2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring explained

The 2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring was a motor racing event for the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, held on the weekend of 3 to 5 September 2021. The event was held on the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and consisted of a single race, three hours in length. It was the fourth event in the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.^{[1] [2]}

Results

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Car	Class			Gap
1	63	Mirko Bortolotti Marco Mapelli Andrea Caldarelli	FFF Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	1:54.806 1:54.637 1:54.456	1:54.633
2	88	Raffaele Marciello Felipe Fraga Jules Gounon	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	1:54.686 1:54.763 1:54.585	1:54.678	+0.045
3	22	Matthew Campbell Earl Bamber Mathieu Jaminet	GPX Martini Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R	P	1:54.943 1:55.297 1:54.284	1:54.841	+0.208
4	4	Maro Engel Luca Stolz Nico Bastian	Haupt Racing Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	1:54.778 1:54.637 1:55.168	1:54.861	+0.228
5	114	Konsta Lappalainen Luca Ghiotto Arthur Rougier	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	1:55.561 1:55.120 1:54.654	1:55.111	+0.478
6	163	Norbert Siedler Giacomo Altoè Alberto Costa	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	1:55.754 1:55.309 1:54.392	1:55.151	+0.518
7	54	Matteo Cairoli Klaus Bachler Christian Engelhart	Dinamic Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R	P	1:55.331 1:55.074 1:55.073	1:55.159	+0.526
8	71	Callum Ilott Alessio Rovera Antonio Fuoco	Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	P	1:55.592 1:55.493 1:54.550	1:55.211	+0.578
9	51	Alessandro Pier Guidi Côme Ledogar Nicklas Nielsen	Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	P	1:55.533 1:55.386 1:54.985	1:55.301	+0.668
10	16	Clemens Schmid Emilian Galbiati Tim Zimmermann	Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	S	1:55.524 1:55.550 1:54.894	1:55.322	+0.689
11	159	Alex MacDowall Nicolai Kjærgaard Valentin Hasse-Clot	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	S	1:56.145 1:54.994 1:55.045	1:55.394	+0.761
12	32	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts Robin Frijns	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:55.381 1:55.376 1:55.472	1:55.409	+0.776
13	34	Nick Yelloly David Pittard Jake Dennis	Walkenhorst Motorsport	BMW M6 GT3	P	1:55.451 1:55.519 1:55.295	1:55.421	+0.788
14	14	Alex Fontana Rolf Ineichen Ricardo Feller	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	S	1:55.579 1:56.091 1:54.669	1:55.446	+0.813
15	7	Óscar Tunjo Paul Petit Marvin Dienst	Toksport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	1:55.316 1:56.198 1:54.848	1:55.454	+0.821
16	99	Dennis Marschall Max Hofer Alex Aka	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	S	1:55.985 1:55.090 1:55.488	1:55.521	+0.888
17	35	Nick Catsburg Martin Tomczyk Thomas Neubauer	Walkenhorst Motorsport	BMW M6 GT3	P	1:55.634 1:55.440 1:55.596	1:55.556	+0.923
18	222	Bastian Buus Joel Sturm Julian Apothéloz	Allied Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R	S	1:55.408 1:55.838 1:55.528	1:55.591	+0.958
19	90	Ezequiel Pérez Companc Ricardo Sánchez Rik Breukers	Madpanda Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	1:55.418 1:56.554 1:55.030	1:55.667	+1.034
20	5	Michele Beretta Patrick Assenheimer Hubert Haupt	Haupt Racing Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	1:55.675 1:55.214 1:56.129	1:55.672	+1.039
21	87	Thomas Drouet Simon Gachet Konstantin Tereshchenko	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	1:55.816 1:55.419 1:55.833	1:55.689	+1.056
22	66	Mattia Drudi Nicolas Schöll Christopher Mies	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:56.136 1:56.078 1:55.295	1:55.836	+1.203
23	26	Markus Winkelhock Finlay Hutchison Frédéric Vervisch	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:55.990 1:56.438 1:55.125	1:55.851	+1.218
24	40	Yannick Mettler Jordan Love Niklas Born	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	1:56.065 1:56.132 1:55.451	1:55.882	+1.249
25	25	Adrien Tambay Alexandre Cougnaud Christopher Haase	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:55.840 1:56.423 1:55.412	1:55.891	+1.258
26	93	Rino Mastronardi Jonathan Hui Chris Froggatt	Tempesta Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	PA	1:56.072 1:56.194 1:55.461	1:55.909	+1.276
27	33	David Perel Benjamín Hites Patrick Kujala	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	S	1:55.880 1:56.332 1:55.346	1:56.012	+1.379
28	56	Andrea Rizzoli Mikkel Pedersen Romain Dumas	Dinamic Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R	P	1:56.562 1:55.770 1:55.890	1:56.074	+1.441
29	30	James Pull Stuart Hall Benjamin Goethe	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	S	1:56.103 1:56.280 1:56.004	1:56.129	+1.496
30	31	Ryuichiro Tomita Valdemar Eriksen Frank Bird	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	S	1:55.880 1:57.004 1:55.564	1:56.149	+1.516
31	69	Rob Collard Sam de Haan Fabian Schiller	Ram Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	1:57.198 1:56.382 1:55.035	1:56.205	+1.572
32	97	Ahmad Al Harthy Giacomo Petrobelli Maxime Martin	Oman Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	PA	1:57.021 1:57.006 1:54.800	1:56.275	+1.642
33	19	Phil Keen Stefano Costantini Hiroshi Hamaguchi	FFF Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	PA	1:55.756 1:56.916 1:56.181	1:56.284	+1.651
34	2	Jim Pla Olivier Grotz Florian Scholze	GetSpeed Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	1:55.757 1:56.589 1:56.812	1:56.386	+1.753
35	52	Louis Machiels Lorenzo Bontempelli Andrea Bertolini	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	PA	1:57.287 1:56.892 1:55.216	1:56.465	+1.832
36	20	Dominik Baumann Valentin Pierburg Martin Konrad	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	1:55.311 1:57.247 1:56.894	1:56.484	+1.851
37	107	Stéphane Tribaudini Stuart White Pierre-Alexandre Jean	Classic and Modern Racing	Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)	S	1:57.660 1:56.573 1:55.445	1:56.559	+1.926
38	188	Chris Goodwin Alexander West Jonathan Adam	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	PA	1:57.051 1:57.788 1:55.025	1:56.621	+1.988
39	77	Henrique Chaves, Jr. Adrian Amstutz Miguel Ramos	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	PA	1:55.528 1:58.326 1:56.906	1:56.920	+2.287
40	11	Tim Kohmann Francesco Zollo Giorgio Roda	Kessel Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	PA	1:56.421 1:58.595 1:56.382	1:57.132	+2.499
41	10	Jens Liebhauser Karim Ojjeh Jens Klingmann	Boutsen Ginion Racing	BMW M6 GT3	PA	1:58.770 1:57.943 1:56.573	1:57.762	+3.129
42	53	Duncan Cameron Matthew Griffin	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	PA	1:59.779 1:58.140 1:55.991	1:57.969	+3.336
43	57	Russell Ward Mikaël Grenier	Winward Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	No time No time No time	No time
Sources:[3] [4] [5] [6]

• – Cameron contested Qualifying 1 and 2 for Car No. 53.

Race

		Driver	Team	Car	Class	Lap	Time/Retired	Points
1	63	Mirko Bortolotti Marco Mapelli Andrea Caldarelli	FFF Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	87	3:00:53.243	25
2	88	Raffaele Marciello Felipe Fraga Jules Gounon	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	87	+1.228	18
3	4	Maro Engel Luca Stolz Nico Bastian	Haupt Racing Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	87	+7.847	15
4	163	Norbert Siedler Giacomo Altoè Alberto Costa	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	87	+13.240	12
5	114	Konsta Lappalainen Luca Ghiotto Arthur Rougier	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	87	+13.472	10
6	32	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts Robin Frijns	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	87	+18.939	8
7	51	Alessandro Pier Guidi Côme Ledogar Nicklas Nielsen	Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	P	87	+20.827	6
8	14	Alex Fontana Rolf Ineichen Ricardo Feller	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	S	87	+21.371	25
9	99	Dennis Marschall Max Hofer Alex Aka	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	S	87	+31.142	18
10	7	Óscar Tunjo Paul Petit Marvin Dienst	Toksport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	87	+32.683	15
11	66	Mattia Drudi Nicolas Schöll Christopher Mies	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	87	+34.412	4
12	34	Nick Yelloly David Pittard Jake Dennis	Walkenhorst Motorsport	BMW M6 GT3	P	87	+35.743	2
13	30	James Pull Stuart Hall Benjamin Goethe	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	S	87	+36.000	12
14	5	Michele Beretta Patrick Assenheimer Hubert Haupt	Haupt Racing Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	87	+39.748	10
15	35	Nick Catsburg Martin Tomczyk Thomas Neubauer	Walkenhorst Motorsport	BMW M6 GT3	P	87	+40.520	1
16	31	Ryuichiro Tomita Valdemar Eriksen Frank Bird	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	S	86	+1 lap	8
17	90	Ezequiel Pérez Companc Ricardo Sánchez Rik Breukers	Madpanda Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	86	+1 lap	6
18	26	Markus Winkelhock Finlay Hutchison Frédéric Vervisch	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	86	+1 lap
19	40	Yannick Mettler Jordan Love Niklas Born	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	86	+1 lap	4
20	159	Alex MacDowall Nicolai Kjærgaard Valentin Hasse-Clot	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	S	86	+1 lap	2
21	19	Phil Keen Stefano Costantini Hiroshi Hamaguchi	FFF Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	PA	86	+1 lap	25
22	93	Rino Mastronardi Jonathan Hui Chris Froggatt	Tempesta Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	PA	86	+1 lap	18
23	69	Rob Collard Sam de Haan Fabian Schiller	Ram Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	86	+1 lap	15
24	57	Russell Ward Mikaël Grenier	Winward Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	86	+1 lap	1
25	77	Henrique Chaves, Jr. Adrian Amstutz Miguel Ramos	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	PA	86	+1 lap	12
26	97	Ahmad Al Harthy Giacomo Petrobelli Maxime Martin	Oman Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	PA	86	+1 lap	10
27	20	Dominik Baumann Valentin Pierburg Martin Konrad	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	86	+1 lap	8
28	107	Stéphane Tribaudini Stuart White Pierre-Alexandre Jean	Classic and Modern Racing	Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)	S	86	+1 lap
29	2	Jim Pla Olivier Grotz Florian Scholze	GetSpeed Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	86	+1 lap	6
30	52	Louis Machiels Lorenzo Bontempelli Andrea Bertolini	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	PA	86	+1 lap	4
31	188	Chris Goodwin Alexander West Jonathan Adam	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	PA	86	+1 lap	2
32	33	David Perel Benjamín Hites Patrick Kujala	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	S	85	+2 laps
33	11	Tim Kohmann Francesco Zollo Giorgio Roda	Kessel Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	PA	85	+2 laps	1
34	53	Duncan Cameron Matthew Griffin	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	PA	85	+2 laps
35	16	Clemens Schmid Emilian Galbiati Tim Zimmermann	Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	S	84	+3 laps
36	56	Andrea Rizzoli Mikkel Pedersen Romain Dumas	Dinamic Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R	P	83	+4 laps
37	22	Matthew Campbell Earl Bamber Mathieu Jaminet	GPX Martini Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R	P	76	+11 laps
38	71	Callum Ilott Alessio Rovera Antonio Fuoco	Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	P	75	+12 laps
39	222	Bastian Buus Joel Sturm Julian Apothéloz	Allied Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R	S	73	+14 laps
40	54	Matteo Cairoli Klaus Bachler Christian Engelhart	Dinamic Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R	P	72	+15 laps
41	25	Adrien Tambay Alexandre Cougnaud Christopher Haase	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	71	+16 laps
42	10	Jens Liebhauser Karim Ojjeh Jens Klingmann	Boutsen Ginion Racing	BMW M6 GT3	PA	65	+22 laps
DNF	87	Thomas Drouet Simon Gachet Konstantin Tereshchenko	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	23
Source:[7]

External links

• Official website
• Race replay

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Notes and References

1. News: Lamborghini dominates the GT World Challenge Europe 3 Hours of Nürburgring. The News Market. 5 September 2021.
2. News: 2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring. Motorsport Stats. 15 January 2022.
3. News: 2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring – Qualifying 1. Motorsport Stats. 15 January 2022.
4. News: 2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring – Qualifying 2. Motorsport Stats. 15 January 2022.
5. News: 2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring – Qualifying 3. Motorsport Stats. 15 January 2022.
6. News: 2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring – Combined Qualifying. Motorsport Stats. 15 January 2022.
7. News: 2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring – Race. Motorsport Stats. 15 January 2022.