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Scherer Audi Leads as Vanthoor Secures Final Top-Qualifying Spot at Nürburgring 24H

Vanthoor’s late lap salvaged the #16 Porsche entry following an earlier drivetrain failure, setting up a shootout in today’s Top-Qualifying session.

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24-Stunden-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring (2024)

Overview

  • The Scherer Sport PHX Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 topped both qualifying sessions, most recently clocking an 8:10.580 in Q2 under Christopher Haase.
  • The #16 Scherer Porsche 911 GT3 R suffered a drivetrain failure in Q1 and lost its initial lap time due to a pit-lane speeding penalty before Laurens Vanthoor’s final effort secured Top-Qualifying berth.
  • Rowe Racing’s BMW M4 GT3 Evo failed to advance to the Top-Qualifying shootout after an 8:17.512 best lap in the night session as the team shifted focus to race setup.
  • A total of 141 cars representing multiple classes are contesting the Nürburgring 24H, including 27 GT3 entries from eight manufacturers in the SP9 category.
  • Today’s Top-Qualifying session runs from 13:20 to 14:30 local time to determine the final starting grid for Saturday’s 16:00 race start.