Gamota BMW claimed pole for the first race of the 2026 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers when driver David Jahn set an 8m09.488s lap in a session that was temporarily red-flagged.
The Pro-Am #11 Schnitzelalm Mercedes qualified second, followed by the #47 KCMG Mercedes and the #48 Black Falcon Porsche, while Manthey Porsche's #911 "Grello" finished 12th. The #3 Winward Mercedes was driven by drivers Max Verstappen and Lucas Auer and qualified sixth but faces review after Lucas Auer collided with the #941 Porsche Cayman from Team Adrenalin.
The session was red-flagged about 16 minutes in after driver Anders Buchardt in the Walkenhorst Aston Martin crashed at Adenauer Forst; Buchardt was uninjured but barrier damage required roughly 50 minutes of repairs.
Gamota BMW will start from pole when the scheduled four-hour race begins at 17:30 CEST (16:30 BST), with stewards to decide any penalties from the qualifying incidents before the race.
This article is based on reporting from Motorsport.
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