{"id":144245,"date":"2025-09-15T05:47:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/144245\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T05:47:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:47:13","slug":"f1-news-max-verstappen-gets-prized-licence-for-nurburgring-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/144245\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Max Verstappen gets prized licence for Nurburgring 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G0qDjRBXQAEg2fF.jpeg\" alt=\"Max Verstappen gets prized licence for Nurburgring 24\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMax Verstappen in action on the weekend at the Nurburgring. Image: Nurburgring on X<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman arrived on Friday to complete the mandatory theory exam before joining Saturday\u2019s four-hour race with Lionspeed GP.<\/p>\n<p>His task was to drive at least 14 laps and be classified in two different cars to meet the strict DMSB Grade A licence requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen teamed up with Verstappen.com Racing driver Chris Lulham in a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS prepared by Lionspeed and restricted to 300bhp.<\/p>\n<p>He was scheduled to split his laps between the #980 and #89 entries, but the plan unravelled when the #89 was damaged in qualifying and unable to start.<\/p>\n<p>Starting in the #980 \u2014 which carried a tongue-in-cheek \u201cPermit B\u201d sticker \u2014 Verstappen focused only on mileage.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just watching Max Verstappen in a competitive endurance session at the Nurburgring in the middle of an F1 season \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p>You can follow along live and free on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5vsIuqi4lu\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/5vsIuqi4lu<\/a> \ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JaPQrjiNlj\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/JaPQrjiNlj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Autosport (@autosport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/autosport\/status\/1966757984559567353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the car\u2019s heavy power cut, he completed the required 14 laps in mixed conditions before handing over to Lulham, who also earned his permit.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tWin a trip to the Adelaide 500 for you and 4 friends \ud83d\udc49:  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3VHU6Ww\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> FREE ENTRY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With only one car classified, officials deliberated for hours before ruling the situation a force majeure and awarding Verstappen the licence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy that everything went smoothly and that I obtained the DMSB Permit Nordschleife,\u201d Verstappen said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had fun, but that\u2019s always the case here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was also good to drive those stints in race conditions with traffic, so both faster and slower cars. There was a \u2018code 60\u2019 neutralisation, double yellows and yellow flags.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI drove in the rain, on a dry track, and in between. I learned where there is more and less grip and did a start as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The #980 Porsche finished as the top Permit B Cup3 entry in 27th overall, but the result was secondary.<\/p>\n<p>The permit now allows Verstappen to race GT3 machinery in upcoming NLS rounds and clears the path to a debut in the Nurburgring 24 Hours \u2014 a challenge he has already described as \u201camazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is only one circuit like the Nordschleife,\u201d Verstappen said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a challenging track\u2026 To race here for 24 hours in a GT3 car would be amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the paperwork now complete, Verstappen could make his GT3 debut as soon as the next NLS round later this month before eventually targeting the 24-hour race, which in 2026 takes place between the Miami and Canadian Grands Prix on May 14\u201317.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen in action on the weekend at the Nurburgring. 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