Disappointing Top Qualifying result for Verstappen team at Nordschleife
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Lucas Auer failed to secure pole in Top Qualifying, meaning Verstappen’s team will start only fifth in NLS5 this afternoon.
As per the Nordschleife regulations, only the SP9, SP PRO, SPX and SP11 classes were allowed to take part in the Top Qualifying shootout, where drivers went out one by one to battle for the fastest lap.
This format allowed everyone to complete two clean flying laps without traffic, with fewer cars on track and improving conditions as the circuit dried out compared to the damp Qualifying Race 2.
On his first attempt, Auer was unable to match the front-runners, posting a time well short of the top 10, while Vermeulen in the Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo26 and Jahn in the BMW M4 GT3 EVO were separated by just a thousandth.
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On his second and final attempt, the Austrian improved his time and made a solid step forward, but was never a real threat in the fight for pole, eventually posting an 8:13.351 - more than three seconds off the benchmark.
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Auer ultimately finished fifth, while Vermeulen secured pole with an 8:10.275, putting his BMW at the front of the field.
Below are the full results.
24h Nurburgring Qualifiers - Top Qualfiying Full Results
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| Pos | Driver | Car | Best Lap | Gap |
| 1 | Vermeulen | Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo26 | 8:10.275 | - |
| 2 | Jahn | BMW M4 GT3 EVO | 8:10.276 | +0.001 |
| 3 | Haase | Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II | 8:11.240 | +0.965 |
| 4 | Preining | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26 | 8:12.308 | +2.033 |
| 5 | Auer | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 8:13.351 | +3.076 |
| 6 | Christodoulou | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 8:13.477 | +3.202 |
| 7 | Härtling | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 8:13.924 | +3.649 |
| 8 | Müller | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26 | 8:14.084 | +3.809 |
| 9 | Stolz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 8:14.309 | +4.034 |
| 10 | Piana | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26 | 8:14.493 | +4.218 |
| 11 | Maini | Ford Mustang GT3 | 8:14.534 | +4.259 |
| 12 | Engstler | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 8:15.207 | +4.932 |
| 13 | Rump | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26 | 8:16.048 | +5.773 |
| 14 | Verhagen | BMW M3 Touring 24h | 8:16.166 | +5.891 |
| 15 | Weerts | BMW M4 GT3 EVO | 8:16.442 | +6.167 |
| 16 | Paul | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 8:16.934 | +6.659 |
| 17 | Krohn | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 8:17.355 | +7.080 |
| 18 | Hesse | BMW M4 GT3 EVO | 8:17.800 | +7.525 |
| 19 | Joens | Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II | 8:18.013 | +7.738 |
| 20 | Glock | McLaren 720S GT3 | 8:18.621 | +8.346 |
| 21 | Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 8:18.713 | +8.438 |
| 22 | Berthon | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26 | 8:19.746 | +9.471 |
| 23 | Sturm | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26 | 8:21.192 | +10.917 |
| 24 | Bruins | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26 | 8:21.569 | +11.294 |
| 25 | di Martino | Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II | 8:22.168 | +11.893 |
| 26 | Mateo | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 8:22.646 | +12.371 |
| 27 | Selv | Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II | 8:25.671 | +15.396 |
| 28 | Vervisch | Ford Mustang GT3 | 8:28.238 | +17.963 |
| 29 | Klasen | Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II | 8:28.834 | +18.559 |
| 30 | Nakayama | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 8:29.336 | +19.061 |
| 31 | Dumarey | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 8:30.171 | +19.896 |
| 32 | Li | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26 | 8:39.787 | +29.512 |
| 33 | Ludwig | HWA Evo R | 8:41.231 | +30.956 |
| 34 | Spengler | HWA Evo R | 8:49.348 | +39.073 |
| 35 | Schall | BMW E89 Z4 (EVO 2013) | 11:22.368 | +3:12.093 |
| 36 | Picariello | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26 | - | - |
| 37 | Müller | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26 | - | - |
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