A qualifying race for the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring will be run in April

For the first time a qualifying race will be run in advance of the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring.

Both the Schubert and Marc VDS teams will participate in the event in their Z4 GT3s.

The six-hour race, which will give teams an opportunity to run both day and night sessions, will run on Sunday, April 6. Practice and qualifying sessions will be run on both April 5 and 6. The 24-hour race will be run on June 21 and 22.—Brian S. Morgan