Max Verstappen Nurburgring Results: NLS4 qualifying times and grid order

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Max Verstappen Nurburgring Results: NLS4 qualifying times and grid order

Max Verstappen returns to the Nurburgring for the 24h qualifiers

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Saturday 18 April 2026 11:15 Updated: 15:47

F1 champion Max Verstappen returned to the Nurburgring on Saturday for the 24h qualifiers, but it was disappointing first session for the Dutchman.

The Verstappen Racing team, comprised of the four-time F1 world champion himself and team-mate Lucas Auer, only managed to qualify sixth for the NLS4 race later in the day, setting a time of 08:13.012 in their Mercedes-AMG GT3.

Things would get even worse for the Dutchman after the session had concluded, with the team placed under investigation for Auer making contact with a Porsche Cayman. They would eventually be handed a three-place grid penalty for the race later on Saturday (4:30pm UK).

The BMW M4 GT3 EVO No. 23 car took pole position for Saturday evening's race, with David Jahn setting the fastest time of the session of a 08:09.488. They were followed by the No.11 Mercedes-AMG GT3 team in second, with Kenneth Heyer setting their best time, and the No.47 Mercedes-AMG GT3 team in third, with their best time set by Jesse Krohn.

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Nurburgring Qualifying Results: NLS4 2026

NLS4 Qualifying Results
Position	Car Number	Team	Time/Status
1	23	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	8:09.488
2	11	Mercedes-AMG GT3	+02.030
3	47	Mercedes-AMG GT3	+02.097
4	48	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+02.810
5	80	Mercedes-AMG GT3	+03.249
*6	3 [Verstappen]	Mercedes-AMG GT3	+03.524
7	84	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	+03.563
8	16	Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II	+03.780
9	7	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	+04.238
10	123	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+04.991
11	34	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	+05.468
12	911	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+05.677
13	4	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+05.757
14	5	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+05.896
15	65	Ford Mustang GT3	+06.057
16	17	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+06.108
17	99	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	+06.201
18	45	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo26	+06.565
19	44	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo26	+07.245
20	69	McLaren 720S-GT3	+07.447

* Denotes three-place grid penalty, Verstappen Racing start from P9

When is Verstappen competing in the 2026 NLS4 race?

Max Verstappen Nurburgring Timetable
Date	Local Time (CET)	UK Time (GMT)	Session
April 18	08:30	07:30	Qualifying
April 18	17:10	16:10	Formation lap
April 18	17:30	16:30	Race start
April 18	21:30	20:30	Race finish

How to watch Verstappen's Nurburgring race

You can watch Verstappen's GT racing exploits right here on GPFans.

Alternatively, you can watch all the NLS and Nurburgring action unfold over on our GPFans YouTube channel.

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