Four Audi in the first eight rows of the grid

The fastest Audi R8 LMS will start the 51st edition of the Nürburgring 24 Hours from grid row three on Saturday. Audi Sport driver Frank Stippler (#5) qualified for fifth place on the grid with Team Scherer Sport PHX. Two other Audi cars are also in the top ten: last year’s winner Frédéric Vervisch (#1) finished eighth for Audi Sport Team Scherer PHX. Fellow Audi Sport driver Markus Winkelhock is one position behind in the #16 Scherer Sport PHX car. 

The team from Meuspath had used Top Qualifying 1 with three cars at its home race to advance to the final Top Qualifying 2. In the first session, Scherer Sport PHX scored first place with Ricardo Feller (#16) and position 2 with Alexander Sims (#5). Audi Sport driver Mattia Drudi (#1) also advanced from this session into the final: the Italian was fifth for Audi Sport Team Scherer PHX.

Audi Sport Team Land (#39) had already qualified for top qualifying 2. Christopher Mies finished in 16th place, six positions behind Audi Sport junior driver Dennis Marschall (#22) from Audi Sport Team Car Collection. Mike Rockenfeller (#40) for Audi Sport Team Scherer PHX secured 28th place.