Bentley Motorsport have a presence at the Nürburgring 24 Hours for a third straight year in 2017, with Bentley Team Abt set to enter a pair of SP9 class Continental GT3s in the race.

Building on the success of last year’s campaign, Bentley Team ABT’s Nürburgring drivers Chris Brück, Christer Jöns and Christian Menzel will return alongside the team’s GT Masters graduate Jordan Pepper. Blancpain regular Nico Verdonck and 2014 N24 winner Christian Mamerow meanwhile join the German outfit’s lineup as fresh faces.

“I’m really excited to represent Bentley and the Team ABT at the Nürburgring Nordschleife,” said Mamerow. “I know how hard it is and how much team effort it takes to win the 24h race and a dream would come true if I could win it again after my first win in 2014.”

Verdonck added: “Driving with Bentley is an honour and I’m very proud to be associated with this iconic brand. I’m extremely motivated to work with Bentley Team ABT and believe that the combination of the team and the Continental GT3 will lead to great success on track.”

As well as competing in the N24, Bentley Team Abt will also take on the first two rounds of the 2017 VLN season and the Nürburgrign 24 Hours qualifying race in preparation for the event.

“Last year, in just our second attempt at Nürburgring 24 Hours, we finished in seventh place, which was well inside our top-ten target,” commented Bentley’s Director of Motorsport, Brian Gush. “This year, we aim to go even higher and we are in good position to do so thanks to the strong working relationship between ABT Sportsline and Bentley Motorsport.

“We are pleased to see that ABT Sportsline has retained some of the 2016 squad, while adding three very competent drivers and we look forward to working with them this season.”

The VLN opener takes place on 25 March, while the the Nürburgring 24 Hours is set to take place on 27/28 May.