2011 24 Hours Nürburgring
30 June 2011
A big congratulation to the winners of the 2011 24 Hours Nürburgring.
Marking their fifth victory in the last six years, Manthey Porsche Team won the 24 hour race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with a new distance record of 156 laps.
Porsche works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) as well as Lucas Luhr (Switzerland) piloted their 911 GT3 RSR to a record distance of 156 laps (3,958 kilometers).
It wasn't until late at night the GT3 RSR took the lead and managed to hang on until the victory. Also marking his fifth victory Timo Bernhard said, "We already knew before the start that we could only win if we worked together as a team, from the drivers through to the mechanics. And this worked very well for the entire time." Last year's winner, BMW Motorsports M3 GT2, took second honors while Audi's R8 LMS was one lap behind in third.
1. Lieb/Bernhard/Dumas/Luhr, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 156 laps – Endless Pads
2. Müller/Farfus/Alzen/Lamy, BMW M3 GT, +4:23.7 seconds – Endless Pads
3. Basseng/Fässler/Piccini/Stippler, Audi R8 LMS, - 1 lap – Endless Pads
4. Stippler/Hennerici/Haase/Winkelhock, Audi R8 LMS, - 1 – Endless Pads
5. Ekström/Scheider/Werner/Abt, Audi R8 LMS, - 2 – Endless Pads
