The ADAC Zurich 24hr race runs 4pm CET Saturday 21st June to 4pm Sunday 22nd. The race uses the combined Nordschleife and Grand Prix track. There are 175 cars on the entry list, ranging from the SP9 GT3 class (from which the winner is expected), to historic racers such as a 1980s Opel Manta.
In 2013 the Black Falcon team won with a Mercedes SLS AMG GT3. The year before that Phoenix Racing won with an Audi R8 LMS Ultra. In 2011 Manthey Racing won with a Porsche 997 GT3 RSR. All three teams are based at the Nurburgring and are regular N24 entrants, and Manthey comes straight from Le Mans last week, where it came third in the GT Pro class with a 911 RSR.
2014 Final result
Having led for most of Sunday, the #4 Audi R8 LMS Ultra of 2012 winning team Phoenix Racing is again victorious, covering a record 159 laps, three minutes ahead of #1 Black Falcon Mercedes SLS. #22 Rowe Mercedes finished third and #44 Falken Porsche 997 GT3R finished fourth, both two laps down.
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Almost at the finish, 2012 winner #4 Phoenix Audi R8 has a 2:41 minute lead over 2013 winner #1 Black Falcon Mercedes SLS. #22 Rowe Mercedes SLS is third, one lap behind the leader, and #44 Falken Porsche 997 GT3R is two laps behind. #7 Aston Martin Vantage and #20 Schubert BMW Z4 are fighting a close battle for fifth.
4 Phoenix Audi R8 (Qualified P3, 2012 winning team)
#4 Phoenix Audi R8 still leads, but by only 23 seconds over #20 Schubert BMW Z4. Last year's winning team #1 Black Falcon Mercedes SLS is two minutes behind the leader, and #22 Rowe Mercedes and #44 Falken Porsche 997 GT3R are both one lap down. The rest of the field is at least two laps down.
#4 Phoenix Audi R8 still leads, but by only 24 seconds over last year's winner - #1 Black Falcon Mercedes SLS, which is very closely followed by #20 Schubert BMW Z4. #44 Falken Porsche 997 GT3R and #22 Rowe Mercedes are both one lap down and the rest of the field is at least two laps down.
4 Phoenix Audi R8 (Qualified P3, 2012 winning team)
After seven hours the 2012 winner, #4 Phoenix Audi R8 leads #26 Marc VDS BMW Z4 by 28 seconds. #1 Black Falcon Mercedes SLS is third, 46 seconds behind the leader.
4 Phoenix Audi R8 (Qualified P3, 2012 winning team)
After five hours the 2013 winner, #1 Black Falcon Mercedes SLS has a very slim lead over the 2012 winner, #4 Phoenix Audi R8. #26 Marc VDS BMW Z4 and 22 Rowe Racing Mercedes SLS have climbed from 13th and 14th grid placing, and the Pole-winning #66 Dörr McLaren MP4 is in fifth.
14 Black Falcon Mercedes SLS (Qualified P4, 2013 winning team)
4 Phoenix Audi R8 (+3 secs, P3, 2012 winning team)
