Ford, Mercedes, Lamborghini, Porsche and Aston Martin have lead the 24 Hours of Nürburgring during the first four hours ending the first sixth of the race with drama as the Grello and Mustang #64 went into the rail and abandon.
The Grello out
Outside of refueling periods—when the standings are somewhat skewed—the #911 Porsche “Grello” consistently ran in the top two. At the start of his stint, Kevin Estre was catching Jules Gounon in the #3 Mercedes-AMG (in the lead) until he was caught out by oil on the track; he lost control of his Porsche and was forced to retire.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at 24 Hours of Nürburgring. #911 Porsche “Grello”
Ford #67 leads the race
The HRT #67 Ford Mustang has always been on the foreground and is leading the race at H4.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at 24 Hours of Nürburgring. HRT #67 Ford Mustang
Verstappen’s Mercedes-AMG second
Max Verstappen brought his #3 Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 into the lead during his stint (third hour of racing) but Jules Gounon taking over at the end of the third hour lost the lead to the Ford.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at 24 Hours of Nürburgring. #3 Verstappen Racing Marcedes-AMG GT3
Walkenhorst Aston Martin #34 third
The Walkenhorst Aston Martin Vantage GT3 #34 also lead the race and is now third.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at 24 Hours of Nürburgring. Walkenhorst Aston Martin Vantage GT3 #34
A strong comeback for the #80 Mercedes.
Since Maro Engel crash during the Top qualifying, the #80 Winward Racing Ravenol Mercedes-AMG had to start from the 13th row in P25. It made a strong comeback during the first four hours being fourth.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at 24 Hours of Nürburgring. Winward Racing Ravenol Mercedes-AMG.
BMW M4 Touring 24h fifth
The BMW that one did not expect in fifth is the #81 BMW M4 Touring 24h entered by BMW M Motorsport, ahead of the three traditional racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO!
📷 © Luc Warnotte at 24 Hours of Nürburgring. #81 BMW M4 Touring 24h
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📷 © Luc Warnotte at Nürburgring Top Qualifying 3. Two Lamborghini Huracan squat front row of N24
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Nürburgring Qualifying 1. Mercedes-AMG and BMW share the top 4 Thursday N24
📷 © Luc Warnotte at NLS1. Current IGTC leader Mercedes-AMG with 4 PRO teams
📷© Luc Warnotte at Nürburgring 2025. BMW 's three BMW M4 GT3 EVO to defend Nür24 title
