Gallery: 2011 Nürburgring 24 hour race

Porsche relegated their strong opponents from Audi, Mercedes, BMW and Ferrari to secure a win at the dramatic Nürburgring 24 hour race in Germany. Manthey Racing drivers Marc Lieb (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) and Lucas Luhr (Switzerland) drove the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR to its fifth victory at the legendary Nordschleife circuit. Last year’s winner, BMW M3 GT came in second place followed by three Audi R8 LMS Dominating the next three spots.

Nürburgring 24-hour race top 10 Results

1.Lieb/Bernhard/Dumas/Luhr (D/D/F/CH)Porsche 911 GT3 RSR156 laps
2.Müller/Farfus/Alzen/Lamy (D/BRA/D/P)BMW M3 GT+4:23.7 seconds
3.Basseng/Fässler/Piccini/Stippler (D/CH/I/D)Audi R8 LMS– 1 lap
4.Stippler/Hennerici/Haase/Winkelhock (D/D/D/D)Audi R8 LMS– 1
5.Ekström/Scheider/Werner/Abt (S/D/D/D)Audi R8 LMS– 2
6.Heyer/Jäger/Bleekemolen/Seyffarth (D/D/NL/D)Mercedes-Benz SLS– 3
7.Arnold/Margaritis/Brück/Frankenhout (D/D/D/NL)Mercedes-Benz SLS– 3
8.Farnbacher/Simonsen/Seefried/Melo (D/MC/D/I)Ferrari F458– 4
9.Abbelen/Schmitz/Kentenich/T Bergmeister (D/D/D/D)Porsche 911 GT3 R– 4
10.Weiss/Kainz/Jacobs/Krumbach (D/D/D/D)Porsche 911 GT3 R– 5

Photo: IcedSoul Photography

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