Great atmosphere with around 25,000 spectators trackside, excellent weather, and the Endurance Cup finally back on. After the official NLS season opener was thrown off by bad weather, the Green Hell was spared any meteorological drama last Saturday, March 21, 2026.
Following the post-race disqualification of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 (#3) for the unauthorized use of seven tire sets instead of the permitted six, Max Verstappen’s victory was annulled approximately two hours after the podium ceremony. As a result, all remaining finishers moved up one position.
KW Motorsport Customers Sweep the Overall Podium
The BMW M4 GT3 Evo (#99) fielded by Rowe Racing, driven by Jordan Pepper and “Dan Harper,” took the win by a margin of 1.168 seconds over the Falken Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (#44).
The Falken Porsche was co-driven by our colleague Tim Heinemann, who shared the cockpit with Sven Müller.
Third place also went to a Porsche 911 GT3 R. Patrick Assenheimer, Tobias Müller, and Dylan Pereira shared driving duties in the B:48 Losch Motorsport by Black Falcon Porsche (#48).
Further top-10 finishes went to Walkenhorst Motorsport and Dunlop Motorsport. The Walkenhorst Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO (#34) crossed the finish line in fifth, while the Dunlop Porsche 911 GT3 R (#34) came home in eighth.
On the Nürburgring Nordschleife, our brand KW suspensions is simply the benchmark. Around 55 percent, more than half, of the entire field at the 58th ADAC Barbarossa Prize was equipped with KW Racing suspension systems.
That includes all Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo, BMW M4 GT3 Evo, BMW M4 GT3, and Porsche 911 GT3 R entries, as well as the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo, BMW M2 Racing, BMW M240i Racing Cup, BMW M4 GT4 Evo, BMW M4 GT4, Mercedes-AMG GT4 Evo, Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport, Toyota GR Supra GT4, Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo, and Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo 2.
On top of that, we supply suspension components to numerous race cars in the production-based classes, and of course the BMW M3 Touring 24H runs our suspension as well after all, the “Sport-Touring” is technically based on the BMW M4 GT3 Evo.
The BMW M3 Touring 24H (#81) passed its baptism of fire in the Green Hell with flying colors. The Touring, entered by Schubert Motorsport, put in a seriously strong performance with Jens Klingmann and Ugo de Wilde behind the wheel! Competing in the SPX class, the Touring finished twelfth overall and took the SPX class win!
In total, our KW Motorsport customers achieved ten top-20 finishes as well as numerous class victories at NLS 2.
Photos: Gruppe C Photography
