Max Verstappen began his Nurburgring 24H debut with an impressive third-place finish during Qualifying 1 for Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing.
The four-time Formula 1 world champion was the first driver to take to the Nordschleife in the #3 Red Bull-liveried Mercedes-AMG GT3 and immediately posted an early benchmark of 8 minutes 18.539 seconds.
Verstappen’s time was later beaten by Fabian Schiller driving for Mercedes-AMG Team Ravenol before Raffaele Marciello and ROWE Racing also moved ahead of Team Verstappen Racing.
Verstappen then handed the car over to Dani Juncadella, Jules Gounon, and Lucas Auer as part of the team’s endurance programme.
Max Verstappen began his Nurburgring 24H debut with an impressive third-place finish during Qualifying 1 for Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing.
The four-time Formula 1 world champion was the first driver to take to the Nordschleife in the #3 Red Bull-liveried Mercedes-AMG GT3 and immediately posted an early benchmark of 8 minutes 18.539 seconds.
Verstappen’s time was later beaten by Fabian Schiller driving for Mercedes-AMG Team Ravenol before Raffaele Marciello and ROWE Racing also moved ahead of Team Verstappen Racing.
Verstappen then handed the car over to Dani Juncadella, Jules Gounon, and Lucas Auer as part of the team’s endurance programme.
Read Also
Max Verstappen completed the mandatory night lap during Qualifying 2 for the 2026 Nurburgring 24H in difficult wet conditions.
Watch Nürburgring 24 Hours Qualifying 2 live as Max Verstappen returns to the Nordschleife with Mercedes-AMG GT3 machinery.
Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring 24 Hours debut has triggered safety and facility concerns amid record attendance for the event.
Continue with Google
Discussion (0)
Join the Discussion!
Sign in easily to start commenting, replying, and interacting with other readers.
Latest Comments
No comments yet. Be the first!