The "Grello" out at the fourth hour and Ford lead
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
