1. Thomas Preining was born on 21 July 1998 and is an Austrian racing driver, currently competing in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, where he is the 2023 champion.
12 Facts About Thomas Preining
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Thomas Preining won the 2018 German Porsche Carrera Cup championship.
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Thomas 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 Mucke Motorsport.
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Thomas 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.
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Thomas Preining only competed one round and his best result was 12th.
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In 2017 Thomas 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.
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Thomas Preining won two races meaning he finished 5 points behind Christian Engelhart in 7th.
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Thomas 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.
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Thomas Preining won the championship by 37 points over Michael Ammermuller.
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Just a year later on February, Thomas Preining returned to Formula E during the 2025 Jeddah ePrix rookie practice session with Porsche.
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Ahead of the eighth and final round at the Hockenheimring, Thomas Preining was one of the five drivers who had a chance of winning the championship title.
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In 2023, Thomas Preining returned to the series for a second consecutive season, moving to fellow Porsche outfit Manthey EMA.