The Mercedes - AMG Team Verstappen Racing Team at the 54th ADAC RAVENOLv25 Hour Nurburgring - Start on Saturday, May 16th

 

• The Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing will start the 54th ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring from fourth on the grid. In Top Qualifying 3, Daniel Juncadella (ESP) set a time of 8m 12.005ss on his second attempt. This means the team will line up on the second row of the grid tomorrow.
  
  
• In the first Top Qualifying session, Lucas Auer (AUT) was initially at the wheel of the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3. In the second segment, Max Verstappen (NED) secured a place in the Top 12 Shootout.
  
  
• Team KCMG, which had already secured early qualification for TQ3, also secured a top-10 grid position. David Pittard (GBR) completed the two laps of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in the #47 car and finished tenth.
  
  
• Three more Mercedes-AMG GT3 cars made it through to the second Top Qualifying session. Adam Christodoulou (GBR/PROsport Racing Team BILSTEIN) qualified in 13th place on the grid. Jay Mo Härtling (GER/SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm) finished 19th. Maro Engel (GER) in the #80 Mercedes-AMG Team RAVENOL car went off the track on cold tires in the Hatzenbach sector and was unable to set a time. The team will start tomorrow’s race from 25th place.
  
  
• The Mercedes-AMG Performance Teams got off to a promising start to the race weekend in Thursday’s qualifying sessions. Fabian Schiller (GER) set the fastest time of the day in the #80 car. The #3 car secured third place overall. In the second qualifying session in the evening, heavy rain and rolling fog created challenging conditions.
  
  
• With the conclusion of qualifying, the teams will begin their final preparations for the 24-hour race (Saturday, 3:00 pm CEST). A warm-up session will take place tomorrow from 10:00 to 11:00 am.

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“The new qualifying format gives more drivers the chance to make their mark. I’m pleased that the #3 managed to qualify in a promising position. Even though we tried everything to secure pole position. Overall, all our teams performed well. Unfortunately, Maro made a small mistake, which ended qualifying for the #80. But we’re optimistic that we can repair the suspension damage by tomorrow and make up ground from our starting position.”
Stefan Wendl, Head of Customer Racing, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport

“The session was tricky because it was very slippery, especially at the start. By the second run, however, the track was completely dry. Ideally, you want to start the race from one of the top five positions. Of course, I would have liked to have secured pole, but fourth place is a good starting position. We now have a long race ahead of us. So far, though, our Mercedes-AMG GT3 looks very competitive.”
Daniel Juncadella, Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing #3