Falken Motorsport has announced that it will continue to compete in the VLN and Nürburgring 24 Hours this year, for what will be its 20th season racing on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
The team will race with a new driver line-up and two GT3 cars again, a Porsche 911 GT3 R and BMW M6 GT3 which Falken has confirmed to DSC will be running with their respective 2018 evo-kits.
Behind the wheel of its Porsche this season will be Falken factory drivers Martin Ragginger and Klaus Bachler, who will be joined by Porsche factor drivers Dirk Werner and Sven Müller, a team newcomer.
The BMW M6 GT3 meanwhile, will again be piloted by Falken drivers Peter Dumbreck and Alexandre Imperatori, supported by Stef Dusseldorp and Jens Klingmann.
Team debutant Klingmann is a BMW Motorsport works driver who has competed in the ADAC GT Masters and IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, claiming second at Petit Le Mans and fourth in the GTLM class at the Rolex 24 and Sebring in 2015.
“2017 was the most successful motorsports season for Falken yet,” says Markus Bögner, COO at Falken Tyre Europe GmbH.
“Our victory at the fourth VLN race, as well as the achievement of additional podium positions, are the result of strong team performance and the continuous tyre development carried out by our engineers. We will again run our pair of GT3 cars in 2018.”
The team’s first outing is the opening round of the VLN, which takes place on 24 March 2018, with the season highlight ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race taking place on 10-13 May 2018.
