Endurance-Info|access-date=3 March 2023}}

Racing record

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! F/Laps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

rowspan=2| 2015

|align=left| ADAC Formula 4 Championship

|align=left| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 16

| 21st

align=left| Italian F4 Championship

|align=left| Mücke Motorsport

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 29th

rowspan=2| 2016

|align=left| ADAC Formula 4 Championship

|rowspan="2" align=left| Lechner Racing

| 24

| 2

| 2

| 0

| 6

| 180.5

| 4th

align=left| Italian F4 Championship

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 37th

rowspan=3| 2017

|align=left| Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil - Endurance

|align=left|

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 29

| 23rd

align=left| Porsche Supercup

|rowspan="2" align=left| Konrad Motorsport

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 22

| 19th

align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

| 14

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 130

| 7th

rowspan=3| 2018

|align=left| Porsche Supercup

|rowspan="2" align=left| Lechner Racing

| 10

| 4

| 3

| 3

| 5

| 135

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

| 14

| 10

| 11

| 11

| 12

| 279

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

align=left| 24H GT Series - 911

|align=left| Fach Auto Tech

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 1

| ?

| ?

2018-19

|align=left| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am

|align=left| Gulf Racing UK

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 3

| 0

| 53

| 11th

rowspan="4" | 2019

|align=left| International GT Open

|align=left| Frikadelli Racing

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC†

align=left| European Le Mans Series - LMGTE

|align=left| Proton Competition

| 3

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 1

| 32

| 10th

align=left| ADAC GT Masters

|align=left| Precote Herberth Motorsport

| 14

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 79

| 13th

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|align=left| Frikadelli Racing Team

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

rowspan=2| 2019–20

|align=left| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am

|align=left| Dempsey-Proton Racing

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 12.5

| 15th

align=left| Formula E

|align=left| TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team

| colspan="7" |Test/Development driver

rowspan="2" | 2020

|align=left| Intercontinental GT Challenge

|align=left| Absolute Racing

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 8

| 17th

align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

|align=left| GPX Racing

|4

|0

|1

|1

|0

|3

|30th

rowspan="2" | 2021

|align=left| ADAC GT Masters

|align=left| KÜS Team Bernhard

|14

|0

|0

|0

|2

|74

|13th

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|align=left| Falken Motorsports

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|9th

rowspan="4" | 2022

| align="left" | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

| align="left" | KÜS Team Bernhard

| 15

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 4

| 116

| 5th

align="left" | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

| rowspan="3" align="left" | Dinamic Motorsport

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 6

| 28th

align=left| Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC†

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

rowspan="7" | 2023

|align=left| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

| rowspan="4" align="left" | Manthey EMA

| 16

| 3

| 3

| 2

| 8

| 246

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

align=left| Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC†

align="left" | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

rowspan="2" align="left" | Intercontinental GT Challenge

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| rowspan="2" | 30

| rowspan="2" | 15th

align=left rowspan=2| Rutronik Racing

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 38

| 7th

align=left| FIA GT World Cup

|align=left| HubAuto Racing

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|15th

rowspan="7" | 2024

|align=left| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

| rowspan="4" align="left" | Manthey EMA

| 16

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 3

| 158

| 5th

align=left| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 2

| 0

| NC†

align=left| Intercontinental GT Challenge

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|N/A

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD

|align=left| Andretti Motorsports

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 239

| 58th

align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

|align=left| Phantom Global Racing

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|4

|27th

align=left| FIA GT World Cup

|align=left| Origine Motorsport

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan="5" |2025

|align=left| Middle East Trophy - GT3

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Pure Rxcing

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

align=left| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

|align=left| Manthey EMA

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 41

| 8th*

align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro

|align=left| Proton Competition

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

align=left| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9

|align=left| Manthey Racing EMA

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

† As Preining was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

=Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! Pos

! Points

2015

!nowrap| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC1
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSC1
2
{{small|29}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OSC1
3
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
1
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
2
{{small|30}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
3
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#;"| SPA
1

|style="background:#;"| SPA
2

|style="background:#;"| SPA
3

|style="background:#;"| LAU
1

|style="background:#;"| LAU
2

|style="background:#;"| LAU
3

|style="background:#;"| NÜR
1

|style="background:#;"| NÜR
2

|style="background:#;"| NÜR
3

|style="background:#;"| SAC
1

|style="background:#;"| SAC
2

|style="background:#;"| SAC
3

|style="background:#;"| OSC2
1

|style="background:#;"| OSC2
2

|style="background:#;"| OSC2
3

|style="background:#;"| HOC
1

|style="background:#;"| HOC
2

|style="background:#;"| HOC
3

! 21st

! 16

2016

!nowrap| Lechner Racing

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC1
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSC1
2
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OSC1
3
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SAC
1
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SAC
2
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SAC
3
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LAU
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAU
2
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAU
3
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OSC2
1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#000000;color:white"| OSC2
2
{{small|DSQ}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC2
3
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RBR
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RBR
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
3
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
2
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NÜR
3
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZAN
1
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
2
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
3
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
1
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HOC
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
3
{{small|5}}

! 4th

! 180.5

=Complete Porsche Supercup results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

2017

!nowrap| Walter Lechner Racing Team

| CAT

| CAT

| MON

| RBR

| SIL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
{{small|18†}}

| SPA

| SPA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
{{small|8†}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
{{small|5}}

! 19th

! 22

2018

!nowrap| BWT Lechner Racing

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RBR
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HUN
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SPA
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MNZ
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MEX
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
{{small|4}}

|

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 135

† As Preining was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

=Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! Rank

! Points

nowrap| 2018–19

!nowrap| Gulf Racing UK

!nowrap| LMGTE Am

! Porsche 911 RSR

! Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

| SPA

| LMS

| SIL

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SHA
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LMS
{{small|4}}

! 11th

! 53

nowrap| 2019–20

!nowrap| Dempsey-Proton Racing

!nowrap| LMGTE Am

! Porsche 911 RSR

! Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SHA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| COA
{{small|9}}

| SPA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LMS
{{small|NC}}

| BHR

! 25th

! 12.5

=Complete European Le Mans Series results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! Rank

! Points

2019

!nowrap| Proton Competition

! LMGTE

!nowrap| Porsche 911 RSR

!nowrap| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MNZ
{{small|WD}}

| CAT

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SPA
{{small|WD}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ALG
{{small|Ret}}

! 10th

! 35

= Complete ADAC GT Masters results =

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! DC

! Points

2019

! Precote Herberth Motorsport

! Porsche 911 GT3 R

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OSC
2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MST
1
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MST
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RBR
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZAN
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZAN
2
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
2
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAC
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAC
2
{{small|8}}

! 13th

! 79

2021

! KÜS Team Bernhard

! Porsche 911 GT3 R

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSC
1
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
2
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZAN
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZAN
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAU
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAU
2
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAC
1
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SAC
2
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
2
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NÜR
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR
2
{{small|Ret}}

! 13th

! 74

=Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

2019

|align="left"nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gulf Racing

|align="left"nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ben Barker
{{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Wainwright

|align="left"nowrap| Porsche 911 RSR

| GTE
Am

| 331

| 38th

| 8th

2020

|align="left"nowrap| {{flagicon|DEU}} Dempsey-Proton Racing

|align="left"nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} Dominique Bastien
{{flagicon|BEL}} Adrien de Leener

|align="left"nowrap| Porsche 911 RSR

| GTE
Am

| 238

| NC

| NC

=Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! Rank

! Points

2022

!nowrap| KÜS Team Bernhard

!nowrap| Porsche 911 GT3 R

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALG
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ALG
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAU
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAU
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
1
{{small|43}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMO
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NOR
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
2
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
2
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SPA
1
{{small|32}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SPA
2
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
1
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RBR
2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| HOC
2
{{small|DNS}}

! 5th

! 116

2023

!nowrap| Manthey EMA

!nowrap| Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OSC
2
{{small|31}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ZAN
2
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
1
{{small|122}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NOR
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NÜR
1
{{small|32}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAU
1
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAU
2
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SAC
1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAC
2
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RBR
2
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''HOC
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HOC
2
{{small|11}}

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 246

2024

!nowrap| Manthey Racing

!nowrap| Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LAU
1
{{small|32}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LAU
2
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
1
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
1
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
2
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAC
1
{{small|61}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAC
2
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RBR
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
1
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
2
{{small|4}}

! 5th

! 158

2025

! Manthey EMA

! Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OSC
2
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAU
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAU
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#;"| ZAN
1
{{small

}

|style="background:#;"| ZAN
2
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| NOR
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| NOR
2
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| NÜR
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| NÜR
2
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| SAC
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| SAC
2
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| RBR
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| RBR
2
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| HOC
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| HOC
2
{{small|}}

! 8th*

! 41*

|}

* Season still in progress.

= Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results =

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

!Year

!Entrant

!Class

!Make

!Engine

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!Rank

!Points

2024

!nowrap| Andretti Motorsports

! GTD

!nowrap| Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

!nowrap| Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|9}}

| SEB

| LBH

| LGA

| WGL

| MOS

| ELK

| VIR

| IMS

| PET

! 58th

! 239

References

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{{S-start}}

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{{Succession box|title=Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Champion|before=Dennis Olsen|after=Julien Andlauer|years=2018}}

{{succession box | title = Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Champion | years= 2023 | before = Sheldon van der Linde | after = Mirko Bortolotti}}

{{S-end}}

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{{DTM Champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Preining, Thomas}}

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