Everything is ready for the big Friday showdown: race director Walter Hornung drew lots in the morning to determine the starting order for the top qualifying session. Here is an overview of the order in which the drivers nominated by the teams will start:
| Pos | # | Team | Fahrzeug | Klasse |
| 1 | #34 | Walkenhorst Motorsport Nicki Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | SP 9 Pro |
| 2 | #33 | Falken Motorsports Nico Menzel | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | SP 9 PRO |
| 3 | #30 | Walkenhorst Motorsport Stefan Aust | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO | SP 9 AM |
| 4 | #45 | REALIZE KONDO RACING with Rinaldi Thomas Neubauer | Ferrari 296 GT3 | SP 9 PRO |
| 5 | #27 | Red Bull Team Abt Mirko Bortolotti | Lamborghini GT3 Evo2 | SP 9 Pro |
| 6 | #1 | Scherer Sport PHX Markus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II | SP 9 Pro |
| 7 | #8 | JUTA Racing Alexey Veremenko | Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II | SP 9 PRO-AM |
| 8 | #35 | Walkenhorst Motorsport Christian Krognes | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO | SP 9 PRO-AM |
| 9 | #48 | BLACK FALCON Team EAE Daan Arrow | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | SP 9 PRO-AM |
| 10 | #16 | Scherer Sport PHX Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | SP 9 Pro |
| 11 | #28 | Abt Sportsline Luca Engstler | Lamborghini GT3 Evo2 | SP 9 Pro |
| 12 | #17 | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Adam Christodoulou | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | SP 9 PRO |
| 13 | #44 | Falken Motorsports Morris Schuring | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | SP 9 PRO |
| 14 | #911 | Manthey EMA Kevin Estre | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | SP 9 PRO |
| 15 | #14 | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Maro Engel | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | SP 9 PRO |
| 16 | #11 | SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm Jay Mo Härtling | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | SP 9 PRO-AM |
| 17 | #65 | HRT Ford Performance Jusuf Owega | Ford Mustang GT3 | SP 9 PRO-AM |
