BMW M3 GT2 Wins The Nurburgring 24-Hour Race

Miscellaneous | Dean | May 18, 2010 at 11:44

BMW Motorsport has won the 2010 24-hour Nurburgring endurance race over the past weekend. The BMW M3 GT2 was driven to victory by Jörg Müller (Germany), Augusto Farfus (Brazil), Uwe Alzen (Germany) and Pedro Lamy (Portugal). The team completed 154 laps on the 25.4km long circuit.

BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen said in a press release: “That was a fantastic return for us at the 24-hour race here on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife…I have never known excitement like I experienced today.”

The team said that there were a few transmission problems before the end of the rear, and the team was losing one gear after another.

“During my last stint we lost fourth gear. The problem gradually got worse. The main priority was to be careful and keep the car in the race. Everything worked out superbly in the end,” said Müller after the race.

BMW’s last 24-hour Nurburgring victory was back in 2005.

Top 10

Pos	No	Make	Laps	Time
1	25	BMW M3 GT2	154	12:17.344
2	43	Ferrari F 430 GTC	154	9:33.019
3	97	Audi R8 LMS	153	9:32.691
4	76	BMW Z4 GT3	152	10:37.803
5	102	Audi R8 LMS	152	10:51.149
6	20	Porsche GT3 Cup S	151	9:27.493
7	26	BMW M3 GT2	150	10:52.452
8	18	Porsche GT3 Cup S	150	10:41.858
9	69	BMW Z4 GT3	149	10:04.650
10	35	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	148	10:05.529