The Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels has come a big deal closer to its eighth championship title in the Nürburgring endurance series (NLS). The team of Matthias Unger secured the class win in the extremely significant 6h Race with the number 1 MAXSEL Energy Solutions BMW M240i. In addition, the drivers of the ’941 Porsche Cayman GT4 were able to enjoy the AM victory in the CUP3 and the crew of the ’444 Porsche Cayman production car class V5.

“Since a class victory in the 6h Race is rewarded with more points compared to an ordinary 4h Race, it was incredibly important in terms of the championship that we are successful here. I am therefore very pleased that Sven, Kevin and Adrian have withdrawn the pressure with the Ã1 MAXSEL Energy Solutions BMW M240i. This continues to be given the opportunity to create the defending title in the NLS championship with the reigning championship car. And overall, the team performance with the victories in the Am category of CUP3 and in class V5 as well as three further podium finishes was again very good,” said team manager Matthias Unger.

BMW M240i: Ã1 MAXSEL Energy Solutions BMW M240i does not bring anything out of the rest

Due to dense fog, qualifying and races could only be tackled with a clear delay. In addition, both had to be shortened by the race management, so that 40 minutes of qualifying and 4.5 hours races were on the clock. Sven Markert, Kevin Wambach and Adrian Rziczny, who were once again at the point of the job with the BMW M240i's No.1 MAXSEL Energy Solutions BMW M240i were once again at the point and secured their opposite pole position.

Their team-mates Joris Primke, Martin Bus and Jannik-Julius Bernhard also made their way to the podium with the ’653 KW BMW M240i. The driver trio took third place after a strong performance. Klaus Faßbender, together with the three Chinese people Shou Yang, Jiawei Jiang and Hu Heng (No.652 SSB Weighing Technology BMW M240i), headed fifth. Lars Harbeck reached sixth place in the class with the Dane Eirik Wenaas-Schei and the Norwegian Peder Saltvedt (No.651 VEEDOL BMW M240i) behind.

396 NEXEN-TIRES Porsche Cayman S

CUP3: ’941 Mainhattan-Wheels Porsche Cayman GT4 triumphs in the AM class

A convincing achievement was offered by Stefan Kruse and the two youngsters Aaron Wenisch and Nick Deissler, who were finally rewarded with the victory in the AM category. In addition, they also proved their talent within the strong CUP3 class. From the 12th They headed off the race to the front line in the race – a remarkable result.

On the other hand, their team-mates Nico Silva, David Griessner and Oskar Sandberg, who, on the season, unfortunately, were unlucky off the fuel supply with the fuel supply with the 940 Mainhattan-Wheels, had bad luck a few hundred metres before the finish line. Until then, they had helped shape what was happening at the head of the CUP3 class.

V5: ’444 Neufeld-Kfz/MOTEC Wheels Porsche Cayman rushes from victory to victory

Whether NLS, 24h Race or “NLS Light” – the ’444 Neufeld-Kfz/MOTEC Wheels Porsche Cayman is currently putting its mark on at every event in production car class V5. This is also the case with the sixth NLS season race, which Ulrich Korn, Tobias Korn and Daniel Korn were once again able to win.

VT2-RWD: 500 Mainhattan Wheels BMW 330i just razor-thin missed victory after a narrow finish

Philipp Leisen, Philipp Stahlschmidt and Daniel Zils were in the lead over large parts of the race with the ’500 Mainhattan Wheels BMW 330i, but narrowly had to admit defeat to a class rival in the final phase, which passed by them in the penultimate lap. At the finish, the adrenaline trio lacked just 6.7 seconds to the renewed class win after four and a half hours. However, they were able to successfully defend the lead in the overall standings of the NLS production cars with second place.

Their teammates, Matthias Beckwermert and “Sub7BTG”, saw with the '501 fiverr. BMW 330i in fourth place the chequered flag.

V6: ’396 NEXEN-TIRES Porsche Cayman S once again landing on the podium

Klaus Faßbender, Christian Büllesbach, Andreas Schettler and Daniel Zils collected the next podium finish at the start of the second half of the NLS with the No.396 NEXEN-TIRES Porsche Cayman S. At the end, the rider quartet was the second place.

396 NEXEN-TIRES Porsche Cayman S

Strong reaction on Sunday

Sunday was not ideal, but the team was able to limit the damage. Christopher qualified the Audi on the three place on the grid, although the team “was missing for unexplicious reasons for about five tenths of a fast lap, the team was “out of unexplicious reasons”. The balance of performance also made it difficult to compete on the straight line.

In the race, Christopher held the position until the driver change, before another handicap – this time again five seconds – disturbed the rhythm. At the end there was sixth place. “Under the circumstances, we can live with it,” Reicher summed up. “But we urgently need to go into medias res and put everything to the test. Otherwise, I see black for the championship – we are currently fighting with blunt weapons.”

Team manager Peter Reicher also drew a sober conclusion: “That was a weekend to forget. Nevertheless, we scored important points on Sunday and reduced our handicap to five seconds. This will help us in the upcoming home race. I am particularly proud of our drivers – especially Christopher, who kept her nerves in a dangerous situation and prevented greater damage.”

Christopher Haase was visibly dissatisfied after the difficult race weekend. “Unfortunately, we did not get the last icing on the cake out of the car,” the Audi driver summarised. Although the team was prepared for a challenging event, additional obstacles had made the already difficult process unnecessarily more difficult.

Next stop: Home game at the Red Bull Ring

The gaze now focuses on the big home game: from 5 to 7 The sixth round of the International GT Open Championship 2025 is on the agenda on the Red Bull Ring on September. With only five seconds of handicap, the team travels to Spielberg in a motive way – in the hope of being able to attack fully again on home soil.

Text: Media-DaCo (Daniel Cornesse)
Photos: Racepix

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