🇦🇹 Thomas Preining

Racing driver from Austria. European Le Mans Series, High Class Racing. One-time champion.

Driver facts

Full name

Thomas Preining

Born

21 July 1998(b. 1998)

Nationality

Austria

Current team

High Class Racing

Series

European Le Mans Series

Status

Active

Championships

12023

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

6,198

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

6,198

RANK 71 / 12,285 INDEXED · -156 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Platinum

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 6H AGO

Thomas Preining is an Austrian racing driver who built his early reputation in Porsche's one-make ranks, winning the German Porsche Carrera Cup title in 2018 before going on to claim the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters championship in 2023. That background in Porsche machinery has carried through to his current program, where he competes for Manthey in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.[1]

In IMSA competition, Preining has made four career starts, taking one win and one podium finish without yet securing a championship. His 2026 season is off to a strong start, with one win and one podium from two rounds contested so far, though he currently sits P108 in the standings. Racer DB rates him 6,823 in its Elo-style system, placing him 98th among active drivers, reflecting a career still in its early stages within the series as he works to build on his sports car results.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Thomas Preining is a racing driver from Austria who competes in European Le Mans Series for High Class Racing. Preining is a one-time champion (2023), with 10 wins and 22 podiums from 62 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,198 ranks Preining 71th of 12,285 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS

2026 form

LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED JUST NOW AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	DTM	Manthey	2	1	1	0	P1	−39	6,198
	IMSA WeatherTech	Manthey	2	1	1	0	P108	+32
	European Le Mans Series	High Class Racing	1	0	0	0	P146	−149
2025	DTM	Manthey EMA	14	2	5	0	P4	−45	6,354
	IMSA WeatherTech	Proton Competition	1	0	0	0	P125	−110
2024	DTM	Manthey EMA	16	1	3	1	P10	−719	6,509
	IMSA WeatherTech	Andretti Motorsports	1	0	0	0	P172	−93
2023	DTM	Manthey EMA	16	3	8	3	P11	+148	7,321
2022	DTM	Küs Team Bernhard	9	2	4	0	P13	+173	7,173

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES PREINING FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇮🇹 Mirko Bortolotti	5,504	53	31	22	58%
🇲🇨 Maro Engel	6,695	52	27	25	52%
🇩🇪 Marco Wittmann	5,897	51	31	20	61%
🇨🇭 Ricardo Feller	5,671	51	35	16	69%
🇦🇹 Lucas Auer	6,387	49	27	22	55%
🇮🇳 Arjun Maini	5,572	48	37	11	77%
🇦🇹 René Rast	6,339	45	21	24	47%
🇳🇱 Thierry Vermeulen	5,182	42	33	9	79%
🇬🇧 Jack Aitken	5,973	39	29	10	74%
🏳️ Sheldon van der Linde	5,965	38	24	14	63%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 6H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia