Tom Kalender claims the 2026 DTM Rookie of the Year award after his maiden podium at the Nürburgring and a breakthrough GT season.
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Tom Kalender crowned 2026 DTM Rookie of the Year after Nürburgring breakthrough

Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf driver Tom Kalender has secured the 2026 DTM Rookie of the Year award, adding another achievement to his rapidly developing motorsport career. At just 18 years old, the German completed his second season in the championship with improved performances, a maiden podium finish and almost double his previous points tally. Kalender topped…

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Max Verstappen identifies the Nürburgring and Spa 24 Hours as possible 2027 endurance outings but rules out a Le Mans appearance for now.
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Verstappen identifies Nürburgring and Spa as serious 2027 endurance options

Max Verstappen has identified the Nürburgring 24 Hours and CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa as serious possibilities for his 2027 endurance racing programme, with the newly confirmed Formula 1 calendar leaving space for the four-time World Champion to contest both endurance classics. The Dutchman has ruled out a 2027 appearance at the 24 Hours of…

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2026 GTWC Europe standings after Round 7 at the Nürburgring, including Overall, Endurance Cup, Sprint Cup and class championship updates
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2026 GTWC Europe | Standings after Round 7 at the Nürburgring

Four Endurance Cup rounds are now complete, and the trip to the Nürburgring brought the first championship celebrations of the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe season. Comtoyou Racing was untouchable at the front of the three-hour race. Mattia Drudi, Marco Sørensen and Nicki Thiim started the #7 Aston Martin from pole and converted it…

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Falken Motorsports rebounds from its NLS8 defeat to win NLS9 as Heinemann and Schuring lead an all-Porsche podium at the Nürburgring.
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2026 NLS: Falken strikes back with dominant NLS9 victory and Porsche podium sweep

Falken Motorsports responded to its agonising NLS8 defeat by dominating the ninth round (NLS9) of the 2026 ADAC RAVENOL Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS), as Tim Heinemann and Morris Schuring led an all-Porsche podium at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Only one day after losing the previous race by 0.308s, Heinemann and Schuring converted pole position into victory aboard…

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Schubert Motorsport beats Falken by 0.308s in an NLS8 photo finish, while Max Kruse Racing makes history with its E20 Audi.
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2026 NLS: Schubert beats Falken by 0.308s in NLS8 photo finish

Schubert Motorsport secured a dramatic victory in Round 8 of the 2026 ADAC RAVENOL Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS), defeating Falken Motorsports by just 0.308s after four hours of racing on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Jens Klingmann, Jordan Pepper and Ugo de Wilde completed 27 laps aboard the No. 77 BMW M4 GT3 EVO and survived relentless pressure…

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24H Nürburgring Series postponed to 2028 as the NLS confirms an eight-race 2027 calendar for its landmark 50th anniversary season.
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24H Nürburgring Series postponed to 2028 as NLS confirms 2027 calendar

Plans to establish a second endurance racing series at the Nürburgring have been postponed until at least 2028 following discussions between ADAC Nordrhein, the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and Interessengemeinschaft Langstrecke Nürburgring. The proposed 24H Nürburgring Series had been due to launch in 2027 with five events and the Nürburgring 24 as its centrepiece. However, significant opposition…

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Comtoyou Racing wins race at the Nürburgring as Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER seals the GTWC Europe Endurance Cup drivers’ title.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Endurance Cup | Nürburgring | Race | Comtoyou Racing dominates as Mercedes-AMG trio seals Endurance Cup title

Comtoyou Racing converted pole position into a commanding victory in the GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Endurance Cup race at the Nürburgring, but the result was not enough to keep the drivers’ championship alive. Marco Sørensen, Mattia Drudi and Nicki Thiim delivered the win in the #7 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO, while fourth…

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Comtoyou Racing’s #7 Aston Martin takes GTWC Europe Endurance Cup pole at the Nürburgring with a 1:53.591 qualifying average
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2026 GTWC Europe | Endurance Cup | Nürburgring | Qualifying | Comtoyou Racing secures pole as title fight intensifies

Comtoyou Racing claimed a crucial pole position for the GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Endurance Cup race at the Nürburgring, with Mattia Drudi, Marco Sørensen and Nicki Thiim putting the #7 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO at the head of the 55-car field during Qualifying. The trio produced an average qualifying time of 1:53.591…

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Marciello topped Nürburgring FP1 for ROWE Racing as the GTWC Europe Endurance Cup field began a tightly contested weekend
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2026 GTWC Europe | Endurance Cup | Nürburgring | FP1 | Marciello puts ROWE Racing on top

Raffaele Marciello set the early benchmark as the GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Endurance Cup field began its competitive part of the Nürburgring weekend with Free Practice 1 (FP1) on Saturday morning. The #98 ROWE Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO led a closely contested 90-minute session, with Marciello’s 1:54.855 proving enough to keep Arthur Rougier’s…

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Fabian Schiller and debutant Constantin Dressler topped Friday testing at the GTWC Europe Endurance Cup weekend at the Nürburgring.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Endurance Cup | Nürburgring | Friday Testing | Schiller and Dressler set the pace

The GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Endurance Cup field returned to action at the Nürburgring on Friday, with Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed’s Fabian Schiller and series debutant Constantin Dressler setting the benchmark across the day’s two testing sessions. More than 50 cars took part in the two-hour Paid Test, which ran in wet conditions, before the…

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