24 Stunden Nürburgring, Nordschleife 2015

Once again, the 43rd running of the ADAC Zurich 24h race will go down in history: with a margin of only 40.729 seconds, the race was the closest ever as the WRT Audi R8 LMS with Christopher Mies, Edward Sandström, Nico Müller and Laurens Vanthoor came out on top. A total of 33 lead changes also was a new record. Moreover, the classic ADAC race will be the first – and hopefully last – one to have speed limits in place at various sections of the track. The reason was the accident of a works Nissan GT-R during a VLN race in spring. In largely beautiful weather, 200,000 spectators came to celebrate Germany’s biggest motorsport festival. Of course, this book not only covers the on-track action and the battle for overall honours. As usual, it provides an extensive review of the battles in the 21 classes and the various support races, too. Here, the two rounds of the World Touring Car Championship, returning to the Eifel circuit after an absence of 32 years, certainly were a highlight. There was plenty of action off the track as well: the Falken Drift Challenge, autograph sessions, the Adenauer Racing Day or the simply incredible starting grid, where some 15,000 people filled the start and finish straight within a few minutes and were gone just as quickly 90 minutes later. The numerous lap charts and the usual results section are an unmistakable part of this unique reference book as well. The 15th official annual of the Nürburgring 24h race is again a must for every motorsport fan.