FALKEN to Compete in the 24 Hours Nürburgring Endurance Race While Supporting the Race as an Official Sponsor
Jun. 14. 2019
The Sumitomo Rubber Group is pleased to announce that FALKEN Motorsports and its two high-performance racecars will be competing for the win in one of the world's largest touring car races: the Nürburgring 24h-Race (Official Name: 2019 ADAC TOTAL 24h-Rennen), which will be held this coming June 20th through 23rd in Nürburg, Germany. At the same time, we are also proud to support the Nürburgring 24h-Race through our FALKEN brand as an Official Sponsor.
Porsche 911 GT3R |
BMW M6 GT3 |
The Sumitomo Rubber Group has competed in the Nürburgring 24h-Race, which is widely considered to be the world's toughest endurance race, since 1999. Continuing from last year's showing, FALKEN Motorsports will be competing for glory with two high-performance racecars: the Porsche 911 GT3R that placed ninth overall in last year's race and the BMW M6 GT3 that finished in fifteenth place last year. Meanwhile, by supporting the Nürburgring 24h-Race as an Official Sponsor, we hope to further promote our FALKEN brand while contributing to the further development of motorsports in general.
Class |
Team |
Vehicle |
Drivers |
SP9(FIA-GT3) |
FALKEN |
Porsche 911 GT3R |
Martin Ragginger |
Klaus Bachler |
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Dirk Werner |
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Jörg Bergmeister |
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BMW M6 GT3 |
Peter Dumbreck |
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Alexandre Imperatori |
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Stef Dusseldorp |
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Jens Klingmann |
[Nürburgring 24h-Race]
Taking place at the Nürburgring, which is also famously used as an R&D test track for automobile and tire manufacturers, this 24-hour endurance race is considered by many to be the world's toughest race. At 25km per lap, the race makes use of the Nürburgring's full course, combining the North Course (Old Course), which features an elevation difference of 300m between its highest and lowest points and about 170 corners (including blind corners), and the more modern Grand Prix Course, which was also previously used for F1 racing.