24 Hours Nürburgring
Winners

24 Hours Nürburgring

Section Title: Winners
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Year	Drivers	Car	Team	Remarks

2018	United Kingdom Nick Tandy France Frédéric Makowiecki France Patrick Pilet Austria Richard Lietz	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Manthey Racing	135 laps. Race red flagged on Sunday for 2 hours due to heavy rain and fog.

2017	United States Connor De Phillippi Germany Christopher Mies Germany Markus Winkelhock South Africa Kelvin van der Linde	Audi R8 LMS	Land Motorsport	158 laps completed. Primarily dry conditions for the race.

2016	Germany Maro Engel Germany Bernd Schneider United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou Germany Manuel Metzger	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Black Falcon	134 laps. Race red flagged early on for 4 hours due to heavy rain, fog, and hail.

2015	Switzerland Nico Müller Sweden Edward Sandström Belgium Laurens Vanthoor Germany Christopher Mies	Audi R8 LMS	Team WRT	156 laps. Speed limits zone: Flugplatz, Schwedenkreuz and Antoniusbuche 200 km/h (120 mph) / Dottinger Hohe Straight 250 km/h (155 mph)

2014	Germany Christopher Haase Germany Christian Mamerow Germany René Rast Germany Markus Winkelhock	Audi R8 LMS ultra	Phoenix Racing	New distance record (159 laps)

2013	Germany Bernd Schneider Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen United Kingdom Sean Edwards Denmark Nicki Thiim	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	Black Falcon	Race red flagged for 9 hours due to Rain. First win for a Mercedes-Benz

2012	Germany Marc Basseng Germany Christopher Haase Germany Frank Stippler Germany Marcus Winkelhock	Audi R8 LMS ultra	Audi Sport (Team Phoenix)	155 laps. First ever victory for an Audi.

2011	Germany Marc Lieb Germany Timo Bernhard Germany Lucas Luhr France Romain Dumas	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Manthey Racing	New distance record 156 laps. Record-tying 5th victory for Bernhard

2010	Germany Jörg Müller Germany Uwe Alzen Brazil Augusto Farfus Portugal Pedro Lamy	BMW M3 GT2	BMW Motorsport (Schnitzer Motorsport)	154 laps. Record-tying 5th victory for Lamy

2009	France Romain Dumas Germany Marc Lieb Germany Timo Bernhard Germany Marcel Tiemann	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Manthey Racing	New distance record 155 laps, record 5th victory for Tiemann, 4th in a row for Manthey

2008	Germany Marc Lieb Germany Timo Bernhard Germany Marcel Tiemann France Romain Dumas	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Manthey Racing	Winner came from 1 lap down up to nearly two laps ahead for victory.

2007	France Romain Dumas Germany Marc Lieb Germany Timo Bernhard Germany Marcel Tiemann	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Manthey Racing	Race stopped for about 6h due to fog

2006	Germany Lucas Luhr Germany Timo Bernhard Germany Mike Rockenfeller Germany Marcel Tiemann	Porsche 996 GT3-MR	Manthey Racing	Officially a private entry, supported by Porsche with drivers.

2005	United States Boris Said Netherlands Duncan Huisman United Kingdom Andy Priaulx Portugal Pedro Lamy	BMW M3 GTR	BMW Motorsport (Schnitzer Motorsport)	Final race for the M3 GTR V8.

2004	Portugal Pedro Lamy Germany Dirk Müller Germany Jörg Müller Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW M3 GTR	BMW Motorsport (Schnitzer Motorsport)	BMW prevails against ABT-Audi in changing weather conditions.

2003	Germany Manuel Reuter Germany Timo Scheider Germany Marcel Tiemann	Opel Astra V8 Coupé	Phoenix Racing OPC Team Phoenix	Three factories enter V8 powered race cars: Audi, BMW, Opel. Turbocharged Porsches by Manthey and Alzen.

2002	Germany Peter Zakowski Austria Robert Lechner Portugal Pedro Lamy	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Zakspeed

2001	Portugal Pedro Lamy Germany Peter Zakowski Germany Michael Bartels	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Zakspeed

2000	Germany Bernd Mayländer Germany Michael Bartels Germany Uwe Alzen Germany Altfrid Heger	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche Zentrum Koblenz	Factory backed Porsche effort beats a very heavy Viper, and with 145 laps, the old distance record of 1990.

1999	Germany Peter Zakowski Germany Hans-Jürgen Tiemann Germany Klaus Ludwig Belgium Marc Duez	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Zakspeed	Return of powerful cars, with Viper dominating the season. None of the new water-cooled Porsche 996 GT3 is entered yet.

1998	Belgium Marc Duez Germany Andreas Bovensiepen Germany Christian Menzel Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW 320d	Schnitzer Motorsport	First Diesel victory in a major 24h race. After 28 years, a second win for Stuck, the first winner.

1997	Germany Johannes Scheid Germany Sabine Reck Germany Hans-Jürgen Tiemann Germany Peter Zakowski	BMW M3 E36	Scheid Motorsport

1996	Germany Johannes Scheid Germany Sabine Reck Germany Hans Widmann	BMW M3 E36	Scheid Motorsport

1995	Italy Roberto Ravaglia Belgium Marc Duez Germany Alexander Burgstaller	BMW 320i	Team Bigazzi

1994	Germany Karl-Heinz Wlazik Germany Frank Katthöfer Germany Fred Rosterg	BMW M3

1993	Germany Frank Katthöfer Brazil "Tonico de Azevedo" Austria Franz Konrad Sweden Örnulf Wirdheim	Porsche 911 Carrera	Konrad Motorsport

1992	Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Germany Christian Danner Belgium Jean-Michel Martin Belgium Marc Duez	BMW M3 Evo. 2	Team Bigazzi	Race stopped for hours due to fog.

1991	Denmark Kris Nissen Germany Joachim Winkelhock Germany Armin Hahne	BMW M3 Evo. 2	Schnitzer Motorsport

1990	Germany Altfrid Heger Germany Joachim Winkelhock Germany Frank Schmickler	BMW M3 Evo. 2	Linder Motorsport	144 laps, new distance record.

1989	Italy Emanuele Pirro Italy Roberto Ravaglia France Fabien Giroix	BMW M3	Team Bigazzi

1988	Germany Edgar Dören Germany Gerhard Holup Germany Peter Faubel	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Dören	The privateer '74 Porsche beats modern factory-backed turbocharged Fords

1987	Germany Klaus Ludwig Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz United Kingdom Steve Soper	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	Eggenberger	First win by a turbocharged car.

1986	Germany Markus Oestreich Germany Otto Rensing Germany Winfried Vogt	BMW 325i	Auto Budde Team

1985	Germany Axel Felder Germany Jürgen Hammelmann Germany Robert Walterscheid-Müller	BMW 635 CSi	Auto Budde Team

1984	Germany Axel Felder Germany Franz-Josef Bröhling Germany Peter Oberndorfer	BMW 635 CSi	Auto Budde Team

1983	(no race due to construction work)

1982	Germany Dieter Gartmann Germany Klaus Ludwig Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz	Ford Capri	Eichberg Racing

1981	Germany Helmut Döring Germany Dieter Gartmann Germany Fritz Müller	Ford Capri	Gilden-Kölsch

1980	Germany Dieter Selzer Germany Wolfgang Wolf Germany Matthias Schneider	Ford Escort RS 2000	Berkenkamp Racing

1979	Germany Herbert Kummle Germany Karl Mauer Germany Winfried Vogt	Ford Escort	Cavallo Matras

1978	Germany Fritz Müller Germany Herbert Hechler Germany Franz Geschwendtner	Porsche 911 Carrera	Valvoline Deutschland

1977	Germany Fritz Müller Germany Herbert Hechler	Porsche 911 Carrera

1976	Germany Fritz Müller Germany Herbert Hechler Germany Karl-Heinz Quirin	Porsche 911 Carrera

1975	(no race due to oil crisis)

1974	(no race due to oil crisis)

1973	Austria Niki Lauda Germany Hans-Peter Joisten	BMW 3.0 CSL	Alpina (3)	Race held in two heats of 8h each, with 8h break at midnight.

1972	Germany Helmut Kelleners Austria Gerold Pankl	BMW 2800 CS	Alpina

1971	Germany Ferfried Prinz von Hohenzollern Austria Gerold Pankl	BMW 2002	Alpina

1970	Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Germany Clemens Schickentanz	BMW 2002 TI	Koepchen BMW Tuning

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The Manthey Racing team won the race in a Porsche 911 GT3 R.

final_sentence: The Manthey Racing team won the race in a Porsche 911 GT3 R.