A perfect start to the season – a podium finish in the overall standings and five class victories for BLACK FALCON

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48 LOSCH Motorsport by BLACK FALCON

Following two highly successful years in the Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring CUP2 (PETN), a new chapter began for the 48 LOSCH Motorsport by BLACK FALCON team at the 58th ADAC Barbarossa Prize with their brand-new Porsche 911 GT3 R (#48): Patrick Assenheimer, Tobias Müller and Dylan Pereira delivered a more than convincing debut, treating the 25,000 spectators lining the Nürburgring Nordschleife to a thrilling spectacle of intense battles right from the start. After four hours, the trio initially crossed the finish line in fourth place overall, but moved up to third place following the subsequent disqualification of the winner. In the end, they were just 4.2 seconds behind the eventual overall winner, which further underlines their impressive performance. Assenheimer, Müller and Pereira also secured an unchallenged victory in the SP9 PRO-AM class.

BLACK FALCON Team EAE

BLACK FALCON Team EAE picked up right where they left off last year with the Porsche 911 GT3 R at the start of the season: at the top of the SP9 AM class. Mustafa Mehmet Kaya, Gabriele Piana and Mike Stursberg, who are competing this year with start number 5, were also honoured on the overall winners’ podium as class winners. Furthermore, the BLACK FALCON Team EAE finished 16th in the overall standings, which is a more than impressive achievement given the field of 26 top-class GT3 cars.

Team LIQUI MOLY by BLACK FALCON

Team LIQUI MOLY by BLACK FALCON, making its debut, also enjoyed a perfect start: following a dramatic battle with an extremely close finish, Ryan Harrison and Leon Wassertheurer, alongside BLACK FALCON newcomer Raphael Rennhofer, secured the opening victory in the CUP2 class of the Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring (PETN). The youngsters, who all belong to the Porsche Talent Pool 2026, thus demonstrated their immense talent, as this is the first full season for all three drivers in the Porsche 992 GT3 Cup (#902).

BLACK FALCON Team ZIMMERMANN

Having secured the ‘CUP2 PRO-AM Champion’ title in the 2025 Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring CUP2 (PETN), BLACK FALCON Team Timmermann has moved up to the PRO category of the CUP2 class in this season’s PETN. They immediately caused a stir in the morning qualifying session: with a lap time of 8:07.795 minutes, Alexander Hardt secured pole position in the CUP2 class for the #900 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup. In doing so, he rewarded the hard work of the team, who had successfully repaired the car overnight following a practice crash on Friday evening. In the four-hour race, Hardt and his two co-drivers, Benjamin Hites and Benjamin Koslowski, finished fourth in class. The trio thus secured valuable points for the PETN championship at the start of the new season.

BLACK FALCON Team FANATEC

BLACK FALCON Team FANATEC kicked off the new season with a class victory in the AT2 class (alternative fuels class). 'Jimmy Broadbent', Steve Brown and “Misha Charoudin”, who were still racing a BMW M4 GT4 on the Nürburgring Nordschleife last season, coped well with the significantly more powerful Porsche 992 GT3 Cup (#632) and, together with Nordschleife specialist Manuel Metzger, delivered a flawless performance. Particularly noteworthy: overall, the team was the sixth-fastest GT3 Cup car on the grid, leaving several established PETN teams behind them. The quartet of drivers aims to build on this in the upcoming races.

AV Racing by BLACK FALCON

AV Racing by BLACK FALCON also enjoyed a positive start to the season with both BMW M4 GT4 EVOs. The Romanian duo of Sergiu Nicolae and Alexandru Vasilescu, alongside American driver ‘Russ Turner’ (#177 BMW M4 GT4 EVO), finished second in the SP10 class, which also secured the trio victory in the AM category. The sister car, driven by the three Americans Judson Holt, David Ogburn and Denny Stripling (#180 BMW M4 GT4 EVO), crossed the finish line in third place in the AM category and fourth overall in the SP10 standings. The drivers thus gained valuable experience in preparation for the 24-hour race.

Results at a glance

• #48 – LOSCH Motorsport by BLACK FALCON: P3 (Overall), P1 (SP9 PRO-AM)
• #5 – BLACK FALCON Team EAE: P1 (SP9 AM)
• #902 – LIQUI MOLY by BLACK FALCON: P1 (PETN CUP2)
• #900 - BLACK FALCON Team ZIMMERMANN: P4 (PETN CUP2)
• #632 – BLACK FALCON Team FANATEC: P1 (AT2)
• #177 – AV Racing by BLACK FALCON: P1 (SP10 AM)
• #180 – AV Racing by BLACK FALCON: P3 (SP10 AM)

Voices and Outlook

Alexander Böhm (Managing Director and Founder): “The best start to a season in our team’s history fills us with joy and pride. We are particularly pleased that we were able to repay the trust of our partners and drivers right at the start of the season. We also gave it our all off the track: more than 200 guests successfully cheered our team on!”

Christoph Henkel (Managing Director): “We are very pleased that the hard work over the winter months has paid off and that we were able to achieve success in all five classes straight away. The team did a fantastic job and we are very proud of our success amidst established Nordschleife specialists and works teams."

The next round of the Nürburgring Endurance Series, the 57th Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy, will take place on 11 April 2026 and will cover the usual distance of four hours.

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