Top 10 for Falken at challenging 2020 Nürburgring 24 Hours

Tyre brand Falken’s twin Porsche 911 GT3 Rs finished in 10^th and 11^th place at the 48^th ADAC Total 24h-Race 2020. The Eifel weather proved challenging for everyone with constantly changing conditions over the race’s 24 hours. Falken said the finish demonstrated the reliability of its performance tyres. Despite conditions causing many cars to come off the track, Falken brought both Porsches home: 10^th place for the #44 with Klaus Bachler, Sven Müller, Peter Dumbreck and Martin Ragginger at the wheel and11th place for the #33 with the double starters Klaus Bachler and Sven Müller alongside Christian Engelhart and Dirk Werner.

Qualifying brought its own challenges when Peter Dumbreck had an accident at Fuchsröhre in the night qualifying on Thursday evening. The Falken Motorsports team pulled an all-nighter to get the #44 back in pristine condition, qualifying 27^th only for a penalty leading it to start 47^th. Things went better for the #33, the quartet securing 21^st on the grid.

The race started on Saturday at 15:30. in the most difficult weather conditions. Constant rain, which was to become heavier as the race progressed, as well as recurring fog, meant the “Green Hell” lived up to its name. The Falken pair ran seamlessly in the initial stages with the #44 up to 17th after a great first stint.

Around 22:30 the race director decided to stop the event due to increasing rainfall. After a nine and a half hour break the race finally resumed at 08:00 on Sunday morning.

Dirk Werner said: “This 24h race was a big challenge for all the participants. Rain, accidents, oil on track, fog, you never knew what to expect at the next corner. Just to finish is an achievement.”

Peter Dumbreck added: “Over the entire distance it was a fine line between crashing and finishing. It was incredibly difficult to keep the car on the road, the track was extremely slippery. In the end it was all about getting to the finish. I am very satisfied with another Top 10 result.”