Porsche works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) as well as Lucas Luhr (Switzerland) won the 39th running of the long distance classic, which is also the third leg of endurance Le Mans endurance racing.
Over the duration of race, the 911 RSR lapped the circuit 156 times in total for a total specific distance of 3,958.968 kilometers, some 2,560 miles.
Despite being handicapped for the race, the orange and white Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid also gave an impressive performance. The racer finished 28th overall due to a damaged flange and later, a bump from another driver that sent the car into a spin.
A BMW 3 GT came a close second, finishing just 4 seconds behind the Porsche, while pair of Audi R8s took third and fourth.
Nurburgring 24 hour race results
1. Lieb/Bernhard/Dumas/Luhr (D/D/F/CH), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 156 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 lap
5. Ekström/Scheider/Werner/Abt (S/D/D/D), Audi R8 LMS, - 2 laps
6. Heyer/Jäger/Bleekemolen/Seyffarth (D/D/NL/D), Mercedes-Benz SLS, - 3 laps
7. Arnold/Margaritis/Brück/Frankenhout (D/D/D/NL), Mercedes-Benz SLS, - 3 laps
8. Farnbacher/Simonsen/Seefried/Melo (D/MC/D/I), Ferrari F 458, - 4 laps
9. Abbelen/Schmitz/Kentenich/T. Bergmeister (D/D/D/D), Porsche 911 GT3 R, - 4 laps
10. Weiss/Kainz/Jacobs/Krumbach (D/D/D/D), Porsche 911 GT3 R, - 5 laps
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