Porsche three 911 GT3 R top 10 Nürburgring

Porsche said on May 18 that three customer-run 911 GT3 R cars finished in the top 10 overall at the 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours, with Lionspeed GP delivering the marque’s best result in sixth place. The German manufacturer said the race drew 352,000 spectators, which it described as a record attendance for the Eifel endurance event. Official Nürburgring results pages listed provisional race documents for the 2026 edition after the race weekend. The result gave Porsche a visible presence near the front in one of endurance racing’s biggest GT events, even though the company did not contend for the outright win. Porsche said 60 of its cars were entered across 10 models, with 218 drivers represented in the field. The race ran over the 25.378-kilometre combination of the Nürburgring Nordschleife and the original Grand Prix circuit. (porschesport.com) ### Which Porsche finished highest, and who drove it? Lionspeed GP’s No. 24 car finished sixth overall and fifth in the SP9 class, Porsche said. The car was shared by Laurin Heinrich, Laurens Vanthoor and Riccardo Feller, and Porsche said it was the highest-placed 911 GT3 R in the field. (porschesport.com) The No. 24 entry started only 24th after what Porsche described as a troubled buildup that included collisions in Qualifying 1 and the warm-up. Porsche said the crew stayed clear of major trouble in the race and moved steadily forward through changing conditions. ### Which other Porsche cars made the top 10? (porschesport.com) Dinamic GT’s No. 54 Porsche finished eighth overall, Porsche said. The car was driven by Joel Sturm, Loek Hartog, Michael Christensen and Bastian Buus, and Porsche said it started from 21st on the grid before completing what it called a largely trouble-free race. (porschesport.com) Black Falcon’s No. 48 Porsche completed the top-10 group for the manufacturer by finishing 10th overall, according to Porsche’s race report. Porsche said Patrick Assenheimer, Tobias Müller, Dylan Pereira and Daan Arrow drove that car to the Pro-Am class win as well. ### What happened to Porsche’s better-known front-running entries? (porschesport.com) The No. 911 Manthey “Grello” Porsche retired before the four-hour mark after a crash, Porsche’s race report said. The car, driven by Kévin Estre, Ayhancan Güven and Thomas Preining, had started eighth and briefly ran near the front before the incident. (porschesport.com) Maximilian Müller, GT Race Support at Porsche Motorsport, said the company had “a few retirements” and also lacked some pace at the front. He said Porsche was already working to improve before its next 24-hour target. ### How difficult were the race conditions? Porsche said the first 12 hours were marked by unpredictable weather, with rain, cold temperatures and constantly changing grip levels. (racing.porsche.com) The company said tyre selection became especially difficult and that the conditions contributed to numerous skids and retirements across the field. (porschesport.com) Müller said “the conditions were extremely difficult” and described the opening phase as hectic enough to feel like “a full sprint race.” Porsche said the event still attracted more spectators than ever before despite the weather. ### How broad was Porsche’s result beyond the overall top 10? (porschesport.com) Porsche said its customer teams competed in 11 different classifications and won nine of them. The company also said Black Falcon’s second 911 GT3 R won the Am class for all-amateur crews. The Nürburgring result came during Porsche’s 75th year of motorsport activity, the company said. (porschesport.com) Porsche also said it had around 60 customer cars in a field of roughly 160 or 161 race cars, depending on the race document cited in its reports. ### What comes next for Porsche after Nürburgring? (porschesport.com) Müller said Porsche is now preparing for the 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps at the end of June. That gives the company its next major endurance benchmark after the Nürburgring race that concluded on May 17, with official result documents posted on the event’s results page. (racing.porsche.com) (porschesport.com)