The Maranello cars are preparing for a busy weekend across Europe, taking on some of the continent’s most iconic circuits. At Germany’s Green Hell, the second-to-last round of the 2025 NLS will feature two Ferraris on the grid, including the Emil Frey Racing 296 GT3 driven by Formula 1 star driver Max Verstappen, who is making his endurance racing debut in the GT3 class. The scene for this eagerly awaited moment will be the Nürburgring circuit, where the Dutchman will be at the wheel of Emil Frey Racing's Ferrari 296 GT3.

NLS. The penultimate round of the 2025 ADAC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie takes place on Germany’s Green Hell on Saturday, 27 September, with the 57th edition of the 4 Hours of the Barbarossapreis. In the SP9 class, the Emil Frey Racing 296 GT3 number 31 will feature four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen alongside Britain’s Chris Lulham, fresh from winning the Gold Cup in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup.

In the Am, Frikadelli Racing number 21 will once again be on the track with team principal Klaus Abbelen at the steering wheel, after being forced to retire in NLS8 two weeks ago 40 minutes before the finish.

The two qualifying sessions are scheduled for Saturday at 8.30 a.m. and 10 a.m., with the endurance race beginning at 12 p.m.

24H Series. Barcelona hosts the fifth and final round of the season that will decide the champions. The Scuderia Praha 296 GT3 number 56 is also in contention, currently third in the team standings and eight points behind the leader. Matus Vyboh and Dennis Waszek will join Josef Král and Miroslav Vyboh, who are third in the standings, at the wheel of the Pro Am entry.

In the Pro class, the Into Africa Racing by Dragon number 98 will line up on the track with Xollie Letlaka, Axcil Jefferies, Stuart White and Arnold Neveling at the steering wheel. In the Pro Am, the American team Era Motorsport will field the number 81 with Dwight Merriman, Kyle Tilley, Ryan Dalziel, Jake Hill and Oliver Bryant.

Qualifying for the GT3 class is on Friday the 26th at 5.35 p.m., while the race kicks off on Saturday at 12 p.m. Points will be awarded both at the 12-hour mark and at the finish.

CIGT Sprint. The third round of the Sprint series takes the championship a step closer to its decisive stage. Seventeen Ferraris will be on the track at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit in Imola, across the GT3 and GT Cup classes. Five 296 GT3s will line up in the GT3 class, four of them fielded by AF Corse: Ferrari–Raghunathan (number 51), Colavita–Badawi (number 62), Hudspeth–Duran (number 27), all vying for the Pro Am title, and American driver Ziad Ghandour, competing solo in Am Class (number 52). Target Racing will also be on the track with the Ferrari 296 GT3 number 39 of Chinese driver Huilin Han.

In the GT Cup, eight 296 Challenge cars will race in the First Division. Two will fly the colours of Best Lap, with Pegoraro and Croccolino in one entry (number 111), and Simone Patrinicola in the number 101, making his solo return to the Italian GT after winning the Endurance title in 2024. Pinetti Motorsport will field the car number 171, with Zanasi and Belicchi. Pellin Racing with Ramelli and Ruberti (Number 104), AF Corse with the newly crowned Italian Sprint champions Gai and Fontana (number 109). In Am Class Marzialetti and Nicoli (MRNC 12 – number 212), and Pierluigi Alessandri (DL Racing number 2024) will also line up.

Four Ferrari 488 Challenge Evos will compete in the Second Division, Am Class: MRNC 12 will field Pierantoni and Paniccià (number 546), Scuderia Emme will enter Marchetti and Massaro (number 505), SR&R will run Irish driver Lyle Schofield (number 533), and Scuderia Pinetti will line up Briselli and Peroni (number 580).

The weekend programme features official GT3 qualifying on Saturday at 9 a.m., followed at 10 a.m. by GT Cup qualifying, which will set the grids for the four scheduled races. GT3 Race-1 will start at 2.30 p.m., followed at 4.50 p.m. by the GT Cup, with both races run over a distance of 50 minutes plus one lap. On Sunday, the same format repeats with Race-2 for both classes. The GT3 race kicks off at 11.40 a.m., followed by the GT Cup at 2.45 p.m.

All times are local.