The driver lineups for works-supported teams Black Falcon, HTP Motorsport and HARIBO Racing Team – which form the foundation of Mercedes-AMG’s eight-car assault on the 2017 Nürburgring 24 Hours in the SP9 class – have been set. Included are a mixture of Mercedes-AMG drivers, DTM drivers and Nordschleife experts. three Mercedes-AMG Performance Teams will be on the grid.

Last year’s winners, Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon and Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport will be present with two cars each, while the HARIBO Racing Team Mercedes-AMG will be running one car. Thus, five Mercedes-AMG GT3 will be competing in the classic endurance race at the legendary Nordschleife of the Nürburgring with extended factory support.

With Maro Engel and Edoardo Mortara, the high-class driver line-up for the 24-hour race includes two drivers from the ranks of the current Mercedes-AMG Motorsport DTM Team. Other seeded drivers for the classic race are Uwe Alzen, Lance David Arnold, Nico Bastian, Dominik Baumann, Maximilian Buhk, Yelmer Buurman, Adam Christodoulou, Maximilian Götz, Christian Hohenadel, Thomas Jäger, Manuel Metzger, Stefan Mücke, Dirk Müller, Edward Sandström, Jan Seyffarth and Renger van der Zande. The starting numbers of the cars have yet to be determined.

In addition to the five Mercedes-AMG GT3 of the Performance Teams, Black Falcon, HTP Motorsport and Customer Racing Team Landgraf each plan to run one additional Mercedes-AMG GT3 as Customer Racing entries.

Full lineups:

Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon: Yelmer Buurman, Adam Christodoulou, Maro Engel, Manuel Metzger

Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon: Maro Engel, Thomas Jäger, Dirk Müller, Jan Seyffarth

Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport: Dominik Baumann, Maximilian Buhk, Edoardo Mortara, Edward Sandström

Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport: Nico Bastian, Dominik Baumann, Christian Hohenadel, Stefan Mücke

HARIBO Racing Team Mercedes-AMG: Uwe Allen, Lance David Arnold, Maximilian Götz, Renger van der Zande