F1 star loses driving licence after Nurburgring disqualification

Verstappen and Glock stood leaning against a white wall talking to each other — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 star loses driving licence after Nurburgring disqualification

An F1 star has been ruled out of the Nurburgring 24 Hours

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Sunday 17 May 2026 13:19

An F1 star has been disqualified from the Nurburgring 24 Hours this weekend as four-time champion Max Verstappen also made his debut in the legendary endurance race.

The Dutchman swapped his Red Bull F1 machinery for the No.3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo in his sixth outing on the Nordschleife in the last six months, sharing driving duties with Jules Gounon (Andorra/France), Dani Juncadella (Spain) and Lucas Auer (Austria).

The Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing led the Nurburgring 24 Hours race after a dramatic overnight stint in Germany, just managing to stay out of trouble as many of their rivals suffered misfortune.

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Three drivers were even disqualified, losing their licences for excessive speed in Code 60 zones, along with subsequent DMSB penalty points.

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Timo Glock disqualified from Nurburgring 24 Hours

As reported by Vincent Bruins of GPFans Netherlands, former F1 racer Timo Glock was one of the three drivers immediately disqualified from the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nurburgring, with the ex-Toyota F1 star losing his DPN licence, after reaching four DMSB penalty points.

The Dorr McLaren driver was caught doing 112 km/h in a Code 60 zone just before midnight on Saturday, bringing an abrupt end to what would end up being his final stint in the overnight endurance race.

Glock will now have to reapply for his licence, with the British Nurburgring 24 Hour commentators even suggesting the three-time F1 podium finisher could be at risk of having to sit out future events at the Nordschleife.

Gregoire Boutonnet in the 652-Adrenalin-BMW M240i and Jarno D'Hauw in the 658-BMW M240i also suffered the same penalty. Prior to his disqualification, Glock had shared the McLaren 720S GT3 with Ben Dorr, factory driver Marvin Kirchhofer and two-time DTM champion Timo Scheider, in an entry which wasn't special because of the model itself, but because of the livery.

Dorr Motorsport used the most famous race in German motorsport to pay tribute to F1 legend Michael Schumacher. The McLaren adopted a livery the same colours and, with Bitburger, the same main sponsor as the 1995 Benetton in which the German icon secured the second of his seven F1 world championships.

Glock's lasting F1 legacy

Glock raced in F1 from 2004 to 2012, driving for Jordan, Toyota, Virgin, and Marussia, but for new F1 fans wondering why they are already familiar with his name, that will be because of the infamous role he played in Lewis Hamilton's maiden championship victory at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Championship hopeful and home hero Felipe Massa crossed the line to take his sixth victory of the season with Ferrari at Interlagos, doing all he possibly could to attempt to win his maiden drivers' title.

But in a dramatic final lap, Glock began to slow down dramatically due to late rain in classic Interlagos fashion, conditions which didn't pair well with the German's decision to stay out on dry-weather tyres hoping to pick up positions.

Instead, it was Hamilton who benefitted from the choice, with Glock's Toyota dropping down the order and allowing the Brit to overtake him, crossing the line in P5, the very position he needed to finish in to clinch his first F1 championship with McLaren.

Glock's F1 career is now immortalised by the words of iconic pundit Martin Brundle, who delivered a shocked yet excited: "Is that Glock?" as the German slowed down, allowing Hamilton to snatch the title away from Massa at the very last opportunity.

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Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

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