Grello leads first half red flagged NUR24

NUR24

Jun 22

After 1 hour 35’ racing, after the first round of stops, one had 2,5 hours of stand still as the 2025 Nürburgring 24 Hours has been red-flagged due to a power cut in the pit lane. It was due to the high summer temperatures causing a cooling system to overheat.

Kevin Estre with #911 Manthey EMA Porsche 911 GT3 R. — 📷 Luc Warnotte at N24 2025. At Pfanzgarten, in the very first lap, Kevin Estre with #911 Manthey EMA Porsche 911 GT3 R was already distanciating the pack of SP9s with Maro Engel jumping from fourth on the starting grid to second.

Even though the #45 Kondo Ferrari was leading at the time of the stoppage, the #17 GetSpeed Mercedes second, and the #34 Walkenhorst Aston Martin third, the grid order for the restart saw the #911 Manthey Porsche start from the front, with the #33 Falken Porsche second and the #14 GetSpeed Mercedes third.

Manthey EMA ‘Grello’ leads first half

The Manthey EMA ‘Grello’ #911 Porsche 911 GT3 R 992 has been leading the opening 12 hours of the race. At the mid-race mark, Kevin Estre sits just over 2.5 minutes clear of Augusto Farfus in the ROWE Racing’s #98 BMW M4 GT3 EVO.

ROWE Racing’s #98 BMW second

The ROWE Racing’s #98 BMW M4 GT3 EVO fell away from around 15 seconds off the #911 since full dark, to 2.5 minutes to the leading Porsche over the past six hours.

#34 Walkenhorst Motorsport Aston Martin third

Farfus in the #98 BMW M4 GT3 EVO is now being chased by Nicki Thiim driving the #34 Walkenhorst Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage which is just 3.3 seconds behind

Lamborghini fourth and Mercedes-AMG fifth

📷 © Luc Warnotte at N24 2025. Left: #28 ABT Lamborghini; center: #17 GetSpeed Mercedes AMG GT3; right: #45 Kondo Racing Ferrari

The #28 ABT Lamborghini is fourth followed by the #17 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 in fifth while the #45 Kondo Racing Ferrari dropped from second during each pit cycle to sixth.

While sitting fourth and 77 seconds off the lead four hours ago, the #17 AMG GT3 Evo was handed a 46-second time penalty for going below the minimum pit stop time. As a result, the #17 dropped to seventh 2,5 minutes off the lead. At mid race, it is just under four minutes behind the #911 Porsche.