Black Falcon gave Mercedes their first ever overall success in the Nurburgring 24 Hours. However, while the SP9 cars dominated the overall standings there were nearly 20 classes racing for their own prizes in the 170+ strong grid. theCheckeredFlag.co.uk runs down the complete list of those teams and drivers celebrating after the 2013 race. All pictures by Chris Gurton Photography.
Class: SP9 GT3
Black Falcon – Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
#9 – Bernd Schneider
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Sean Edwards
Nicki Thiim
88 laps
Class: SP7
Manthey Racing – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
#18 – Marc Lieb
Romain Dumas
Lucas Luhr
Timo Bernhard
87 laps
Class: SP8
Corvette C6
#81 – Tobias Guttroff
Joachim Kiesch
Volker Strycek
Arno Klasen
81 laps
Class: SP4T
Besaplast Racing Team 1 – Audi TTRS
#105 – Franjo Kovac
Martin Tschornia
Fredrik Lestrup
Kurt Thiim
81 laps
Class: SP3T
Raeder Motorsport – Audi TT RS 2.0
#111 – Elmar Deegener
Juergen Wohlfahrt
Christoph Breuer
Dieter Schmidtmann
80 laps
Class: SP10 GT4
Bonk Motorsport – BMW M3 GT4
#58 – ‘Wolf Silvester’
Emin Akata
Alexander Mies
Jochen Ubler
80 laps
Class: SP2T
Peugeot Automobiles – Peugeot 208 GTI
#216 – Christiaan Frankenhout
Vincent Radermecker
Johnny Niederhasuer
Giacomo Ricci
79 laps
Class: V6
Scuderia Augustusburg Bruhl e.V. – BMW Z4 M Coupe
#175 – Dieter Weidenbruck
Markus Schmickler
Rolf Buchstaller
Klaus Landgraf
76 laps
Class: Cup 1
Raceunion Teichmann Racing – Opel Astra J OPC
#303 – Juergen Fritzsche
Heinz-Otto Fritzcshe
Thorsten Wolter
Werner Gusenbauer
76 laps
Class: SP4 & SP5
MSC-Rhon e.V. i. ADAC – BMW E82 M Coupe
#93 – Pierre de Thoisy
Philippe Haezerbrouck
Maurice Mazence
75 laps
Class: V4
aesthetic racing – BMW E90 325i
#202 – Dr. Stein Tveten
Guido Strohe
Carsten Knechtges
Niko Nurminen
74 laps
Class: V5
Adrenalin Motorsport – BMW M3 GT
#224 – Christian Drauch
Christian Bullesbach
Joe Kramer
Uwe Ebertz
74 laps
Class: SP6
Dorr Motorsport GmbH – BMW Z4 Coupe
#89 – Stefan Aust
Andreas Weishaupt
Frank Weishar
Robert Scott Thomson
73 laps
Class: SP3
Roadrunner Racing GmbH – Renault Clio Cup
#142 – Roland Botor
Claus Gronning
Juergen Peter
73 laps
Class: AT
Audi A4 quattro
#160 – Thomas Hanisch
Bastian Goercke
Stefan Gies
69 laps
Class: V3
Toyota Swiss Racing Team – Toyota GT86
#214 – Mark Benz
Christoph Wuest
Werner Schmid
Roger Vogeli
68 laps
Class: D1T & D3T
BMW 135D GTR
#156 – Nick Barrow
Mathew Hodges
Jamie Morrow
Dave Cox
65 laps
Class: E1-EXP
Aston Martin Test Centre – Aston Martin Rapide S
#100 – Dr. Ulrich Bez
Wolfgang Schuhbauer
Matthew Marsh
Shinichi Katsura
61 laps
theCheckeredFlag.co.uk offers their congratulations to all the class winners in the 2013 Nurburgring 24 Hours