WATCH LIVE: Max Verstappen tackles NLS5 as racing continues in wake of tragedy

Max Verstappen will take on NLS5 on Sunday as part of the Nurburgring 24 Hours qualifiers, which is being held a day after a driver was killed in NLS4.

Lewis Duncan

Updated: 19 Apr 2026

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Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen continues his preparations for the Nurburgring 24 Hours this weekend.

The Red Bull driver is returning to the legendary German circuit on Saturday and Sunday to drive in the ADAC 24h qualifiers. These act as a final dress rehearsal before the full 24-hour race on 16-17 May.

Verstappen has already confirmed he will contest the iconic 24-hour race for the first time next month in a Red Bull-liveried Mercedes-AMG GT3, which he will share with team-mates Dani Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer.

Before that, the quartet will get some final preparation around the famed 20.8km Nordschleife - nicknamed the Green Hell - in two four-hour races this weekend.

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While the qualifiers do not set the grid for the main 24-hour race, they can help a car automatically progress to the final segment of qualifying for the actual event next month.

This weekend's racing has been marred by tragedy, however, following the death of racer Juha Miettinen in a multi-car incident on Saturday during NLS4. A minute's silence will be observed ahead of Sunday's four-hour race.