Overview
- The Winward Mercedes-AMG GT3 entry that won Saturday's four-hour NLS race at the Nürburgring was disqualified after stewards found it used seven tyre sets instead of the six allowed across qualifying and the race.
- The victory moved to Rowe Racing's BMW driven by Dan Harper and Jordan Pepper, with most reports confirming that change after the exclusion of the No. 3 car that had finished nearly a minute clear.
- Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing boss Stefan Wendl and Winward team principal Christian Hohenadel accepted an internal mistake, with several reports indicating the extra set was mounted during morning qualifying pitstop practice.
- Verstappen’s camp said “Tough outcome, but we keep moving,” and he remains on course for the Nürburgring 24 Hours in May, with a possible return for NLS3 described as something he would look into.
- The Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie caps tyre sets for cost and parity, and post-race checks can void results for breaches; no further penalties have been reported as Mercedes and Winward review procedures before the 24-hour event.