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Rowe-BMW #98 Takes Lead at Nürburgring After Porsche #911 Penalty

A protest has been lodged with race stewards over the 1:40-minute penalty applied to the Porsche #911

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Overview

  • The Rowe Racing BMW #98 (Farfus/Krohn/Marciello/van der Linde) inherited first place and now leads the 24-hour race following the Porsche time penalty.
  • Race officials assessed a 1:40-minute sanction to the Manthey-EMA Porsche #911 after Kevin Estre’s collision with the Dörr Motorsport Aston Martin GT4 #179.
  • Manthey-EMA has filed an official protest seeking to overturn the penalty and restore its car’s winning position.
  • Abt Sportsline’s Lamborghini Huracán GT3 #28 (Mapelli/Engelhart/Engstler) remains on course for third and is set to complete the podium.
  • The four-day Nürburgring 24h attracted a record 280,000 spectators and saw retirements from the Kondo-Ferrari #45 and the Getspeed-Mercedes-AMG #17 due to separate incidents.