With the Audi able to stop later, and needing less fuel, the gap when Dries Vanthoor emerges is over 50 seconds – Estre though is pushing hard – and takes an astounding Fastest Lap of the race (8:17.445) – 45 minutes remaining – and a 45 second gap.
More edgy is going to be the final podium place – the #14 Audi needs a splash and will lose third to the #3 Black Falcon AMG.
Drama in CupX as the class-leading #110 KTM is running slowly but with a big advantage over the second placed car in class.
Final pit stop for the #33 Falken BMW – that sees 6th place switch to the #18 GetSpeed AMG
Gabriele Piana gets a 7000 Euro fine for his antics on the Dottinger Hoe that saw the Land Audi off track as he weaved ahead of it, leaving his own #6 AMG with a rear puncture.
The Glickenhaus takes eighth overall on the final lap.
The lead gap was coming down but not fast enough! Vanthoor in control – he pushed to the line to start the final lap, the Manthey Porsche slowing to take the checkered flag – the Audi will win by a lap after the Porsche dominated utterly until getting the 5:32 penalty.
Franck Stippler will win his second N24 – Pierre Kaffer a first after finishing second here twice, and first wins too for Dries Vanthoor and Frederic Vervisch
Top 10 Overall
#4 Phoenix Audi
#911 Manthey Porsche
#3 Black Falcon AMG
#14 Car Collection Audi
#12 Manthey Porsche
#18 GetSpeed AMG
#33 Falken BMW
#705 SCG 003C
#5 Phoenix Audi
#45 Kondo Nissan
Class leaders
15th overall – SP7 – #62 Porsche
18th overall – SP10 – #70 AMG
19th overall – SP3T – #88 Subaru
20th overall – SP8 – #148 Audi
22nd overall – AT – #320 Porsche
27th overall – SP6 – #80 Porsche
28th overall – SP8T – #36 Aston Martin
29th overall – Cup 3 – #310 Porsche
32nd overall – Cup 5 – #240 BMW
42nd overall – TCR – #172 Honda
54th overall – V6 – #133 Porsche
60th overall – Cup X – #110 KTM
61st overall – V5 – #146 Porsche
68th overall – SP3 – #115 Toyota
70th overall – V4 – #150 BMW
84th overall – V2T – #162 BMW
93rd overall – SP5 – #84 BMW
94th overall – SP4 – #325 BMW
110th overall – SP4T – #85 VW
121st overall – V3T – #718 Porsche
