ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring
A GREEN HELL OF A RIDE
As one of the world's biggest motorsport events, the 24h Nürburgring stands out as a true highlight on the annual racing calendar. Renowned manufacturers, teams and drivers have been competing in this challenging endurance race since 1970.
Today's 25.378-kilometre circuit, combining the iconic Nordschleife with the Nürburgring Grand Prix track, presents exceptional challenges for both drivers and cars due to its distinctive layout. The success story of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport has always been closely linked to the Eifel circuit known as the 'Green Hell', marked by numerous overall victories.
ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring 2026
The 54th edition of the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring will take place from 14 to 17 May 2026. The Nordschleife season highlight features around 160 participating cars across over 20 classes.
Two Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Performance Teams will line up this year: Mercedes-AMG Team RAVENOL and Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing. Both Mercedes-AMG GT3 cars are fielded by Winward Racing and will compete in the top SP9 PRO category. Maro Engel, Maxime Martin, Fabian Schiller, and Luca Stolz will share driving duties for Mercedes-AMG Team RAVENOL. The car bears the starting number 80, referring to the 80th anniversary of RAVENOL. The Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing with starting number 3 lines up with Lucas Auer, Jules Gounon, Daniel Juncadella, and Max Verstappen, who is making his 24h Nürburgring debut.
Six further Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing cars complete the line-up: KCMG and PROsport Racing Team Bilstein will each field a Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the SP9 PRO. SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm and Toyo Tires with Ring Racing will be competing in the SP9 PRO-AM, whilst PROsport Racing will also be entering two Mercedes-AMG GT4 cars in the SP10 class.
As in the previous two years, the result of the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring will count towards the Intercontinental GT Challenge standings.
The race starts on Saturday, 16 May, at 3 pm CEST.
Further information about the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring
2022
Double podium at the anniversary edition
The 50th edition of the endurance classic on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in 2022 ends with a double podium for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. After 159 laps, Adam Christodoulou, Maximilian Götz and Fabian Schiller finish the race in second place with the #3 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed. Their team-mates Maro Engel, Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella claim P3 with the #4 Mercedes-AMG GT3. Class victory in the SP9 Pro-Am and the fastest lap set by Philip Ellis also go to Mercedes-AMG Motorsport.
2016
Historic quadruple victory
At the 44th edition of the 24h Nürburgring, the Mercedes-AMG GT3 takes the top four places on its debut – the greatest success since the establishment of our Customer Racing programme. The #4 AMG Team BLACK FALCON with Adam Christodoulou, Maro Engel, Manuel Metzger and Bernd Schneider wins just ahead of the #29 Mercedes-AMG GT3 from AMG Team HTP-Motorsport. The #88 HARIBO Racing Team-AMG and the #9 AMG Team Black Falcon follow behind the leading duo in third and fourth place.
2013
First triumph
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport clinches its first overall victory in the 2013 24h Nürburgring. Jeroen Bleekemolen, Sean Edwards, Bernd Schneider and Nicki Thiim start the race for BLACK FALCON from sixth on the grid. After 88 laps, the driver quartet in the #9 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 crosses the finish line as winners, more than two minutes ahead of the runner-up. The triumph is rounded off by the #22 ROWE RACING car, which completes the double podium with third place.
