- Download: Mercedes-AMG Media Guide for the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring
- Photo service: All seven current car designs
- Christoph Sagemüller: “We've now finished on the podium three times in a row and it's time to return to the top step”
Mercedes-AMG is offering a comprehensive media service for the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring in 2024. All figures and facts about the brand, the drivers and the teams are summarised in the Mercedes-AMG Media Guide. During the race, we will regularly provide the latest information and results via press information.
Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing is looking forward to the 52nd edition of the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring from 30 May to 2 June with high expectations. The season highlight on the Nürburgring Nordschleife is part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) for the first time this year. Mercedes-AMG enters the race with six Mercedes-AMG GT3s in the hunt for a third overall victory. There will also be a Mercedes-AMG GT4 on the grid. On and off the circuit, the weekend will be characterised by the special historical connection between Mercedes-AMG and the Nürburgring as well as the 130th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport.
The Mercedes-AMG cars, teams and drivers at a glance:
#3 Mercedes-AMG Team BILSTEIN (SP9 PRO)
The Performance car, entered by the Haupt Racing Team, will be driven by Michele Beretta (ITA), Frank Bird (GBR), Arjun Maini (IND) and Jusuf Owega (GER). The car features the classic yellow and blue BILSTEIN design.
#4 Mercedes-AMG Team BILSTEIN (SP9 PRO)
The sister car is driven by the three Performance Drivers Maximilian Götz (GER), Arjun Maini (IND) - who will be on double duty - Luca Stolz (GER) and Mercedes-AMG Expert Driver Daniel Juncadella (ESP). An innovative Lumilor paint technology makes the Mercedes-AMG GT3 glow during the night.
#6 Team ADVAN x HRT (SP9 PRO-Am)
The Mercedes-AMG GT3 is entered by the Haupt Racing Team in collaboration with YOKOHAMA. Mercedes-AMG Junior Driver Ralf Aron (EST) as well as Dennis Fetzer (GER), Hubert Haupt (GER) and Salman Owega (GER) will get behind the wheel of the car. The design is sporting the colours of the Japanese tyre manufacturer.
#8 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed (SP9 PRO)
In addition to Mercedes-AMG Expert Driver Adam Christodoulou (GBR), who has already won the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring in 2016, Lucas Auer (AUT), Philip Ellis (SUI) and Mikaël Grenier (CAN) will share the wheel in a line-up of Performance Drivers. This will be Lucas Auer's first start in the 24-hour classic. The car will enter the stage as the 'Beast of the Green Hell'. The artistic homage to the Nordschleife created by Andrew Mytro was already popular in the previous year.
#11 Schnitzelalm Racing (SP9 PRO-Am)
The team from Niederzissen is sending a Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Jay Mo Härtling (GER), Kenneth Heyer (GER) and Marcel Marchewicz (GER) into the race. The car is presented in the typical green and black team livery.
#111 Schnitzelalm Racing (SP10)
Schnitzelalm Racing will also be on the grid with a Mercedes-AMG GT4. Mercedes-AMG Junior Driver David Schumacher (GER), who is taking part in his first ever 24-hour race on the Nordschleife, will take turns with Tim Neuser (GER), David Thilenius (USA) and Moritz Wiskirchen (GER) in the Customer Racing car.
#130 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed (SP9 PRO)
Maro Engel (GER) was also part of the winning outfit in Mercedes-AMG's 2016 triumph. He shares the car entered by GetSpeed with Jules Gounon (AND) and Fabian Schiller (GER). The Mercedes-AMG GT3, which features an anniversary design to mark 130 Years of Motorsport, unites three eras from over a century of racing in the colours white, silver and black.
The ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring will be part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) for the first time in 2024. In the IGTC classification, Mercedes-AMG and Jules Gounon compete as the reigning champions of the manufacturers' and drivers' championships respectively. The renowned endurance series of the SRO Motorsports Group also includes the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour and the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. All participants in the SP9 class are eligible to score points for the overall IGTC standings at the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.
The race as well counts towards the manufacturers' championship of the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS).
Entertainment in the Mercedes-AMG Fan Base and in the Mercedes-AMG Showroom
The race weekend in the Eifel also offers plenty of entertainment and interaction away from the racing action. This time, the Mercedes-AMG Fan Base can be found in the paddock next to the distinctive Ferris wheel. Under the motto 'Defining Motorsport since 1894', vehicles from the brand's unique motor racing history will be on display and can be visited around the clock.
A diverse programme will take place from 9.00 AM on each day of the event. It includes exciting challenges such as a sim racing competition and a pit stop contest. On Friday, before the qualifying showdown, fans get the chance to meet all the Mercedes-AMG drivers at an autograph session at 12.00 PM. Personal souvenirs will be available at the merchandising station. Anyone who wants to show their support for the Mercedes-AMG teams and drivers can leave a message on the #worldsfastestfamily fan wall.
The Mercedes-AMG Showroom on the ring°boulevard offering show cars, a simulator and the Mercedes-AMG Showroom will be open throughout the race weekend. There will also be an autograph session on each day.
Race Facts 52nd ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring 2024
Start: Saturday, 1 June at 4.00 PM
Entries: 130 cars in 23 classes
Circuit length: 25.378 km (Nordschleife - 20.832 km, GP Circuit - 4.546 km)
Mercedes-AMG Line-up: 3 teams (2 Performance Teams), 7 cars, 25 drivers
Mercedes-AMG Starts: 13 (every year since 2011)
Mercedes-AMG Victories: 2 (2013, 2016)
Mercedes-AMG Podiums: 15 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Mercedes-AMG Pole Positions: 4 (2016, 2019, 2020, 2023)
Distance record: 162 laps, average speed 170.456 km/h (Ferrari, SP9, 2023)
Pole record: 8m 9.058s/186.806 km/h (Raffaele Marciello, Mercedes-AMG GT3, SP9, 2023)
Lap record: 8m 8.006s/187.212 km/h (Ferrari, SP9, 2023)
„After 2013 and the quadruple victory in 2016, we are definitely aiming for overall victory again. We've now finished on the podium three times in a row and it's time to return to the top step. The 24-hour race at the Nürburgring is of a very special significance. The history and the fans give this race a unique atmosphere and our brand of course has a strong link to this iconic venue. Against the backdrop of our anniversary celebrating 130 Years of Motorsport, this year's event is a special one for Mercedes-AMG. We want to live up to our successful history here with a victory.”
Christoph Sagemüller, Head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport
„As every year, we are very much looking forward to the 24-hour race. The challenges of the Nürburgring Nordschleife are unique in the world and it is always something very special to take part in this fascinating race. Despite the limited preparation time, we are optimistic that we can compete for overall victory this weekend. Our teams and drivers have the necessary experience and know exactly what is important on the Nordschleife. There are many crucial factors here, such as the typical Eifel weather. We not only have to be fast, but above all make the right decisions in order to finish at the top.”
Stefan Wendl, Head of Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing
>> A selection of quotes from the drivers can be found in the attached PDF
>> Entry List ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring 2024
>> Schedule ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring 2024
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