IMSA and WEC works drivers at 6 hours of Nürburg

NLS

Aug 1

Close to 15 IMSA/GTWorldEu/WEC works drivers will participate to the ROWE 6 Stunden ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen this Saturday at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with its 73 curves spread over 20,832 km.

Falken Motorsport current leader of the NLS Speed-Trophy 2024

Having won the past two editions of the ROWE 6h ADAC Ruhr Cup – with Joel Eriksson and Sven Müller in 2022 and Joel Eriksson and David Pittard in 2023 – Falken Motorsports is the team to beat. Following a strong performance already in 2024, the team has claimed wins in both the Nürburgring Endurance Series and the ADAC 24h Qualifiers. Falken Motorsports has recruited two exceptional talents alongside team stalwarts Nico Menzel and Alessio Picariello for the ROWE 6h ADAC Ruhr Cup: Timo Glock and Alex Lynn.

Alex Lynn in #3 Porsche 911 GT3 R

📷 © Luc Warnotte at NLS 6 2023. Klaus Bachler and David Pittard in the #3 Porsche 911 GT3 R from Falken Motorsports ended second.

Cadillac Racing Works driver (#2 Cadillac V-Series.R in FIA World Endurance Championship) and reigning European Le Mans Series LMP2 champion Alex Lynn will contest the ROWE 6h ADAC Ruhr Cup alongside Alessio Picariello. Former F1 test driver for Lotus, Lynn raced in the GT3 class of the Nürburgring 24-hour race in 2017, claimed LMGTE Pro class victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2020, and third in the Hypercar class of the same race in 2023.

Timo Glock in #4 Porsche 911 GT3 R

📷 © Luc Warnotte at NLS 6 2023. Dennis Fetzer and Martin Ragginger in the #3 Porsche 911 GT3 R ended third.

Making his GT3 debut at the legendary Nordschleife in the #4 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), Timo Glock only obtained the required Nordschleife permit this year but soon demonstrated his prowess on the formidable circuit by celebrating a GT4 class victory in the 2024 Nürburgring 24-hour race. Perhaps best-known for his career in Formula One – with 91 Grand Prix starts and a trio of podiums – as well as eight years in the DTM, Glock will be hoping for a strong result alongside teammate Nico Menzel. Source: Ruth Harrison-Davies for Falken Tyres

The #4 Falken Motorsport team currently leads the NLS Speed-Trophy 2024 with three wins (NLS 1, 3 and 4) and a P3 at NLS 2.

Manthey EMA Porsche

The #911 Manthey EMA Porsche 911 GT3 R is currently second in the NLS Speed-Trophy 2024. Porsche Works drivers Ayhancan Güven, Thomas Preining and Laurens Vanthoor will share the “Grello” looking for a second win (NLS2) or a fifth podium after two P2 (NLS 1 and 3 and one P3 at NLS 4).

More GTWorldChEu drivers/teams

📷 © Luc Warnotte. Left: Lucas Auer in #48 Mercedes-AMG GT3 at 3 Hours of Nürburgring; center: Jules Gounon in #2 Mercedes-AMG GT3 at 24 Hours of Spa; right: Herbert Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 at Spa—Francorchamps test days.

Lucas Auer, Ralf Aaron and Jules Gounon will share the #48 Mercedes-AMG Team Ladgraf Mercedes-AMG GT3; Vincent Kolb and Frank Stippler will share the 5 Herbert Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R

Motorsport celebrities looking for the DMSB Permit Nordschleife

On top of an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 and a BMW M4 GT4, Walkenhorst Motorsport will be fielding the #466 Hyundai i30 N in the VT2 FWD class with 3 works drivers looking to obtain the DMSB Permit Nordschleife that allows the drivers to compete with high-performance racing cars on the Nordschleife.

At the wheel of the Hyundai will be three-time World Touring Car Champion and current Ford works driver Andy Priaulx. Priaulx won the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring in 2005, has three FIA World Touring Car Championship titles and won Fuji and Shanghai FIA World Endurance Championship rounds in 2016 as well as Silverstone and Shanghai FIA World Endurance Championship rounds in 2017 with Ford GT #67. Ford works driver Ben Barker and Sebastian Priaulx, Andy Priaulx’s son, the leader in the GTD Pro class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the USA, will also be on the grid. The "dream team" is completed by the fast young driver Alex Connor, who has already proven his speed several times at WMS on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.

📷 © Luc Warnotte. Left: Andy Priaulx and Harry Tincknell won at Silverstone FIA World Endurance Championship round (📷) with Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Team #67 Ford GT;

Center: Sebastian Priaulx and Laurin Heinrich are currently leading the GTD Pro class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with #77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (📷 at 12 hours of Silverstone);

Right: Ben Barker shares the Proton Competition #77 Ford Mustang GT3 with R. Harwick and Z. Robichon in LMGT3 for the World Endurance Championship (📷 at 24 Hours of Le Mans).

DMSB Permit Nordschleife

The DMSB Permit Nordschleife is a race permit which is mandatory for participation in racing events on the Nordschleife. The aim is to improve the safety of racing events, by ensuring that a minimum of experience on the Nordschleife is present about regulations, behavior on the track and the ideal line.

For NLS / NES / VLN, 24h Qualifier /24h Race in "big" cars like GT3, GT4, SP10, Porsche Cup, a driver need a permit A for which one need

two results since 01.01.2021 with no penalty
20% of driving time each race
at least 14 Race laps in total

Schedule

The six-hour race will start at 12:00 noon on Saturday. The race day on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife opens with qualifying at 8:30 am. Interested fans can follow the live stream of the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie from 8.15 a.m.