Vertsappen, who’s contracted with Purple Bull till 2028, was racing on this yr’s Nurburgring 24 Hours because it happened between the Miami and Canadian Grands Prix.
The race options showroom-style vehicles taking up the well-known 15.8-mile circuit within the Eifel mountains in Germany and the 28-year-old had stated it had “been on my bucket checklist for a very long time”.
There have been 161 entries throughout 23 lessons for the race in what was the biggest grid in additional than 10 years.
Verstappen’s involvement had created loads of curiosity within the race, with weekend tickets promoting out for the primary time within the occasion’s historical past and organisers saying a document 352,000 attended.
The Mercedes of Maro Engel, Luca Stolz, Fabian Schiller and Maxime Martin claimed the general victory.
“We had a very good begin, nice stints, the choice for rain tyres on the proper second. We had a two-minute lead over everybody else,” stated Juncadella.
“Only a dream race, however sadly it was three hours too brief and three hours too lengthy for us. However that is simply the best way it’s in racing.”
Verstappen will now return to F1 and the Canadian Grand Prix, which takes place subsequent weekend.
