Pink Bull System 1 star Max Verstappen will compete within the 24h Qualifiers at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife on 18-19 April.
The four-time F1 champion will compete alongside Lucas Auer within the two four-hour races, one on Saturday night and the opposite on Sunday.
That is made doable by the cancellations of the F1 races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia because of the ongoing Iran battle.
The 24h Qualifiers include two four-hour races on the full 25.378km loop of the Nurburgring-Nordschleife versus the marginally shorter 24.358km model utilized by the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) .
Verstappen indicated his hopes of beginning the 24h Qualifiers as quickly because the F1 races had been cancelled, claiming that he needs to race on the Nordschleife at nighttime earlier than taking over the Nurburgring 24 Hours itself.
With sundown scheduled for 8.30pm, the primary of the 2 races lasts till 9.30pm, offering the prospect for one hour of racing at nighttime if Verstappen takes on the second half of the four-hour race.
He was already capable of fulfil a want he expressed after his victory with Daniel Juncadella and Jules Gounon on the 58th ADAC Barbarossapreis had been stripped: driving the Nordschleife within the rain.
Simply two days after final weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, Verstappen was again on the Eifel observe for a movie and check day to gather beneficial check mileage within the Winward Mercedes-AMG GT3.
Numerous photographs and movies circulated on social media. His pit cease on the Dottinger Hohe fuel station, one of the crucial well-known gathering factors for followers across the “Inexperienced Hell,” triggered a selected stir.
Verstappen commented shortly: “Quick on the Nordschleife. Actually loved it on the market.” Given his important remarks of the 2026 F1 automobiles, these phrases additionally carry political weight.
Verstappen will race along with Auer for the primary time, after the Austrian was not current at NLS2. This ensures Verstappen may have accomplished at the least one race along with every of his three team-mates for the 24-hour race.
Gounon and Juncadella are unavailable on the 24h Qualifiers weekend as they’re competing within the FIA World Endurance Championship in Imola on the identical weekend.
Schedule 24h Qualifiers 2026
Friday, April 17, 2026
12:15 – 14:45: Take a look at and Set-up classes
Saturday, April 18, 2026
08:30 – 10:00: Qualifying Race 1
17:30 – 21:30: Race 1 (240 min.)
Sunday, April 19, 2026
08:15 – 09:45: Qualifying Race 2
10:40 – 11:40: High Qualifying
13:00 – 17:00: Race 2 (240 min.)
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