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Falken Motorsports finished on the podium once again in the eighth round of the ADAC Nürburgring Endurance Series, the 64th ADAC Reinoldus Endurance Race: Tim Heinemann and Benjamin Leuchter took second place overall in the #4 Falken Porsche after a flawless performance. For the sister car, the #3 driven by Julien Andlauer and Joel Sturm, which had led the Falken one-two victory the day before, the four-hour race ended just a few minutes before the checkered flag when it crashed while in the lead.
As on Saturday, when the #3 Falken Porsche 911 GT3 R secured pole position, Sunday morning's qualifying was also marked by a wet track, which slowly dried out during the session. Due to individual yellow phases and heavy traffic, it was not easy for the drivers in the leading group to get a clear lap. Joel Sturm qualified the #3 Falken Porsche in third place on the grid, directly ahead of the sister car driven by Tim Heinemann and Benjamin Leuchter. This set the stage for another podium finish.
After the start, the two starting drivers Joel Sturm and Tim Heinemann pushed further ahead and took the double lead in the first lap. The teal-and-blue Falken Porsches then raced in formation around the legendary Nordschleife. It was only a puncture on the leading #4 Porsche, probably caused by debris on the track, that threw Heinemann and Leuchter back after around an hour and a half. The duo then launched an impressive comeback and were at times the fastest car in the entire field.
For Andlauer and Sturm, the race initially went according to plan. With around 15 minutes to go, they were leading the eighth round of the ADAC Nürburgring Endurance Series. However, on a slippery section of the track, the #3 Falken Porsche with Andlauer at the wheel veered off course, hit the guard rails and had to be retired shortly afterwards while in the lead.
In the final minutes, hopes therefore rested on Tim Heinemann and Benjamin Leuchter. Despite strong lap times, however, the duo was unable to regain the lead. Nevertheless, Falken Motorsports was delighted with a strong result, finishing second overall and securing another podium place.
The next round of the ADAC Nürburgring Endurance Series is already coming up in two weeks: Falken Motorsports will once again compete with the two Porsche 911 GT3 Rs at the 57th ADAC Barbarossa Prize on September 27, which will also be held over four hours.
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After finishing second overall the day before, FALKEN Motorsports moved up one more position: On Sunday, Tim Heinemann and Morris Schuring won the 66th ADAC ACAS Cup, the ninth round of the 2026 ADAC RAVENOL Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS). The duo had already secured pole position that morning in their teal-and-blue No. 44 Porsche 911 GT3 R and then left nothing to chance in the four-hour race. Adverse weather conditions, including heavy rain at times, created extremely difficult conditions and led to numerous accidents on the legendary Nordschleife.