Follow Verstappen's first Nordschleife GT3 qualifying and race here!

The four-time world champion will take part in his very first GT3 qualifying session at the famous “Green Hell” starting at 8:30 a.m CET., before making his race debut at 12:30 p.m. CET.

In the afternoon, the Dutchman will share driving duties with Chris Lulham, who, like Verstappen, also earned his A permit at the Nordschleife two weeks ago, making him eligible to compete in this weekend’s GT3 race.

You can follow both the qualifying session for the ninth round of the NLS and the race in the early afternoon at the top of this article.

Earlier this year, the Dutchman had already taken to the track at the Nordschleife with Emil Frey Racing, setting an unofficial lap record.

On Friday, Verstappen returned to the circuit in the Ferrari 296 to fine-tune preparations for the weekend and, according to some sources, once again broke the record, shaving three seconds off his previous time.

As is now well known, Verstappen will compete in the Barbarossapreis this weekend, the ninth round of the NLS, the German endurance championship, after already taking part in the ADAC ACAS Cup two weeks ago.

That weekend, the Dutchman drove a detuned Porsche Cayman GT4 with the goal of securing the A permit—required to race in the GT3 class and, above all, to enter next year’s 24 Hours of Nürburgring, as confirmed by Helmut Marko.

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