Red Bull ABT Lamborghini Faces Disqualification After Nurburgring 24 Hours Second-Place Finish

Red Bull Team ABT faces a potential disqualification after finishing second in the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nurburgring, threatening to overturn the provisional result.
The team’s Lamborghini engine is alleged to have produced significantly more power than the Balance of Performance regulations permit during the race.
Post-race checks revealed that the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2, race number 84, did not meet the required technical specifications following the Nurburgring Nordschleife event.
The car, driven by Mirko Bortolotti, Luca Engstler, and Patric Niederhauser, was placed on a rolling test bench to verify compliance with Balance of Performance rules.
According to Motorsport-Total.com, the engine had output roughly twenty extra horsepower compared to the preset reference value established for the race.
Regulations allow a maximum deviation of two percent, approximately 10 horsepower for an engine rated at roughly 500 hp, meaning the entry was well over the permitted limit.
The investigation was delayed after the ABT car encountered problems with a faulty clutch during post-race inspection, pushing the retest back by several days.
The vehicle was secured and only re-tested with a replacement clutch a full week later on Tuesday, prolonging uncertainty over the final classification.
A spokesperson for the race organisation confirmed to Motorsport-Total.com that “Irregularities were discovered during a routine inspection of six GT3 vehicles in the Lamborghini with race number 84.”
The other five cars inspected passed without issue, including Winward Racing’s race-winning Mercedes-AMG number 80, P3’s Walkenhorst Aston Martin number 34, and P4’s ROWE BMW number 99.
Race officials had grown suspicious during the event after the car’s top speeds on the Dottinger Hohe straight averaged 275.2 km/h, compared to 268 km/h during an earlier qualifying session.
Additionally, Niederhauser recorded the fastest lap of the entire field at 8:08.758, further raising concerns among officials monitoring the car’s performance throughout the race.
The car belonging to Max Verstappen, who competed alongside Lucas Auer, Jules Gounon, and Dani Juncadella under Verstappen Racing, was not among those inspected.
Verstappen Racing had led for much of the event before a driveshaft failure with three hours remaining relegated the team to 37th place overall.
The technical report is now with the stewards, who will meet in the coming days, with team representatives given the opportunity to respond to the findings.
If the disqualification is upheld, the Walkenhorst Aston Martin will move to second place, the ROWE BMW will claim third, and Verstappen Racing’s entry would improve from 19th to 18th position.
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