{"id":675244,"date":"2026-05-16T18:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T18:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/675244\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T18:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T18:59:09","slug":"max-verstappens-nurburgring-24-hour-race-hit-by-32-second-penalty-to-race-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/675244\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen’s Nurburgring 24 hour race hit by 32-second penalty to race leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen<\/a>‘s bid to win the Nurburgring 24 hour race had a dramatic twist just 45 minutes into the race. <\/p>\n

\nVerstappen is racing for Mercedes<\/a> this weekend, paired with Dani Juncadella, Lucas Auer and Jules Gounon as he takes a break away from competing in Formula 1 with Red Bull. <\/p>\n

\nThe four-time world champion didn’t start the race though, with Juncadella at the wheel of the #3 car for Verstappen Racing, moving up to second on the first lap after qualifying fourth. <\/p>\n

\nHowever, after trying to chase down leader Marco Mapelli, he ran onto the grass at the Stefan Bellof S, forcing him to drop behind Max Paul and Kevin Estre into fourth. <\/p>\n

\nREAD MORE: ‘That was stupid’ – Max Verstappen addresses controversial Nurburgring comment<\/a> <\/p>\n

Mapelli hit with jump start penalty<\/p>\n

\nBut Mapelli was quickly put under investigation for a jump start while all the cars were rolling, before being hit with a 32-second penalty for the infringement. <\/p>\n

\nMapelli shortly after served his penalty, promoting Verstappen’s team up to third place and running just under five seconds from the race leader Maximilian Paul for the Konrad Lamborghini team. <\/p>\n

Verstappen enters the race<\/p>\n

\nJust before the hour mark and shortly after Mapelli served his penalty, Verstappen jumped in to replace Juncadella after a pit-stop, emerging in 10th place as he maintains a good chance of race victory – albeit in the early stages of the race. <\/p>\n

\nHowever he was jumped by rivals in the undercut though after Juncadella’s seven-lap stint came with a pit-stop of three minutes and five seconds. <\/p>\n

Watch the race LIVE<\/p>\n

\nWe will have full live coverage of the race in its entirety – just click on the embed below for pictures and commentary throughout: <\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nREAD MORE: The bombshell F1 transfer that would see Max Verstappen join McLaren<\/a><\/p>\n

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