Full qualifying results are below.
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | BMW Team Schubert | Uwe Alzen | BMW Z4 GT3 | 8:18.382 |
| 2 | 26 | Mamerow Racing | Chris Mamerow | Audi R8 LMS ultra | 8:19.700 |
| 3 | 15 | Black Falcon | Shawn Edwards | Mercedes-Benz AMG | 8:20.050 |
| 4 | 65 | Hankook Team Heico | Lance David Arnold | Mercedes-Benz AMG | 8:20.731 |
| 5 | 20 | BMW Team Schubert | Dirk Adorf | BMW Z4 GT3 | 8:20.906 |
| 6 | 11 | Wochenspiegel Manthey | Marc Lieb | Porsche 911 GT3 | 8:21.387 |
| 7 | 66 | Hankook Team Heico | Pierre Kaffer | Mercedes-Benz AMG | 8:21.604 |
| 8 | 2 | Phoenix Racing | Frank Stippler | Audi R8 LMS ultra | 8:21.819 |
| 9 | 17 | BMW Team Vita4One | Pedro Lamy | BMW Z4 GT3 | 8:22.230 |
| 10 | 22 | ROWE Racing | Thomas Jäger | Mercedes-Benz AMG | 8:22.252 |
| 11 | 4 | Speedhunters WRT | Edward Sandström | Audi R8 LMS ultra | 8:22.404 |
| 12 | 3 | Phoenix Racing | Marc Basseng | Audi R8 LMS ultra | 8:22.426 |
| 13 | 9 | Raeder Motorsport | Thomas Mutsch | Audi R8 LMS ultra | 8:23.053 |
| 14 | 29 | Marc VDS | Maxime Martin | BMW Z4 GT3 | 8:23.111 |
| 15 | 18 | BMW Team Vita4One | Jens Klingmann | BMW Z4 GT3 | 8:23.179 |
| 16 | 7 | Young Driver AMR | Darren Turner | Aston Martin Vantage | 8:23.815 |
| 17 | 6 | Young Driver AMR | Tomas Enge | Aston Martin Vantage | 8:24.824 |
| 18 | 90 | HARIBO Racing Team | Tommy Milner | Corvette Z06 R GT3 | 8:24.901 |
| 19 | 12 | Wochenspiegel Manthey | Jochen Krumbach | Porsche 911 MR | 8:26.901 |
| 20 | 21 | ROWE Racing | Roland Rehfeld | Mercedes-Benz AMG | 8:26.908 |
| 21 | 10 | Manthey Racing | Marco Holzer | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 8:27.705 |
| 22 | 28 | Frikadelli | Christopher Brück | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 8:28.616 |
| 23 | 27 | Timbulli Racing | Norbert Siedler | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 8:28.945 |
| 24 | 8 | HARIBO Racing Team | Christian Menzel | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 8:29.185 |
| 25 | 25 | Audi race experience | Marco Werner | Audi R8 LMS ultra | 8:29.546 |
| 26 | 777 | H&R Spezialfedern | Christian Engelhart | Ford GT3 | 8:30.427 |
| 27 | 69 | Dörr Motorsport | Rudi Adams | McLaren MP4-12C | 8:31.567 |
| 28 | 24 | Audi race experience | Florian Gruber | Audi R8 LMS ultra | 8:31.798 |
| 29 | 59 | Dörr Motorsport | Peter Kox | McLaren MP4-12C | 8:32.089 |
| 30 | 1 | Global Partner Enterprise | Fabrizio Giovanardi | P4/5 | 8:32.586 |
| 31 | 16 | Black Falcon | Hannes Plesse | Mercedes-Benz AMG | 8:34.769 |
| 32 | 83 | Gazoo Racing | Akira Ida | Lexus LFA | 8:36.190 |
| 33 | 47 | Timbulli Racing | Marco Seefried | Porsche 997 GT3 | 8:36.933 |
| 34 | 150 | Kremer Racing | Wolfgang Kaufmann | Porsche 911 KR | 8:42.377 |
| 35 | 39 | Dörr Motorsport | Rudi Adams | Porsche 911 Cup | 8:42.508 |
| 36 | 54 | David Horn | Chris Zöchling | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 8:43.999 |
| 37 | 50 | Raceunion Teichmann | Andreas Gülden | Porsche 977 GT3 Cup | 8:45.394 |
| 38 | 111 | Raeder Motorsport | Stefan Landmann | Audi TT RS | 8:46.885 |
| 39 | 30 | Gemballa Racing | McLaren MP4-12C | – | |
| 40 | 44 | Falken Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | – |
Jens Marquardt (BMW Motorsport Director):
“Congratulations to our teams at the Nürburgring – particularly Uwe Alzen and BMW Team Schubert. We followed the Top 40 Qualifying with great excitement from Brands Hatch. The grid positions at a 24-hour race are obviously not as crucial as in a sprint. Despite this, it is good to see that the BMW Z4 GT3 is competitive on the Nordschleife this weekend. We are certainly in a promising position going into the race.”
Stefan Wendl (Team Manager BMW Team Schubert):
“A dream start for BMW, a dream start for BMW Team Schubert, and a dream start for our partners. I am delighted with this result. I am particularly pleased for the team, and for our mechanics. We really wanted that pole position and focussed hard on getting it. It is obviously not hugely important in a race of this length, but it does give us a slight advantage when it comes to the pit stop strategy. Whoever comes into the pits before the other teams is guaranteed a free fuel rig. Uwe put in a fantastic lap. Compliments also to Dirk Adorf. Although his second lap was not ideal, he is still well placed at the front of the field in fifth. On the whole, we will start the race in an excellent position.”
Michael Bartels (Team Manager BMW Team Vita4One):
“You could see that the BMW Z4 GT3 package is very competitive here. Ninth and 15th may not be the best grid positions, but it is now important to focus on the race and use every last opportunity to fine tune the car, tease out every last ounce of performance and at the same time make it reliable. All we are thinking about now is how we can get our two BMW Z4 GT3s through the race with as few mistakes as possible.”
Bas Leinders (Team Manager Marc VDS Racing Team):
“We are very happy with 14th place on the grid. It is our first marathon at the Nürburgring, but we have a lot of experience with 24-hour races. We know the race is not won in qualifying. However, the good news is we are getting closer and closer to achieving the pace of the leading cars. It is now a matter of being consistent. The BMW Z4 GT3 is very fast and reliable. We are lining up with just one car. If it has to retire, we do not have a second iron in the fire. On the positive side, however, we can focus all our attention on one car.”
Uwe Alzen (BMW Team Schubert, car number 19):
“I don’t know what I would have preferred to have been today: a racing driver or a spectator. The new Top 40 Qualifying was unbelievable fun. The car was super, the tyres were super – and I put absolutely everything into it. I think our rivals did too.”
Dirk Adorf (BMW Team Schubert, car number 20):
“My first lap was good and gave me a lot of confidence. Unfortunately I then went a bit wide at one point and almost ran out of track – otherwise my second lap would have been even better. All in all, we are perfectly placed with both the team’s cars. Bring on the 24-hour race.”
Pedro Lamy (BMW Team Vita4One, car number 17):
“I didn’t know what was in store for us today. It is fantastic for BMW to have a BMW Z4 GT3 on pole. It shows that this car is very quick. It was great fun to drive on a clear track. Like every other racing driver, I would obviously have liked to have been right at the front, but qualifying is not the be all and end all. We have a good starting position for the race.”
Jens Klingmann (BMW Team Vita4One, car number 18):
“Our goal was to qualify in the first 15, which we did. So we can be happy with what we achieved. It was a very tough qualifying. I never thought that everyone would be so quick particularly those at the front of the field. The car is very good and reliable, as we have already seen in the VLN. We are confident ahead of tomorrow’s race.”
Maxime Martin (Marc VDS Racing Team, car number 29):
“That is a great result, which we are very happy with. What really matters, however, is to be at the front at the end of the race. Although this is our debut here, we know the Nürburgring from the VLN and are optimistic that we can get a good result.”
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