The second ADAC Racing Weekend of 2024, which was held last weekend on the Nürburgring sprint track, first saw two sunny days and then a partly rainy Sunday. In the GT60 powered by Pirelli, the endurance format of the GTC Race, the duo Marcel Marchewicz / Moritz Wiskirchen (both Mercedes-AMG GT3) came out on top, while the two GT Sprints of the GTC Race went to Jay Mo Härtling (Mercedes-AMG GT3) and Marchewicz. In the Special Touring Car Trophy (STT), nobody was faster than one-two winner Stefan Wieninger (Audi R8), while Mike Müller and Julian Konrad (both VW up! GTI) each took first place once in the ADAC Touring Car Junior Cup. In the Porsche Club Historic Challenge (PCHC), Joachim Bölting (Porsche 911 (991) GT3 Cup) and Jürgen Albert (Porsche 911 (991) Coupé) each came out on top once and two different participants also won the ADAC Graf Berghe von Trips Cup with Elio Cocciarelli (Ralt RT3/84 Alfa Novamotor) and Davide Leone (Dallara F390 Alfa Novamotor). The picture was different in the two DMV series: Sebastian Vollak (BMW 318ti Cup) triumphed twice in the DMV BMW 318ti Cup, while Ioannis Smyrlis (Porsche 992 GT3 Cup) celebrated two successes in the DMV Super Touring & GT Cup. Finally, Matthieu Nippert (Ralt RT 31), Günther Bechtluft (BMW E30 325i) and Bernd Hüther (Rover Mini) achieved the most consistent lap times in the VFV GLPpro special stages.

Schnitzelalm Racing wins three races with Marchewicz, Wiskirchen and Härtling
In the GT60 powered by Pirelli, Marcel Marchewicz took the lead at the start, extended it further and further and later handed the Mercedes over to Moritz Wiskirchen, who brought victory home safely. The positions behind the winners were more exciting: Luca Arnold (Mercedes-AMG GT3), who had been in second place for a long time, spun and ultimately dropped back to third place behind Roland Arnold / Giacomo Altoe (Ferrari 296 GT3). In the first GT Sprint on wet ground, Luca Arnold initially snatched the lead, but had to let Moritz Wiskirchen pass him shortly afterwards. 

The latter also made a mistake, which pushed Härtling into the lead. Positions two and three remained for Moritz Wiskirchen and Luca Arnold. Sprint number two saw Marchewicz ahead of Luca Arnold and Ivan Peklin (Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II).

In the GT4 classification of the GT60 powered by Pirelli, there were signs of a surprise for long stretches, as Trophy driver Markus Eichele and Philip Wiskirchen had first place in their hands for a long time. It was only when Wiskirchen was handed a five-second penalty for ignoring the track limits that they dropped back to second place. Eichele only returned to motorsport in 2022 after an 18-year break from racing and founded his own team, ME Motorsport, in mid-2023. "When I do something, I do it properly. And with my own team, I have the reins simply in my own hands." In addition to the GTC Race, ME Motorsport now also competes in the ADAC GT4 Germany and the boss himself is behind the wheel in both series. "Both series are important to me. The GTC Race is a great way to introduce young drivers to GT4, as we are doing with Linus Hahne, for example, who has moved up from the ADAC Touring Car Junior Cup. And I'm happy that I have a lot of good people in the team who have my back so that I can still race myself," says the 43-year-old, who runs a civil engineering and road construction company full-time.

Wieninger has STT field under control, exciting races in the ADAC Touring Car Junior Cup
Stefan Wieninger came to the Nürburgring as the favorite, having won all four of the last STT races he contested in the Eifel. In the first heat, he initially had to let his brand colleague Martin Zander (Audi R8) take the lead, but ensured a change at the front in the first few laps. Once in first place, he continued to build on his advantage and celebrated a clear victory ahead of Jürgen Bender (Chevrolet Corvette) and Josef Klüber (Mercedes-AMG). In the second race, Ioannis Smyrlis (Porsche 992) and Bender were behind the first-placed Wieninger.

Mike Müller made the most of his pole position in the first round of the ADAC Touring Car Junior Cup, the one-make cup with identical VW up! GTIs, to take the lead straight away. Cedric Fuchs quickly emerged as his closest rival, but he was never able to pose a serious threat to the Swiss driver's second win of the season. Julian Konrad saw the chequered flag in third place. One day later, the trio of Müller, Fuchs and Konrad once again fought a thrilling battle for the front positions until a collision occurred shortly before the finish line. Konrad was ultimately classified first ahead of Fuchs, while Müller was penalized 35 seconds for causing the accident and slipped to ninth place.

Historic formula cars and Porsches thrill the fans
The historic formula cars of the ADAC Graf Berghe von Trips Cup started their first race on a wet track. Davide Leone, who started from pole position, had to let Elio Cocciarelli pull away on lap one, but on lap two he was able to regain first place and pull further and further away. On lap seven, the now clear leader then spun and retired. Cocciarelli inherited the lead, which he brought safely to the finish ahead of Wolfgang Henseler and Volker Böhm (both Dallara F386 Alfa-Novamotor). In the second heat, which was held on dry asphalt, Leone was able to redeem himself; he crossed the finish line ahead of Ralf Goral and Jochen Thissen (both Opel Lotus MK2).

In the first race of the PCHC, Klaus Horn (Porsche 911 (991) GT3 Cup), the season's all-time winner, suffered his first defeat. Joachim Bölting, who had already challenged Horn in the first qualifying session, finished just under six seconds ahead of Horn. Carlos Ruiz (Porsche 911 (991) GT3 Cup) completed the podium. Bölting also took the lead in the second race, but was unable to keep the pressing Jürgen Albert behind him for long. He was ultimately able to withstand the pressure that Ruiz exerted on him at times and was delighted to finish second behind Albert and ahead of Ruiz. Horn missed out on the podium for the first time this PCHC season in fourth place.

Sebastian Vollak and Ioannis Smyrlis unbeatable 
In heat one of the DMV BMW 318ti Cup, in which all starters drive a BMW 318ti Cup, the battle for victory came to a head towards the end of the race. Leon Hofmann was in first place, but Sebastian Vollak overtook him. However, the perennial champion of the BMW one-make cup was unable to shake off his opponent until the finish line; the latter was lurking centimeters away, waiting for the leader to make a mistake. At the start of the last lap, he launched another successful attack, which the experienced Vollak was unable to counter. However, disregarding the track boundaries earned the supposed winner 30 penalty seconds, which put P1 back in Vollak's hands. Tatu Siipola secured third position. The battle for the top positions was similarly exciting in the second race, with Vollak again coming out on top. Siipola and Lennart Wolf accompanied him to the podium ceremony, while the situation in the DMV Super Touring & GT Cup was much clearer. Ioannis Smyrlis won race one ahead of David Barst (Porsche 992 GT3 Cup) and Nils Mierschke (Cupra Leon TCR), in the second race the first pursuers of Smyrlis, who won again, were Moritz Berrenberg (Porsche Cayman GT4) and Mierschke.

Colorful mixture of partly rare vehicles in VFV GLPpro tests
The program in the Eifel was rounded off by three regularity tests - two GT and touring car classes as well as a classification for formula and sports cars. Some of the participants brought beautiful vehicles to the Eifel, with which they tried to lap the Nürburgring as evenly as possible. In the VFV GLPpro GT and touring car 1 classification, Günther Bechtluft realized Günther Bechtluft achieved the most consistent lap times, followed by Patrick Bross (BMW E36 2.5l) and Joachim Hohloch (BMW E30). The second GT and touring car classification of the VFV GLPpro was won by Bernd Hüther ahead of Remy Wierts (Ford Escort MK3 RS) and Christian Hausner (Opel C Kadett). Finally, Matthieu Nippert triumphed in the VFV GLPpro formula and sports car category ahead of Martin Lösch (VW Formula König) and Frank Roser (Crosslé 32F).