Glock stripped of Nordschleife license after 24H breach
However, Glock’s race took a dramatic turn after the German driver was found to have exceeded the speed limit during a Code 60 phase at the Nürburgring. Officials recorded the former Toyota driver at 112 km/h in a section where cars were required to remain under 60 km/h due to the caution period. The incident resulted in Glock receiving a fourth DMSB penalty point, which led to the loss of his Nordschleife permit as well as his disqualification from the event. The final result for his team was a 16th-place finish, with the #69 McLaren 720S GT3 ultimately brought home by Dörr.
In the statement explaining the penalty, the stewards wrote: “Immediate disqualification of the driver T. Glock for this event and a general withdrawal of the DPN license. The stewards examined all evidence and heard from the competitors representative. After they determined that the driver T. Glock received two penalty points during this event, previously he did receive two penalty points at the 24h Qualifiers, the stewards imposed the above penalty.”
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Verstappen shares message after painful Nurburgring 24h outcome: ‘We’ll be back!’
The Nürburgring 24 Hours ended in bitter disappointment for Verstappen Racing after a late technical issue denied the team a potential victory at the Nordschleife. The Mercedes-AMG GT3 shared by Verstappen, Gounon, Auer and Juncadella had been among the strongest cars throughout the race and spent several hours battling at the front of the field. With the team looking firmly in contention for the win heading into the final stages, their race eventually came undone following a mechanical problem that forced the car out of the fight with only a few hours remaining. It was a crushing outcome for the quartet after a near-flawless performance across most of the weekend at the Green Hell.