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Falken Motorsports has recruited the exceptional talents of former F1 driver Timo Glock and reigning European Le Mans Series LMP2 champion Alex Lynn to contest the ROWE 6h ADAC Ruhr Cup alongside team stalwarts Nico Menzel and Alessio Picariello this weekend.
Making his GT3 debut at the legendary Nordschleife in the #4 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), Timo Glock only obtained the required Nordschleife permit this year but soon demonstrated his prowess on the formidable circuit by celebrating a GT4 class victory in the 2024 Nürburgring 24-hour race. Perhaps best-known for his career in Formula One – with 91 Grand Prix starts and a trio of podiums – as well as eight years in the DTM, Glock will be hoping for a strong result alongside teammate Nico Menzel.
Another name bringing Formula One experience to the team is Alex Lynn, who makes his debut in the teal and blue Falken Porsche this weekend. Joining Alessio Picariello in the #3 car, Lynn was formerly a F1 test driver for Lotus and Williams and currently represents Cadillac Racing in the top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. A proven sports car competitor, Lynn raced in the GT3 class of the Nürburgring 24-hour race in 2017, claimed LMGTE Pro class victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2020, and third in the Hypercar class of the same race in 2023.
Having won the past two editions of the ROWE 6h ADAC Ruhr Cup – with Joel Eriksson and Sven Müller in 2022 and Joel Eriksson and David Pittard in 2023 – Falken Motorsports is the team to beat. Following a strong performance already in 2024, the team has claimed wins in both the Nürburgring Endurance Series and the ADAC 24h Qualifiers.
Falken customer team, Max Kruse Racing, will also field a special guest this weekend: former professional footballer and team co-owner Max Kruse will contest his first race on the Nordschleife behind the wheel of a VW Golf 7 TCR as a Permit B car as he looks to earn his “Ring permit”.
This weekend’s instalment of the Nürburgring Endurance Series takes place on Saturday 3 August, and gets underway with qualifying at 08:30 (CEST), before the six-hour race begins at midday. Fans at the Nürburgring will be able to meet-and-greet the Falken driver line-up during the pit walk (10:20 CEST) and grid walk (11:00 CEST), while those at home will be able to follow the action in real-time via the livestream.
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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.