Nissan: Nissan battles rivals and the weather in Nürburgring 24 Hour

Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany – Torrential rain, fog and hail may have technically shortened the Nürburgring 24 Hour by 17 percent, but the Nissan GT Academy Team RJN squad pulled a 100-percent effort at the race renowned as the toughest in the world.

 

 

Not only did more than 150 cars lineup on the grid for the event, which combines the Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit with the famous Nordschleife, up to six cars are crammed into each pit box.

Nissan’s star driver line-up of Michael Krumm, Alex Buncombe, Kazuki Hoshino and Lucas Ordóñez then had to battle horrendous weather including hail, which caused the race to be red flagged for four hours.

 

 

The NISMO quartet pulled off a faultless run during the race but just missed out on its top 10 target with an 11th place finish.

“Everybody did a great job, the drivers made no mistakes, we had no penalties and the car did not fail at any point at any time,” said Krumm. “Our target was a top 10. We didn’t quite make it, but our competition was just a little too strong for us this weekend. We now just have to keep developing and improving the car.”

Not only was the race staged in challenging conditions, the Top 30 qualifying on Friday was also conducted in pouring rain with Alex Buncombe at the wheel.