Overview

• Kevin Estre clocked an 8:12.741 lap in the Manthey-EMA-Porsche #911 to claim pole position in Friday’s Top Qualifying.
• Laurens Vanthoor lost control at Schwedenkreuz, suffered a high-speed impact that led to Scherer Sport Phx withdrawing the #16 Porsche.
• Barrier repairs following Vanthoor’s crash postponed the session by over two hours and reduced it to one flying lap per car.
• A record field of 141 cars, including 27 GT3 entries in the SP9 class, will tackle the 53rd 24h Nürburgring weekend.
• The race starts Saturday at 16:00 local time on a 25.378 km Nordschleife circuit under warm, sunny conditions that may challenge tire and engine performance.