The 2011 Nürburgring 24 hour race is well underway now and while it is mid-morning here in Australia it’s just after 2am in the Eifel. At the head of the field is the #18 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Drama has beset a number of the front runners with the pole sitting Ferrari 458 [...]

Saturday 25 June; 11:45pm (Australian eastern time) Live streaming for the 2011 N24 is now active via the official race website. We recommend turning the sound down and tuning in to Radio Le Mans for English commentary. The race start is a bot over 10 minutes away. ADAC Nürburgring 24h live stream ADAC Nürburgring 24h [...]

Dominik Farnbacher at the wheel of the #2 Ferrari 458 Italia has claimed pole position for the 2011 Nürburgring 24 hour race. Farnbacher posted the time on Thursday in the first quali session. He managed a clear lap and capitalised on tyre choice to eventually qualify ahead of the #30 Mamerow/ROWE Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG [...]

Here’s a coupe of videos from practice and qualifying sessions at the Nürburgring 24 hour race. The footage mostly focuses on the Mathey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR and GT3 R Hybrid. This should help get you in the mood for the race which starts at midnight tonight (Australian eastern time). Check our guide to [...]

Here’s some nice footage of the MINI John Cooper Works Endurance filmed during practice for the Nürburgring 24 hour race. The JCW Endurace is racing in the SP 3T class and MINI will be hoping for a strong top 10 showing. Some rather more tame promo footage of the MINI JCW Endurance can be seen [...]

The start of the 2011 Nürburgring 24 hour race is not too far away now and if you’re keen to stay up to date over the weekend here’s a few tips. Live radio coverage will be provided by Radio Le Mans, and you can also follow RLM via twitter. The official Nürburgring 24 hour website [...]

The new MINI Coupé is not even a week old and its already living up to its “another day, another adventure” advertising slogan. You’re looking at the purpose-built MINI John Cooper Works Endurance and it’s looking forward to 24 hours of green hell this weekend. As we reported yesterday, the JCW Endurance has a healthy [...]

The Volkswagen Golf24 will make its 24 hour race debut at the Nürburgring this weekend. It has been created to celebrate the 35th birthday of the GTI. In some ways it’s an odd tribute—with all-wheel drive and a 2.5 litre inline five cylinder engine—it features a drivetrain never seen in a GTI before and one [...]

This weekend at the Ring you will see ‘Zig’ and ‘Zag’ out there flying the flag for Aston Martin. No, this is not some circus trick, but the latest nicknames Aston has come up with for its Nürburgring 24 hour racecars. The car you see above is otherwise known as the Aston Martin V12 Zagato. [...]

Volkswagen is bringing a five-car fleet to the Nürburgring 24 hour race. Of course, the limelight will be hogged by a trio of fearsome looking Golf24 machines, which have been created to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Golf GTI. With 450hp on offer from its 2.5 litre five cylinder and all-wheel drive grip these [...]