Nürburgring Grand-Prix-Strecke (BES/WEC)
IMSA Vintage Series - 2026 Season 3 · Week 8
🤖 Race Summary
In the Nissan GTP class, Gabri Martinez secured the victory after starting from the second position. Martinez completed 24 laps and led 18 of them, successfully overtaking pole-sitter Ferran S. Grau on lap 7. Despite accumulating 12 incidents throughout the race, Martinez maintained his lead to take the checkered flag. Ferran S. Grau, who started from pole position, finished in second place after leading the first 6 laps of the event. Grau completed the race with 7 incidents. Carlos Peralta6 rounded out the podium, finishing in third place after starting from the fourth position on the grid. Peralta6 completed 24 laps with only 2 incidents, marking a clean performance compared to the rest of the class leaders. In the Audi 90 GTO class, Joni Hagner claimed the win after starting from the second position. Hagner completed 22 laps with 8 incidents to secure the top spot. Cal Young demonstrated significant pace, moving from a fifth-place start to finish second, also completing 22 laps with 8 incidents. Michael Polasek finished third after starting from the fourth position. Polasek’s race was hampered by a high incident count, totaling 15 over the course of the 22-lap event. The race saw notable movement throughout the field, particularly in the Audi 90 GTO class, where Joram Vanhixe gained 8 positions to improve his standing. While the front-runners in the Nissan GTP class managed to complete the full distance, the incident tallies were high across the board. Beyond the podium finishers, other drivers faced significant challenges maintaining a clean race, with Noel Luneburg recording 10 incidents and Arturas Kundelis recording 12 incidents. The shift in leadership on lap 7 proved to be the decisive moment for the Nissan GTP class, as Martinez held the top spot for the remainder of the event.
Race Results
| Pos | Class | Driver | Car | Pts | Jr Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabri Martinez | Nissan GTP | 25 | 0 | ||
| Ferran S. Grau | Nissan GTP | 22 | 0 | ||
| Carlos Peralta6 | Nissan GTP | 20 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Laust Olsen | Nissan GTP | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Shady Ahmad | Nissan GTP | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Forbes Marshall | Nissan GTP | 15 | 14 |
| 7 | 7 | Robert Plumley | Nissan GTP | 14 | 9 |
| 8 | 8 | Jontxu Pardo | Nissan GTP | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | 9 | Ben Summers | Nissan GTP | 12 | 3 |
| 10 | 10 | Torsten Eisenträger | Nissan GTP | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | Lance Simon | Nissan GTP | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | Joni Hagner | Audi 90 GTO | 25 | 0 | |
| 13 | Cal Young | Audi 90 GTO | 22 | 0 | |
| 14 | Michael Polasek | Audi 90 GTO | 20 | 0 | |
| 15 | 4 | Noel Luneburg | Audi 90 GTO | 18 | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | Andreas Schuster | Audi 90 GTO | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | Arturas Kundelis | Audi 90 GTO | 15 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | Joram Vanhixe | Audi 90 GTO | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | Thorben Paulik | Audi 90 GTO | 13 | 14 |
| 20 | 9 | Martin Krejcirik | Audi 90 GTO | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | Ian Haycox | Audi 90 GTO | 11 | 9 |
| 22 | 11 | Mikko P Savolainen | Audi 90 GTO | 10 | 5 |
| 23 | 12 | Ignasi Riera | Audi 90 GTO | 9 | 3 |
| 24 | 13 | Brandon White24 | Audi 90 GTO | 8 | 1 |
| 25 | 14 | Joni Berg | Audi 90 GTO | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | Martin Sell | Audi 90 GTO | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | 16 | Eduardo Garcia del Val | Audi 90 GTO | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | Jeffrey Garcia | Nissan GTP | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | 13 | Jose Llamas | Nissan GTP | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | 17 | Ethan Edwards5 | Audi 90 GTO | NC | NC |
| 31 | 14 | Ben Weide | Nissan GTP | NC | NC |
| 32 | 18 | Dewayne Carter2 | Audi 90 GTO | NC | NC |
| 33 | 19 | Lewis Brause | Audi 90 GTO | NC | NC |