As every year, the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring has attracted far more than just the well-known Nordschleife specialists. The field is packed with names familiar to motorsport fans around the world, alongside drivers who have also made a name for themselves beyond the racetrack.
#1 Jordan Pepper: South African driver Jordan Pepper raced in the DTM in 2024 and 2025. In 2025, he won the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in a Lamborghini, and this year he joined BMW as a works driver.
#1 Kelvin van der Linde: The South African won the VW Scirocco R-Cup in 2013 in his very first season in Europe. A year later, he became ADAC GT Masters champion, a title he claimed again in 2019. After many years with Audi, he switched to BMW in 2025 and, alongside his third 24h Nürburgring victory, also secured the International GT Challenge title. This year, after a one-year break, he returns to the DTM.
#1 Raffaele Marciello: The Italian-Swiss driver joined Ferrari’s Formula 1 junior programme at a young age. In 2013, he won the FIA Formula 3 European Championship after finishing third in the Formula 3 Euro Series the previous year. He moved into GT racing in 2017 and won the Blancpain GT Series a year later. After further success as a Mercedes driver, he switched to BMW in 2024 and celebrated his first 24h Nürburgring victory in 2025.
#1 Augusto Farfus: The Brazilian competed first in the WTCC touring car world championship and then in the DTM from 2005 to 2018; his best WTCC result was third overall on two occasions, and he was DTM runner-up in 2013. In 2010, he became the first Brazilian to win the 24h Nürburgring, and last year he celebrated his second overall victory here.
#3 Max Verstappen: The Red Bull Racing Formula 1 driver and four-time world champion is also the youngest Grand Prix winner in the sport’s top tier. The Dutchman is equally well known in the sim racing community and had already completed hundreds of laps in the simulator before taking on the Mercedes-AMG GT3.
#3 Daniel Juncadella: The Spaniard won the Formula 3 Euro Series title in 2012, the predecessor to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. He then moved into the DTM, where he spent seven years, before adding victories in major 24-hour races such as Spa-Francorchamps and Daytona.
#10 Max Kruse: Namesake and co-founder of Max Kruse Racing, he is also widely known as a professional footballer for numerous Bundesliga clubs. He earned 14 caps for Germany and competed at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021. He has also built a profile as a poker player and streamer.
#19 & #75 Tom Coronel: A long-time 24h Nürburgring competitor, he is also well known from WTCC and WTCR touring car racing. Away from the asphalt, he has also competed in the Dakar Rally.
#24 Laurens Vanthoor: WEC Hypercar world champion, Le Mans class winner and Porsche works driver.
#50 Johan Kristoffersson: The Swede is a four-time World Rallycross champion and has also won Extreme E, along with several Scandinavian Porsche Cup, touring car and Rally-X titles.
#62 Sebastian Asch, Luca Ludwig, Markus Winkelhock: This car brings together the sons of some of Germany’s best-known racing drivers. While the fathers of Luca (Klaus Ludwig) and Sebastian (Roland Asch) made motorsport history mainly in German touring car racing, Markus’s father, Manfred Winkelhock, is known for his appearances in sports car championships and Formula 1. Markus himself is statistically one of the most successful Formula 1 debutants in history, having led the 2007 European Grand Prix on lap one before later retiring with a technical problem. He has already won the 24h Nürburgring three times.
#61 Bruno Spengler: He won the DTM title with BMW in 2012. Since 2025, he has been an official Bugatti works driver.
#63 Lance David Arnold: A highly experienced GT driver, he is also known as a test driver and presenter on VOX’s “Auto Mobil”.
#64 David Schumacher: Son of Formula 1 race winner Ralf Schumacher and nephew of record Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher. He is also a former DTM driver.
#69 Timo Glock: Former Formula 1 driver, long-time DTM competitor and Formula 1 pundit for Sky.
#69 Timo Scheider: The German not only won the DTM twice but did so in consecutive years (2008 and 2009). He has also claimed victory once at the 24h Nürburgring. On the TV show TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge, he won the class for cars up to 1900 cm³ on both 29 November 2008 and 9 October 2010.
#76 Fabian Vettel: Brother of four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel.
#77 Marko Wittmann: The German won the DTM in 2014 and 2016, as well as the 24 Hours of Spa in 2023. At the 24h Nürburgring, he finished runner-up in both 2021 and 2023.
#84 Mirko Bortolotti: The Italian won the DTM title in 2024 and is a Lamborghini works driver.
#99 Sheldon van der Linde: The South African, and brother of Kelvin van der Linde, won the DTM with BMW in 2022. At the 24h Nürburgring, he has finished second twice, in 2021 and 2023.
#109 Daisuke Toyoda: Senior Vice President of Woven by Toyota. Daisuke is the only son of Akio Toyoda and therefore the great-grandson of the company’s founder.
#320 Smudo: Member of the legendary German hip-hop group “Die Fantastischen Vier” and a judge on The Voice of Germany.
#632 Jimmy Broadbent, Steve Brown, Misha Charoudin: This car alone brings together more than three million YouTube subscribers. While Jimmy and Steve, known as SuperGT, made the leap from sim racing into real-world competition, Misha is known for driving fans’ cars around the Nordschleife.
#911 Ayhancan Güven: The Turkish driver and Porsche works driver won the DTM in 2025 and has finished second twice at the 24h Nürburgring.
#911 Thomas Preining: The Austrian won the DTM in 2023 and has finished second twice at the 24h Nürburgring.
#932 Pippa Mann: The British driver competed in the IndyCar Series in the USA from 2011 to 2019.
#992 Dirk Adorf: Former BMW works driver and Nordschleife specialist. During the 24h Nürburgring, he also provides live commentary for NITRO from inside the car.