Nürburgring 24 Hours

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Spectators along the track near Hatzenbach/Hocheichen

The Nürburgring 24 Hours is a 24-hour annual touring car and GT endurance racing event that takes place on a combination of the Nordschleife ("North Loop") and the GP-Strecke ("Grand Prix track") circuits of the Nürburgring in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Held since 1970, the over Template:Convert lap length allows more than 200 cars and over 700 drivers to participate.

Starting in 2024, the event has been officially named ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring for sponsorship reasons.[1] Furthermore, the 2024 season of the race was included in the Intercontinental GT Challenge calendar.[2]

Overview

Officially[3] called "ADAC 24h Rennen Nürburgring" in German ('ADAC 24 hour Race Nürburgring'), it was introduced in 1970 by the ADAC as an official race,Template:Vague unlike the earlier endurance contests that covered 12, 24 (in 1961 and 1967), 36, 84 and even 96 hours, like the Marathon de la Route.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". This substitute for the Liège-Rome-Liège and Liège-Sofia-Liège rallies was held on the Nürburgring from 1965 to 1971.

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.

Just like the VLN series with its 4-hour races, the 24h race is mainly aimed at amateurs, in order to fill a starting field of around 200 cars. Unlike the VLN races, the 24h is officially an international event, with trilingual (French, German and English, since 2024 because SRO regulations are in French) organization and documentation. Entry fees are due, in 2010 these were Template:Euro per car, of which Template:Euro was an advance payment for fuel. Typical entries range from second hand standard road cars to European Touring Car Championship vehicles and GT3 sports cars like the Porsche 911 GT3. The participation of manufactures and professional teams and drivers has varied over the decades. As spectator numbers had dropped in the 1990s when only rather standard FIA Group N cars competed, more spectacular vehicles were admitted since 1999, like the Zakspeed Chrysler Viper GTS-R which originally was built by Oreca to FIA GT2-spec, turbo-charged Porsche, modified Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters cars from Opel and Abt Sportsline-Audi, and the Schnitzer Motorsport-entered BMW M3 GTR V8 that had been run in the 2001 American Le Mans Series.

Due to various changes and versions of the Grand Prix Strecke, the overall length of the track varied from the original Template:Convert to nearly Template:Convert 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 Template:Convert track length.

The number of cars starting is limited to 150[4] as of 2024, driven by 600 or more drivers, as 2, 3 or 4 can share a car. One driver is allowed to drive 150 minutes non-stop, and can enter on two cars, yet a rest time of at least 2 hours has to be observed between two turns of the same driver.

The race is typically held in May or June on the Ascension Day or Corpus Christi holiday. The 2013 edition was held on Pentecost. 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) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2024 race set a new shortest distance record of just 50 laps with less than 10 hours of racing due to rain and overnight fog; the 2023 race set a new longest distance run for the race, as well as the first win for Ferrari.

Cars

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The Opel Manta SP3 was a regular participant between 1994 and 2023.

The Nurburgring 24 Hours is known for its wide variety of cars. In 2023, 135 cars in 20 classes were entered.[5] Available classes include:[6]

  • The 24h-Special classes that consist of pure race cars that may compete in other race series. It consists of the classes SP1 to SP8 differentiated by engine displacement with an optional suffix T for turbocharged engines, the SP9 class for FIA GT3 cars, the SP10 class for SRO GT4 cars.
  • The VLN production cars classes that intend to allow relatively low-cost racing with near-series cars. It consists of several classes of normally-aspirated cars (V3 to V6), and several classes of turbocharged cars (VT1 to VT3, with separate classes for front-wheel drive cars), differentiated by engine displacement.
  • Cup classes(BMW M240i, BMW M2 CS, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport).
  • TCR touring car.
  • AT class for cars using alternative fuels.

The race has often seen cars that are rarely used in other international racing events. Examples include Fiat Cinquecentos[7] in the 1990s, a Volkswagen Caravelle[8] in 2000, the P4/5 Competizione[9] in the 2010s, or a 1988 Opel Manta[10] that has raced from 1994 to 2023.

Safety

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A Code 60 flag

Due to the length of the track, the Nürburgring 24 Hours has unusual safety procedures compared to other modern professional endurance races. Safety cars are not used except during red flag and ensuing restart situations, double yellow flags indicate a local speed limit of Template:Cvt, and code 60 flags, used locally for incidents warranting a safety car on shorter tracks, limit the speed to Template:Cvt. It is common for course cars and vehicle recovery trucks to travel around the course under local double yellow flags. Since 2015; competitors must hold a valid "DMSB Permit Nordschleife", a license to race specifically on the Nordschleife section of the Nürburgring.[11] They must also take part in 3 races on the track within the last 2 calendar years.[12]

Closing speeds between the fastest and slowest car classes is a common concern, as the track has many blind crests and corners. In 2023, a serious accident happened between a Porsche 911 GT3 R and a Dacia Logan SP3 - the slowest car in the field that year - after the Porsche hit the Logan at the high-speed Stefan-Bellof-S and sent it into the barriers.[13][14]

The unpredictable Eifel weather is also a danger. Heavy rain and fog stopped the race for several hours in 2018, 2020 and 2021, while the 2016 race was red-flagged due to an unusual hailstorm storm that caused a series of crashes.[15][16]

In 2001, driver Christian Peruzzi was killed after a practice accident in an Alfa Romeo 147.[17] It was the only fatality in the event's history.

Support races

The Nürburgring 24 Hours has several support races on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, some happening on the GP Track, some happening on the Nordschleife only, some happening on the combined track.

As of 2023, the support program includes the Rundstrecken Challenge Nürburgring, and several historic touring cars and GT races. The last support race is the ADAC 24h-Classic, a 3 hour race on the combined track on Saturday morning, several hours before the 24 Hours race.[18]

History

2006 race

Unlike the two previous races, held on Ascension Day weekend in May in rainy and very cold weather, the 2006 event[19] was run in warm, sunny and dry conditions on Corpus Christi (feast) weekend of June 17–18. Pure factory teams that challenged for the overall win were absent, yet Aston Martin and Maserati had entered factory-backed cars to promote their products, reminding of three overall wins each in the 1000 km Nürburgring decades ago. The Aston Martin car with Aston CEO Ulrich Bez finished 4th in class and 24th overall.

Due to good conditions and stiff competition by similar cars, a new overall distance record (Template:Convert in 151 laps) was scored by the Porsche 996 GT3 of Manthey Racing that already had been the best privateer team in the previous three years. This team is partially supported by Porsche, though, with factory drivers, a 3.8L Template:Convert engine and a sequential gear box. Second place finishers Jürgen Alzen/Uwe Alzen/Klaus Ludwig/Christian Abt of team Jürgen Alzen Motorsport was only one lap down and have beaten the old record, too. They used a conventional gear box and a privately built 3.8L 500PS engine. The third of three fastest Porsche, the Wolfgang Template:Ill 911, had suffered a fiery failure of its standard 3.6L Porsche 911 GT3-RSR race engine after 21 hours, yet was classified as 14th with 133 laps.

A remarkable 5th place overall was scored by a BMW 120d from Schubert Motors, which had roughly half the power of some of the cars it beat. It was driven by Claudia Hürtgen (2005 VLN champion), Marc Hennerici (2005 privateer WTCC champion), Template:Ill (son of Hans-Joachim Stuck) and team owner Torsten Schubert.

2007 race

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For the 2007 event held on Corpus Christi weekend of June 7–10, more than 260 teams had applied for the 220 race entries. Prior to the start which had been scheduled for 15:00, an approaching thunderstorm made the organizers delay the beginning of the race. Lightning struck the camp of fans, injuring several, while heavy rain made the track muddy. At 16:51, the race was started after two laps behind a safety car. Veteran Klaus Ludwig at the wheel of the Aston Martin DBRS9 which had been given the number 007 took the lead in wet conditions, but hesitating too long with the change to dry tyres, the favorite Manthey team took the lead in their new Porsche 997 GT3-RSR. More weather-related drama occurred in the night, when the race was interrupted due to fog for six hours, making the race 18 hours.

When the race resumed, the Land Porsche 996 GT3-RSR was slightly damaged when hitting the back of the Manthey car, and the Aston Martin engine failed. Thus the Manthey team could easily defend its 2006 victory. The reliable, yet no more fast enough Zakspeed Dodge Viper GTS-R came in second, with the Alzen brothers Porsche Cayman in 4th and the BMW Z4 M-Coupe 5th.

Remarkable performances were the top ten finishes of a VW Golf 5, an Opel Astra GTC and a BMW 130i, and the 13th place of a Hyundai Coupe V6 piloted by ex British Touring Car racer Peter Cate.

2008 race

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For the 2008, over 270 cars were entered, of which only 230 could be accepted. The race began in sunny weather with drama for the favorite Porsche teams of Manthey and Land, losing time with a leaky radiator and a tire failure, and the new Alzen 997 Turbo and the Zakspeed Viper battling for the lead. After the Viper was out, only the BMW Z4 (E85) of Claudia Hürtgen, pole setter and winner of the recent VLN race, could challenge the Porsche armada and lead for some laps, but it crashed during the night.

Manthey could catch up and win the race for a third time in a row, with the winning car of 2006 (a 996 model) finishing 2nd. The triumph made the team mechanics cut off Olaf Manthey's famous moustache tips. Sabine Schmitz came in third, also on a Porsche 997. A strong showing among the high powered cars gave the three new Volkswagen Scirocco, finishing 9th and 12th, with veteran Hans Joachim Stuck driving both cars.

2009 race

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For 2009, the organizers announced that they wanted to reduce the gap in speeds, by not accepting small capacity cars any more, and by slowing down the fastest classes, SP7 and SP8. Also, the new FIA GT3 and FIA GT4 classes were adopted, called SP9 and SP10. Some of the new rules are controversial, especially the fact that instead of the regular fuel pumps as used in any public station, the top teams have to use expensive equipment designed to equal the times needed to refill, meaning that an economic car is punished compared to a thirsty car. Due to the various rule changes, some teams have declined to take part, namely Zakspeed with their Viper.

Probably also due to the economic crisis, the number of entries is much lower than in previous years, with only 170 cars starting the race. Surprisingly, the pole was set by a Ford GT, followed closely by the four factory-entered Audi R8 LMS and two Porsche GT3 of the Manthey team. They have decided to enter their well-known RSR, which is basically a GT2 car, but now has about 70 hp less due to new air restrictors, and also a 997 GT3 Cup S, the version Porsche homologated for FIA GT3. For the first 19 hours, two of the Audis and the two Manthey Porsche battled for the lead within a lap, the pace likely to result in a new distance record. The Manthey #1 had been punished for approaching an accident site too quickly and had to wait 3 minutes in the box, but the decision was reverted later based on data logging evidence, with the lost time deducted from the results. Around 11:30, the #99 Audi which had a narrow lead was stopped by suspension problems. Following repairs this car finished in 5th position. This left the #97 Audi in second, and with the win in its class, 5 minutes behind the overall winner.

2010 race

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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 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 Template:Convert. 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".[20] Along with a factory-entered Porsche GT3 Hybrid,[21] 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) 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.

Porsche test driver Walter Röhrl had intended[22] to enter on a standard road legal Porsche 911 GT3 RS, but had to withdraw for health reasons from the team that comprises racers Roland Asch and Patrick Simon, plus journalists Horst von Saurma and Chris Harris. The car, entered in cooperation with sport auto (Germany),[23] is registered as S-GO 2400, and was driven from Weissach to Nürburg. It has qualified with 9:15, 42nd overall, and 9th[24] among the 17 SP7 class entrants, only beaten by its race-prepped Porsche 997 siblings.

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 Template:Convert 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 CNG-powered 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.

The SP4 class was won by 4 Argentinian drivers in the BMW 325i E92 Coupe of Motorsport Team Sorg Rennsport. This was the first victory for an Argentinian team at the Nürburgring 24 Hours race and the first Argentinian team to compete in the Nürburgring since Juan Manuel Fangio.

2011 race

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With Corpus Christi weekend being rather late in 2011 on June 23–26, the 2011 event was held two weeks after the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans. The first five VLN races of 2011 were won by a factory-entered BMW, a GT3-class Mercedes SLS, a new Ferrari 458, the Hybrid Porsche GT3 and finally an Audi R8 LMS, so at least these five different brands were expected to challenge for the overall win in the 24 hours. In the first qualifying session, the Hankook-sponsored Farnbacher-Ferrari used soft tyres and was about 7 seconds faster than the competitors, lapping at an average speed of over 181 km/h, the fastest since 1983, when it was still run with prototype cars. This earned the team the pole position, but also an extra weight of 25 kg in the pre-race update of the ‘Balance of Performance’. Team Manthey decided to find out in the early stages of the race which class was more effective under the current conditions, entering their four Porsche factory drivers on two yellow and green Porsche 997 GT3: two pilots shared the #11 SP9/GT3-spec ‘R’, which had more power and qualified 8th, two others the #18 SP7/GT2-class ‘RSR’, which had more downforce, but was only 16th on the grid. After a few hours in changing weather conditions, the team retired the ‘R’ to focus on the ‘RSR’ which already had won three times since 2007. Without any problems, it went on to win its fourth Nürburgring 24 Hours, with a new distance record of 156 laps. Second place was taken by another GT2-spec car, the #1 factory BMW M3 GT which had won in 2010. Five GT3 cars of Audi and Mercedes followed. The SP8/GT2-class #2 Ferrari had run into early problems, but set the fastest race lap in the final hours, finishing 8th and James GlickenhausP4/5 Competizione finished 39th, second in the E1-XP2.

After 2010 Sorg Rennsport took the victory in class SP4 again. Gianvito Rossi, Diego Romanini, Alfredo Varini and Alexander Rappold have been the only team in that class.

2012 race

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The 40th ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race ran on Saturday, May 19, 14:00 to Sunday, May 20, 2012, 14:00.

The 2012 event was the first to have a "Top 40" qualifying shootout for the 40 fastest cars on the starting grid, which took place on the Friday after the first 2 qualifying sessions.[25]

The #3 Phoenix Racing Team won the race in an Audi R8 LMS.

2013 race

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The 2013 race saw Aston Martin's hydrogen powered car run the first ever zero-emissions lap of the circuit.[26] The race also saw the first ever win for a Mercedes.

The #9 Team Black Falcon won the race in a Mercedes-AMG GT3.

2014 race

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The 2014 race set a new record for the total distance driven during a Nürburgring 24-hour race with 4,035 km (159 laps) driven by the top two cars.

The #4 Phoenix Racing Team won the race in an Audi R8 LMS.

2015 race

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The #28 Audi Sport Team WRT won the race in an Audi R8 LMS.[27]

2016 race

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The #4 AMG-Team Black Falcon won the race in a Mercedes-AMG GT3. Mercedes took 1-2-3-4 finish.[28]

2017 race

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The #29 Audi Sport Team Land / Montaplast Land-Motorsport Team won the race in an Audi R8 LMS.[29]

2018 race

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The #912 Manthey Racing Team won the race in a Porsche 911 GT3 R.[30]

2019 race

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The #4 Phoenix Racing Team won the race in an Audi R8 LMS Evo.

2020 race

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Traditionally held in May, it was announced on March that the race will be postponed to September 24–27 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] The event was initially planned to be held behind closed doors, but later a limited amount of spectators were admitted.[32][33][34] Rowe Racing (BMW M6 GT3) won the event, the first for BMW in 10 years, although the race was interrupted for most of the night due to inclement weather.

2021 race

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The 2021 race was won by the Porsche-based Manthey Racing, who was forced to sit out the previous year's race due to COVID-19 concerns involving the team crew. A new record low of 58 laps (and less than ten hours of actual racing) was covered, as the race was once again interrupted for most of the night due to inclement weather.

2022 race

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The 50th anniversary[35][36] 2022 race took place on 28–29 May 2022. A total of 159 laps were completed by the winning car #15 from Scherer Sport Team Phoenix.[37]

2023 race

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The #30 Frikadelli Racing Team won the race in a Ferrari 296 GT3 completing a total of 162 laps. The race set a new distance record and also marks Ferrari's first ever Nürburgring 24 Hours victory.

2024 race

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2025 race

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Winners

Year Drivers Car Team Laps Remarks
1970 Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Stuck
Template:Flagicon Template:Ill[38]
BMW 2002 TI Template:Flagicon Koepchen BMW Tuning[39] 123
1971 Template:Flagicon Ferfried Prinz von Hohenzollern[40]
Template:Flagicon Gerold Pankl[41]
BMW 2002 Template:Flagicon Alpina 125
1972 Template:Flagicon Helmut Kelleners
Template:Flagicon Gerold Pankl
BMW 2800 CS Template:Flagicon Alpina 145
1973 Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda
Template:Flagicon Hans-Peter Joisten
BMW 3.0 CSL Template:Flagicon Alpina
(3)
95 Race held in two heats of 8h each, with 8h break at midnight.[42]
1974 Race not held due to oil crisis
1975
1976 Template:Flagicon Fritz Müller
Template:Flagicon Herbert Hechler
Template:Flagicon Karl-Heinz Quirin
Porsche 911 Carrera 134
1977 Template:Flagicon Fritz Müller
Template:Flagicon Herbert Hechler
Porsche 911 Carrera 140
1978 Template:Flagicon Fritz Müller
Template:Flagicon Herbert Hechler
Template:Flagicon Franz Geschwendtner
Porsche 911 Carrera Template:Flagicon Valvoline Deutschland 142
1979 Template:Flagicon Herbert Kummle
Template:Flagicon Karl Mauer
Template:Flagicon Winfried Vogt
Ford Escort Template:Flagicon Cavallo Matras 140
1980 Template:Flagicon Dieter Selzer
Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Wolf
Template:Flagicon Matthias Schneider
Ford Escort RS 2000 Template:Flagicon Berkenkamp Racing 137
1981 Template:Flagicon Helmut Döring
Template:Flagicon Dieter Gartmann
Template:Flagicon Fritz Müller
Ford Capri Template:Flagicon Template:Ill 132
1982 Template:Flagicon Dieter Gartmann
Template:Flagicon Klaus Ludwig
Template:Flagicon Klaus Niedzwiedz
Ford Capri Template:Flagicon Eichberg Racing 138
1983 Race not held due to construction work
1984 Template:Flagicon Axel Felder
Template:Flagicon Franz-Josef Bröhling
Template:Flagicon Peter Oberndorfer
BMW 635 CSi Template:Flagicon Auto Budde Team 127
1985 Template:Flagicon Axel Felder
Template:Flagicon Jürgen Hammelmann
Template:Flagicon Robert Walterscheid-Müller
BMW 635 CSi Template:Flagicon Auto Budde Team 128
1986 Template:Flagicon Markus Oestreich
Template:Flagicon Otto Rensing
Template:Flagicon Winfried Vogt
BMW 325i Template:Flagicon Auto Budde Team 130
1987 Template:Flagicon Klaus Ludwig
Template:Flagicon Klaus Niedzwiedz
Template:Flagicon Steve Soper
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Template:Flagicon Eggenberger Motorsport 135 First win by a turbocharged car.
1988 Template:Flagicon Template:Ill
Template:Flagicon Gerhard Holup
Template:Flagicon Peter Faubel
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Template:Flagicon Dören 140 The privateer '74 Porsche beats modern factory-backed turbocharged Fords
1989 Template:Flagicon Emanuele Pirro
Template:Flagicon Roberto Ravaglia
Template:Flagicon Fabien Giroix
BMW M3 Template:Flagicon Team Bigazzi 143
1990 Template:Flagicon Altfrid Heger
Template:Flagicon Joachim Winkelhock
Template:Flagicon Template:Ill
BMW M3 Evo. 2 Template:Flagicon Template:Ill 144 [43]
1991 Template:Flagicon Kris Nissen
Template:Flagicon Joachim Winkelhock
Template:Flagicon Armin Hahne
BMW M3 Evo. 2 Template:Flagicon Schnitzer Motorsport 138
1992 Template:Flagicon Johnny Cecotto
Template:Flagicon Christian Danner
Template:Flagicon Jean-Michel Martin
Template:Flagicon Marc Duez
BMW M3 Evo. 2 Template:Flagicon Team Bigazzi 76 Race stopped for hours due to fog.
1993 Template:Flagicon Frank Katthöfer
Template:Flagicon "Tonico de Azevedo"
Template:Flagicon Franz Konrad
Template:Flagicon Örnulf Wirdheim
Porsche 911 Carrera Template:Flagicon Konrad Motorsport 129
1994 Template:Flagicon Karl-Heinz Wlazik
Template:Flagicon Frank Katthöfer
Template:Flagicon Fred Rosterg
BMW M3 106
1995 Template:Flagicon Roberto Ravaglia
Template:Flagicon Marc Duez
Template:Flagicon Alexander Burgstaller
BMW 320i Template:Flagicon Team Bigazzi 129
1996 Template:Flagicon Johannes Scheid
Template:Flagicon Sabine Schmitz
Template:Flagicon Hans Widmann
BMW M3 E36 Template:Flagicon Scheid Motorsport 135 First victory for a female race driver.
1997 Template:Flagicon Johannes Scheid
Template:Flagicon Sabine Schmitz
Template:Flagicon Hans-Jürgen Tiemann
Template:Flagicon Peter Zakowski
BMW M3 E36 Template:Flagicon Scheid Motorsport 126
1998 Template:Flagicon Marc Duez
Template:Flagicon Andreas Bovensiepen
Template:Flagicon Christian Menzel
Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW 320d Template:Flagicon Schnitzer Motorsport 137 First Diesel victory in a major 24h race. After 28 years, a second win for Stuck, the first winner.
1999 Template:Flagicon Peter Zakowski
Template:Flagicon Hans-Jürgen Tiemann
Template:Flagicon Klaus Ludwig
Template:Flagicon Marc Duez
Chrysler Viper GTS-R Template:Flagicon Zakspeed 143 Return of powerful cars, with Viper dominating the season. None of the new water-cooled Porsche 996 GT3 is entered yet.
2000 Template:Flagicon Bernd Mayländer
Template:Flagicon Michael Bartels
Template:Flagicon Uwe Alzen
Template:Flagicon Altfrid Heger
Porsche 911 GT3-R Template:Flagicon Porsche Zentrum Koblenz
(Phoenix Racing)
145 Factory backed Porsche effort beats a very heavy Viper, and with 145 laps, the old distance record of 1990.[43]
2001 Template:Flagicon Pedro Lamy
Template:Flagicon Peter Zakowski
Template:Flagicon Michael Bartels
Chrysler Viper GTS-R Template:Flagicon Zakspeed 147
2002 Template:Flagicon Peter Zakowski
Template:Flagicon Robert Lechner
Template:Flagicon Pedro Lamy
Chrysler Viper GTS-R Template:Flagicon Zakspeed 141
2003 Template:Flagicon Manuel Reuter
Template:Flagicon Timo Scheider
Template:Flagicon Marcel Tiemann
Opel Astra V8 Coupé Template:Flagicon Phoenix Racing
OPC Team Phoenix
143 Three factories enter V8 powered race cars: Audi, BMW, Opel. Turbocharged Porsches by Manthey and Alzen.
2004 Template:Flagicon Pedro Lamy
Template:Flagicon Dirk Müller
Template:Flagicon Jörg Müller
Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3 GTR Template:Flagicon BMW Motorsport
(Schnitzer Motorsport)
143 BMW prevails against ABT-Audi in changing weather conditions.
2005 Template:Flagicon Boris Said
Template:Flagicon Duncan Huisman
Template:Flagicon Andy Priaulx
Template:Flagicon Pedro Lamy
BMW M3 GTR Template:Flagicon BMW Motorsport
(Schnitzer Motorsport)
139 Final race for the M3 GTR V8.
2006 Template:Flagicon Lucas Luhr
Template:Flagicon Timo Bernhard
Template:Flagicon Mike Rockenfeller
Template:Flagicon Marcel Tiemann
Porsche 996 GT3-MR Template:Flagicon Manthey Racing 151 Officially a private entry, supported by Porsche with drivers.
2007 Template:Flagicon Romain Dumas
Template:Flagicon Marc Lieb
Template:Flagicon Timo Bernhard
Template:Flagicon Marcel Tiemann
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Template:Flagicon Manthey Racing 112 Race stopped for about 6h due to fog
2008 Template:Flagicon Marc Lieb
Template:Flagicon Timo Bernhard
Template:Flagicon Marcel Tiemann
Template:Flagicon Romain Dumas
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Template:Flagicon Manthey Racing 148 Winner came from 1 lap down up to nearly two laps ahead for victory.
2009 Template:Flagicon Romain Dumas
Template:Flagicon Marc Lieb
Template:Flagicon Timo Bernhard
Template:Flagicon Marcel Tiemann
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Template:Flagicon Manthey Racing 155 Record 5th victory for Tiemann, 4th in a row for Manthey
2010 Template:Flagicon Jörg Müller
Template:Flagicon Uwe Alzen
Template:Flagicon Augusto Farfus
Template:Flagicon Pedro Lamy
BMW M3 GT2 Template:Flagicon BMW Motorsport
(Schnitzer Motorsport)
154 Record-tying 5th victory for Lamy
2011 Template:Flagicon Marc Lieb
Template:Flagicon Timo Bernhard
Template:Flagicon Lucas Luhr
Template:Flagicon Romain Dumas
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Template:Flagicon Manthey Racing 156 Record-tying 5th victory for Bernhard
2012 Template:Flagicon Marc Basseng
Template:Flagicon Christopher Haase
Template:Flagicon Frank Stippler
Template:Flagicon Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS ultra Template:Flagicon Audi Sport
(Team Phoenix)
155 First ever victory for an Audi.
2013 Template:Flagicon Bernd Schneider
Template:Flagicon Jeroen Bleekemolen
Template:Flagicon Sean Edwards
Template:Flagicon Nicki Thiim
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Template:Flagicon Black Falcon 88 Race red flagged for 9 hours due to Rain. First win for a Mercedes-Benz[44]
2014 Template:Flagicon Christopher Haase
Template:Flagicon Christian Mamerow
Template:Flagicon René Rast
Template:Flagicon Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS ultra Template:Flagicon Phoenix Racing 159
2015 Template:Flagicon Nico Müller
Template:Flagicon Edward Sandström
Template:Flagicon Laurens Vanthoor
Template:Flagicon Christopher Mies
Audi R8 LMS
Template:Flagicon Audi Sport Team WRT 156 During the first VLN 4 Hour race on March 28, Jann Mardenborough's Nissan GT-R (classified as SP9 for GT3 cars) sailed over the catchfence at Flugplatz, killing a spectator and injuring nine. During the ongoing investigation, ADAC imposed speed limits in Flugplatz, Schwedenkreuz and Antoniusbuche of Template:Convert and Döttinger Höhe Straight of Template:Convert.
2016 Template:Flagicon Maro Engel
Template:Flagicon Bernd Schneider
Template:Flagicon Adam Christodoulou
Template:Flagicon Manuel Metzger
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Template:Flagicon AMG-Team Black Falcon 134 Special restrictions imposed on the 2015 race were repealed following circuit resurfacing and barrier improvementrs. Race red-flagged early on for 4 hours due to heavy rain, fog, and hail.
2017 Template:Flagicon Connor De Phillippi
Template:Flagicon Christopher Mies
Template:Flagicon Markus Winkelhock
Template:Flagicon Kelvin van der Linde
Audi R8 LMS Template:Flagicon Audi Sport Team Land 158 Primarily dry conditions for the race. Kelvin van der Linde became the first South African to win the 24 hours of Nurburgring overall.
2018 Template:Flagicon Nick Tandy
Template:Flagicon Frédéric Makowiecki
Template:Flagicon Patrick Pilet
Template:Flagicon Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 GT3 R Template:Flagicon Manthey Racing 135 Race red-flagged on Sunday for 2 hours due to heavy rain and fog.
2019 Template:Flagicon Pierre Kaffer
Template:Flagicon Frank Stippler
Template:Flagicon Dries Vanthoor
Template:Flagicon Frédéric Vervisch
Audi R8 LMS Evo Template:Flagicon Audi Sport Team Phoenix 157
2020 Template:Flagicon Nicky Catsburg
Template:Flagicon Alexander Sims
Template:Flagicon Nick Yelloly
BMW M6 GT3 Template:Flagicon Rowe Racing 85 Race red-flagged after 7 hours 4 minutes due to heavy rain and fog, then suspended overnight for nearly 10 hours. First BMW victory in a decade. Philipp Eng was an entered driver but did not complete the required 2 laps.
2021 Template:Flagicon Matteo Cairoli
Template:Flagicon Michael Christensen
Template:Flagicon Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 GT3 R Template:Flagicon Manthey Racing 59 Less than 10 hours of racing due to heavy rain followed by overnight fog. 7th overall victory for Manthey. Lars Kern was an entered driver but did not complete the required 2 laps.
2022 Template:Flagicon Robin Frijns
Template:Flagicon Kelvin van der Linde
Template:Flagicon Dries Vanthoor
Template:Flagicon Frédéric Vervisch
Audi R8 LMS Evo II Template:Flagicon Audi Sport Team Phoenix 159 Sixth win for Audi.
2023 Template:Flagicon Earl Bamber
Template:Flagicon Nicky Catsburg
Template:Flagicon Felipe Fernández Laser
Template:Flagicon David Pittard
Ferrari 296 GT3 Template:Flagicon Frikadelli Racing Team 162 First ever victory for Ferrari. New distance record.
2024 Template:Flagicon Ricardo Feller
Template:Flagicon Dennis Marschall
Template:Flagicon Christopher Mies
Template:Flagicon Frank Stippler
Audi R8 LMS Evo II Template:Flagicon Scherer Sport PHX 50 New shortest distance record due to overnight fog resulting in 14-hour stoppage after 7 hours 23 minutes of racing. Race restarted for 5 formation laps and eventually waved off. 7th overall victory for Phoenix Racing, matching Manthey's record.
2025 Template:Flagicon Augusto Farfus
Template:Flagicon Jesse Krohn
Template:Flagicon Kelvin van der Linde
Template:Flagicon Raffaele Marciello
BMW M4 GT3 Evo Template:Flagicon Rowe Racing 141 Race run under fully dry conditions. Race red-flagged for 2 hours on Saturday due to a power outage that affected the pit area.

Records

Multiple overall wins by driver

Wins Driver Years
5 Template:Flagicon Pedro Lamy 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010
Template:Flagicon Marcel Tiemann 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Template:Flagicon Timo Bernhard 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
4 Template:Flagicon Fritz Müller 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981
Template:Flagicon Marc Duez 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999
Template:Flagicon Peter Zakowski 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002
Template:Flagicon Marc Lieb 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Template:Flagicon Romain Dumas 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
3 Template:Flagicon Herbert Hechler 1976, 1977, 1978
Template:Flagicon Klaus Ludwig 1982, 1987, 1999
Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Stuck 1970, 1998, 2004
Template:Flagicon Markus Winkelhock 2012, 2014, 2017
Template:Flagicon Christopher Mies 2015, 2017, 2024
Template:Flagicon Frank Stippler 2012, 2019, 2024
Template:Flagicon Kelvin van der Linde 2017, 2022, 2025
2 Template:Flagicon Gerold Pankl 1971, 1972
Template:Flagicon Dieter Gartmann 1981, 1982
Template:Flagicon Axel Felder 1984, 1985
Template:Flagicon Winfried Vogt 1979, 1986
Template:Flagicon Klaus Niedzwiedz 1982, 1987
Template:Flagicon Joachim Winkelhock 1990, 1991
Template:Flagicon Frank Katthöfer 1993, 1994
Template:Flagicon Roberto Ravaglia 1989, 1995
Template:Flagicon Johannes Scheid 1996, 1997
Template:Flagicon Sabine Reck 1996, 1997
Template:Flagicon Hans-Jürgen Tiemann 1997, 1999
Template:Flagicon Altfrid Heger 1990, 2000
Template:Flagicon Michael Bartels 2000, 2001
Template:Flagicon Uwe Alzen 2000, 2010
Template:Flagicon Jörg Müller 2004, 2010
Template:Flagicon Lucas Luhr 2006, 2011
Template:Flagicon Christopher Haase 2012, 2014
Template:Flagicon Bernd Schneider 2013, 2016
Template:Flagicon Dries Vanthoor 2019, 2022
Template:Flagicon Frédéric Vervisch 2019, 2022
Template:Flagicon Nicky Catsburg 2020, 2023
Template:Flagicon Augusto Farfus 2010, 2025

Multiple overall wins by team

Wins Team Years
7 Template:Flagicon Phoenix Racing 2000, 2003, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2024
Template:Flagicon Manthey Racing 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2018, 2021
5 Template:Flagicon Schnitzer Motorsport 1991, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2010
3 Template:Flagicon Alpina 1971, 1972, 1973
Template:Flagicon Auto Budde Team 1984, 1985, 1986
Template:Flagicon Team Bigazzi 1989, 1992, 1995
Template:Flagicon Zakspeed 1999, 2001, 2002
2 Template:Flagicon Scheid Motorsport 1996, 1997
Template:Flagicon Black Falcon 2013, 2016
Template:Flagicon Rowe Racing 2020, 2025

Overall wins by manufacturer

Wins Manufacturer Years
21 Template:Flagicon BMW 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2020, 2025
13 Template:Flagicon Porsche 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1993, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2018, 2021
7 Template:Flagicon Audi 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
5 Template:Flagicon Ford 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987
3 Template:Flagicon Chrysler 1999, 2001, 2002
2 Template:Flagicon Mercedes 2013, 2016
1 Template:Flagicon Opel 2003
Template:Flagicon Ferrari 2023

See also

References

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External links

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