The first part of the opening race was eventful at the Lausitzring. Porsche driver Alfred Renauer (35 / Jedenhofen, Precote Herberth Motorsport), who started from fourth place, took the lead from pole-setter Luca Stolz thanks to a strong start. Renauer then defended his top position against pride until round eight. But when proudly started an overtaking attempt in turn six, the Porsche and the Mercedes-AMG touched. Pride took the lead, but Renauer turned and fell far behind. In the following laps, Stolz extended his lead to almost four seconds. A subsequent safety car deployment after a collision, in which the second-placed Robert Renauer (35 / Vierkirchen, Precote Herberth Motorsport) in a Porsche, through no fault of his pursuer Markus Pommer (29 / Neckarsulm, Callaway Competition) was hit in the Corvette, pushed the field together again. At the restart, Klaus Bachler (29 / A, Küs Team75 Bernhard) went past Stolz from second place and defended it until the driver change to Simona De Silvestro.

During the pit stop phase, Stolz 'partner Maro Engel regained the leadership of De Silvestro and maintained the lead. In the final phase it was exciting again: After a misfire in the first corner, chaser Christian Engelhart came close again in the Porsche, but Engel made it 0.7 seconds ahead of the finish line and secured the first for himself and his team Toksport WRT Victory in the ADAC GT Masters, for partner Stolz it was the sixth.

De Silvestro and Bachler, on the other hand, lost their chance of a podium finish when their Porsche collided with the Audi from Kim-Luis Schramm (23 / Meuspath) and Christopher Mies (31 / Heiligenhaus, both Montaplast by Land Motorsport). Third place went to the second R8 LMS from Montaplast by Land Motorsport, which was piloted by Max Hofer (21 / A) and Christopher Haase (32 / Kulmbach).

Fourth position went to another Porsche 911 GT3 with Jannes Fittje (21 / Langenhain) and David Jahn (29 / Leipzig, both Küs Team75 Bernhard). Fittje immediately won the Pirelli with his debut in the ADAC GT Masters Junior classification. As best Lamborghini drivers, Albert Costa Balboa (30 / E) and Franck Perera (36 / F, both GRT Grasser Racing Team) finished fifth. Just behind them were the previous year's champions Patric Niederhauser (28 / CH) and Kelvin van der Linde (24 / ZA, both Rutronik Racing) with their Audi in sixth place ahead of the Mercedes-AMG from Indy Dontje (27 / NL) and Maximilian Götz (34 / Uffenheim, both Mann-Filter-Team HTP-Winward).

Serial newcomer Jannes Fittje immediately secured victory in the Pirelli Junior classification for young drivers at the Lausitzring on Saturday.

The 21-year-old showed a strong chase in the Porsche 911 GT3 R together with teammate David Jahn. Fittje fought his way up from eleventh place to eleventh, after which Jahn even finished the Porsche in fourth place overall. "It was a mega race," said Fittje happily. "I never expected such a result. In qualifying I was only four tenths away from the top, but I was still only 20. The distances were extremely narrow. The start was turbulent. I tried to keep out of everything and after that I was a decent one Stint. When I handed over to David, I was eleventh. He drove really well to the finish after that. Fourth place and the victory in the Pirelli Junior classification - unbelievable. "