With just a few more minutes to go to the start into the 43rd ADAC Zurich 24h Race, the excitement of the fans around the Nordschleife is increasing. The following drivers will contest the start and the first stint, for the top-30 teams:
| Pos. 2: #2 Mercdes Benz SS AMG GT3 Andreas Simonsen |
Pos. 1: #26 BMW Z4 GT3 Jörg Müller |
| Pos. 4: #19 BMW Z4 GT3 Dirk Werner |
Pos. 3: #20 BMW Z4 GT3 Martin Tomczyk |
| Pos. 6: #25 BMW Z4 GT3 Lucas Luhr |
Pos. 5: #29 Audi R8 LMS Nicki Thiim |
| Pos. 8: #84 Bentley Continental GT3 Lance-David Arnold |
Pos. 7: #28 Audi R8 LMS Christopher Mies |
| Pos. 10: #4 Audi R8 LMS Marcel Fässler |
Pos. 9: #1 Audi R8 LMS Christopher Haase |
| Pos. 12: #7 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Darren Turner |
Pos. 11: #23 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 Christian Hohenadel |
| Pos. 14: #27 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Luca Ludwig |
Pos. 13: #30 Porsche GT3 R Patrick Huisman |
| Pos. 16: #8 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 Uwe Alzen |
Pos. 15: #22 Mercedes Benz AMG GT3 Maro Engel |
| Pos. 18: #6 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Richie Stanaway |
Pos. 17: #5 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 Yelmer Buurman |
| Pos. 20: #85 Bentley Continental GT3 Guy Smith |
Pos. 19: #44 Porsche 997 GT3 R Martin Ragginger |
| Pos. 22: #10 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Oliver Kainz |
Pos. 21: #11 Bentley Continetal GT3 Christopher Brück |
| Pos. 24: #9 SCG 003c Manuel Lauck |
Pos. 23: #53 Lexus LFA Code X Kazuya Oshima |
| Pos. 26: #17 BW Z4 GT3 John Edwards |
Pos. 25: #12 Porsche 911 GT3 R Robert Renauer |
| Pos. 28: #21 Nissan GT-R nismo GT3 Michael Schulze |
Pos. 27: #92 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup MR Sven Müller |
| Pos. 30: #33 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 Rob Huff |
Pos. 29: #61 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Phillip Eng |
All the teams will start into the race on slicks – state of affairs: 15:40hrs:
