Nürburgring. Schubert Motorsport’s comeback on the Nürburgring Nordschleife (GER) led to victory. The Team Principal Torsten Schubert led team secured overall victory in the second race of the 2026 Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS), the 57th Adenauer ADAC Circuit Trophy. At the wheel of the #77 BMW M4 GT3 EVO were BMW M works drivers Philipp Eng (AUT), Marco Wittmann (GER), and Robin Frijns (NED), who shared driving duties.
The team used the race, listed as NLS 3 on the calendar (the first scheduled race was cancelled due to snowfall), as preparation for the 24-hour race in mid-May. Starting from second on the grid, car #77 was among the front-runners from the opening laps, delivered a flawless performance, and after four hours of racing through the “Green Hell,” claimed a well-deserved victory.
The privately entered #23 BMW M4 GT3 EVO from the BMW M Motorsport customer team Gamota Racing also turned heads. Antal Zsigo (SVK), Moritz Kranz and David Jahn (both GER) not only achieved an impressive sixth place overall, but also celebrated victory in the SP9 Pro-Am class.
The BMW M4 GT4 EVO celebrated a 1-2 finish in the SP10 category. The #177 car from AV Racing by BLACK FALCON triumphed ahead of the team's sister #180 car. In the BMW M2 class, Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport prevailed with the #888 BMW M2 Racing. In the BMW M240i class, Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels triumphed with the #650 BMW M240i Racing. In total, BMW teams celebrated an impressive nine class victories.
Reactions after NLS 3:
Torsten Schubert, Team Principal Schubert Motorsport: “After securing the SPX class win last time with the BMW M3 Touring 24H, this overall victory is further proof that together with Yokohama we are absolutely competitive under these conditions. Our timing during the first pit stop with the Code 60 period was perfect, which moved us to the front. It’s great to see that we were able to hold that position until the finish.”
Marco Wittmann (#77 BMW M4 GT3 EVO, Schubert Motorsport, overall winner): “This is a fantastic success – both for Team Schubert on its return to the GT3 class on the Nordschleife this season, and for our tyre partner Yokohama. This victory is the perfect motivation for further preparation for the 24-hour race. Together with Yokohama, our goal now is to find the perfect operating window for the tyre under all conditions.”
Philipp Eng (#77 BMW M4 GT3 EVO, Schubert Motorsport, overall winner):
“Every race on the Nordschleife is a pleasure – and winning makes it even more special. A victory is always great, but we know there is still a lot of work ahead of us with the 24-hour race in mind. We’ve now gathered a lot of data that we can analyse in the coming weeks.”
Robin Frijns (#77 BMW M4 GT3 EVO, Schubert Motorsport, overall winner): “After it didn’t work out in the previous attempts, it’s very nice to have now completed the first race with the BMW M4 GT3 EVO and it went very well. I think we won the race thanks to the best strategy. We didn’t have the fastest car, but overall it was enough for victory.”
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