Schubert edged a four-hour thriller on Saturday before Falken led a Porsche podium in Sunday's rain. BLACK FALCON Team EAE completed a title-winning SP9 Am weekend, while the overall championship moved on to an October decider.

Nürburgring, Germany | NLS8: Sep 12, 2026 | NLS9: Sep 13, 2026

Schubert Motorsport and Falken Motorsports shared the overall victories at the Nürburgring's NLS double header. Schubert's #77 BMW won Saturday's 65th ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen by just 0.308 seconds, while Falken's #44 Porsche took Sunday's 66th ADAC ACAS Cup as heavy rain made the closing laps increasingly difficult.

Behind them, Max Kruse Racing achieved a landmark overall podium with its E20-fuelled Audi, BLACK FALCON's #48 and #5 Porsches swept their respective GT3 classes, and the overall championship remained open after a technical failure stopped the points-leading Adrenalin BMW.

NLS8: Schubert wins Saturday's photo finish

Gamota Racing set the qualifying benchmark with its #23 BMW M4 GT3 EVO. Antal Zsigo, Moritz Kranz and David Jahn shared a car that recorded 7:53.343, 1.192 seconds quicker than Schubert's #77. HRT's #64 Ford Mustang GT3 was third, ahead of Car Collection's #22 Audi. Falken began sixth, while Dunlop's #17 Porsche, eighth on qualifying time, received a three-place grid penalty for a qualifying collision.

Jordan Pepper took the lead from Gamota in the AMG Arena immediately after the start. Gamota fought back on lap three, only for Pepper to retake the position at Schwedenkreuz. The BMW duel set the early pace, but different pit-stop schedules soon brought Falken and Max Kruse Racing into contention.

Falken led after the first stop cycle and was back ahead of Schubert after lap 15. Max Kruse Racing's #75 Audi also spent time at the front through its longer stints. With the final stops approaching, track position alone could not explain the contest: the Audi and Walkenhorst's Aston Martin still owed a stop when they headed the order after lap 22.

Schubert was back in front on lap 24 after the final pit-stop cycle. With the penultimate lap under way, only 0.499 seconds separated the BMW and Falken's Porsche. Jens Klingmann held on to win by 0.308 seconds after 27 laps, completing the race in 4:04:36.995 with Jordan Pepper and Ugo de Wilde. Tim Heinemann and Morris Schuring finished second in #44.

Klingmann described the finish as "motorsport at its finest". Falken had kept the pressure on to the line, and the double-header format offered an immediate opportunity to respond in Sunday's four-hour race.

Max Kruse Racing claims a landmark podium

Marcel and Dominik Fugel, joined by Benjamin Leuchter, finished third in the #75 Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II, 1:02.486 behind the winner. Alongside the AT1 class victory came a series milestone: according to the organiser, this was the first overall NLS podium achieved by a GT3 car running on E20 fuel.

Fabian Schiller and Jay Mo Härtling placed fourth for Mercedes-AMG Team RAVENOL, entered by Winward Racing. Nico Menzel and Flynt Schuring recovered to fifth for Dunlop Motorsport. Patrick Assenheimer, Tobias Müller and Dylan Pereira were sixth overall and first in SP9 Pro-Am in the #48 48 LOSCH Motorsport by BLACK FALCON Porsche.

NLS9: Falken wins as rain reshapes the race

Sunday's qualifying put three Porsches at the head of the field. Heinemann's 7:51.957 secured pole for #44, but the #48 BLACK FALCON Porsche was only 0.023 seconds slower at 7:51.980. Dunlop qualified third and HRT fourth, with the first four cars covered by 0.460 seconds. Saturday's winning Schubert BMW started fifth.

Schubert's hopes of repeating its victory unravelled quickly. Ugo de Wilde and Nico Menzel made contact in the AMG Arena, followed by contact between the BMW and Daan Arrow's #5 Porsche. Schubert continued, but an accident at Brünnchen on lap eight ended its race, with seven completed laps recorded in the classification.

Rain made tyre decisions central to Sunday's result. Conditions varied around the circuit, forcing crews to judge how long they could continue on slicks. The #48 Porsche survived a collision with Thomas Schönfeld's Volkswagen Golf in a Code 60 zone and a spin for Müller at Mutkurve. A drive-through penalty for the collision further complicated its pursuit of the leaders.

Walkenhorst's #35 Aston Martin ran off at Metzgesfeld but avoided the tyre barrier, with Dunlop moving into second. After serving its penalty, #48 regained third overall and the SP9 Pro-Am lead from Walkenhorst.

Heavy rain was reported in the Fuchsröhre during the final hour. The last round of stops briefly put #48 ahead before its lap-23 visit returned Falken and Dunlop to first and second. Both leading crews described extensive aquaplaning after the finish, underlining how much the closing phase depended on bringing the cars home.

Heinemann and Morris Schuring won after 25 laps in 4:02:39.386. The published result puts Menzel and Flynt Schuring 43.813 seconds behind, including a five-second penalty for #17. Assenheimer, Müller and Pereira completed the all-Porsche podium at 1:04.912 and secured their second SP9 Pro-Am win of the weekend.

For Flynt Schuring, second overall came on his first GT3 race weekend, sharing the podium with his older brother Morris. Walkenhorst finished fourth with Christian Krognes, Dennis Fetzer and Mateo Villagomez, while Gamota improved from Saturday's 12th place to fifth. HRT brought the Mustang home sixth after its Saturday retirement. Max Kruse Racing's #75 finished 11th overall and won AT1 again.

BLACK FALCON Team EAE seals the SP9 Am title

The #5 Porsche's two class wins came through a demanding weekend of its own. On Saturday, contact with HRT's Mustang spun Daan Arrow in the AMG Arena and dropped the car to 23rd after three laps. Arrow, Mustafa Mehmet Kaya and Mike Stursberg recovered to 11th in the official overall result and first in SP9 Am, one lap ahead of the nearest class rival.

Sunday brought another recovery. After the opening-lap contact with Schubert, the chronology later recorded #5 in the Aremberg gravel. The crew nevertheless reached the finish eighth overall and won SP9 Am again, completing 25 laps against 24 for the second-placed #33 KKraemer Racing Audi.

For Kaya and Stursberg, the double class victory also secured the SP9 Am class championship and brought their season to a close. Arrow shared the driving duties for both wins, helping the crew turn two disrupted races into a successful final weekend.

Across eight hours of racing, #5 recovered from contact on both days and still finished a lap clear of its closest class rival in each race.

Class battles: recovery stories throughout the field

CUP2 produced different winners on the two days. Alexander Hardt, Benjamín Hites and Benjamin Koslowski took Saturday's victory for BLACK FALCON Team ZIMMERMANN in #900. On Sunday, Patrik Grütter and Fabio Grosse won for SRS Team Sorg Rennsport in #901, also reaching tenth overall. #900 and Mühlner Motorsport's #904 completed the Sunday class podium.

In CUP3, Smyrlis Racing's #953 Porsche carried Oskar Sandberg and Alexander Fielenbach to Saturday's win. Sunday belonged to Lorenz Stegmann and Moritz Oberheim in the #962 W&S Motorsport Cayman. After a qualifying accident had prevented the car from starting NLS8, it returned to win NLS9's class from pole, 39.948 seconds ahead of #953. Oberheim also received the Driver of the Day award.

The SP10 honours were split between the #177 AV Racing by BLACK FALCON BMW of Manuel Metzger, Russ Turner and Alexandru Vasilescu on Saturday, and the #165 SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm Mercedes-AMG of Jay Mo Härtling, Tim Neuser and Enrico Förderer on Sunday. #177 followed its win with second place in NLS9.

The BMW M2 class supplied a second Saturday photo finish: Ranko Mijatovic's #888 Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport car beat the #877 of Marc David Müller and Henrik Seibel by 0.352 seconds. Sunday's win went to Adrenalin's #870. In BMW M240i, the #650 championship leaders won Saturday before Filip Hoenjet and Moran Gott took Sunday's honours in Schmickler Performance's #664.

Bitter also had a Saturday victory to celebrate. Christian Schäffer, Jan Soumagne and Björn Morhin completed 20 laps in the #380 BITTER Corsa to win SP2T, finishing 5:16.090 ahead of the #381 Hyundai i30. The Corsa was absent from Sunday's starting field; Michael Tischner and Heiko Tönges won SP2T in the #385 Toyota GR Yaris.

The overall title goes to the finale

Edoardo Bugane, Yannick Fübrich and Sven Markert entered Sunday with their overall championship challenge intact after another class win in Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels' #650 BMW M240i Racing Cup. A technical failure then ended their race and produced their first non-score of the season.

Sandberg and Fielenbach could not beat #962 in CUP3, but second place delivered 11 points. The published standings leave the Adrenalin trio on 94 and the Smyrlis pair on 90. Alexandru Vasilescu follows on 80. Just four points separate the two leading crews before the final round.

Piet-Jan Ooms and Ionuc Catalin Timis won VT2-RWD on both days in Sorg's #524 Toyota Supra, ahead of the #500 Adrenalin BMW 330i shared by Philipp Leisen, Philipp Stahlschmidt and Daniel Zils. Their double victory put Ooms and Timis five points ahead in the production-car trophy, 64 to 59. The published standings remain provisional, with NLS9 points for VT2-F+4WD still suspended.

Falken left the weekend with a win and a second place, while Schubert's Saturday victory was followed by a Sunday retirement. BLACK FALCON's #48 and #5 Porsches swept their GT3 classes, and Max Kruse Racing added two AT1 wins to its breakthrough overall podium. The biggest change in the championship, however, came when Adrenalin's previously faultless campaign suffered its first non-score.

The overall title will now be decided at the 2nd NLS Sportwarte-Trophy on Oct 10, 2026. Four points separate Adrenalin and Smyrlis with four hours of racing left. Sunday's setback cost the leaders their chance to settle the championship early and gave their closest challengers a clear opening. After a weekend of narrow margins and difficult conditions, the final round will decide which crew turns its season into the overall NLS title.