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At the Nürburgring 24, Dani Juncadella’s Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG led until a driveshaft failure forced an unscheduled pit stop, handing the on-track lead to a Winward Mercedes; Maro Engel’s car was in front as the issue worsened, with Nicki Thiim’s Walkenhorst Aston Martin second after a prior penalty and Sheldon van der Linde’s ROWE BMW M4 GT3 third.
Mercedes-AMG will repair the drivetrain damage to the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 after a driveshaft failure at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, effectively ending Max Verstappen’s chances of victory, but the team plans a lengthy repair and a late‑race return to entertain fans.
ADAC's pre-race Balance of Performance adjustments hit the defending race-winning BMW M4 GT3 EVO hardest with a 10 kg weight increase to 1350 kg; Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 takes a 5 kg bump plus a 0.5 mm air restrictor reduction (roughly 9–10 hp); Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo adds 5 kg; Ford Mustang GT3 EVO’s second air restrictor returns to 35 mm after a Friday bump; Mercedes-AMG GT4 in SP10 sees a fuel-capacity tweak. Nürburgring 24 starts at 3 p.m. CEST.
Frédéric Vervisch says Ford Racing heads to the Nürburgring 24 with momentum, teaming with Christopher Mies and Dennis Olsen in the No. 64 Mustang GT3 and chasing Ford’s first overall N24 victory in almost four decades, backed by Haupt Racing Team and Multimatic on the back of record Nordschleife runs and strong pre-race prep.
Racing driver Juha Miettinen died after a horrific seven-car pile-up early in the ADAC 24h Nürburgring qualifying race at the Karussell section; Miettinen was in the BMW 325i (car #121). The race was halted for extensive recovery, and he died at the Medical Centre despite resuscitation efforts. The other six drivers were treated for precautionary examinations, none in life-threatening condition, and the race did not resume that evening. A minute of silence was planned for Sunday in memory of Miettinen.
BMW has turned an April Fools’ joke into a real race car: the M3 Touring 24H, based on the M4 GT3 EVO, will compete in the SPX class at the Nürburgring 24 after an eight-month build. It debuts in this weekend’s NLS2 and will also attempt the Nürburgring 24 qualifiers, with factory drivers Jens Klingmann, Ugo de Wilde, Connor De Phillippi and Neil Verhagen aiming for a top result.
BMW has turned its April Fool’s joke into a real M3 Touring GT race car, sharing the M4 GT3 EVO’s tech and a 3.0L turbo inline-six producing up to 590 hp, which will race in the SPX class at this year’s 24 Hours of Nürburgring before a broader touring schedule.