The #80 Winward Racing car claimed victory in the Nürburgring 24 Hours, avoiding the reliability issues that plagued the Max Verstappen-led #3 sister Mercedes.
The four-time F1 drivers' champion — and his team-mates, Dani Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer — led for most of the race, but a broken driveshaft with just under four hours to go ruined their chances for victory.
Juncadella was just two laps into his stint, having taken over from Verstappen, when the problems struck, leaving the second Winward Racing car to ease to the win, marking Mercedes' first win in this race since 2016.
In the end, it took the chequered flag by well over a minute, having led by over six minutes in the closing hours.
The #84 Lamborghini and the #34 Aston Martin rounded out the podium at the Nordschleife, with the former surviving an 86-second time penalty at the flag to avoid those cars switching positions.
Former F1 driver Timo Glock was disqualified and stripped of his licence to race at The Green Hell midway through the race for ignoring a slow zone, although his #69 car was able to continue without him.
Check out the Top 20 finishers below!
Top 20 - Nürburgring 24 Hours Results
| Position | Team | Drivers | Car | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | #80 Mercedes-AMG Team RAVENOL | Engel, Stolz, Schiller, Martin | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | SP9 |
| 2. | #84 Red Bull Team ABT | Engstler, Bortolotti, Niederhauser | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | SP9 |
| 3. | #34 Walkenhorst Motsport | Krognes, Drudi, Thiim, Fernandez Laser | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | SP9 |
| 4. | #99 ROWE RACING | Harper, Hesse, Van der Linde, Vanthoor | BMW M4 GT3 | SP9 |
| 5. | #81 BMW M Motorsport | Kingmann, de Wilde, de Phillippi, Verhagen | BMW M3 | SP9 |
| 6. | #24 Lionspeed GP | Heinrich, Vanthoor, Feller | Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 |
| 7. | #67 HRT Ford Racing | Olsen, Mies, Vervisch, Frank Stippler | Ford Mustang GT3 EVO | SP9 |
| 8. | #54 Dinamic GT | Buss, Christensen, Sturm, Hartog | Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 |
| 9. | #77 Schubert Motorsport | Wittmann, Eng, Weerts, Frijns | BMW M4 GT3 | SP9 |
| 10. | #48 BLACK FALCON LOSCH | Arrow, Assenheimer, Müller, Pereira | Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 |
| 11. | #18 Lionspeed GP | Tilley, Hill, Kolb, Hofer | Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 |
| 12. | #123 Mühler Motorsport | Rump, Bünnagel, Brundle | Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 |
| 13. | #30 Hankook Competition | Kim, Bruins, Steven, Seefried | Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 |
| 14. | #4 Goroyan RT by Car Collection | Goroyan, Kivtka, Fontana | Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 |
| 15. | #86 High Class Racing | Li, Fjordback, Ye, King | Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 |
| 16. | #69 Doerr Motorsport | Scheider, Dörr, Kirchhöfer, Glock (DSQ) | McLaren 720S-GT3 | SP9 |
| 17. | #55 Dinamic GT | Beretta, Ghiretti, Sturm, Hartog | Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 |
| 18. | #32 Toyo Tires with Ring Racing | Nakayama, Gülden, Sandtler | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | SP9 |
| 19. | #900 BLACK FALCON Team ZIMMERMANN | Hardt, Hites-Michelson, Koslowski, Meijer | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Cup 2 |
| 20. | #902 Team LIQUI MOLY by BLACK FALCON | Harrison, Nageksdiek, Rennhofer, Wassertheurer | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Cup 2 |
| 38. | #3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing | Verstappen, Juncadella, Gounon, Auer | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | SP9 |
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