On his GT3 debut, Max Verstappen won the ninth round of the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie on the iconic Nordschleife.

Having qualified third, Verstappen was in the lead by the first corner.

Posting the quickest time of the day on Lap 4, after 14 laps, having already pitted once, the Dutchman handed over the Red Bull-liveried Ferrari 296 GT3, run by Swiss outfit Emil Frey Racing, to teammate Chris Lulham, the Briton rejoining the race still leading the Ford Mustang GT3 of Frank Stippler and the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO of Christian Kroges.

The final hour saw numerous incidents, with a Code 60 - effectively a VSC - cutting Lulham's lead to 40s.

Following his final stop a further Code 60 reduced his lead over the Mustang to 24s but the Briton went on to take the flag, scoring a debut win for himself and his teammate.

"It was great!", Verstappen told his personal website. "During my first two stints, the car was amazing. After qualifying, I knew the car would be good on a dry track.

"Everything went well in terms of traffic, and we didn't make any big mistakes. To win my debut race here is amazing."

"Of course, we really want to race the 24-hour race, here at the Nordschleife," he admitted. "If that's going to be next year, I don't know yet. Of course we need more experience, so hopefully we can enter a few more NLS races next year."

"The car was amazing," added Lulham. "There was a lot of traffic and several accidents and 'code 60' situations, which didn't make it easy for me.

"I'm so happy," he added. "I've got to thank Verstappen.com Racing and Emil Frey Racing for offering me this package to make such a strong NLS debut."

Picture Credit: Max Verstappen / X

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1. Posted by Editor, 19 hours ago

"Long term followers of the site will be aware how much my cats mean to me and the fact that since starting the site in 2002 I have lost quite a few.

While I fully empathise with Lewis and his loss, knowing just how hard it hits you, I find the media reaction to be quite ludicrous and dread to think what Sky will put us through this weekend.

Nonetheless, and despite what I have said about my cats, I find it hard to understand why he withdrew from the tyre test and why Ferrari allowed him to do so.

I recall 2003 when Michael and Ralf Schumacher lined up on the front row at Imola, just hours after their mother had passed away, the pair having rushed to her bedside on the Saturday evening."

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2. Posted by kenji, 30/09/2025 2:32

"After some further consideration i have a question for the forum..? Was Piastri ordered to crash on the first lap of Baku in a similar Piquet-esque/Singapore re run? If so then it backfired hahahaha"

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3. Posted by kenji, 30/09/2025 1:32

"@Ed, et al.....First things first...Baku?. It was a disaster really for numerous reasons especially for Piastri's side of the garage. Two very similar crashes and a dent in his WDC leading campaign. Piloting an F1 car through the streets of Baku takes incredible skill and drivers will make errors,' they're only human after all'. Oscar will need to have all his skills in place for Singapore , another circuit where fortune favours the brave!!! As for Roscoe. well it can be devastating to lose a pet. I can verify that fact after my best cat mate Gary died a couple of years ago. He ran the household and let you know it consistently. I still miss him terribly. As for my 'rage coma' well that's dissipated somewhat but McLaren will need to be sqeaky clean after their past questionable interventions.

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4. Posted by Editor, 29/09/2025 18:28

"@ Celtic Tiger

I wonder what his opinion on Roscoe might be..."

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5. Posted by Celtic Tiger, 29/09/2025 18:21

"@Editor - Don't rush the man, he just woke from his rage coma."

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6. Posted by Editor, 29/09/2025 11:22

"Hey everyone!!!!

Kenji's reappeared!!!

So, what's your take on Baku?"

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7. Posted by kenji, 29/09/2025 11:19

"Thew Nurburgring is Max's 'catwalk'"

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8. Posted by Celtic Tiger, 28/09/2025 15:02

"Wow, impressive stuff. If contracts allow it, then there's little doubt that he can be a future triple crown holder. "

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