Two Lamborghini Huracan squat front row of N24

The third qualifying session of the day delivered a Lamborghini Huracan front row for the 24 Hours of Nürburgring followed by Scherer Sport PHX’s Audi and Verstappen’s Mercedes-AMG.

Engstler and Mapelli first and second

Luca Engstler at the wheel of the #84 Red Bull Team Abt Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO 2 qualified first during early afternoon Top Qualifying 3’ session with a 8:11.123. Marco Mapelli in the sister #130 car drove a 8:11.468 which was the second performance of the session. Both drivers thereby locked out the front row of the grid for Saturday’s Nürburgring 24 Hours.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Nürburgring Top Qualifying 2-3. Both Red Bull Team Abt Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO 2, left: #84; right: #130

The old Audi third

Christopher Haase was third of the session on board of #16 Scherer Sport PHX Audi with a , but was then demoted as Haase improved to put the #16 Audi into third with an 8:11.984.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Nürburgring Qualifying 1. #16 Scherer Sport PHX Audi

Verstappen’s Mercedes-AMG fourth

Max Verstappen qualified his #3 Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 drivers during the second Top Qualifying session. Daniel Juncadella took the wheel of #3 Verstappen Racing Mercedes for the Top Qualifying 3 session and reeled a 8:12.005 which puts the squad in fourth and second row for tomorrow’s 24 Hours go Nürburgring.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Nürburgring Top Qualifying 1. #3 Verstappen Racing Marcedes-AMG GT3

Rinaldi’s Ferrari fifth

Thomas Neubauer reeled the fifth fastest lap of the session with a 8:12.221 in the #45 Realize Kondo Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Nürburgring Top Qualifying 3 #45 Realize Kondo Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO

Konrad’s Lamborghini sixth

Maximilian Paul drove a 8:12.256 to secure sixth in #7 Konrad Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO 2.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Nürburgring Qualifying 1. #7 Konrad Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO 2.

24 Hours of Nürburgring 2026 race schedule

Saturday, 16 May
10:00 – 11:00: Warm-up
12:45 – 14:40: Grid formation
15:00: Start of the 24-hour race

Sunday, 17 May
15:00: Finish of the 24-hour race

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