One-man show at the Sachsenring

• Commanding double for Jarschel
• Lucas Müller defends his championship lead
• Szelle dominates in the Community Cup

Munich. Tim Jarschel hit back emphatically in round four of the 2025 DTM eSports Championship, dominating at will: two pole positions, two race wins and the fastest lap. That was enough to catapult reigning champion Jarschel from seventh to third place in the overall standings. His team-mate remains in the hot seat at the top of the table, while Isaac Price (privateer) must be content with second place after a disappointing race day.

Commanding lights-to-flag victory in the sprint race
As early as qualifying, Jarschel made it quite clear that there was no beating him. He secured pole position ahead of Müller and Philipp Drayss (Needracing.com), while Price could do no better than ninth.

Jarschel wasted no time establishing his dominance at the start of the race, immediately taking the lead before controlling the race comfortably from the front of the field. A flawless lights-to-flag victory - his first triumph of the day. Behind him, a battle was raging for the remaining podium places: Müller could not prevent Drayss or Florian Hasse (Dörr eSports) from passing him and eventually came home fourth. Drayss finished runner-up, ahead of Hasse in third place. Things initially looked promising for Price, after a fine start. However, he eventually struggled over the finish line in fifth place.

Main race: Jarschel in a league of his own again
Jarschel also dominated the 30-minute main race. He again took pole position, followed by team-mate Müller. Lurking behind them on the grid were Hasse and Drayss. Price started from ninth place, as he had done in the sprint.

Jarschel again made a perfect start, securing the lead and pulling clear of the rest of the field. Behind him, the trio of Hasse, Müller and Drayss took up the chase. This time, Price ended the opening lap down in eighth place. Shortly after the pit stop window opened, Jarschel was the first to come in for his mandatory stop. Price followed him shortly thereafter. While the positions remained stable at the front of the field, Price managed to climb three places into fifth. Out in front, a lonely Jarschel ticked off the laps on his way to a second win of the day. Müller did his best to put Hasse under pressure, but eventually opted to play it safe and secure the third spot on the podium.

Müller still on top - Jarschel back in the title race
Lucas Müller held onto the top spot in the DTM eSports Championship, thanks to a fourth and a third place, coupled with the disappointing performance of Price, who now trails the leader by eleven points. The evening's big winner was Tim Jarschel, whose outstanding performance saw him climb to third place and close to within just 21 points of Müller.

Jarschel leads the race for the Pole Position Award with three poles to his name - level with Drayss and Price. The Falken driver also won the Fastest Lap Award with a time of 1:17.194 minutes, for which he was rewarded with a JBL Charge 6 speaker in an exclusive DTM design.

Tim Jarschel: "I am super happy. After all the crap of late - injury, the messed up qualifying at the Norisring, connection errors at the Nürburgring - today was flawless. I showed what I am capable of. Everything came together today. I hope I stay in the title race and can keep it open down to the final race."

Lucas Müller: "Solid. Not perfect, but not bad either. Fourth and third - you'll take that. There was no stopping Tim today. He was simply in a class of his own."

Florian Hasse: "That was a tough day of racing. I knew from practice that I would only have a chance against the Porsche in the first few laps. However, I did not have any chance over the full distance. Tim was unbeatable today, and that was certainly not down to the car."

Community Cup: Szelle dominates in the DTM legends
The Community Cup saw the sim racers line up in iconic DTM cars from 2015 and 2016. Kristóf Szelle (privateer) won comfortably ahead of his Hungarian compatriot Csaba Hegedüs (Urb4n Sim Racing). Third place went to 13-year-old Alexey Evtushenko, who caught the eye as the youngest competitor. Tim Rösch (Black Shadow Racing by SMC) was embroiled in a thrilling battle with Hegedüs at the start, but then dropped back after a collision. In the end, he had to settle for fifth place.

Tim Rösch: "It was all looking good at the start. However, the car was undrivable in the second half of the race - something was wrong. It is a shame, as the result could have been better."