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10.08.202624h Nürburgring Series: Great conditions for drivers and teams
The initial key details for participants in the new 24h Nürburgring Series have been finalized: With affordable entry fees and an entry fee structure tailored to the financial capabilities of different teams, ADAC Nordrhein, as the organizer, is making it clear that professional teams, ambitious amateurs, and amateur athletes are equally welcome. With the Polo Cup, a true entry-level series has even already confirmed its participation for the 2027 season. “Of course, the top teams with their GT3s are often the focus of media coverage and TV broadcasts—that’s no secret,” explains Walter Hornung, sports director of ADAC Nordrhein. “But endurance racing—especially on the Nordschleife—thrives on the battles within the classes. That’s why GT4 cars, Cup cars, and production cars have been an integral part of our series for decades—and that will, of course, remain the case in the new 24h Nürburgring Series as well.”
27.07.2026
ADAC Nordrhein is planning a new 24h Nürburgring series for the Nordschleife from 2027 onwards
From 2027, the 24h Nürburgring will be placed on a broader footing. For this reason, ADAC Nordrhein, as the organiser, has launched the ADAC 24h Nürburgring Series. In addition to the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring and the 24h Qualifiers, there will be a 24h Prologue to mark the start of the season, giving teams and drivers even more extensive testing opportunities ahead of the four-day highlight of the Nordschleife season. Furthermore, the new racing series will include two summer events, which will run in accordance with the technical regulations of the 24h Nürburgring. These will take place as part of the traditional ADAC Eifelrennen and the ADAC 1000km race, both organised by DAMC 05 Veranstaltungs-GmbH. All events in the new series will be held on the 24h circuit variant, comprising the Grand Prix circuit and the Nordschleife. “We are thereby responding to the wishes of many teams who wanted compact and targeted preparation for the ‘race of the year’ on the Nürburgring Nordschleife,” explains Walter Hornung, sporting director of ADAC Nordrhein. “At the same time, this allows us to extend the extremely positive development of the 24h Nürburgring over the past few years to other events, which will be organised entirely along the lines of the 24h.”
11.06.2026
Second-placed Abt-Lamborghini subsequently disqualified
Team Abt, which finished second in the 2026 ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring, has been retrospectively disqualified due to a technical infringement. This decision was taken by the stewards at a meeting on 12 June 2026. The following cars move up the order, meaning that behind the winning Mercedes-AMG Team RAVENOL with Maro Engel / Luca Stolz / Fabian Schiller / Maxime Martin (Mercedes-AMG GT3), the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO from Walkenhorst Motorsport with Christian Krognes / Mattia Drudi / Nicki Thiim now takes second place. New in 3rd place: Rowe Racing with Daniel Harper / Max Hesse / Sheldon van der Linde / Dries Vanthoor (BMW M4 GT3 EVO).
17.05.2026
News and quotes after the finish
Maro Engel confidently secured the victory for the #80 RAVENOL Mercedes-AMG, marking Mercedes-AMG’s first win since 2016 and his second overall victory. The battle for second went right down to the wire: despite a time penalty, the Abt Lamborghini #84 held on, while the Walkenhorst Aston Martin #34 completed the podium in third.
17.05.2026
Mercedes-AMG claims its first 24h Nürburgring victory in ten years
It was a landmark moment in the Eifel as Mercedes-AMG claimed victory in the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring for the first time in a decade. Maro Engel, who was also part of the marque’s most recent triumph in 2016, celebrated his second overall win in the “Green Hell” aboard the RAVENOL Mercedes-AMG #80, alongside team-mates Luca Stolz, Fabian Schiller and Maxime Martin. Until just under three and a half hours before the chequered flag, Formula 1 superstar Max Verstappen looked set for victory on his first-ever 24h Nürburgring appearance, before a driveshaft failure brought his Verstappen Mercedes-AMG #3 to a premature end. Over the four days, a record-breaking 352,000 spectators attended the event, creating an extraordinary atmosphere both on and off the track.
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