Falken Motorsports has revealed the driver line-up for its 2025 NLS and Nürburgring 24 Hours race programme with Porsche.
The Japanese tyre manufacturer’s team, which won the NLS Speed Trophy in 2024, will campaign a pair of Porsche 911 GT3 R 992s in the full NLS season bar rounds four and five, plus the ADAC 24h race in June.
As for the driving talent, the team has signed up eight drivers. Tim Heinemann, Nico Menzel, Sven Müller, Julien Andlauer, and Alessio Picariello return and will be joined by newcomers Dorian Boccolacci, Morris Schuring, and Dennis Marschall.
Nico Menzel, part of the Falken squad since 2023, grew up near the Nürburgring and is highly experienced on the Nordschleife. Sven Müller, who first drove for the team in 2018, is very familiar with the 565hp 911 GT3 R, as is Frenchman Julien Andlauer, who made his Falken debut in 2022 and has become a Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar driver for 2025.
Alessio Picariello, who has been with the team since 2021, is also a race winner with Falken Motorsports, whilst Tim Heinemann celebrated his first overall GT3 victory on the Nordschleife last year together with Müller.
As for the team rookies, Dorian Boccolacci fought his way to the top of GT racing via Formula 3 and Formula 2, and in the 2023 season, the Frenchman was crowned French Porsche Carrera Cup champion. Last year, he competed in the GT World Challenge Europe, where he secured second place on the Nürburgring GP circuit.
Meanwhile, Morris Schuring competed in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) last season and finished second in the LMGT3 overall standings. The 20-year-old Dutchman celebrated class victories at both Spa-Francorchamps and in the Le Mans 24-hour race. He makes the leap to the DTM for the 2025 season, where he will also drive a Porsche 911 GT3 R.
Dennis Marschall is the third newcomer. The new Falken driver has been active in GT3 racing since 2017 and has celebrated numerous successes, including pole positions and podium finishes in the ADAC GT Masters. Last season, Marschall celebrated overall victory in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring together with Frank Stippler, Christopher Mies, and Ricardo Feller.
Together with Falken Motorsports, the 28-year-old has his sights set on defending that success this year. The line-up of the eight drivers across the two cars will be announced later.
The NLS season will kick off on 22 March 2025 with the first round of the popular Nürburgring Endurance Series.
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