The 2020 ADAC 24 Hours of Nürburgring (also known as ADAC Total 24h Race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife for sponsorship reasons) was the 48th running of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. It took place on 24–27 September 2020. Although it was previously scheduled to held on 21–23 May, it was announced on 17 March that the race would be postponed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background The 48th running of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring took place on 24–27 September 2020. It was previously scheduled to held on 21–23 May, but in March the race was postponed for the first time ever to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The qualifying race that is usually held in April was cancelled with no substitute. In July 2020 it was announced that the 24 Hours of Nurburgring would be held behind closed doors without spectators. However, just a week before the event a limited number of fans would be allowed to spectate. The 2020 World Touring Car Cup was a support race for the 24 hours.
Entry list Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 24H Special Classes SP 9 FIA GT3 (31 entries) 1 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS Evo Nico Müller Frank Stippler Dries Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch 2 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Bilstein Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Yelmer Buurman Nico Bastian Philip Ellis Hubert Haupt 3 Audi Sport Team Car Collection Audi R8 LMS Evo Mirko Bortolotti Robin Frijns Christopher Haase Markus Winkelhock 4 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Adam Christodoulou Maro Engel Manuel Metzger Luca Stolz 5 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Michele Beretta Jules Gounon Kim-Luis Schramm Frank Stippler 6 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT AutoArena Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Patrick Assenheimer Dominik Baumann Maro Engel Dirk Müller 7 Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo Milan Dontje Miroslav Konopka Patric Niederhauser Mike David Ortmann 8 GetSpeed Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Emmanuel Collard Christer Jöns François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière 9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz Raffaele Marciello Fabian Schiller 10 GetSpeed Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Janine Hill Markus Palttala John Shoffner Maxime Soulet 11 IronForce Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Elia Erhart Pierre Kaffer Simon Reicher Jan-Erik Slooten 15 RaceIng - powered by HFG / Racing Engineers GmbH Audi R8 LMS Evo Stefan Aust Christian Bollrath Rahel Frey Bernhard Henzel 16 Hella Pagid - racing one Ferrari 488 GT3 Christian Kohlhaas Stephan Köhler Nikolaj Rovigue Jules Szymkowiak 18 KCMG Porsche 911 GT3 R Earl Bamber Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard Dennis Olsen 19 KCMG Porsche 911 GT3 R Josh Burdon Alexandre Imperatori Edoardo Liberati Dennis Olsen 21 Konrad Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Axcil Jefferies Marco Mapelli Michele Di Martino Franck Perera 22 10Q Racing Team Hauer & Zabel GbR Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Sebastian Asch Kenneth Heyer Thomas Jäger Daniel Juncadella 25 Huber Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Marco Holzer Patrick Kolb Nico Menzel Lorenzo Rocco di Torrepadula 26 Octane126 Ferrari 488 GT3 Björn Grossmann Jonathan Hirschi Luca Ludwig Simon Trummer 29 Audi Sport Team Land Audi R8 LMS Evo Mattia Drudi Kelvin van der Linde Christopher Mies René Rast 30 Frikadelli Racing Team Porsche 911 GT3 R Klaus Abbelen Alex Müller Robert Renauer Norbert Siedler 31 Frikadelli Racing Team Porsche 911 GT3 R Lance David Arnold Mathieu Jaminet Lars Kern Maxime Martin 33 Falken Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R Klaus Bachler Christian Engelhart Sven Müller Dirk Werner 42 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M6 GT3 Augusto Farfus Jens Klingmann Sheldon van der Linde Martin Tomczyk 44 Falken Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R Klaus Bachler Peter Dumbreck Sven Müller Martin Ragginger 98 Rowe Racing BMW M6 GT3 Lucas Auer Tom Blomqvist Philipp Eng Marco Wittmann 99 Rowe Racing BMW M6 GT3 Nicky Catsburg Philipp Eng Alexander Sims Nick Yelloly 100 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 Friedrich von Bohlen Mario von Bohlen Henry Walkenhorst Andreas Ziegler 101 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 Mikkel Jensen Christian Krognes Jordan Pepper David Pittard 911 Manthey-Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell Mathieu Jaminet Lars Kern SP 10 – SRO GT4 (4 entries) 37 Novel Racing with Toyo Tire by Ring Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 Turbo Asahi Tohjiro Azuma Andreas Gülden Mike Stursberg 70 Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 Michael Fischer Sebastian von Gartzen Claudia Hürtgen Michael Schrey 71 Prosport-Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Guido Dumarey Michael Hess Nico Verdonck Alexander Walker 75 Allied-Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR Ricardo van der Ende Dennis Fetzer Nicolaj Møller Madsen Luca-Sandro Trefz SP 8T (4 entries) 38 Black Falcon Team Textar Mercedes-AMG GT4 59 Garage 59 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 73 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 74 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 SP 8 (2 entries) 53 Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 54 Novel Racing with Toyo Tire by Ring Racing Lexus RCF SP 7 (7 entries) 58 W&S Motorsport GmbH Porsche Cayman 718 GT4 MR 61 CP Racing Porsche 991 Cup Gen 2 62 Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 63RPM Racing Porsche 991 Cup 64 rent2Drive-Familia racing Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 65 Huber Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 69 Clickversicherung.de Team Porsche 911 GT3 Cup SP 4 (1 entry) 106 Scuderia Solagon e.V. BMW 325i E90 SP 4T (2 entries) 86 Team Mathol Racing e.V. Porsche Cayman 718 GTS 718 Porsche Cayman 718 GTS SP 3 (4 entries) 119 Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Thailand Toyota Corolla Altis 120 Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Thailand Toyota Corolla Altis 123Goedicke / Sesterheim Racing Renault Clio 124 Pit Lane - AMC Sankt Vith Toyota GT86 Cup SP 3T (3 entries) 89 Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing Volkswagen Golf VII GTI 90TJ-Racing-Team Opel Astra Cup 91 Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing Volkswagen Golf VI GTI SP–Pro (1 entry) 35 Black Falcon Team Identica Porsche 911 GT3 Cup MR SP–X (1 entry) 704 Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG004c VLN Production Classes V 2T (7 entries) 92 Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing Volkswagen Golf VII GTI 162TJ-Racing-Team Opel Astra OPC 163 Team AVIA Sorg Rennsport BMW 330i 164 Team AVIA Sorg Rennsport BMW 330i 165 Engstler Motorsport / Hyundai Team Engstler Hyundai i30 Fastback N 166 Manheller Racing BMW 330i F30 330 Pixum CFN Team Adrenalin Motorsport BMW 330i G20 V 3T (1 entry) 85 Team Mathol Racing e.V. Porsche 718 Cayman S V 4 (5 entries) 149 BMW 325i E90 151 BMW 325i E90 152 KKrämer Racing BMW 325i E90 153 MSC Wahlscheid Keeevin Sports & Racing BMW 325i E90 154 rent2Drive-Familia-racing BMW 325i E90 V 6 (2 entries) 131 Pixum CFN Team Adrenalin Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman S 132 Team Mathol Racing e.V. Porsche Cayman S Cup Classes Cup 3 – Cayman GT4 Trophy (6 entries) 301 Team Mathol Racing e.V. Porsche Cayman 718 GT4 CS 302 W&S Motorsport GmbH Porsche Cayman 981 GT4 CS 303 KKrämer Racing Porsche Cayman 718 GT4 CS 304 KKrämer Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 CS 305 Porsche Cayman 981 GT4 306 Black Falcon Team Textar Porsche Cayman 982 GT4 CS Cup 5 – BMW M240i Racing Cup (7 entries) 237 Schnitzelalm Racing BMW M240i Racing 239 Team AVIA Sorg Rennsport BMW M240i Racing 240 Pixum CFN Team Adrenalin Motorsport BMW M240i Racing 241 Pixum CFN Team Adrenalin Motorsport BMW M240i Racing 242 Pixum CFN Team Adrenalin Motorsport BMW M240i Racing 243 Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport BMW M240i Racing 307 JJ Motorsport BMW M240i Racing Cup–X – KTM X-Bow Cup (2 entries) 110 Teichmann Racing KTM X-Bow GT4 111 Teichmann Racing KTM X-Bow GT4 Other Classes TCR Class (4 entries) 170 Autohaus M. Fugel Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 171 Bonk Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 830 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i30 N TCR 831 Hyundai Motorsport NHyundai Veloster N TCR Class AT (3 entries) 109 OVR Racing Cologne Ford Mustang GT 320 Four Motors Bioconcept-Car Porsche 911 GT3 Cup II 420 Four Motors Bioconcept-Car Porsche Cayman GT4 CS
Qualifying and Race results Qualifying result Qualifying 2 was cut short due to an accident. The top four cars from Top Qualifying 1 progressed to Top Qualifying 2. Maro Engel driving the HRT-Mercedes-AMG took pole position in top qualifying 2 and claimed the Glickenhaus Trophy. It is the third time that Mercedes and Engel have claimed pole position. Class Team 1 SP 9 Pro 4 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT 9:18.553 8:57.884 2 SP 9 Pro 26 Octane126 9:02.814 3 SP 9 Pro 9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 9:03.118 4 SP 9 Pro 22 10Q Racing Team Hauer & Zabel GbR 9:19.015 9:04.771 5 SP 9 Pro 99 Rowe Racing 9:08.655 6 SP 9 Pro 42 BMW Team Schnitzer 9:09.485 7 SP 9 Pro-Am 8 GetSpeed Performance 9:09.781 8 SP 9 Pro 98 Rowe Racing 9:20.322 9 SP 9 Pro101 Walkenhorst Motorsport 9:20.566 10 SP 9 Pro-Am 10 GetSpeed Performance 9:21.541 11 SP 9 Pro 3 Audi Sport Team 9:23.211 12 SP 9 Pro 5 Phoenix Racing 9:27.130 9:27.685 13 SP 9 Pro 1 Audi Sport Team 9:27.854 14 SP 9 Pro-Am 30 Frikadelli Racing Team 9:28.170 15 SP 9 Pro 29 Audi Sport Team 9:33.736 16 SP 9 Pro-Am 100 Walkenhorst Motorsport 10:03.538 17 SP 9 Pro 18 KCMG 9:18.791 DNS 18 SP 9 Pro 31 Frikadelli Racing Team 9:28.988 19 SP 9 Pro 6 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT AutoArenA 9:30.134 20 SP 9 Pro 2 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT 9:31.032 21 SP 9 Pro 33 Falken Motorsports 9:31.623 22 SP9 Pro 19 KCMG 9:31.660 23 SP 9 Pro 21Konrad Motorsport 9:31.753 24 SP 9 Pro-Am 11 IronForce Racing 9:33.616 25 SP 9 Pro-Am 16 Hella Pagid - racing one 9:33.643 26 SP 9 Pro-Am 25 Huber Motorsport 9:36.780 27 SP 9 Pro 44 Falken Motorsports 9:39.713 28 SP-X Pro 704 Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 9:45.956 29 SP 9 Pro-Am 15 : RaceIng - powered by HFG / Racing Engineers GmbH 9:57.020 30 SP-Pro Pro 35Black Falcon Team Identica 9:58.203
Race Result overall At 22:33 the race was stopped due to heavy rain which resulted in poor visibility and track conditions due to standing water along with forecast of more rain. At 08:00 the next morning, some hours later the race was restarted with a lap behind the safety car in two groups just like the start of the race is held. This was the seventh occasion that the weather had led to the race being suspended. The Rowe Racing entry driven by Nick Catsburg, Alexander Sims and Nick Yelloly won the overall race. It was the first BMW car to win for 10 years and the 20th win for BMW in the history of the event.