In scorching conditions on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, the only BMW M4 GT3 Evo (#98) in the field kept its composure and emerged victorious. Augusto Farfus, Jesse Krohn, Kelvin van der Linde and Raffaele Marciello won the 53rd edition of the Nürburgring 24 Hours after a time penalty dropped Manthey EMA (#911) to second place.

This marks the second overall win at the legendary endurance race for the Motorsport Competence Group run by Rowe Racing, following their triumph with the BMW M6 GT3 in 2020. A well-earned congratulations to the team.

Manthey EMA controlled the opening half of the race. Starting from pole position with a lap time of 8:12.741, the #911 Porsche, with Thomas Preining at the wheel, quickly pulled away from the field and led comfortably. Even after a restart, the team remained in command. The race was temporarily suspended for over two hours early Saturday morning due to a power outage in the pit lane, which also affected the fuel pumps.

In the Grello-liveried #911 car, Kévin Estre, Ayhancan Güven and Thomas Preining shared driving duties. Their dominant run was interrupted by a collision in the Wehrseifen section, where Estre made contact with an Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4. The incident resulted in a 100-second time penalty for the Manthey Porsche. Although the car crossed the finish line first, the penalty dropped it behind the BMW.

Third place went to the #54 Porsche 911 GT3 R of Dinamic GT SRL. The team moved up after the Abt Sportsline Lamborghini retired in the final hours of the race. Drivers Bastian Buus, Matteo Cairoli, Loek Hartog and Joel Sturm delivered a flawless performance in front of more than 280,000 spectators to secure the final podium position.

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