NEWS // 38TH RUNNING OF THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

More than cars will contest the Nürburging 24 Hours this weekend in front of an expected crowd of over 200,000. The 38th edition of the endurance classic around the notorious Nürburgring-Nordschleife will see seven Audi R8 LMS cars entered by the Audi customer teams ABT Sportsline, Black Falcon and Phoenix Racing. BMW, who have a tremendous record at the event claiming 18 overall victories, are represented this time round by two M3 GT2 cars, with star drivers such as Andy Priaulx, Pedro Lamy and Jorg Muller at the wheel... [read more]

Just as last year , Team ABT Sportsline, is fielding two R8 LMS cars driven by the Audi "factory" drivers Mattias Ekström, Oliver Jarvis, Lucas Luhr and Timo Scheider.

Team Phoenix Racing, which is entering a total of three R8 LMS cars, has reinforced its line-up by two "factory" drivers as well. Mike Rockenfeller and Markus Winkelhock will compete for the squad based in the Eifel. In addition, two of the most successful former Audi "factory" drivers – Frank Biela and Hans-Joachim Stuck – are contesting the event for Phoenix Racing. Marcel Fässler, who will run in the Le Mans 24 Hours for Audi in 2010, is also part of the line-up of the team from Meuspath that has twice won the endurance classic.

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Editorial: Neil Tozer
Photo: Audi Motorsport