Report & Gallery: The 71st Edition of the ADAC 1000 Kilometres at the Nürburgring
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica
In mid-September, the ADAC 1000 ran for the 71st time on the Grand Prix circuit of the Nürburgring and the notorious Nordschleife. This race was held for the first time in 1953 and then annually until 1983. In 2021, it returned as a spectacular entry in the historic motorsports calendar.
The Nordschleife is not only one of the world’s most beautiful racing circuits, it is also undoubtedly one of the most appealing if not the most notorious in the world. The slightest loss of concentration can result in unplanned contact with the guardrail. With a total length of 21 kilometres and 73 challenging corners, every lap is more than a challenge for a driver.
In addition to the approximately ninety entries for the 2024 edition, the grid was supplemented by some twenty five historic touring cars from the Tourenwagen Golden Era, driving their last race of the season. Their race covered a total of three laps over the Grand Prix loop and the Nordschleife.
Although a 1000 kilometre race is far from predictable, the various Porsches already set the pace during qualifying. The fastest lap time of 9:04.897 was set by the No. 3 Porsche 911 RSR of Michael Hess, Matthias Wasel and Frank Stippler.
The No. 17 Porsche 911 RSR-IMSA of Kerstin Jodexnis, Edgar Althoff, Robin Chrzanowski and Peter Scharnach needed two seconds more. The top three was completed by the No. 1 Porsche 911 RSR of Björn and Georg Griesemann.
In the Touring Car Golden Ara, pole position and second fastest time in the overall standings went to the No. 201 Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth driven by Sebastian Asch, son of former DTM ace Roland Asch.
Over the duration of the six-hour race, the lead swapped between the No. 18 Porsche 911 RSR of Andre Kunkel, Ingo Pütz and Michael Funke, the Porsche 911 RSR of Dirk Baumann, Ben Bünnagel and Markus Diederich and the Porsche 964 of Alexander and Vincent Kolb.
After five hours of driving on the Grand Prix circuit and the intense Nordschleife, the standings were led by the No. 18 Porsche 911 RSR of Andre Kunkel, Ingo Pütz and Michael Funke. More than three minutes behind, the No. 17 Porsche 911 RSR-IMSA of Kerstin Jodexnis, Edgar Althoff, Robin Chrzanowski and Peter Scharnach had regained second place, while the top three was completed at that point by the No. 76 Porsche 964 of Alexander and Vincent Kolb.
The cards were shuffled and after 38 laps the No. 18 Porsche 911 RSR of Andre Kunkel, Ingo Pütz and Michael Funke crossed the finish line won the 71st edition of the ADAC 1000 kilometres. Almost two minutes behind, second place went to the No. 17 Porsche 911 RSR-IMSA of Kerstin Jodexnis, Edgar Althoff, Robin Chrzanowski and Peter Scharnach. The podium in the Eifel was completed by the Porsche 964 of Alexander and Vincent Kolb and their teammate Patrick Simon.
We are already looking forward to the 72nd edition of the ADAC 1000 kilometers. This will take place from September 19 to 21, 2025.
