2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring

2021 3 Hours of NürburgringEvent Information

Round 4 of 5 in the [[ ]]
Date| 3–5 September
Location| Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Venue| Nürburgring
Results
| Race 1

Distance|  87 laps|  447.876 km
Pole position|  Mirko Bortolotti
Marco Mapelli
Andrea Caldarelli
FFF Racing Team|  1:54.633
Winner|  Mirko Bortolotti
Marco Mapelli
Andrea Caldarelli
FFF Racing Team|  3:00:53.243

The 2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring was a motor racing event for the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, held on the weekend of 3 to 5 September 2021. The event was held on the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and consisted of a single race, three hours in length. It was the fourth event in the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[1][2]

## Results

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### Qualifying

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Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Car  | Class  | Individual | Combined | Gap

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1  | 63  |  Mirko Bortolotti
Marco Mapelli
Andrea Caldarelli |  FFF Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | P | 1:54.806
1:54.637
1:54.456  | 1:54.633 |
2  | 88  |  Raffaele Marciello
Felipe Fraga
Jules Gounon |  AKKA ASP  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | P | 1:54.686
1:54.763
1:54.585  | 1:54.678  | +0.045
3  | 22  |  Matthew Campbell
Earl Bamber
Mathieu Jaminet |  GPX Martini Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | P | 1:54.943
1:55.297
1:54.284 | 1:54.841  | +0.208
4  | 4  |  Maro Engel
Luca Stolz
Nico Bastian |  Haupt Racing Team  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | P | 1:54.778
1:54.637
1:55.168  | 1:54.861  | +0.228
5  | 114  |  Konsta Lappalainen
Luca Ghiotto
Arthur Rougier |  Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | P | 1:55.561
1:55.120
1:54.654  | 1:55.111  | +0.478
6  | 163  |  Norbert Siedler
Giacomo Altoè
Alberto Costa |  Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | P | 1:55.754
1:55.309
1:54.392  | 1:55.151  | +0.518
7  | 54  |  Matteo Cairoli
Klaus Bachler
Christian Engelhart |  Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | P | 1:55.331
1:55.074
1:55.073  | 1:55.159  | +0.526
8  | 71  |  Callum Ilott
Alessio Rovera
Antonio Fuoco |  Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | P | 1:55.592
1:55.493
1:54.550  | 1:55.211  | +0.578
9  | 51  |  Alessandro Pier Guidi
Côme Ledogar
Nicklas Nielsen |  Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | P | 1:55.533
1:55.386
1:54.985  | 1:55.301  | +0.668
10  | 16  |  Clemens Schmid
Emilian Galbiati
Tim Zimmermann  |  Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | S | 1:55.524
1:55.550
1:54.894  | 1:55.322  | +0.689
11  | 159  |  Alex MacDowall
Nicolai Kjærgaard
Valentin Hasse-Clot |  Garage 59  | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | S | 1:56.145
1:54.994
1:55.045  | 1:55.394  | +0.761
12  | 32  |  Dries Vanthoor
Charles Weerts
Robin Frijns |  Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | P | 1:55.381
1:55.376
1:55.472  | 1:55.409  | +0.776
13  | 34  |  Nick Yelloly
David Pittard
Jake Dennis |  Walkenhorst Motorsport  | BMW M6 GT3 | P | 1:55.451
1:55.519
1:55.295  | 1:55.421  | +0.788
14  | 14  |  Alex Fontana
Rolf Ineichen
Ricardo Feller |  Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | S | 1:55.579
1:56.091
1:54.669  | 1:55.446  | +0.813
15  | 7  |  Óscar Tunjo
Paul Petit
Marvin Dienst |  Toksport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | S | 1:55.316
1:56.198
1:54.848  | 1:55.454  | +0.821
16  | 99  |  Dennis Marschall
Max Hofer
Alex Aka |  Attempto Racing  | Audi R8 LMS Evo | S | 1:55.985
1:55.090
1:55.488  | 1:55.521  | +0.888
17  | 35  |  Nick Catsburg
Martin Tomczyk
Thomas Neubauer |  Walkenhorst Motorsport  | BMW M6 GT3 | P | 1:55.634
1:55.440
1:55.596  | 1:55.556  | +0.923
18  | 222  |  Bastian Buus
Joel Sturm
Julian Apothéloz  |  Allied Racing  | Porsche 911 GT3 R | S | 1:55.408
1:55.838
1:55.528  | 1:55.591  | +0.958
19  | 90  |  Ezequiel Pérez Companc
Ricardo Sánchez
Rik Breukers  |  Madpanda Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | S | 1:55.418
1:56.554
1:55.030  | 1:55.667  | +1.034
20  | 5  |  Michele Beretta
Patrick Assenheimer
Hubert Haupt  |  Haupt Racing Team  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | S | 1:55.675
1:55.214
1:56.129  | 1:55.672  | +1.039
21  | 87  |  Thomas Drouet
Simon Gachet
Konstantin Tereshchenko |  AKKA ASP  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | S | 1:55.816
1:55.419
1:55.833  | 1:55.689  | +1.056
22  | 66  |  Mattia Drudi
Nicolas Schöll
Christopher Mies |  Attempto Racing  | Audi R8 LMS Evo | P | 1:56.136
1:56.078
1:55.295  | 1:55.836  | +1.203
23  | 26  |  Markus Winkelhock
Finlay Hutchison
Frédéric Vervisch |  Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | P | 1:55.990
1:56.438
1:55.125  | 1:55.851  | +1.218
24  | 40  |  Yannick Mettler
Jordan Love
Niklas Born  |  SPS Automotive Performance  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | S | 1:56.065
1:56.132
1:55.451  | 1:55.882  | +1.249
25  | 25  |  Adrien Tambay
Alexandre Cougnaud
Christopher Haase |  Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | P | 1:55.840
1:56.423
1:55.412  | 1:55.891  | +1.258
26  | 93  |  Rino Mastronardi
Jonathan Hui
Chris Froggatt  |  Tempesta Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | PA | 1:56.072
1:56.194
1:55.461  | 1:55.909  | +1.276
27  | 33  |  David Perel
Benjamín Hites
Patrick Kujala |  Rinaldi Racing  | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | S | 1:55.880
1:56.332
1:55.346  | 1:56.012  | +1.379
28  | 56  |  Andrea Rizzoli
Mikkel Pedersen
Romain Dumas |  Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | P | 1:56.562
1:55.770
1:55.890  | 1:56.074  | +1.441
29  | 30  |  James Pull
Stuart Hall
Benjamin Goethe |  Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | S | 1:56.103
1:56.280
1:56.004  | 1:56.129  | +1.496
30  | 31  |  Ryuichiro Tomita
Valdemar Eriksen
Frank Bird |  Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | S | 1:55.880
1:57.004
1:55.564  | 1:56.149  | +1.516
31  | 69  |  Rob Collard
Sam de Haan
Fabian Schiller |  Ram Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PA | 1:57.198
1:56.382
1:55.035  | 1:56.205  | +1.572
32  | 97  |  Ahmad Al Harthy
Giacomo Petrobelli
Maxime Martin |  Oman Racing Team | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | PA | 1:57.021
1:57.006
1:54.800  | 1:56.275  | +1.642
33  | 19  |  Phil Keen
Stefano Costantini
Hiroshi Hamaguchi |  FFF Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | PA | 1:55.756
1:56.916
1:56.181  | 1:56.284  | +1.651
34  | 2  |  Jim Pla
Olivier Grotz
Florian Scholze  |  GetSpeed Performance  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PA | 1:55.757
1:56.589
1:56.812  | 1:56.386  | +1.753
35  | 52  |  Louis Machiels
Lorenzo Bontempelli
Andrea Bertolini |  AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | PA | 1:57.287
1:56.892
1:55.216  | 1:56.465  | +1.832
36  | 20  |  Dominik Baumann
Valentin Pierburg
Martin Konrad  |  SPS Automotive Performance  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PA | 1:55.311
1:57.247
1:56.894  | 1:56.484  | +1.851
37  | 107  |  Stéphane Tribaudini
Stuart White
Pierre-Alexandre Jean  |  Classic and Modern Racing  | Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) | S | 1:57.660
1:56.573
1:55.445  | 1:56.559  | +1.926
38  | 188  |  Chris Goodwin
Alexander West
Jonathan Adam |  Garage 59  | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | PA | 1:57.051
1:57.788
1:55.025  | 1:56.621  | +1.988
39  | 77  |  Henrique Chaves, Jr.
Adrian Amstutz
Miguel Ramos |  Barwell Motorsport  | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | PA | 1:55.528
1:58.326
1:56.906  | 1:56.920  | +2.287
40  | 11  |  Tim Kohmann
Francesco Zollo
Giorgio Roda  |  Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | PA | 1:56.421
1:58.595
1:56.382  | 1:57.132  | +2.499
41  | 10  |  Jens Liebhauser
Karim Ojjeh
Jens Klingmann |  Boutsen Ginion Racing | BMW M6 GT3 | PA | 1:58.770
1:57.943
1:56.573  | 1:57.762  | +3.129
42  | 53  |  Duncan Cameron1
Matthew Griffin  |  AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | PA | 1:59.779
1:58.140
1:55.991  | 1:57.969  | +3.336
43  | 57  |  Russell Ward
Mikaël Grenier |  Winward Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | S | No time
No time
No time  | No time  |
Sources:[3][4][5][6]

* ^1 – Cameron contested Qualifying 1 and 2 for Car No. 53.

### Race

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Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Car  | Class  | Lap  | Time/Retired  | Points

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1  | 63  |  Mirko Bortolotti
Marco Mapelli
Andrea Caldarelli |  FFF Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | P | 87  | 3:00:53.243  | 25
2  | 88  |  Raffaele Marciello
Felipe Fraga
Jules Gounon |  AKKA ASP  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | P | 87  | +1.228  | 18
3  | 4  |  Maro Engel
Luca Stolz
Nico Bastian |  Haupt Racing Team  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | P | 87  | +7.847  | 15
4  | 163  |  Norbert Siedler
Giacomo Altoè
Alberto Costa |  Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | P | 87  | +13.240  | 12
5  | 114  |  Konsta Lappalainen
Luca Ghiotto
Arthur Rougier |  Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | P | 87  | +13.472  | 10
6  | 32  |  Dries Vanthoor
Charles Weerts
Robin Frijns |  Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | P | 87  | +18.939  | 8
7  | 51  |  Alessandro Pier Guidi
Côme Ledogar
Nicklas Nielsen |  Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | P | 87  | +20.827  | 6
8  | 14  |  Alex Fontana
Rolf Ineichen
Ricardo Feller |  Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | S | 87  | +21.371  | 25
9  | 99  |  Dennis Marschall
Max Hofer
Alex Aka |  Attempto Racing  | Audi R8 LMS Evo | S | 87  | +31.142  | 18
10  | 7  |  Óscar Tunjo
Paul Petit
Marvin Dienst |  Toksport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | S | 87  | +32.683  | 15
11  | 66  |  Mattia Drudi
Nicolas Schöll
Christopher Mies |  Attempto Racing  | Audi R8 LMS Evo | P | 87  | +34.412  | 4
12  | 34  |  Nick Yelloly
David Pittard
Jake Dennis |  Walkenhorst Motorsport  | BMW M6 GT3 | P | 87  | +35.743  | 2
13  | 30  |  James Pull
Stuart Hall
Benjamin Goethe |  Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | S | 87  | +36.000  | 12
14  | 5  |  Michele Beretta
Patrick Assenheimer
Hubert Haupt  |  Haupt Racing Team  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | S | 87  | +39.748  | 10
15  | 35  |  Nick Catsburg
Martin Tomczyk
Thomas Neubauer |  Walkenhorst Motorsport  | BMW M6 GT3 | P | 87  | +40.520  | 1
16  | 31  |  Ryuichiro Tomita
Valdemar Eriksen
Frank Bird |  Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | S | 86  | +1 lap  | 8
17  | 90  |  Ezequiel Pérez Companc
Ricardo Sánchez
Rik Breukers  |  Madpanda Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | S | 86  | +1 lap  | 6
18  | 26  |  Markus Winkelhock
Finlay Hutchison
Frédéric Vervisch |  Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | P | 86  | +1 lap  |
19  | 40  |  Yannick Mettler
Jordan Love
Niklas Born  |  SPS Automotive Performance  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | S | 86  | +1 lap  | 4
20  | 159  |  Alex MacDowall
Nicolai Kjærgaard
Valentin Hasse-Clot |  Garage 59  | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | S | 86  | +1 lap  | 2
21  | 19  |  Phil Keen
Stefano Costantini
Hiroshi Hamaguchi |  FFF Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | PA | 86  | +1 lap  | 25
22  | 93  |  Rino Mastronardi
Jonathan Hui
Chris Froggatt  |  Tempesta Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | PA | 86  | +1 lap  | 18
23  | 69  |  Rob Collard
Sam de Haan
Fabian Schiller |  Ram Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PA | 86  | +1 lap  | 15
24  | 57  |  Russell Ward
Mikaël Grenier |  Winward Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | S | 86  | +1 lap  | 1
25  | 77  |  Henrique Chaves, Jr.
Adrian Amstutz
Miguel Ramos |  Barwell Motorsport  | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | PA | 86  | +1 lap  | 12
26  | 97  |  Ahmad Al Harthy
Giacomo Petrobelli
Maxime Martin |  Oman Racing Team | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | PA | 86  | +1 lap  | 10
27  | 20  |  Dominik Baumann
Valentin Pierburg
Martin Konrad  |  SPS Automotive Performance  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PA | 86  | +1 lap  | 8
28  | 107  |  Stéphane Tribaudini
Stuart White
Pierre-Alexandre Jean  |  Classic and Modern Racing  | Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) | S | 86  | +1 lap  |
29  | 2  |  Jim Pla
Olivier Grotz
Florian Scholze  |  GetSpeed Performance  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PA | 86  | +1 lap  | 6
30  | 52  |  Louis Machiels
Lorenzo Bontempelli
Andrea Bertolini |  AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | PA | 86  | +1 lap  | 4
31  | 188  |  Chris Goodwin
Alexander West
Jonathan Adam |  Garage 59  | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | PA | 86  | +1 lap  | 2
32  | 33  |  David Perel
Benjamín Hites
Patrick Kujala |  Rinaldi Racing  | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | S | 85  | +2 laps  |
33  | 11  |  Tim Kohmann
Francesco Zollo
Giorgio Roda  |  Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | PA | 85  | +2 laps  | 1
34  | 53  |  Duncan Cameron
Matthew Griffin  |  AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | PA | 85  | +2 laps  |
35  | 16  |  Clemens Schmid
Emilian Galbiati
Tim Zimmermann  |  Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | S | 84  | +3 laps  |
36  | 56  |  Andrea Rizzoli
Mikkel Pedersen
Romain Dumas |  Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | P | 83  | +4 laps  |
37  | 22  |  Matthew Campbell
Earl Bamber
Mathieu Jaminet |  GPX Martini Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | P | 76  | +11 laps  |
38  | 71  |  Callum Ilott
Alessio Rovera
Antonio Fuoco |  Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | P | 75  | +12 laps  |
39  | 222  |  Bastian Buus
Joel Sturm
Julian Apothéloz  |  Allied Racing  | Porsche 911 GT3 R | S | 73  | +14 laps  |
40  | 54  |  Matteo Cairoli
Klaus Bachler
Christian Engelhart |  Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | P | 72  | +15 laps  |
41  | 25  |  Adrien Tambay
Alexandre Cougnaud
Christopher Haase |  Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | P | 71  | +16 laps  |
42  | 10  |  Jens Liebhauser
Karim Ojjeh
Jens Klingmann |  Boutsen Ginion Racing | BMW M6 GT3 | PA | 65  | +22 laps  |
DNF  | 87  |  Thomas Drouet
Simon Gachet
Konstantin Tereshchenko |  AKKA ASP  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | S | 23  |  |
Source:[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Lamborghini dominates the GT World Challenge Europe 3 Hours of Nürburgring". The News Market. 5 September 2021.
2. ^ "2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring". Motorsport Stats. 15 January 2022.
3. ^ "2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring – Qualifying 1". Motorsport Stats. 15 January 2022.
4. ^ "2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring – Qualifying 2". Motorsport Stats. 15 January 2022.
5. ^ "2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring – Qualifying 3". Motorsport Stats. 15 January 2022.
6. ^ "2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring – Combined Qualifying". Motorsport Stats. 15 January 2022.
7. ^ "2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring – Race". Motorsport Stats. 15 January 2022.

## External links

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* Official website
* Race replay

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