Nürburgring 24 Hours: Difference between revisions

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|Most wins driver = [[Timo Bernhard]] (5)<br /> [[Pedro Lamy]]<br /> [[Marcel Tiemann]]

|Most wins manufacturer = [[BMW]] (20)

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It is similar to the [[Spa 24 Hours]], which had been introduced in 1924, following the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]]. The ADAC had held its first [[1000 km Nürburgring]] [[sports car racing]] event in 1953. As the [[1000 km Spa]] had been introduced in 1966, the 24h at the Ring gave both circuits a pair of endurance racing events at very long tracks, at least until Spa was shortened in 1979.

 

 

Due to various changes and versions of the ''Grand Prix Strecke'', the overall length of the track varied from the original {{convert|22.835|km|mi|3|abbr=on}} to nearly {{convert|26|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} of the maximum length configuration which was in use in 2002 and 2003, after the GP track had been extended by the ''Mercedes Arena''. As this section and its large paved run-off areas was useful as extra paddock zone for the competitors of the support races, it is bypassed with a sharp Z-shape [[chicane]] since 2005 for a {{convert|25.3|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} track length.

 

 

The 2020 race was postponed to September and held with limited spectators, restricted to the Grand Prix course area (initially planned to be held [[behind closed doors (sports)|behind closed doors]]) due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The 2021 race, returning to the traditional May/June slot, set a new shortest distance record of just 59 laps with less than 10 hours of racing due to heavy rain and overnight fog; the 2023 race set a new longest distance run for the race, as well as the first win for Ferrari.

The 2010 event on Ascension Day weekend of May 13–16 saw a return of most prominent entries, except the Ford GT, as team Raeder had discontinued this project. To give teams time to rest or for repairs before the race, the night practice was scheduled on Thursday evening. In cold and wet conditions, the Farnbacher-entered [[Ferrari F430]] GTC set the best lap time before the session was red-flagged due to fog. In Friday afternoon qualifying, held in fair weather, it crashed out and was barely repaired in time for the race. Four of the five factory-backed Audi R8 LMS (officially entered by "customers", which happen to be the Audi-DTM-teams [[Phoenix Racing (Germany)|Phoenix Racing]] and [[Abt Sportsline]]) occupied the first four places on the grid, with Marco Werner setting pole at 8:24.753 with a new record average speed of {{Convert|181|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}}. With lap times around 8:29, three of Porsche's new SP9/GT3-class cars occupied places 5 to 7, two of them entered by four-time winner Team Manthey, which had chosen to let the #1 car do only a single lap. BMW had entered two of their ALMS [[BMW M3 GT2]], run by [[Schnitzer Motorsport]]. Due to the modifications that include a [[transaxle]] gear box, they do not comply to the standard rules set of SP classes and their "Balance of Performance".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://adac.24h-rennen.de/Balance-of-Performance.4237.0.html |title=Balance of Performance |website=Adac.24h-rennen.de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604094657/http://adac.24h-rennen.de/Balance-of-Performance.4237.0.html |year=2011 |archive-date=2011-06-04}}</ref> Along with a factory-entered Porsche GT3 Hybrid,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.porsche.com/usa/aboutporsche/pressreleases/pag/?id=2010-02-11&pool=international-de |title=911 GT3 R Hybrid Celebrates World Debut in Geneva - Porsche Intelligent Performance makes Racing Cars even More Efficient |publisher=Porsche.com |date=2010-02-11 |access-date=2012-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320042949/http://www.porsche.com/usa/aboutporsche/pressreleases/pag/?id=2010-02-11&pool=international-de |archive-date=2012-03-20 |url-status=live }}</ref> the M3s were classed as E1-XP entries (the E1-XP class was actually intended for experimental factory entries). The better BMW and the Hybrid posted times of 8:32 and 8:34 in qualifying. Save for the 16th placed GT3-class Dodge Viper, only several other Porsche, Audi R8 and V8-powered [[BMW Z4 (E89)#BMW Z4 GT3 (2010-2015)]] have qualified in the top 20, with times up to 8:47, which earns them a blue flash light that is supposed to facilitate passing of the approx. 180 slower cars.

 

 

The race was started on Saturday 3 p.m. in sunny but cold weather. Already on the Grand Prix track, the #1 Manthey Porsche driven by five-time winner [[Marcel Tiemann]] passed all Audis, taking the lead and pulling away about {{Convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}} before catching up in lap 2 with the slowest cars of the third group, which were still in their first lap. After lap 3, three Porsche lead ahead of three Audi, a BMW M3 and the Hybrid-Porsche, which due to his larger range could take the lead after the others pitted. The #1 Manthey Porsche led by a couple of minutes until got involved in a collision after seven hours. At halftime, the race is on pace to another distance record, with the Audi #99 leading by a small margin ahead of the Hybrid Porsche, the only remaining representative of his brand in the top 8, which used to be dominated by Porsche in recent years. Places three to eight were occupied by three Audi R8, two BMW, and, rather surprisingly, on p 5 the Ferrari which had started in row 21. The Porsches that occupy most places up to 15th were followed by the [[Compressed natural gas|CNG]]-powered [[Volkswagen Scirocco#Scirocco GT24 (2008–)|Volkswagen Scirocco GT24]], the road-legal Porsche GT3 RS and a [[Nissan Z33]]. On Sunday morning, the #99 Audi needed a rear axle change, and with less than 5 hours to go, also the second place #2 Audi failed. This left the Hybrid Porsche in a one lap lead ahead of the #25 BMW GT2 with gearbox woes and the Ferrari, until also the Porsche stopped with less than two hours to go. The BMW made it to the finish, giving [[Pedro Lamy]] a record-tying fifth win ahead of Ferrari and Audi. The best Porsche, entered by Alzen, finished only sixth, six laps ahead of the Falken Nissan and the road legal GT3.

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| [[BMW E9|BMW 2800 CS]]

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| [[BMW E9|BMW 3.0 CSL]]

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| Race held in two heats of 8h each, with 8h break at midnight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Races/1973%20Nurburgring%2024hrs.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040224195408/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Races/1973%20Nurburgring%2024hrs.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-02-24 |title=1973 Nürburgring 24 hours |publisher=Homepage.mac.com |access-date=2012-05-21 }}</ref>

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| [[Porsche 911]] Carrera

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| Porsche 911 Carrera

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| Porsche 911 Carrera

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| Ford Escort

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| [[Ford Escort (Europe)|Ford Escort]] RS 2000

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| Ford Capri

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| [[BMW E24|BMW 635 CSi]]

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| [[BMW E24|BMW 635 CSi]]

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| [[BMW E30|BMW 325i]]

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| [[Ford Sierra RS Cosworth]]

| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Eggenberger Motorsport]]

| First win by a turbocharged car.

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| Porsche 911 Carrera RSR

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| The privateer '74 Porsche beats modern factory-backed turbocharged Fords

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| BMW M3

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| BMW M3 Evo. 2

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| BMW M3 Evo. 2

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| Race stopped for hours due to fog.

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| Porsche 911 Carrera

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| BMW M3

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| [[BMW E36|BMW 320i]]

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| BMW M3 E36

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Scheid Motorsport

| First victory for a female race driver.

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| [[BMW M3]] E36

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| [[BMW E36|BMW 320d]]

| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Schnitzer Motorsport]]

| First Diesel victory in a major 24h race. After 28 years, a second win for Stuck, the first winner.

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| [[Chrysler Viper GTS-R]]

| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Zakspeed]]

| Return of powerful cars, with Viper dominating the season. None of the new water-cooled Porsche 996 GT3 is entered yet.

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| [[Porsche 911 GT3-R]]

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche Zentrum Koblenz<br />([[Phoenix Racing (Germany)|Phoenix Racing]])

| Factory backed Porsche effort beats a very heavy Viper, and with 145 laps, the old distance record of 1990.<ref name="motorsport-xl.de">{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsport-xl.de/automobil/tourenwagen/24h_nbr/24h_nbr_00.HTM |title=Archived copy |website=www.motorsport-xl.de |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323055034/http://www.motorsport-xl.de/automobil/tourenwagen/24h_nbr/24h_nbr_00.HTM |archive-date=23 March 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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| [[Chrysler Viper GTS-R]]

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| [[Opel Astra]] V8 Coupé

| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Phoenix Racing (Germany)|Phoenix Racing]]<br />OPC Team Phoenix

| Three factories enter V8 powered race cars: Audi, BMW, Opel. Turbocharged Porsches by Manthey and Alzen.

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| [[BMW M3]] GTR

| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[BMW Motorsport]]<br />([[Schnitzer Motorsport]])

| BMW prevails against ABT-Audi in changing weather conditions.

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| [[BMW M3]] GTR

| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[BMW Motorsport]]<br />([[Schnitzer Motorsport]])

| Final race for the M3 GTR V8.

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| [[Porsche 996 GT3]]-MR

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| Officially a private entry, supported by Porsche with drivers.

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| [[Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG#Motorsport|Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3]]

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Black Falcon

| Race red flagged for 9 hours due to Rain. First win for a Mercedes-Benz<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/107554 |title=Mercedes claims first Nurburgring 24 Hours victory |work=AUTOSPORT.com |first=Gregor |last=Messer |date=2013-05-20 |access-date=2013-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608014634/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/107554 |archive-date=2013-06-08 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[W Racing Team|Audi Sport Team WRT]]

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! [[2016 24 Hours of Nürburgring|2016]]

| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Mercedes-AMG|AMG]]-Team Black Falcon

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! [[2017 24 Hours of Nürburgring|2017]]

| [[Audi R8|Audi R8 LMS]]

| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Audi Sport GmbH|Audi Sport]] Team Land

| Primarily dry conditions for the race. Kelvin van der Linde became the first South African to win the 24 hours of Nurburgring overall.

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| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 911 GT3 R]]

| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Manthey Racing]]

| Race red-flagged on Sunday for 2 hours due to heavy rain and fog.

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| [[Audi R8|Audi R8 LMS Evo]]

| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Phoenix Racing (German racing team)|Audi Sport Team Phoenix]]

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| [[BMW M6#M6 GT3|BMW M6 GT3]]

| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Rowe Racing]]

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! [[2021 24 Hours of Nürburgring|2021]]

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! [[2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring|2022]]

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! [[2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring|2023]]

| [[Ferrari 296 GTB#296 GT3|Ferrari 296 GT3]]

| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Klaus Abbelen|Frikadelli Racing Team]]

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! [[2024 24 Hours of Nürburgring|2024]]

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| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Romain Dumas]] || 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011

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|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Herbert Hechler]] || 1976, 1977, 1978

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| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Markus Winkelhock]] || 2012, 2014, 2017

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|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Gerold Pankl sen.|Gerold Pankl]] || 1971, 1972

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| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernd Schneider (racing driver)|Bernd Schneider]] || 2013, 2016

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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ferrari]] || 2023

== See also ==

* [[List of Nordschleife lap times (racing)]]

* [[Rundstrecken Challenge Nürburgring]]