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Vertsappen, who is contracted with Red Bull until 2028, was racing in this year’s Nurburgring 24 Hours as it took place between the Miami and Canadian Grands Prix.<\/p>\n
The race features showroom-style cars taking on the famous 15.8-mile circuit in the Eifel mountains in Germany and the 28-year-old had said it had “been on my bucket list for a long time”. <\/p>\n
There were 161 entries across 23 classes for the race in what was the largest grid in more than 10 years.<\/p>\n
Verstappen’s involvement had created a lot of interest in the race, with weekend tickets selling out for the first time in the event’s history and organisers saying a record 352,000 attended.<\/p>\n
The Mercedes of Maro Engel, Luca Stolz, Fabian Schiller and Maxime Martin claimed the overall victory.<\/p>\n
“We had a good start, great stints, the decision for rain tyres at the right moment. We had a two-minute lead over everyone else,” said Juncadella.<\/p>\n
“Just a dream race, but unfortunately it was three hours too short and three hours too long for us. But that’s just the way it is in racing.”<\/p>\n
Verstappen will now return to F1 and the Canadian Grand Prix, which takes place next weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n