They have successfully made the leap from second place to the top: Christian and Rene Nell in their 1967 Austin Mini Cooper S, who held second place in the overall standings throughout the entire first day, are leading ahead of the final day. Fritz Jirowsky and Gerhard Soukal in their 1971 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV have moved into second place, while Florian and Dieter Böhmdorfer have reclaimed third.
The winners of the first day, the daughter-and-father team of Marlene Kunz-Hemetsberger and Florian Kunz in their 1964 Mini Cooper S, have slipped back to 11th place. Last year’s winners, Schöggl/Tripolt in their 1970 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce, are currently in fourth place, meaning a successful title defence is still within reach.
Walther and Birgit Wawronek, who led the standings at the halfway point on day one, have also moved back into the top ten and now occupy tenth place. An overview of all the day’s results can be found here.
The Minis are putting in a particularly strong performance at the Ennstal-Classic 2026, with four of them currently placed in the top twenty. The elegant Alfa Romeos are also well positioned. As always, Porsche is traditionally strongly represented in the field. A total of 31 cars are competing in the historic categories, driven by stars such as Dieter Quester, Richard Lietz, Hans-Joachim Stuck and Georg Silbermayr. A further six models from more recent generations are taking part in the newly introduced Touring Class. Porsche Austria Managing Director Helmut Eggert highlighted this fact with pride in his welcoming speech at Porsche Night in the Classic Tent. As usual, he is competing in the “Gendarmerie 356” together with Porsche Holding Managing Director Hans Peter Schützinger and is currently ranked 95th. Few brands have built their identity as consistently around their unique heritage and carried it forward into the present day as Porsche.
As every year, the town square in Steyr was filled with a true festival atmosphere, as hundreds of motorsport enthusiasts and classic car fans gathered to admire automotive treasures spanning more than a century of motoring history. The celebrations, including the lunch break, lasted for two hours, giving the 187 teams and participants time to refresh themselves before being expertly introduced by ServusTV presenter Andi Gröbl and sent back on their way.
As always, the legendary regularity laps at Niederöblarn airfield brought both consolidation and changes in the standings. The finish in Gröbming once again provided a fitting conclusion to a demanding Marathon.
As always, the final day begins with the charge up the Stoderzinken before an impressive parade of automotive treasures takes place in the centre of Gröbming (programme available here). The finale of the Ennstal-Classic 2026 will then also be held on the Grand Prix circuit in Gröbming.
