The ‘Ring always plays its part. Last year, the microclimate that hangs over the Eifel mountains intervened within the first hour, smothering the circuit in rain and hail, stranding slick-shod GT3 cars halfway round the 25km lap.

This year, it waited until the very final half-hour of the Nürburgring 24 Hours to start messing with the drivers… for the full race report, click here.

Before you do, have a flick through this amazing gallery of images to get a flavour of the action, both on and off the track.

Images: Bilstein