The 24 Hours of Nurburgring has reached a historic milestone forward of the 2026 occasion as weekend tickets have offered out for the primary time, and solely restricted single-day tickets stay.
The enhance in spectator curiosity has come as four-time Method 1 champion Max Verstappen appears to be like to make his 24-hour debut on the legendary Nordschleife this week.
The Dutchman can be racing within the Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo with team-mates Lucas Auer, Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella.
“The Nurburgring Nordschleife is a particular place,” Verstappen stated when he introduced his entry. “There’s no different monitor prefer it. The 24h Nurburgring is a race that’s been on my bucket listing for a very long time, so I’m actually thrilled we will make it occur now.
“Final 12 months, I used to be in a position to get my DMSB Allow Nordschleife and take part in NLS9, that we gained. That preparation may be very helpful, as we have now realized lots that we will take into our programme this 12 months with NLS2 and the 24-hour race.”
#3 Mercedes-AMG Crew Verstappen Racing, Mercedes AMG GT3 EVO: Max Verstappen, Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon
Picture by: Gruppe C / ADAC
He added: “We’ve acquired a powerful line-up with Dani [Juncadella], Jules [Gounon] and Lucas [Auer] and nice assist from Purple Bull and Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. Now it’s about placing in the correct preparations earlier than the occasions, so we will maximise every thing within the races.”
Verstappen made his endurance racing debut on the NLS9 occasion in September 2025. Racing together with his team-mate Chris Lulham in a Ferrari 296 GT3 run by Emil Frey Racing, the duo secured the victory. Persevering with his preparations for the Nurburgring 24 Hours in 2026, he secured one other victory from pole place at NLS2 in his personal Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, though the staff was subsequently disqualified for a tyre allocation infringement.
The official Nurburgring X account has warned ticket-holding spectators to reach as early as doable for the occasion, with the circuit bracing for the crowds. It has additionally confirmed that those that had been planning to buy a ticket on-site won’t be able to take action.
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