Overview

• Starting third, Verstappen grabbed the lead at the first corner and built roughly a one‑minute cushion before handing the Ferrari 296 GT3 to Chris Lulham.
• The pairing completed 28 laps to win the four‑hour NLS race on the Nordschleife in 4:00:29.123.
• The Ford Mustang GT3 crew of Dennis Fetzer, Jann Mardenborough and Fabio Scherer finished about 24–28 seconds behind.
• Verstappen’s entry was fielded by Emil Frey Racing, marking his first competitive outing in GT3 machinery.
• In the TCR class, Tiago Monteiro and Mike Halder won in a Honda Civic Type R FL5 and set a new class lap record.