24h Nürburgring 2024 today LIVE: Qualifyings in the live ticker

BMW double lead after 25 minutes

Raffaele Marciello takes the lead again with his second lap in the #98 Rowe-BMW. Sheldon van der Linde in the Rowe sister car is in second place, 3 seconds behind. Behind him are three Mercedes-AMG GT3s driven by Fabian Schiller, Frank Bird and Adam Christodoulou. In sixth place is the RMG-BMW with Dan Harper at the wheel.

#DaciaWatch

Yes, of course we also have our eye on the Dacia Logan. We know how much you like this crazy racing project. The #318 Dacia has just completed its first lap with Kriese at the wheel. We recorded a time of 12:22.199. Second to last place of the 55 cars that have set a time so far.

Marciello in the BMW in front

A bit historic: Raffaele Marciello has just taken the lead in the timesheets with a time of 8:56 – in his first official 24-hour race for BMW! The GT3 superstar came from Mercedes-AMG and is now racing for the Munich-based company. Lello is driving the #98 Rowe-BMW (Marciello/Martin/Wittmann/Farfus). Meanwhile, the #502 Giti-BMW 330i is off the track.

The first lap time!

24h Nürburgring LIVESTREAM

Qualifying start: The first cars on the track

More than half of the starting field has set off for the first lap. The rain has stopped and parts of the track are wet. We mainly spot slick tires on the different cars in the individual classes. “Rain is cool too, just not when camping,” says Grello driver Kevin Estre, looking at the fans.

Qualifying 1 starts in 5 minutes

Participants in the 24h race Nürburgring

Race director Hornung asks for a conversation

Arno from the track: The large media center is currently available to the hundreds of participants because the race management is once again pointing out special features and strict compliance with the rules! Race director Walter Hornung insists on strict compliance with the rules, especially in the weather conditions and for safety reasons! In the past, countless penalties have had a significant impact on the overall and class results!

Weather today at the Nürburgring

I hope you all packed your umbrellas and Nordschleife rubber boots! Today we can expect a rainy day at the Ring. It is supposed to stay wet until late in the evening, and the rain is only expected to recede a little from around 9 p.m. That certainly won’t do any harm, as night qualifying is scheduled from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Then the drivers and teams could at least get used to the mixed conditions. Temperatures are currently around 14 degrees, and it is expected to cool down to 10 degrees at night.

Driver adaptation at GetSpeed-Mercedes

Exciting change in the SP9 line-up of victory contender GetSpeed-Mercedes: Adam Christodoulou is now listed as a double starter on the two Mercedes-AMG GT3s with the starting numbers #8 (Auer/Christodoulou/Ellis/Grenier) and #130 (Engel/Gounon/Schiller/Christodoulou). This is GetSpeed’s reaction to the weather forecast, which is known to include a lot of rain. In the event of a race interruption and with a view to the minimum driving times, the Mercedes customer team could use the change to better plan its tactics.

New GT3 BMW presented as Evo

Of course, we have to send you this later: Yesterday evening, BMW presented its BMW M4 GT3 Evo to the world public for the first time at the Ring. The new model will be used on race tracks around the world from 2025. From the outside, changes to the chassis are noticeable, which no longer has the classic paint finish, but according to BMW has a much lighter cathodic dip coating. Smaller aero exterior mirrors, larger air outlets on the front wheel arches and a modified adjustment range of the rear wing should ensure greater aerodynamic efficiency. New stabilizers on the front and rear axles, larger brake discs at the rear and a much finer and easier to adjust differential ensure less tire and brake wear and thus better and more consistent drivability. Also new are the headlights at the front and rear in the LCI design.

24h Nürburgring tickets at the box office

Kick-off to the 24h Nürburgring 2024!