A record 352,000 fans witnessed total chaos! 🤯 Max Verstappen dominated the brutal Nordschleife for 20 hours, on the brink of an epic victory. 🏆 But then, a sudden mechanical nightmare completely destroyed his team's race!

A record 352,000 fans witnessed total chaos! 🤯 Max Verstappen dominated the brutal Nordschleife for 20 hours, on the brink of an epic victory. 🏆 But then, a sudden mechanical nightmare completely destroyed his team’s race!

The 2026 edition of the Nurburgring 24 Hours race produced an incredible festival of motorsport – even if it did not deliver a win for F1 great Max Verstappen. The Dutchman’s presence saw a new record crowd of 352,000 descend on the Eifel region of Germany for a race which produced high drama from start to finish.…

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18.05.2026

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The 2026 edition of the Nurburgring 24 Hours race produced an incredible festival of motorsport – even if it did not deliver a win for F1 great Max Verstappen.

Max Verstappen, Verstappen Racing, Nurburgring, 2026 — Photo: © IMAGO

The Dutchman’s presence saw a new record crowd of 352,000 descend on the Eifel region of Germany for a race which produced high drama from start to finish.

For around 20 hours it looked like Verstappen and his Mercedes-AMG GT3 team-mates in the No. 3 car were set for a famous success as they dominated proceedings while their rivals suffered misfortune after misfortune.

But just when it looked like victory was in the bag, a mechanical issue destroyed those hopes of a famous win.

It was a 24 hours jam packed with incident, with a host of high-profile crashes, penalties galore, a slew of disqualifications and of course the little Dacia Logan somehow completing the race.

We have all the official results for you after a spectacular weekend of action.

Nurburgring 24 Hours Final Classification 2026

A total of 111 cars of the 159 starters were classified when 24 hours of epic racing finished in Germany on Sunday afternoon. They are as follows:

Position	Number	Car	Time
1	80	Mercedes-AMG GT3	24:05:27.664
2	84	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	+2:12.311
3	34	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO	+16.439
4	99	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	+17.324
5	81	BMW M3 Touring 24h	+1:57.740
6	24	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+3:06.692
7	54	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+1
8	67	Ford Mustang GT3 EVO (2026)	+1:25.431
9	77	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	+1
10	48	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+1:41.408
11	18	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+1
12	123	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+5:12.522
13	30	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+2
14	4	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+1
15	86	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+1:10.579
16	69	McLaren 720S-GT3	+4:23.585
17	32	Mercedes-AMG GT3	+1
18	900	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)	+1
19	902	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)	+7:01.595
20	5	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+1
21	777	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)	+1
22	904	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)	+1
23	71	Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II	+2
24	145	BMW M4 GT4 EVO (G82)	+8:34.603
25	962	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+1
26	925	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)	+29.115
27	888	BMW M4 GT4 EVO (G82)	+2:02.075
28	971	718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+4:55.957
29	176	Mercedes-AMG GT4	+1
30	961	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+2
31	88	7634 03 Subaru WRX	+17.634
32	999	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+1
33	982	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+1
34	919	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)	+1:30.303
35	949	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+1:15.926
36	939	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+2:05.445
37	3	Mercedes-AMG GT3	+2
38	171	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS	+2:19.943
39	945	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+2:40.826
40	320	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992.1)	+1
41	13	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)	+1:00.669
42	170	Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2	+10:18.305
43	164	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS	+1
44	91	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (991)	+3:14.460
45	878	BMW M2 Racing (G87)*	+1
46	909	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)	+2:47.799
47	420	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+1
48	61	HWA EVO.R	+2:33.021
49	959	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+2:03.859
50	500	BMW 330i*	+1
51	650	BMW M240i Racing Cup*	+1:29.265
52	665	BMW M240i Racing Cup*	+3:16.651
53	669	BMW M240i Racing Cup*	+1
54	979	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+6:23.379
55	652	BMW M240i Racing Cup*	+2:23.195
56	992	Porsche 911 GT3 CUP MR	+1
57	95	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)	+1:12.658
58	524	Toyota Supra*	+1:15.348
59	317	Audi TTs	+01.039
60	448	Porsche Cayman S*	+47.861
61	415	Porsche 911 Carrera*	+8:11.793
62	474	VW Golf GTI *	+1
63	519	Toyota Supra*	+1:21.767
64	520	Toyota Supra*	+1:47.101
65	19	Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II	+2:18.702
66	444	Porsche Cayman CM12*	+1
67	651	BMW M240i Racing Cup*	+5:27.706
68	670	BMW M240i Racing Cup*	+3:05.310
69	830	Hyundai Motor Company ELANTRA N TCR	+1
70	471	Cupra Leon KL*	+1
71	89	GOLF 7 GTI TCR DSG	+01.464
72	62	HWA EVO.R	+1
73	100	BMW 325i*	+4:25.993
74	418	Porsche Cayman S*	+18.333
75	321	VW GOLF 7 GTI TCR DSG	+1
76	454	Porsche Cayman CM12*	+5:50.927
77	177	BMW M4 GT4 EVO (G82)	+1
78	440	Porsche Cayman CM12*	+5:27.485
79	653	BMW M240i Racing Cup*	+1
80	472	Cupra Leon KL*	+1:24.854
81	821	Audi RS3 LMS DSG*	+1
82	50	VW Golf GTI Clubsport 24h	+1
83	969	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+5:19.156
84	10	VW Golf GTI Clubsport 24h	+3:39.237
85	455	Porsche Cayman CM12*	+1
86	870	BMW M2 Racing (G87)*	+1:54.394
87	514	BMW 330i*	+13:39.177
88	967	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+1
89	800	VW GOLF 7 GTI TCR DSG	+1
90	898	BMW M2 Racing (G87)*	+51.179
91	445	Porsche Cayman CM12*	+5:52.737
92	577	Cupra Leon Competición TCR	+1
93	101	BMW 325i (e90)*	+10:01.147
94	480	Audi S3-Lim*	+1
95	667	BMW M240i Racing Cup*	+4:46.952
96	505	BMW 330i*	+2
97	152	BMW 325CI*	+9:24.233
98	63	HWA EVO.R	+2
99	40	BMW E89 Z4 (EVO 2013)	+25.378
100	380	Opel Corsa GS Line 130*	+6:18.447
101	11	Mercedes-AMG GT3	+1
102	180	BMW M4 GT4 EVO (G82)	+2
103	941	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+1
104	477	VW Scirocco R TSI*	+6
105	108	BMW 325i (e90)*	+2
106	36	BMW E89 Z4 (EVO 2013)	+2
107	300	Dacia Logan	+3
108	302	Hyundai Motor Company ELANTRAN1 RP	+1
109	303	Hyundai Motor Company ELANTRAN1 RP	+1
110	978	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)	+4
111	59	McLaren Artura Trophy Evo	+2

A further 48 cars were not classified and the full list is as follows:

Status	Car Number	Car
DNC	109	7990 11 Toyota GR Yaris
DNC	569	BMW 328i*
DNC	501	BMW 330i*
DNC	110	7990 11 Toyota GR Yaris
DNF	55	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26
DNF	90	GR Supra GT4 EVO2
DNF	130	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2
DNF	8	Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II
DNF	918	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)
DNF	977	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)
DNF	26	Mercedes-AMG GT3
DNF	966	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)
DNF	776	RS3 LMS SEQ
DNF	658	BMW M240i Racing Cup*
DNF	82	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)
DNF	396	Porsche Cayman S*
DNF	37	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3
DNF	908	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)
DNF	169	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4
DNF	632	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992.1)
DNF	7	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2
DNF	503	Toyota Supra*
DNF	952	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Typ 982)
DNF	17	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26
DNF	65	Ford Mustang GT3 EVO (2026)
DNF	39	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO
DNF	112	BMW 325i (e90)*
DNF	187	BMW M4 GT4 (G82)
DNF	44	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26
DNF	1	BMW M4 GT3 EVO
DNF	175	Mercedes-AMG GT4
DNF	66	KTM X-Bow GTX
DNF	76	VW Golf GTI Clubsport 24h
DNF	808	Cupra TCR DSG
DNF	33	Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II
DNF	786	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2
DNF	677	BMW M240i Racing Cup*
DNF	911	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26
DNF	64	Ford Mustang GT3 EVO (2026)
DNF	16	Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II
DNF	277	BMW 318ti (E36)*
DNF	47	Mercedes-AMG GT3
DNF	189	BMW M4 GT4 EVO (G82)
DNF	45	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo26
DNF	75	Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II
DNF	195	BMW M240i Racing Cup*
DNF	410	Porsche Cayman GTS*
DNF	35	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO 3 37:09.499 8:29.335 2

What happened to Max Verstappen?

The four-time F1 world champion was peerless all weekend and his team led comfortably with just four of the 24 hours remaining. But then a driveshaft issue forced his team-mate Dani Juncadella into the pits and destroyed the team’s victory hopes. Verstappen has said he hopes to return next year.

18.05.2026